Slideshow: Miami Graffiti Book Release Party at Buck 15

If you haven’t checked out, take a glimpse at the photo excerpts from the book Miami Graffiti by James and Karla Murray. In it the pair documents Miami’s street art scene gorgeously and in vivid colors. Last night, Buck 15 celebrated the book release by inviting local b-boys and graffiti…

LMFAO

For more than a year, LMFAO (SMS shorthand for “laugh my fucking ass off”) has been bastardizing the hipster-hop genre with its single “I’m in Miami, Bitch!” off its 2008 Party Rock EP. At one point, acts such as Kid Sister, Spank Rock, Amanda Black, and the Cool Kids seemed…

A Wyn-Wyn Situation

A little lesson in recessionomics: Why pay $250 for a bottle of Absolut at a South Beach nightclub when you can pay $27 at your corner liquor store? Miami’s bottle service business model has gotten way out of hand, but it seems only with the recent financial turmoil that we’ve…

Danny Daze Spinning This Week for Regis & Kelly

Talk about your WTF moments: Miami DJ Danny Daze (Rokbar/Dirty Hairy) will be providing the tunes for Live with Regis & Kelly this week as they air live from the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. Their temporary relocation starts tomorrow and goes through Thursday.Unfortunately (or fortunately, for some), tickets are long…

Miami Graffiti Captures the City’s Street Art Scene

A few months ago, New Times editor Chuck Strouse admired Buk Fifty’s work above I-95. However, some people didn’t think it wasn’t as cool as Strouse made it out to seem. Personally, I take more a middle-of-the-road approach. Though defacing signs on I-95 ends up costing the taxpayers money to…

Slideshow: SunFest 2009 in Pictures

While it might not have the clout of other local musical festivals like Ultra or the temporarily (we hope) defunct Langerado, SunFest still keeps attracting South Floridians looking for a more family friendly event. That’s not to say SunFest doesn’t have an edge. In fact, this year it seems festival…

Slideshow: Dyamilet’s Quince at the Vagabond

What’s going on here? We know your standard quince is about a young girl turning into a woman, but we don’t think it suppose to be this literal. Anywho, last night our cameras captured the youthful nostalgia of a ritual only those from Miami (or other Latin American countries) can…

Saturday: Nick Catchdubs at Poplife

If you missed Fool’s Gold co-founder, Nick Catchdubs, during Winter Music Conference, don’t make the same mistake twice. Not going to rehash too much on why Catchdubs holds a special place amongst many blog-house (electro-house/nu-rave/whathaveyou) fans, except that he is genius when in control of the decks.Contributor John Hood did…

Good Daze, America

Talk about your WTF moments: Miami DJ Danny Daze (Rokbar/Dirty Hairy) will be providing the tunes for Live with Regis & Kelly this week as they air live from the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. Their temporary relocation starts tomorrow and goes through Thursday. Unfortunately (or fortunately, for some), tickets are…

$15 Drinks Bring Peace to SoBe

Several words can be used to describe South Beach, but serene definitely isn’t one of them. However, the Setai is trying to convince patrons that they can escape from the Beach’s normal hustle and bustle during Serenity Thursdays. The hotel’s exquisite bar and courtyard area play host to the night,…

LMFAO Can’t Say Away From the City That Inspired Their One Hit

For more than a year, LMFAO (SMS shorthand for “laugh my fucking ass off”) has been bastardizing the hipster-hop genre with their single “I’m In Miami, Bitch!” off their 2008 Party Rock EP. At one point  acts like Kid Sister, Spank Rock, Amanda Black and The Cool Kids seemed like…

Comment of the Week: Riptide 2.0 a Poor Man’s Dave Barry?

If you don’t believe we read all your comments, we do — well, at least I do. Yesterday, commenter Concerned Citizen posted the following comment on “Miami-Dade: ‘We Useless'”:If you wanted to complain about government there are other valid things to bring to light. Tell us about those things –…

Overthrow Brings Misfit to Louis Tomorrow Night

Okay, I’ll admit: I like Louis — a lot. It completely goes everything I believe a nightclub should be (drinks are too expensive and the door policy is frustrating), but dammit it’s an awesome venue! It’s cavernous, the lighting is crazy and the bookings at times are unbelievable. I spent…

Slideshow: Fall Out Boy at Pompano Beach Amphitheater

Pete Wentz and company thankfully kept their (by “their” we mean more specifically Pete Wentz) wangs in their pants (link is totes NSFW) at last night’s Fall Out Boy concert at Pompano Beach Amphitheater. The show was originally scheduled to be at Mizner Park in Boca Raton, but the venue…

Slideshow: 4/20 BBQ Smokeout at PS14

So why is 4/20 chosen as the day everyone feels the needs to get baked out of their minds? There are 364 other days in the year that we’re sure any cannabis connoisseur doesn’t discriminate smoking on. But we suppose we shouldn’t try rationalize something created by people in a…

Over the Weekend: Aterciopelados and Miami Beach Gay Pride

While our sister paper celebrated Beerfest north of the county line, we kept a low profile this weekend. Well, maybe it’s the city that’s keeping a low profile. We definitely think things have slowed down since Winter Music Conference, and with the low season only a month away, we don’t…