The tepid race to replace Miami Mayor Manny Diaz could soon get a shot of Sazon if the chatter emanating from city hall is true. A handful of political consultants said earlier today that former Mayor Joe Carollo is seriously considering jumping into the contest. As of now, it looked like…
Trying to find parking in this town can be hell, but be thankful you’ve never been shot in the pursuit of a space, like a teenage girl outside White Room. Police are looking for leads.Our heart is still beating from that Miami-FSU game. Jim Greer decided to let his children be indoctrinated by…
The untimely demise of DIY venue Goo has left Miami’s young punks without an official clubhouse. Stepping into that void, there have been several semi-permanent and one-off party places — House of Pain and the Warehouse, for example — that ended up welcoming an orphan show or two. But, for…
If you’re planning to stop by the Vagabond tonight to check out Portland duo Glass Candy, you are definitely in for a disco-laced treat. But if your knowledge on the pair is pretty much equivalent to your knowledge of quantum physics, let us give you the cliff notes on Glass…
This is video of a metal band called Blood Oath playing live in West Palm Beach on September 11, 2005 at Classics Bar. The information is courtesy of YouTube user EsotericDeath who uploaded the above video and wrote a brief description of it.If you are a fan of fast, loud,…
Short Order has always thought highly of strip club kitchens. Not necessarily the food they produce, just the fact that there is an entire staff of people working them whose job it is to cook at a place where girls dance naked for money.Late last year we brought you our…
When Slip ‘N’ Slide Records announced their 2008 Next Big Superstar Tour, artists from all over the country answered the call. But only one, Mike Bless aka Mr. Make It Happen, could win the title. Though there’s a whiff of Flo Rida’s breakthrough hit “Get Low” track-wise and Bless’ staccato,…
A teeny sneak preview of the New Times restaurant review for next week — an amuse-bouche, if you will, to whet your appetite. The cuisine weaves an enchanting web, fusing strands of French bistro fare with ingredients such as the curry and coconut milk that globalize a beurre blanc pooled…
A Texan, a Russian and a New Yorker enter a restaurant in London. “Excuse me, but if you were going to order the steak, I’m afraid there’s a shortage due to mad cow disease,” says the waiter.The Texan says, “What’s a shortage?”The Russian says, “What’s a steak?”The New Yorker says,…
Fort Lauderdale had its own alley cat bike race this last weekend, the River Rat race put on by Justin Brunetti, who does the South Florida Fixed blog. It was sponsored by the Bike Spot, Atlantic Bikes, and Keirin Cycles of Miami, and they all also donated their time by…
The singer of The Great Tribulation has a bit of a name, so he’d rather you not know it. The rest of the band members may have something of a name too, but we don’t know, because they’re not saying. We do know that the name of the band itself…
Dammit, Marlon T. Moore. You are no longer living up to your nickname.The 38-year-old Miami resident, known far and wide as “X-Large Moore,” earned his moniker the hard way in June when the feds accused him of trying to swindle the IRS out of a cool $14 trillion. Yeah, trillion,…
Jailhouse Rescue Level saved him: I read New Times because the articles are so real and engaging. And I have to say “On the Level” (Francisco Alvarado, September 3) is no exception. It offers no apologies, makes no excuses, and is very gritty and realistic. It does not attempt to…
If the current South Florida thrash scene were a rotting animal carcass, then Vultures are Wolves would be the three-headed scavenger beast sent forth from, as the band describes it, the “disgusting swamps of Miami” to clean up the mess. (Well, maybe I shouldn’t say clean up so much as…
The Earth’s moon was full as we arrived at the medieval castle for the OpenFields Festival, in the Belgium village of Rêves.The Bermuda Triangle’s Flamingo prince, Otto von Schirach, instinctually quenched the crowd’s thirst for his signature style of alien beats, playing for close to two hours.As Otto performed under…
Yesterday And Today Records is a legendary Dade County mom-and-pop record store. The above ad is from their original location, long since closed, but guess what, they’re still open at 9275 SW 40 St. At 28 years strong and counting, they say they’re “South Florida’s oldest record shop (vinyl).” Crossfade…
To realize just how truly awesome this last Depeche Mode show was at BankAtlantic Center — and, well, to realize just how obsessive the band’s fans are — just punch in “Depeche Mode BankAtlantic Center” into YouTube. Despite the band’s rejection of most official media outlets’ photo requests, a large…
If you’ve ever hit up White Room, the Vagabond, or other sundry hip clubs around Overtown, you know the parking situation is usually less than ideal. You either pony up to pay for lot parking or slip a few bucks to the homeless-looking dudes hanging around the street spots for…
A steady downpour did not dampen the mood of the bloodthirsty crowd that came out to Dhafir Harris’s back yard in Perrine this past Saturday. About 100 spectators saw ten bare-knuckles brawlers put on a gruesome show — which even featured a main event cage rematch between Whiteboy — a fair-skinned Hialeah…
Let’s face it. If it’s Kobe you order, true Kobe you may not always receive. With the glut of steakhouses and burger joints flooding this town, more and more “Kobe” is turning up on menus in enough forms to make the IRS jealous. Kobe burgers. Kobe sliders. Kobe corn dogs? …
Desperate times call for desperate promotions — and dumb promotions — and even desperate and dumb promotions within desperate and dumb promotions. Starting tonight, the Mayfair Hotel Lobby Bar begins its’ Mad Men Mondays promo. From 5:30 pm. to 7:30 p.m., guests can partake of drinks for just $3.50 each;…
A former assistant director at the City of Miami Building Department, Christine Morales got caught on film doing just about everything but her $100k-a-year job. Welcome to Miami: A UM student got a gun pointed at his head during his first day of class for matching the description of a motorcycle thief…
