The Canadian pop-country singer known for her girl-power anthems, tragic childhood, and “perfect” face, Shania Twain, recently said in an interview with the Guardian that if she were a U.S. citizen, she would have cast a ballot for known pervert Donald Trump. “I would have voted for him because…
Did last month’s visit from Vincente Fox, the hilariously outspoken anti-Trump former president of Mexico, inspire you to celebrate our neighbors to the south this Cinco de Mayo? It should have. It’s a holiday where anything goes. Miami has some excellent options for partying with dignity — until you drink too many margaritas and slap on a sombrero.
Forty-seven-year-old Mariah Carey is casually splayed out on her kitchen counter wearing only a boob-strangling negligé in a particularly entertaining scene from her new TV show, Mariah’s World. The E! reality series premiered last December and follows her antics during her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour. In the scene, as in…
The last presidential election separated the red and blue states, demarcating two very different American lifestyles. There’s the America that wants its big red Solo cups full of something sweet or boozy, its tanks filled with gas, and its guns on its hips. Then there’s the America that dreams of…
At Henry Rollins’ last spoken-word show, in Fort Lauderdale in 2012, the former Black Flag frontman spoke his truths onstage, telling stories, such as the one about his adventures as a host on Nat Geo Wild’s Animal Underworld, and sharing his opinions on everything, like how American culture subjugates women…
This month’s musical line-up is no April Fool’s Day joke. The fourth month of 2016 is filled with must-see music festivals and heavy-duty headliners. Here’s a chronological list of which nights to mark off on your calendars. Of Montreal April 1 at Culture Room The indie-rock outfit out of Athens,…
G. Love was born Garrett Dutton in Philadelphia. As he grew up, his musical skills and creative mind developed impressively, and eventually he found himself busking on the streets of his hometown. It was there, armed with a guitar and harmonica, that he took his blues background into the realm…
This year’s three MasterMind Award winners — chosen from a group of ten finalists — will be announced February 18 at Artopia, our annual soirée celebrating Miami culture. For tickets and more information, visit newtimesartopia.com. Juana Meneses and Leila A. Leder Kremer believe art isn’t something simply for the enjoyment…
This year’s three MasterMind Award winners will be announced February 18 at Artopia, our annual soirée celebrating Miami culture. For tickets and more information, visit newtimesartopia.com. As a young kid growing up in Darien, Connecticut, not far from New York City, Magnus Sodamin found his first artistic inspiration in places…
Upstairs, in a dressing room backstage at the Orpheum in Ybor City, Robb Bank$ walks in small circles, winding himself up like a spring, mike in hand and awaiting his turn onstage. It’s about 9 p.m. Saturday, November 14, the last date of the 21-year-old rapper’s U.S. tour, an all-ages…
Miami’s art climate is changing rapidly, fueled not by hydrocarbons but by an ever-expanding global market hungry for the Magic City’s scene. With last year’s messy birth of the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) — which acrimoniously broke away from the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami — Miami now…
In 1985, Lupe Ontiveros played Rosalita, a clueless housekeeper who’s the butt of jokes made by 13-year-old Corey Feldman in The Goonies. In 1997, she played another housekeeper, who gets a door slammed in her face by Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets. In her later years, she…
Think of Weird Al Yankovic as a rock star with an accordion. He’s a gifted satirist, a brilliant comedic actor, and definitely “White and Nerdy” like his parody of Chamillionaire’s “Ridin'” states. And so was his crowd at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Saturday night — but in…
Of all the guys who’ve been singing songs since the ’80s, Weird Al Yankovic is one of the most adaptable and resilient. This makes him remarkably still relevant. The tales surrounding his album Mandatory Fun are the stuff of modern-day myths. After his label told him it couldn’t afford to…
He doesn’t give a good goddamn that civil rights activists from his home state (it’s Michigan, btw) asked him to distance himself from the Confederate flag after the tragic, race-motivated shooting in South Carolina fueled an uproar against the relic. Nope. He simply hit up Megyn Kelly at Fox News…
You’re home on a Wednesday at midnight watching the same Seinfeld episode for the fiftieth time (not that there’s anything wrong with that). You get up, take a piss, and come back to a familiar voice singing those haunting words: “In the arms of the angel…” On the screen, there’s a…
When I was 31, I decided to do something different with my time. I waved my middle finger at the nonprofit world and embraced a thankless career in full-time freelance writing. It was a good fit for me since I love working slavishly for very little pay and a lot…
New Times readers have long been familiar with Alex Rendon’s byline. He’s written thoughtful, intelligent, and at times beautiful stories for the paper for more than seven years. As his editor and friend, I’m very grateful to have spent that time with him and devastated that it’s over. Alex passed…
“Kismet has always been a hangout for local musicians and artists. We’ve always had local bands play. It seemed like the perfect time to have a big party!” explains co-owner of Delray fashion anchor Kismet Vintage, Aly Gore. She and partner Liam Milano are hosting the store’s seven year anniversary…
Reported by Andrea Richard Lisa “Noodles” Hayden-Gordon’s car was dredged out of the waterway behind Cooley’s Landing Mariana at about 1:35 p.m. on Friday, February 27. Using the boat ramp, Westway Towing pulled the mud-covered vehicle from the water. According to Fort Lauderdale Detective Tracy Figone, the company had conducted…
West Palm Beach’s annual five-day downtown cultural jamboree, SunFest, returns in 2015 with what we can honestly call an impressive lineup. Each year (for 33 years), the list of performers serves to satisfy the tastes of more than just the 20- to 25-year old raver crowd. Organizers always are clever…
Against Me! front woman Laura Jane Grace is passionate yet lighthearted, reserved in her manner but candid as she speaks about very personal topics with ease. She maintains her pleasant demeanor even when describing the uncommon aspects of transitioning from male-to-female in the spotlight. “I went in to see a…
