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Your event guide
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At this point, there's no classy, funny, or fitting joke that can be told about the pace of summer life in Miami. The way-lazy days here are simply a part of the package deal that comes with living in South Florida. Not that culture doesn't continue to abound; it's heartening to see that this month's Animal Collective show at the Culture Room has sold out. It's one of those events custom-made for the hardiest among us — those who won't let the heat drive them out of town, or even away from their favorite venues. As for us, we're going to skip an issue or two, while we take the time to soak up the sun ourselves and unearth even fresher talent for your perusal in the fall. Enjoy the break, and we'll see you again as soon as the mercury drops.
- Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Managing Editor
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The urban-grilling savior
It's tough to get your char on in the urban jungle. While we enviously imagine our 'burb-dwelling counterparts in a constant state of cookout, we're stuck heating up leftovers with the window open. The venerable Weber Co. hopes to change all that with the new Q140 — an efficient, portable, electric grill designed especially for the city-dwelling grillmaster.
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Game Boy hacking with Anamanaguchi
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Early gaming console developers must have had no idea that, 20 years later, a ragtag group of musicians would begin hacking their creations to produce a wacky genre known as chiptune. So just how do an innocent Game Boy and Nintendo go from being a child's playthings to vessels of the holy order of rock? We caught up with the boys of Anamanaguchi to find out. »
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YoGA at MoMA
More than 200 people took part in the event's second installment. »
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Mr. Scruff
Andy Carthy reveals the five rare records no DJ can do without. »
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PERFORMING ARTS: Theatre
Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
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Wednesday June 3 (7:30pm)
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Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (1300 Biscayne Blvd, 305.949.6722)
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Global sensation Celia charts the life and times of late Cuban songstress Celia Cruz through the eyes of her husband, Pedro Knight. It's one of the first major works to emerge in tribute to the diva since her passing in 2003, and it showcases bold, sassy songs from almost every era of Cruz's six-decade career. This marks the production's second, triumphant run at the Arsht Center, after it launched its international tour from the venue last summer. As before, it features performances in both Spanish and English, but all songs remain in the original Spanish.
- Jason Jeffers
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READING
Andy Raskin: The Ramen King and I
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Thursday June 4 (8pm)
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Books & Books - Coral Gables (265 Aragon Ave, 305.442.4408)
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Many of us wouldn't look to a cup of Instant Noodles for anything more than a cheap meal — and perhaps more than our daily recommended amount of sodium — but writer Andy Raskin found something of a guiding light in the go-to sustenance for the underemployed. In The Ramen King and I, Raskin details how the writings and foodstuffs of Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant noodles, sparked a journey of self-improvement that eventually helped him overcome the serial infidelity crippling his romantic relationships. Alternately tongue-in-cheek and sincere, The Ramen King and I proves that, to paraphrase a Japanese proverb, "If man has no ramen in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty."
- Matt Sussman
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MORE FLAVOR: Party
Poplife Ten-Year Anniversary
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Saturday June 6 (11pm)
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White Room (1306 N Miami Ave, 305.995.5050)
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It's hard to imagine Miami's effervescent, ragtag indie scene without the crown jewel of a party that is Poplife. For ten years now, the roving Saturday night fête has attracted South Florida's most discerning listeners and dancers to indulge in a prime selection from the city's choicest DJs, as well as performances from several stellar bands before they blew up: M.I.A., Of Montreal, and Junior Boys have all called Poplife home at one point or another. Here's to another decade of fun.
- Jason Jeffers
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
Bon Iver
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Tuesday June 9 (7:30pm)
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Revolution (200 W Broward Blvd, 954.727.0950)
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Justin Vernon, the humble genius behind one-man band Bon Iver, holed up in a remote Wisconsin cabin to write and record the bulk of his self-released debut, For Emma, Forever Ago. Vernon's four wintry months of solitude inspired a gorgeous acoustic record, full of close-mic'd guitar, experimental percussion, gently droning reverb, and oft-layered, affecting falsetto. Tonight, Bon Iver plunges into the wilds of Fort Lauderdale to conjure up his ethereal tunes at Revolution.
- Joe Blankholm
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
New York Dolls w/ Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
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Wednesday June 10 (8pm)
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Culture Room (3045 N Federal Hwy, 954.564.1074)
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To some, New York Dolls frontman David Johansen is a living testament to the fashion, music, and Bowery-bad vibes that influenced three generations of rock 'n rollers, well beyond his band's original mid-'70s breakup. Last month, the Dolls released the favorably reviewed Cause I Sez So — a throwback considering the presence of old-time producer Todd Rundgren, but also a step forward, as it's the second release from this lineup, featuring all new members except for Johansen and guitarist Syl Sylvain. Tonight, the now comfortably reunited Dolls swoop down into South Florida in all their lip-lined, glam-rock glory.
- David Gonzalez
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MUSIC: Rock/Pop
Steely Dan
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Saturday June 13 (8pm)
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Centre for the Arts Amphitheater at Mizner Park (590 Plaza Real, 561.750.1668)
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Too many folks write off Steely Dan as another aging, lightweight '70s band that's only relevant to soft-rock radio listeners. That's a shame, because their cursory listening misses out on some of the sliest sing-along stanzas ever to hit pop music, all laid over funky, intricately arranged, butter-smooth jazz-rock that has found new life as one of the most sampled catalogs in hip-hop history — Kanye West, Ice Cube, and De la Soul all stand among the guilty. Simply put, the Dan duo's bitter, literary humor, crafty, catchy melodies, and meticulous musicianship make them the kind of classic band you ought to be obsessed with.
- Jason Jeffers
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MORE FLAVOR: Party
Champion Sound
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Wednesday June 3
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The Electric Pickle (2826 North Miami Avenue, 305.456.5613)
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You're going to need a weekly party this summer to pivot around, and from the looks and sounds of it, Champion Sound is the number-one contender. Transplanted and mutated from the regular Grand Groove Wednesday night party at Jazid, the newly re-christened Champion Sound will regularly feature throwback funk, broken beat, and choice hip-hop, courtesy of turntable wizards Mr. Brown, Sire Esq, A-Train, and Semp Rok. Look out for live bands and drink specials to keep each week fresh and funkier than the one before.
- Jason Jeffers
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MUSIC
Gogol Bordello
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Tuesday July 28 (7pm)
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Revolution (200 W Broward Blvd, 954.727.0950)
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Gogol Bordello are known for raucous live shows that spill into the crowd, often ending with a Gogol girl perched defiantly on top of a bass drum amid a sweaty, cheering audience. Expect no less from the band's concert at Revolution, as the self-proclaimed gypsy punks bring their unique brand of East-meets-West hysteria to South Florida. Whether ranting against the Bible or espousing the benefits of purple attire, frontman Eugene Hütz alternates between the thoughtful and the whimsical — but his melodies, and Bordello's tunes, are always irresistibly danceable.
- Chris Kompanek
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About Us |
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Cultural Partner
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Editors
MANAGING EDITOR
Jason Jeffers
SENIOR EDITORS
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Brett O'Bourke
PUBLISHERS
Sascha Lewis
Mark Mangan
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Matt Sussman
Chris Kompanek
Joe Blankholm
David Gonzalez
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