An instrumental juggernaut. That is just one of the many adjectives used to describe the sonic vibe of Miami-based duo Fight Like Animals. The duo, comprised of producer/ guitarist Brett Flaherty and primary songwriter/ guitarist Rostislav (Steve) Vaynshtok, layer an arrangement of beats and synthesizers with rhythmic guitar riffs, which is the signature sound of […]
Article · May 23, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Out in the Tropics, a different kind of performing arts festival produced by FUNDarte, will turn South Florida upside down with a diverse group of award-winning, contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer artists and arts events June 9 through 19, 2011. This year’s Out in the Tropics will include a diverse range of performance […]
Article · May 18, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
This Saturday, May 21st at 10 p.m., Stokeswood returns to Miami to launch their second album, In the Field of the Vibrations, and they will perform at the The Stage in the Design District. The Atlanta-based electro-acoustic band was formed in 2004 by lead vocalist and acoustic guitar player Adam Patterson and lead electric guitarist Mark […]
Article · May 16, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Take a walk on the wild side during Tigertail’s Bold Adventures annual fundraiser on Saturday, May 21, from 8 to 11 p.m. at the historic Miami-Dade County Auditorium. The event, described as a cabaret, will take over the Auditorium under the curatorial eye of Wendy Wischer, who has elicited fantastic artwork for the Not-So-Silent Silent […]
Article · May 12, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Set in the court of King Louis XIV, Las Meninas is based on the true story of Queen Marie Thérèse and her clandestine relationship with Nabo Sensugali — her African servant. The play, written by Lynn Nottage, Pulitzer Prize winner for the play Ruined, was inspired by an essay she read years ago about the African […]
Article · May 9, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
On Tuesday, May 10 at 8 p.m. join the team at Inkub8 for an intimate evening of fundraising and an open-studio performance of “Stripped: No Lights/No Costumes,” a work in progress by the acclaimed contemporary dance company Doug Varone and Dancers. The performance will be scored with live music from Leon Foster Thomas. Doug Varone and […]
Article · May 5, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
The O, Miami Poetry Festival and National Poetry Month are over, but poetry lives on in South Florida. From haikus in Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden to a fierce Literary Death Match battle at Purdy Lounge, O, Miami and the Knight Foundation exposed Miami-Dade County residents and tourists alike to the visceral, surreal and often hysterical […]
Article · May 2, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Visceral spoken wordplay is in the heart and soul of any poetry slam. Slams are a competitive and fierce battle between fellow poets who rely on their voice and verses to communicate their message to the audience. On Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. the students at TERRAEnvironmental Research Institute, Miami’s first “green school” located […]
Article · April 28, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
The spectacular South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (SMDCAC), designed by the famed architectural firm Arquitectonica International, celebrates its “soft opening” with a schedule that includes Doug Varone and Dancers, the Sarasota-based Asolo Repertory Theater Company’s production of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lynn Nottage’s Las Meninas, and the Diavolo Dance Theater. Diavolo Dance Theater is an award-winning […]
Article · April 26, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Welcome to the final week of O, Miami – time to get poetic with James Franco. Also on tap this week? Painting poetry on public buildings, a literary death match at Purdy Lounge, the Anthology of Rap, DJ Le Spam and US Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin. Read on for all the details… When: April 25 – […]
Article · April 23, 2011 by Neil de la Flor
Last night during the Abe’s Penny Live exhibition at the New World School of the Arts ArtSeen Gallery, three local poets rocked the house. Maureen Seaton, Emma Trelles and I read poems from our latest books that centered on various themes including Miami’s nightlife, The Queen of South Beach, the summer heat, love, loss and—of […]
Article · April 21, 2011 by Neil de la Flor