It is now painfully obvious that REVMiami is no longer going to be a fully functioning blog and website. I could go into all sorts of explanations and reasonings behind it, but truthfully it's reached the time for everyone involved to move on with their lives and other pursuits. It was a fantastic couple of years,... Read More »
The South Beach Comedy Festival begins tomorrow and the first major act to grace our shores is Doug Benson. Benson is scheduled to perform two sets at the Colony Theatre on Wednesday March 2. A prolific entertainer whose involvement in the business dates back to the 80’s, you may recognize him from: Super High Me, Last Comic Standing,... Read More »
The South Beach Comedy Festival is entering its sixth year in existence, and has the makings of being the best one ever. The festival officially kicks off next Wednesday March 2, and will include the following internationally recognized comedians: Doug Benson, Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Wanda Sykes, Bill Burr, Kathleen Madigan, Adam Corolla, Theo Von, Sheng... Read More »
For this interview I ventured to local artist, Eleazar Delgado's cozy Coconut Grove townhouse. Upon arriving I was greeted by his PR rep Jenny-Lee, partner Josh, and their 3 dogs. I learned about Delgado's background, as an Architect/ Interior... Read More »
Broken Social Scene performed at Revolution Live last Saturday February 12 to a nearly sold out crowd. I arrived to the venue late (after 11pm), having attended an engagement for a visiting friend, so I missed the opening act... Read More »
Monday February 7 At Churchill's Pub: Jazz Night/ Theatre de Underground. At Tobacco Road: Big Poppa E. Tuesday February 8 At Bardot: Ben and Ashi with Terence and Edwin. At Churchill's Pub: The Wholetones, Athel, Heroes & Cons, B.O.E. DJ Sensitive Side at the Monterey Club. At Transit... Read More »
Last Wednesday January 26 Ex Norwegian held a special outdoor performance on Lincoln Road, with the help of Evian. The hour long exhibition was presented on a stone stage abutting a busy Alton Road, where curious passersby stumbled upon... Read More »
Monday January 31 Tuesday February 1 Attic at Bardot Miami with Terence & Edwin Nil Lara will be at Churchill's Pub. At the Monterey Club: DJ Sensitive Side. Wednesday February 2 ila Mawana at Bardot Miami with Patrick Walsh Swing the Night Away with DJ Stace,... Read More »
On January 20th I attended the opening for the "Trip to Cuba" exhibition at the Ricart Gallery. The gallery featured a combination of both well known and rising Cuban artists including: Wilfredo Lam, Thomas Sánchez, Yovani Caise, Eduardo Crespo,... Read More »
Tuesday January 27 Hear Hums and Nueditty performing at Bardot. Churchill's Pub hosts a movie night with live music by the Phantoms, Xela Zaid, and special guests. Feneiva will be at Jazzid. DJ Sensitive Side will be spinning at the Monterey Club. Wednesday January... Read More »
Last Saturday January 15 the 13th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit took place at Tobacco Road. Flash at Ploppy Palace Productions brought together a large cast of activists, musicians, artists, poets, and vendors for another successful year. Representatives from Florida... Read More »
Last Saturday January 8, marked the first Second Saturday Art Walk for the year. After not having been to a Second Saturday in a while I was stunned by the turn out, there appeared to be as many people around... Read More »
Monday, January 17 Artcenter/ South Florida- Not The Usual Suspects- Art In Public Places Bass Museum of Art- Isaac Julien- Caribbean Network Boca Raton Museum of Art- Latin American Art Norton Museum of Art- Made in Hollywood: Photographs... Read More »
Mark Rothko: Tragedy, Ecstasy, Doom The idea of reading artwork through artists' intended frameworks of understanding surfaced at the year's first Contemporary Art Boot Camp. Part of the MOCA by Moonlight series, Bonnie Clearwater, MOCA's Director and Head Curator, lectured... Read More »
This past Wednesday, January 12, marked the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Two events this week at North Miami's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) touched on the role art plays in the construction and reconstruction of... Read More »
By Nikki For my first artist interview for REV, I picked what I view as a pretty easy target: Gerry Stecca. Upon viewing Stecca's current body of work -- in which he creates sculptures entirely out of wooden clothes pins... Read More »
Sorry for the delay on this folks! Monday January 10 At Tobacco Road, Big Poppa E. Tuesday January 11 At Churchill's Pub: Larf, Prostitots, Meddling Kids, No Brainer, & Lose Lose. At Jazzid: Feneiva 10Year Tuesday Celebration- show at 11pm. At... Read More »
Galena Mosovich is the woman behind Galena Mosovich Public Relations, working in conjunction with musicians, artists, venues and various well known brands. Galena brings talented people together and by highlighting their strong points, she makes great things happen. I first met Galena... Read More »
Monday January 3 Nick Cave's Meet Me at the Center of the Earth exhibit wlll be at the Norton Museun of Art in WPB. Tuesday January 4 Sweat Records will be hosting an in-store performance by: Sirens & Sealions, Dracula and the... Read More »
Body Talk On Friday, December 17, I attended the one-night-only Program One: Little Haiti Neighborhood Nights Holiday Showcase. Held at it's (hopefully) permanent home in the Little Haiti Cultural Center, Dance Now! Ensemble's (DNE) performance was thought provoking, titillating, and... Read More »
Tuesday December 28 Bill Orcutt will perform at Sweat Records. Lil Daggers will be performing at Bardot with Terrance and Edwin. Wednesday December 29 Panic Bomber, Juan MacLean, and DJ Pirate Stereo will be at Bardot. Thursday December 30 Gaby Duran will be at Bardot... Read More »
Elastic Bond covered a special version of Joy to the World as a Christmas gift to their fans! This is a beautiful gesture set to a funky rythm. Click this link to check it out! Read More »
On Wednesday December 22 the good people of Resurrection Lake coordinated a show at Crossbridge Church in East Kendall. They started the night off playing an amazingly tight set. Having never heard this local group, I knew not what to... Read More »
Graffiti is a taboo subject and in most cities all over the world it is considered a crime. It is interesting that even though certain parts of Miami it is frowned upon, graffiti is slowly emerging as an acceptable... Read More »
Some good stuff going on for the holidays, get out there ya'll! Monday December 20 Calibe will be performing with Big Poppa E at Tobacco Road check here for details. Wednesday December 22 Sirens and Sealions are playing with The Icarus Account,... Read More »
South Florida has an interesting, if spread out, community of artists. I've had the pleasure of knowing local artist Jackie Tufford for the last year and a bit. While she's best know for her recent Wire Dress Series, she... Read More »
"If you want free, open discussion, you must participate." As with all of the events surrounding Bruce Weber's Haiti/Little Haiti exhibition at North Miami's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Haiti Now: A Community Conversation featuring correspondents from The Miami Herald... Read More »
Initially when I learned I was going to interview Phantogram, I was scared out of my mind. I only had a couple of hours notice to the meeting time and I had no idea what we were going to... Read More »
Allison and I were bouncing back and forth ideas and we came up with: ¿What's On Miami?, a weekly informational feature that lists some fun event options in Miami and (eventually we'll reach other points North). We tend to... Read More »
By Allison Don't Lunch on the Ladies Who Lunch (they might not be lunchin' and they might not all be ladies...) Hands down, my favorite museum of the museums I've been to is North Miami's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). In... Read More »
Whether by serendipity or by necessity (it is expensive and challenging {to say the least} to ship work that can't be framed and/or hung on a wall), a great deal of the art at all locations was organized into... Read More »
The End is the Beginning is the End... Art Basel Miami Beach 2010 Wrap-Up Art Basel is over. The tents are down and the doors are closed where Scope, Art Asia, Red Dot and other fairs landed. Miami's streets are... Read More »
Big City Breakdown (BCB) is video feature where local musicians are taken out of their typical performance element and placed at one of Miami's signature outdoor locations as they present a song. The presentation will be shot in a... Read More »
Well folks I made it to day 5 of Art Basel and I tell you I’ve got Basel coming out of my pores. To be honest with you I wish every day was a Basel day; maybe we can... Read More »
Day four at Art Basel may have been the most fun because I teamed up with a group of old friends. The five of us have known each other since the early 90’s and this was a sort of reunion.... Read More »
On December 2, I headed straight from work to about 21th Street and N. Miami Ave. where I parked my car and took off on my skateboard. I cruised around and ran into some cool graffiti and then I... Read More »
So here we go with our Art Basel Day Two coverage. This week has been a whirlwind of one amazing event after another. I have barely had time to sleep much less get the word out of where we've... Read More »
The Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC) kicked off the Art Basel festivities with their Juried exhibition titled SIN in the Audrey Love Gallery. Each of the seven sins was assigned to a different prestigious Miami based judge. The sin specific... Read More »
Last Saturday night the Monterey Club in Ft. Lauderdale hosted a 40th birthday party for Jessica Kross. Jessica is a lucky girl because some great bands came together to help her celebrate including: Between Enemies, To Be Hated, Flees,... Read More »
Art Basel is upon us, and this year appears to be better than the last. I've made a list of links to some of the highlights, that way you can take a closer look for yourselves before you venture... Read More »
Bayside Rocks Reggae Music Festival took place Saturday November 20 at Bayfront Park. This was the introduction of what is expected to be a yearly event and I can attest to the success of the first chapter. The day... Read More »
Brooklyn based Javelin performed at the Awarehouse last Saturday. The gallery had an exhibition of South American artists including Botero and Negret. The opening band was local, Entresol. The show was hype and Javelin played an amazing set, bouncing... Read More »
