Author: Yuval Ofir

01 Apr

Art & Community, BLOG /
As we all hunker down and isolate in attempts to curb the impact of COVID-19, what better time to catch up on some overdue reviews of great experiences from earlier in the year. In the coming days and weeks we'll be revisiting some events from better days, as well as looking ahead to a hopefully brighter future and things to look forward to for after the dust settles.
10 Feb

BLOG, Music /
You can't throw a rock without hitting a music festival nowadays. From the mainstream expansions of huge events like Bonnaroo or Coachella, down to your neighborhood blues fest in the park. This doesn't have to be a bad thing, and can be a great way to discover new music while being immersed for extended periods of time. If you can get over your inner hipster and appreciate the idea behind them, you see past the usually commercialized interests that end up making the whole thing a bit more sterile and forced than you hope. Fortunately, with a festival like GroundUp there's absolutely none of that to deal with and all you're left with is an unfettered desire to enjoy the music in good company.
27 Nov

Art & Community, Music /
Few things make it past the one year mark in Miami and even less can claim to have lasted for a decade, so it's a pretty big deal when an event has been going strong here for 17 years. A collaborative production between Sweat Records and Vagabonds at Large (the former owner of The Vagabond, the now-closed beloved Miami staple) the prom returns this year to its new home at Gramps in Wynwood.
23 Nov

BLOG /
Sometimes you get the briefest taste of something and it's enough to keep you seeking it out at every opportunity afterwards. So it went with my first time at Hulaween at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL this past weekend.

BLOG, Guest Writers /
We're very excited to be kicking off a new guest contributed series from our friends over at The Wynwood Monthly. A fresh face in the Wynwood scene, they've been keeping tabs on all the newer places opening up and things to do. Printed and distributed in Wynwood and surrounding areas, their monthly calendars feature special events and exclusive deals that you won’t want to miss. For our first collaboration, we asked the Wynwood Monthly team to explore the reasons why the majority of people who take pictures of and in front of murals rarely ever seem to bother tagging the artists on social media. Below you'll find their intriguing in depth-experience trying to get to the bottom of it:
16 Feb

BLOG /
Even before J Wakefield Brewery officially opened its doors in 2015 there was an aura of mysticism surrounding it. John Wakefield, head brewer, had long garnered a reputation throughout the craft beer community for his particular iterations of old faithfuls and completely new styles alike. I guess it should be no surprise then that they now deal with the kind of internet scrutiny that's become commonplace for anywhere with notoriety.