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Alfredo Patino Bin No. 18
Alfredo Patino's Bin No. 18 has become popular not just for the wine selection and menu but also the atmosphere, which often includes sweet tunes, sometimes provided by you. Read More
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Originally published on September 25, 2007
Play That Funky Music, Wine Boy
Be the DJ Night at Bin No. 18
“Just Like Heaven,” The Cure
“Umbrella,” Rihanna
“Kiss on My List,” Hall & Oates
“New Slang,” The Shins
“Girlfriend,” Avril LavigneYou can tell a lot about people by their playlists. (Judging from the one above, we’re guessing: “Nostalgic pop culture aficionado with an affinity for mustaches, Garden State, and dancing alone in the bedroom.”)
Forget the eyes: Music is the window to one’s soul, so head to wine bar Bin No. 18 tonight — and every Tuesday — for their Be the DJ event. Owner and chef Alfredo Patino left his post in the kitchen long enough to purchase mixing equipment of another kind.
All you have to do is show up with five CDs and some balls — hey, it’s a bold move to admit you still own (and listen to) MC Hammer — and you can play whatever you want. Even “U Can’t Touch This.”
That is, if you don’t mind everyone knowing you can do the running man.
Be the DJ takes place Tuesday nights at Bin No. 18, 1800 Biscayne Boulevard (786-235-7575). -
Albert Tietjen and Debbie Roif Selected Records
Got the sudden urge to put the needle on the record? Head to Selected Records, where Albert Tietjen and Debbie Roif will gladly let you play DJ. Read More
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Originally published on November 2, 2007
Turntable Hero
Selected Records Opens
Yeah, you used to be all up in the WMC scene: back when knowing you liked house more than techno, but not as much as trance, was enough.
Once there started to be subgenres of subgenres, however, you just went with the deejay with the best name. (DJ Iroc-Z? So there.)
Albert Tietjen and Debbie Roif, owners of newly opened Selected Records, can give you a crash course in modern DJology. The store focuses on vinyl (Tietjen was a deejay for nearly twenty years), with more than 8,000 in stock, but sells CDs as well.
It also has two open decks (turntables), which deejays can stop by and use at no charge, and can accommodate large events and spin-offs. They even welcome those Tietjen likes to call bedroom-rocking deejays: people who have gone only so far as to pick out their names.
That would be DJ Tanner.
Selected Records, 1018 71st Street, Miami Beach (305-868-9232 or myspace.com/selectedrecords). Opening party, Saturday, 9 p.m.-Sunday, noon. -
Peter Rozek Upper East Side Garden
Peter Rozek had a vision: mini golf, booze, classic flicks, and music. His Upper East Side Garden has scored a hole in one with movie nights and parties featuring various DJs. Read More
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Originally published on April 27, 2007
Lush for Life
Upper East Side Garden Opens
Ah, urban living. You’re lucky if you score a balcony big enough for one fern and a hibachi.
Sure, you’ve got that partial view of the canal that leads into the bay, but you not so secretly yearn to look out your window and see a little water all your own. Or at least a big patch of fenced-in grass.
Upper East Side Garden may not have a pool, but it’s sure to fulfill your backyard dreams. The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it green space on Biscayne Boulevard is a tranquil oasis of lush foliage, antique patio tables, and a mini golf course.
That’s right, a mini golf course. Each of the nine holes was designed by a local artist, and play is unlimited (no ball “black hole” on the eighteenth). The garden also hosts movie screenings Thursday nights and is available for private parties. But feel free to go just for the scenery.
You’ve always wanted a bloom with a view.
Upper East Side Garden, 7244 Biscayne Boulevard (305-984-3231 or uppereastsidegarden.com).