Flyer of the Week: Mary Jane Mondays at Jazid

By S. Pajot Fri., Jun. 26 2009 at 1:00 PM

Categories: Flyer of the Week

A minute ago, still buzzing from the twin highs of payday and a certain psychotropic substance, I had the sudden realization: Green is a very good color. For a second, it seemed like a weird kind of intellectual smoke that meant precisely nothing, just floating past. Then, the rest came: Green is the color of money and green is the color of ganja. And all seemed right with the world until James Brown popped out of a fifty-dollar bill, screaming: "Go unto Mary Jane Mondays, son!!!"

I almost pooped my pants. But turns out, old J.B. was right. Yes, Mary Jane Mondays is a night for those who know the green in all its shades. And yes, it's also a night for those who enjoy free chicken wings till midnight. But moreover -- with DJs Kenny Dynamite and Fiyah Vibez dropping hot wax of the funk, classic hip-hop, reggae, and other grooveable varieties -- it's a night that is, as the Godfather himself would scream: "A taste of the real Soul ... Ya dig!!!!"

Every Monday. Jazid, 1342 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Doors open at 10 p.m., and admission is free. Ages 21+ with ID. 305-673-9372; jazid.net