Phillip Valys

Phillip Valys covers general arts and entertainment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Though his focus is on the visual arts and music scenes, he's easily distracted by food festivals. An FAU graduate, his work has appeared in the Sun Sentinel Media Group's chain of weeklies, the Miami Herald and New Times.

Cheech and Chong still joking about toking

August 24, 2021 at 7:04 p.m.

These days, stoner comedians Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, aka Cheech and Chong, have the volatile dynamic of a married couple, each tiring of the other's company quickly. "It's like...

SunFest 2013 lineup includes Kendrick Lamar, Train, Smashing Pumpkins

June 24, 2019 at 5:38 a.m.

With the Smashing Pumpkins, Train and the Offspring, the just-announced lineup for SunFest 2013, running May 1-5, seems reminiscent of, oh, Lollapalooza '94. The waterfront music and art festival announced...

SunFest 2013 lineup includes Kendrick Lamar, Train, Smashing Pumpkins

June 21, 2019 at 2:48 a.m.

With the Smashing Pumpkins, Train and the Offspring, the just-announced lineup for SunFest 2013 seems reminiscent of, oh, Lollapalooza '94. The waterfront music and art festival announced its lineup on...

You’re gonna need a bigger museum

January 16, 2019 at 9:08 a.m.

First, a quiz: Is the shark a mindless, man-devouring predator of the sea, a symbol of marine conservation or a woefully misunderstood fish that caught a Steven Spielberg-size bad rap...

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