Carlos Santana

First Phase of Marley Fest Announced...

Irrefutable Evidence

One lable hopes to prove the blues deserve a fair hearing

Things That Go Thump in the Night

The oddly spiritual world of drumming circles has arrived -- just blocks from the glitter and glitz of South Beach

Latin Jazz Aflame at the Talkhouse

The oddly spiritual world of drumming circles has arrived -- just blocks from the glitter and glitz of South Beach

Gloria Estefan

The oddly spiritual world of drumming circles has arrived -- just blocks from the glitter and glitz of South Beach

Crazy Fingers Forever

Chick Corea and Return to Forever bring jazz to The Fillmore.

Santana

Chick Corea and Return to Forever bring jazz to The Fillmore.

Eat Your Heart Out

A vintage punk reunion at Churchill's this weekend.

Rock 'n' Troll

In a bland burg, Rock Fish Grill is a good neighbor

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Delta Farce

Maná in Heaven

Guadalajara's favorite sons make a triumphant return to Miami — haters be damned

Buddy Guy

Guadalajara's favorite sons make a triumphant return to Miami — haters be damned

Los Lonely Boys

Guadalajara's favorite sons make a triumphant return to Miami — haters be damned

Rise Up

The urban music community responds to Katrina and the aftermath

THIS JUST IN

The urban music community responds to Katrina and the aftermath

Local Heroes

The urban music community responds to Katrina and the aftermath

Yo Quiero Mi MTV

To reach Latin American kids, MTV first has to invent Latin America

Everything Irie

Watcha gonna do, Inner Circle, make one of the hottest recording studios in the nation?

Playing It Safe

This was the JVC Jazz Festival's first year here, but the sounds were nothing new

Shake

So Far from Elegguá

John Lee Hooker

Detroit 1948-1949 (Savoy/Atlantic)

Double Cross

Is prime time really ready for Latin music?

Ol' Black Magic

Santana and Macy Gray combine fusion with platinum

Farewell to the Mambo King

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Private Lessons

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Rotations

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Rasin in the Sun

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

A River Runs Through Them

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Calendar for the week

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Rotations

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Reverb

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Calendar for the week

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Start Making Sense

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Rotations

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Rotations 11

How Tito Puente transformed the timbales and his fans

Harp Breaker

James Cotton's singing voice suffers, but his harmonica says plenty

Local Motion: Calahoney, Phineas J. Whoopie, and Raimundo Rodulfo

CalahoneySlow Stride (True Records)calahoney.com Calahoney features top-notch bluesy vocals from frontwoman Laura, accompanied all the while by guitarist Josue, who may or may not be a pair of bohemians trapped in number - crunching nine - to - fives. The overall vibe is reminiscent of the '90s ... More >>

Ricky Martin Joins Forces with Habitat For Humanity in Haiti and Chile Relief

​Locally transplanted Puerto Rican superstar and Latin heartthrob Ricky Martin has always had a strong inclination toward philanthropic ambitions, frequently using his own dough and fame over the years to lend a helping hand to worthy causes. In fact, he has his very own organization, the Ricky Ma ... More >>

Local Motion: Nothing Rhymes With Orange and Goran Rista

The Happiness Struggle​Nothing Rhymes With Orange  The Happiness Struggle (Leftfield)nrwo.net It's been a long six years since the Coccaro brothers have inflicted the local scene with their Anglophile musings and quite frankly, I'm extremely pleased with the time taken. Music journalism can ... More >>

Local Motion: Nothing Rhymes With Orange and Goran Rista

The Happiness Struggle​Nothing Rhymes With Orange  The Happiness Struggle (Leftfield)nrwo.net It's been a long six years since the Coccaro brothers have inflicted the local scene with their Anglophile musings and quite frankly, I'm extremely pleased with the time taken. Music journalism can ... More >>

R.I.P. Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban Jazz Great

​ Francisco Aguabella left Cuba in the 1950's and quickly established himself as a master conguero and bata musician in the American and nascent Afro-Cuban jazz scenes. Noted for his fluidity and energy, he was a sought-after performer who shared the stage with musicians as varied as Frank Sinatr ... More >>

Jonas Brothers, Creed, and Other Tickets Go For $10 Again Today

Public domain image, via Wikimedia CommonsCarlos Santana's show at Cruzan Amphitheater has been added to the $10 deal list.​Another Wednesday in the summer, another $10 Live Nation ticket deal. The bad news: This deal only adds one concert to the list of shows that were discounted last week. The g ... More >>

At Home at Holleman's

Can the Miami Springs standard live up to its rep? Yep.

Top Ten Christmas Gifts for the Broke-Ass Musician

Photo by Lorri AuerGift No. 1: Your broke-ass musician needs new socks in a serious way.Are you a broke-ass? Well,​ Rock Kulture-Miami is throwing a very special party tonight at Vinyl & Kai just for people like you. It's called I'm Broke and It's Almost Xmas Rock-N-Art Show.The ... More >>

Top ten Christmas gifts for the broke-ass musician

Photo by Lorri AuerGift No. 1: Your broke-ass musician needs new socks in a serious way.Are you a broke-ass? Well,​ Rock Kulture-Miami is throwing a very special party tonight at Vinyl & Kai just for people like you. It's called I'm Broke and It's Almost Xmas Rock-N-Art Show.The ... More >>

Santana, Pharrell, and Lil John: Celebrities With Liquor Brands

​These days it's not enough to have just one job. In this economy, you have to be a hustler to get by. If you're lucky, maybe you'll even be successful.Celebrities are no different; they like to have their hands in the cookie jar too. It's easy to criticize stars -- say they're sellouts. We say th ... More >>

Tinariwen Brings Desert Rebel Rock to Grand Central November 10

​​While there's reason to rage against the media saturation inherent to the internet (e.g. too many chill/witch/triangle clone bands uploading from their bedrooms), you've got to celebrate the World Wide Web for the incomparable access it grants to musical worlds previously impossible to connect ... More >>

Tinariwen at Grand Central November 10

​​While there's reason to rage against the media saturation inherent to the internet (e.g. too many chill/witch/triangle clone bands uploading from their bedrooms), you've got to celebrate the World Wide Web for the incomparable access it grants to musical worlds previously impossible to connect ... More >>

Tabou Combo's Yvan "Kapi" Andre Talks Voudou, Kompa, and The Rolling Stones

Tabou Combo's Yvan "Kapi" Andre.​Tabou Combo has one of the most revered funk breakdowns in all of musicland. And between the voudou beats, big soul horns, salsa turns, merengue runs, and rockin' drums, this band is the most eclectic kompa crew in the world. The group started in 1968 under the na ... More >>

A New Year's Eve TV Guide for Proud Homebodies and Couch Potatoes

​VIP this, general admission that ... New Year's Eve is totally overrated. Why deal with hoards of drunk buffoons sporting ridiculously goofy 2012 sunglasses, overpriced prix-fixe menu options, and endless DUI checkpoints when you can slip into your Forever Lazy and ring in the New Year from y ... More >>