Little Richard

Pretty in the City - Interview with James Vincent

Sax and the City

Joe Donato digs all that jazz

Bird Is the Word

Wear stretchy pants to any of these fine restaurants.

Program Notes

Wear stretchy pants to any of these fine restaurants.

They Right the Songs

Wear stretchy pants to any of these fine restaurants.

The Dangers of Pop Music

It's still a pornographer's playground, and it's killing our society

Commerical Artists

In rock music, the separation of art and commerce is almost sacred. So meet the new apostates -- the Advertisements.

Ryder's Storm

Motor City Mitch weathers the long road of rock and roll

Saturday Night: King Khan and the Shrines at The Vagabond

JipsyKing Khan and the Shrines performed at The Vagabond Saturday night. Click here to view the full slide show.King Khan and the Shrines Saturday, March 7, 2009 The Vagabond, Miami Better Than: Listenin' to Nuggets while munchin' on peyote. Until I read Chris Toenes' preview piece in this very p ... More >>

Walker Blues

Bluesman Phillip Walker's musical sojourn comes full circle

Youngian Analysis

Bluesman Phillip Walker's musical sojourn comes full circle

Swelter 21

Bluesman Phillip Walker's musical sojourn comes full circle

Alas Poor Rock, We Knew It Well

Bluesman Phillip Walker's musical sojourn comes full circle

Refugees of Langerado

Some bands on the defunct festival's bill are still coming to town. Here's a guide to the makeup shows.

The Biggest Bombshell

Some bands on the defunct festival's bill are still coming to town. Here's a guide to the makeup shows.

Sweet Meat

Some bands on the defunct festival's bill are still coming to town. Here's a guide to the makeup shows.

Raw Metal

Old rockers offer soundtracks for sleaze

Real Ring-Ding

The pioneers of Jamaican pop team up with the R&B legends who inspired them

MC5

The Big Bang! Best of the MC5 (Rhino)

Ego Trip

Man on the Moon

Rastaman Jazz

Monty Alexander

River of Cash

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

The King of Rub-a-Dub

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Rotations

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Rotations

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

A Star Is Boring

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Rotations

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Into EachLife a Little Ray Must Fall

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Rotations

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Knocking the Rock

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Reverb

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Rotations

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Reverb

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Generation Beck

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Doll Parts

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Talking Columbus Blues

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Heavy, Man

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Presidents' Daze

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

They're All Crazee Now

The Miccosukees' $50 million swampside gamble showcases alligator rasslin' and traffic galore

Don't Wanna Hold Your Hand

Who in his right mind would have passed up the chance to join the Beatles? Rock-and-raving pianist Roy Young did. Regrets? Don't get him started.

Sittin' to the Rock of the Bay

What accounts for the alarming shortage of happy feet among South Florida's rock crowds?

Perry and Thrust

At Blue Note the old music world's en garde for exploring

Get Lit

At Blue Note the old music world's en garde for exploring

Alvin of the Lee Boys Talks Sacred Steel Music, Swamp Stomp, and Coming Home to Miami

via leeboys.com​The Lee Boys are a world-famous family band of Perrine natives who all went to Miami Killian Senior High School. They play an updated, Miami-style version of Sacred Steel music strongly influenced by funk, soul, blues, rock, and R&B. The band tours the world playing 120 shows a ... More >>

Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party at Grand Central, February 24

Photo by Ian WitlenTy Segall.​See the full Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party slideshow. Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party With Black Lips, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, Strange Boys, Surfer Blood, Ty Segall, Turbo Fruits, and Jacuzzi Boys Grand Central Thursday, February 24, 2011 ... More >>

The Lee Boys Bring Sacred Steel Back to the Stage April 8

via facebook.com/theleeboys​The Lee Boys is a world-famous family band of six Perrine natives who all went to Miami Killian Senior High School. It's three brothers -- rhythm guitar man Alvin, and singers Derrick and Keith -- alongside three nephews -- pedal steel guitar player Roosevelt Collier ... More >>

The Lee Boys at the Stage April 8

via facebook.com/theleeboys​The Lee Boys is a world-famous family band of six Perrine natives who all went to Miami Killian Senior High School. It's three brothers -- rhythm guitar man Alvin, and singers Derrick and Keith -- alongside three nephews -- pedal steel guitar player Roosevelt Collier ... More >>

A Boy Named Barbara, Flattop Moustache, And What You See When You Die

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

Top Five Second Saturday Art Walk Parties in Miami

Rock out at the art walk afterparty.​Art sucks. Get drunk. Music sucks. Dance harder. The lights are too bright. Turn them all off and let the bass drown your body till your heart rattles in your ribcage. Throw your phone against the ground, quit paying your internet bill, never trust a wireles ... More >>

Ben Westbeech Talks Latest Album, New Label, and White-Boy Soul

Virtuoso is a word that immediately comes to mind to describe Ben Westbeech. Singer, producer, DJ, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist -- he's even mastered the über-classy cello. And the breadth of Westbeech's creativity is not limited to his solo work. He's also a prolific collaborator whose 2011 ... More >>