Sam Cooke

Overtown Music Project's Gospel Brunch: A Short Video Documentary

Back in the days of the Sir John Knight Beat, the Harlem Square, Rockland Palace, Birdland Fiesta, Mary Elizabeth Hotel, Cafe Society, Red Tap, and many more, the streets of Overtown were filled with music spilling out of the many clubs, bars, and restaurants that lined its streets. For now, those ... More >>

The Aggrolites Talk Skinhead Reggae

The Aggrolites are a skinhead reggae band from Los Angeles. With a faster pace than the ska and rocksteady that came before it, the style got its name from its old-school UK fans, the black Jamaican rudeboys and white mod factory workers who pioneered the original skinhead subculture. We spoke to ... More >>

Miami Music Legend Henry Stone Talks B.B. King's 50-Year History in Miami

​We could write a book about Henry Stone's musical contributions. The dude is a legend. Based in Miami since about 1948, he was good friends with Sam Cooke. He cut some of Ray Charles's earliest recordings out of a little studio on Flagler Street in Downtown Miami. And he personally knew every l ... More >>

Rejoice and Shout Documentary Brings Gospel Voices to O Cinema

Photo courtesy of Magnolia PicturesMarie Knight in Rejoice and Shout. The Swan Silvertones first performed "Only Believe" about seventy years ago, singing, "All things are possible, if you only believe." And so many years later, the haunting tune still moves Don McGlynn. It is one of the documentari ... More >>

Weezy! Jeezy! Drizzy! The 305's Five Best Parties for Memorial Day Weekend 2011

Ivon David Rojas​During Memorial Day weekend in Miami, even if it doesn't rain, there will be a perfect storm of liquor, music, and dancing from South Beach to downtown, and up I-95 to King Of Diamonds -- not to mention every strip club in between. From all-day festivals at Bicentennial Park and ... More >>

Overtown Gospel Brunch: Platters, KC & the Sunshine Band, and Red Velvet Cake

Bobby Stringer, who captivated the crowd. ​This weekend​,, dozens gathered in the 115-year-old Greater Bethel AME Church to witness the talents of locally born and raised gospel musicians.Amy Rosenberg of the Overtown Music Project, organized this beautiful event to support a jazz and blues resi ... More >>

Get Down for Free With Carnaval on the Mile This Weekend

via myspace.com/thelegendaryjcsThe Legendary JC's leader Eugene Snowden.​Who says Coral Gables is stuffy? Um, just about everybody who doesn't live there. But this Saturday through Sunday, you can get down for free to some of the best local and national acts spread out across three big stages at ... More >>

Ball Greezy and DJ 360 Team Up for Long Time Coming

​Here's the news: Poe Boy and Strong Arm's DJ 360 has just teamed up with Ball Greezy and his We Good Entertainment imprint. A native of Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood, Greezy is probably best remembered for his 2007 single "Shone. And this past summer, he was also part of the unoff ... More >>

Top 10 Murdered Musicians You've Never Heard Of

​ Dead rock stars are a dime a dozen. They usually drink themselves to death, overdose on narcotics, crash cars, or get on faulty aircrafts with drunk pilots on drugs who crash cars. But murdered musicians? That's where it gets gruesome. Check out these 10 tales of death by murder.

Top 10 Moments in Black Music History at the Palms in Hallandale

public domain image via Florida Guy 128 on wikimedia commons.Hallandale Beach at Sunset​The image above is of the sleepy-looking beachside town called Hallandale, Florida and gives no indication of the city's Black musical history. But the Palms in Hallandale, just north of Miami, otherwise known ... More >>

The Top 10 Dead Rock Stars Alive in Miami - With Videos!

via TherapyInk.comDead Johnny Cash​"It's the story of your life, and the end of it's your death, and every word that's in between is just a waste of breath." - SubhumansTheir rotting, worm ridden flesh fills the air with the stench of death, but we just can't help cracking the casket on our favori ... More >>

Art Basel 2009 Miami Restaurant Guide vol. 3 - Downtown Area

public domain image by Marc Averette via wikimedia commons.Construction behind the Freedom Tower, downtown Miami 2007, building for tomorrow.​ Downtown Miami is a special place, especially because zoning laws allow for 24 hour liquor licensing. Damn right. Art Basel 2009 Miami brings with it a wee ... More >>

Moon Tunes

public domain image by Marc Averette via wikimedia commons.Construction behind the Freedom Tower, downtown Miami 2007, building for tomorrow.​ Downtown Miami is a special place, especially because zoning laws allow for 24 hour liquor licensing. Damn right. Art Basel 2009 Miami brings with it a wee ... More >>

Video: Sam Cooke Live From the Harlem Square Club in Overtown

"Don't fight it, we gona feel it tonight, ya understand." And with these words Sam Cooke launched into "Feel It" (a Wilson Pickett tune), on what would become his "Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963" album. Jerry Wexler, the man who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues" and a pa ... More >>

Seal the Deal

"Don't fight it, we gona feel it tonight, ya understand." And with these words Sam Cooke launched into "Feel It" (a Wilson Pickett tune), on what would become his "Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963" album. Jerry Wexler, the man who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues" and a pa ... More >>

Throwback Tuesdays: Sam Cooke--"A Change is Gonna Come"

"Don't fight it, we gona feel it tonight, ya understand." And with these words Sam Cooke launched into "Feel It" (a Wilson Pickett tune), on what would become his "Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963" album. Jerry Wexler, the man who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues" and a pa ... More >>

My Morning Jacket Might Be the Best Live Band Ever

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See Ya, Syesha

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Radiohead Kicks Off World Tour in South Florida

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Radiohead

In Rainbows (self-released)

Two Scenes

GableStage vs. American Idol

Everlasting Sounds

Ten of the year's most timeless records

Solomon Burke Al Green

Everything's OK

Make Do with What You Got Shout! Factory

Blue Note

Natural Mystic

Fort Lauderdale's Urban Mystic is a young R&B star with an old soul

BEST LOCAL OVERTOWN LEGEND MADE HEAVEN

Clyde Killens

Steppin' Out

Clyde Killens

Drive, He Said

Fundamental philosophy from righteous Rastaman Screwdriver

Strange Trip It's Been

All the rockin' history of Miami you'll ever need to know

Jesus' Favorite Singer

Fifty years after leaving the Soul Stirrers, Rebert Harris has been called home

One Less Good Man

Adolph King, Jr., fought to maintain an oasis in a menacing desert. The desert prevailed.

Ain't That Good News

Kirk Franklin redefines gospel music

Best Jukebox

King Stable Bar and Lounge

Oh No, He Can't!

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Boy Wonder

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Blues Power

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Unfoolish Behavior

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Ruminations from the Royal Court

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Born to the Blues

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Rotations

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Unforgiven

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Reverb

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

A Sense of Wonder

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Reverb

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Rotations

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Calendar for the week

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Bad 'N' Ruined

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Get Shorty

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Rotations 6

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Don't Let Go The Soul

For those who can't tell the difference between Wilson Phillips and Wilson Pickett, it's time to go to school with Professor Clay

The Dangers of Pop Music

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