Record Store Day, the one part Comic-Con, one part Black Friday audiophile extravaganza, had a festive feel this past Saturday at Sweat Records. The Little Haiti shop earlier in the week had announced that a rent increase would force the Miami vinyl-boom pioneer to relocate. So this would be one last hurrah in a…
Kimbra, the Psychedelic Furs, Claptone, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, April 15 through 22.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
On a rainy Tuesday afternoon, days before Record Store Day, childhood friends Evan Chern and Rich Ulloa convene over a mutual, decades-long love: vinyl. Sporting a baseball cap and plaid flannel buttonup while standing among rows of neatly wrapped records, Ulloa looks at home in the cozy Bird Road strip-mall shop whose…
Hip-hop fans are familiar with the genre’s historically influential cities, such as Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta. But there’s no question Broward County has become one of the best new areas for up-and-coming rappers. Whether they’re making a name for themselves by dominating the SoundCloud rap microgenre or occupying…
The vinyl holiday known as Record Store Day is upon us. Here’s a look at how South Florida record stores will celebrate.
III Joints is back celebrating the “high holiday” for a fourth year. And this time around, organizers are mellowing out the vibe indica-style with a day-to-night party taking over the pool, garden, restaurant, and rooftop at Miami Beach’s bohemian paradise, the Freehand. Featuring a lineup of 18 of Miami’s best…
Vicente García, an award-winning musician and songwriter from the Dominican Republic, sometimes comes off as a cross between Jack Johnson and José González. García’s breezy and euphoric bachata songs seem as effortless as a lazy afternoon spent in a hammock. However, when selecting the rhythms and melodies to include in…
Entering its seventh year on the white sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, Tortuga Music Festival remains a unique and mostly positive option on South Florida’s steadily growing list of music fests. Known primarily for its bill of country music all-stars and earnest ocean conservation efforts, Tortuga has thrown…
When Amelia Leon, a student at Florida International University, learned about an on-campus group called Queering Sexual Assault Prevention (QSAP), she knew she wanted to support its work. “Unfortunately, queer sexual assault is often not discussed, especially when talking about sexual assault on college campuses,” Leon says. Hoping to raise…
In its 14 years of existence, Sweat Records has endured everything from hurricanes to break-ins. However, it’s no match for Miami’s latest disaster: gentrification, which is quickly sucking the city dry of any unique characteristics. According to Sweat cofounder Lauren “Lolo” Reskin, the landlord has given the record store until this…
“No big nightclubs in Miami had femmes or ultrafemmes in their lineup,” local DJ Gami says of her inspiration to help organize Versus. Internet Friends’ highest-capacity show will be held at the Ground this Friday, April 12. “Ground is usually a bro-fest. There was a lack of this kind of night.”
There’s no need to wait for summer to get excited about concerts and festivals. In Miami, spring means a whole new season of musical events is on the horizon — and more hours of daylight to enjoy it all. Once the craziness of March’s spring-break invasion has worn off, you can really begin to embrace the season. Here, in chronological order, are ten concerts to set your sights on in the next couple of months.
De La Ghetto, DMX, Dance Gavin Dance, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, April 8 through 14.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
What makes Kendall such a perfect neighborhood for these backyard shows to run rampant? Perhaps it’s the distance away from the city that gives people the feeling they can do what they want, or the common suburban drone that sparks the energy for young music lovers to wild out in a stranger’s backyard. Either way, the 305 should be proud of the music that comes from Kendall.
The 2019 edition of Miami’s world-famous music festival was far from a smooth ride for artists, attendees, organizers, and the festival’s reputation.
Though many of the ska-punk bands associated with skate/surf/punk subculture culture in the late 1990s and early 2000s have faded away, Less Than Jake is still here.
A few years ago, when Kait Eldridge, frontwoman of the pop-punk-infused rock band Big Eyes, was living in Seattle, she came across Martin Bell’s 1984 documentary, Streetwise. The film follows the lives of homeless and runaway kids living on the streets of Seattle. As Eldridge discovered, it was made as a…
It can be argued that success is as much about timing and luck as it is hard work and talent. And in the notoriously cutthroat nightlife industry, in the exceptionally fickle city of Miami, the odds of achieving both longevity and integrity can feel doubly stacked against you. That…
The 21st edition of Ultra Music Festival is over. Will it return to Virginia Key next year? Who knows. Rest assured there will be plenty of discussion from city officials, residents, and environmentalists about whether the festival belongs there.
Kevin Barnes has spent the last quarter-century subverting, undoing, and queering social norms — particularly those relating to sexuality and gender — on his records and onstage as part of Athens, Georgia, collective Of Montreal.
