The Best Concerts in Miami This Week
Bad Bunny, STRFKR, Elton John, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, March 11 through 17.
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9 Mile Music Festival Returns With More Than 12 Hours of Reggae
A South Florida music tradition returned this past weekend. After canceling its 2018 edition, 9 Mile Music Festival came back Saturday night with an intense dosage of reggae music. 9 Mile began in the ’90s as Bob Marley Festival, founded by the reggae legend’s mother. It was a free show at Bayfront Park…
These Miami Musicians Moved On to Other Cities and Opportunities
You’ve heard it from your friends in bands: “Bro, I need to get out of Miami.” Perhaps they’re thinking about the woes of constant low-paying/unpaid gigs or the weekend drone of hopping from Las Rosas to Gramps to Churchill’s, or maybe they’re just dreaming of taking their talents to a new place. Though most Miami musicians don’t skip town, these local artists have moved on to pursue their passion elsewhere.
New Lawsuit Alleges City of Miami Violated Its Own Charter to Move Ultra Music Festival
Weeks before the gates to Ultra Music Festival are due to open in Virginia Key, another lawsuit questioning its legitimacy has been filed in federal court. The Brickell Homeowners Association and Miami resident Christopher B. Mullin allege that the City of Miami misrepresented its agreement with Ultra as a license,…
Kurt Vile on Women in Indie Rock: “I Do See a Tide Changing”
As Kurt Vile’s profile has grown in the decade since the release of his debut album, he’s striven to make indie rock a more inclusive space.
The Five Best Concerts in Miami This Weekend
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
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Hozier Plumbs the Depths of His Psyche for New Album Wasteland, Baby!
All aspects of Hozier’s performances suggest intense emotions, from his soaring and soulful voice to his finger-style acoustic guitar playing.
Bad Bunny’s Latin Trap Is Cultural Appreciation, Not Appropriation
Puerto Ricans are the ones constantly calling Power 96 to play the new Ozuna, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny. That trunk-rattling bass with booming 808s and mumbled Spanish lyrics you hear over a gritty beat while sitting in Miami traffic has been dubbed “Latin trap,” and regardless of whether you speak the language, trap en español is making its way into the music scene.
Miami’s Top Five Kid-Friendly Bars
Parenting can be stressful and exhausting. Sometimes the only thing that soothes a hard day (and night) is an alcoholic beverage. Because going out for drinks solo or with friends without worry is a thing of the past, you’ll need a few spots where it’s OK to bring the kids along. These five Miami bars won’t judge. They understand every parent deserves to imbibe (responsibly) from time to time.
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Sznpass Wants to Be the Netflix of Live Events
Like many South Floridians, Matthew Redler found there were more local events he wanted to attend than he could afford. “I was priced out of exploring all the sports and music events Miami had to offer,” the Plantation native and University of Florida student says. Out of that disappointment sprang his eureka moment…
New Rock ‘n’ Roll Talk Show The Florida Room Aims to Be Miami’s Tiny Desk
At a holiday party this winter, Miami musicians Nick County and Juan Ledesma commiserated over the city’s lack of multimedia platforms for live performances. They longed for the kind of sleek, curated web content produced by beloved indie institutions such as Seattle’s KEXP and NPR’s Tiny Desk, but for Miami. “Nick…
Bigg D Produced Songs for Everyone From Lil Wayne to the Miami Heat
A quick glance at Bigg D’s Wikipedia page shows an impressive resume. He wrote songs for Mariah Carey and produced music for Rick Ross, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez. But midway through an interview with New Times, he dropped a bomb revealing his Miami musical bona fides. “You know that Miami…
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The Best Concerts in Miami This Week
Calle Ocho Music Festival, 9 Mile Music Festival, Jazz in the Gardens, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, March 4 through 10.
The Five Best Concerts in Miami This Weekend
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
Guitarist Joe Satriani on Mick Jagger and Lessons Learned: “Perfect Isn’t Inspiring”
Remember the band Squares from the ’80s? No? Well, don’t feel too bad — neither does anyone else. The group never released an album. “We were the hardest-working, least successful band of the early ’80s,” says Squares guitarist and vocalist Joe Satriani, laughing. A 15-time Grammy nominee, Satriani has since…
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Vote P!nk for President in 2020
Every misfit’s hero, every mother’s friend, and every bully’s nightmare, P!nk has been disrupting the status quo for decades. Her 2001 single “Don’t Let Me Get Me,” from the album Missundaztood, was the soundtrack of my teenage years. Almost 20 years later, now that I’m a mother, she still grabs my…
The Ten Best Clubs in Wynwood
On any given weekend, Wynwood — Miami’s former industrial district turned trendy arts hub — is crawling with revelers in search of a fun spot to party and a selfie in front of a mural. Though the most exclusive clubs are still primarily located in Miami Beach, the mainland is where the real fun happens.
Cuban Rapper Yrak Saenz on Miami Hip-Hop: “Your Music Was Always the Music of the Enemy”
In 1990, when Miami radio station 99 Jamz (WEDR) erected a 100,000-watt transmitter, its newly boosted signal carried not only across South Florida but also, with enough ingenuity and patience, to the gritty, coastal Havana suburb Alamar. Over the phone on a late-February afternoon, one of the pioneers of hip-hop in Cuba…
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Will Play for Pork Chops: Get Acquainted With Quirky Miami Music Producer Kill Paris
The 32-year-old multi-instrumentalist and electronic music producer known onstage as Kill Paris sources sounds from houseplants and has gigged for pork chops and mashed potatoes.
Revolutionary Musician Gary Clark Jr. on Racism in the Trump Age: “We’ve Got to Do Better”
There are artists who sing about partying, artists who sing about gangs, and artists who sing about cats. Then there are the ones who change the world. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gary Clark Jr. hopes to be one of the latter. Since 2011, Clark has brandished his passions through searing…
Julian Marley on 25 Years of 9 Mile Music Festival: “It Can’t Get No Deeper Than That”
The event was founded in 1993 by Cedella Booker Marley, Julian Marley’s grandmother, as a tribute to her iconic son Bob Marley and to carry on his mission of “teaching the people through music.”
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The Best Concerts in Miami This Week
Pink, CNCO, Matthew Dear, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, February 25 through March 3.