“I like to say hip-hop was born when I was in my mother’s womb,” Black Thought says by phone right before he and his band the Roots take the stage as house band for The Tonight Show. “I was born in October 1971. It was documented that August 1971 was when Kool Herc created the culture of hip-hop.”
On an ordinary fall afternoon in 1968, Clarence Reid was putting the finishing touches on “Don’t Make the Good Girls Go Bad,” the followup to his first R&B song, “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do [And Still Be a Lady].” “We had momentum with the previous hit,” recalls Willie Clarke, a Miami public schoolteacher…
G-Eazy, the Roots, Ty Dolla $ign, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, December 24 through 30.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
A lot of people complain about going out on New Year’s Eve in Miami. Traffic, ticket prices, and tourists all can sour an awesome evening fast. That’s why the most important decision you’ll make before the year is over is where you’ll celebrate the arrival of 2019. It…
If all you wanted for Christmas was a supersize lineup of EDM’s biggest heavy-hitters, Ultra Music Festival has granted your wish.
Of all the performers in RuPaul’s Drag Race “herstory,” South Florida’s Latrice Royale is arguably one of the most legendary. But if not for a dare from one of her friends, the world might never have met the vivacious superstar. Although Timothy Wilcots was born in California, it was the Sunshine State that birthed Latrice Royale.
The bloated list of artists headed to South Florida in 2019 is a testament to the progress made over the past few years in drawing talent to the region. Here’s a look at the most anticipated tours headed to South Florida in 2019.
Are you a 1-percenter looking for more creative ways to spend your money than lighting your cigars with hundred-dollar bills? Miami has a worldwide reputation as a place where ballers can blow their hard-earned cash (or inheritances) on partying. If you’re not of the retirement-plan philosophy and still use “YOLO” as a mantra, peruse this selection of New Year’s Eve parties with the most outrageous price tags.
It’s time to wrap up 2018. How will you celebrate the end of the year that brought us Kanye West rapping, “Poopity scoop”? It won’t be an easy choice, because few cities can match Miami’s New Year’s Eve prowess. Great weather and party excess come together perfectly to create…
The NightGarden, the outdoor interactive exhibit that opened at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden just in time for Art Basel this year, recently announced an extended run due to popular demand. The illuminated garden will not only remain on display through January 11, 2019 (originally January 6), but also host New Year’s Eve festivities.
Kalil Bohannon invested only $150 in the launch of his avant-garde music showcase. It took place in an empty parking lot at Florida International University. Only 40 people showed up for the outdoor open mike composed of a tent, lights strung on a wall, and a few strewn-about tables. “It wasn’t that great,” Bohannon recalls. “I thought it went terribly. But the people who showed up, they loved it. They saw the vision, what I was trying to do.”
Earn a spot dancing with the Ultra Angels next spring. And from there, the world can be yours.
Splashed across the sidewalk outside Hustler Hollywood is a long row of handprints and footprints in swaths of worn cement. A closer look reveals names belonging to visionaries. Iconic musicians such as Rick Springfield, Charlie Daniels, Peter Frampton, ZZ Top, Ted Nugent, and Jaco Pastorius have all left their mark on the stretch of pavement outside a store that now sells sex toys.
Y100 brought Christmas cheer and your favorite pop artists to the BB&T Center during their annual coveted Jingle Ball Concert.
We live in uncertain times. But through all the ups and downs, one man has remained reliable, if only in his inconsistency. That man is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., better known as Snoop Dogg. Deliciously chill, Snoop answers to no one and nothing. His is a brand that has left a timeless legacy, defying shifts…
Ozuna, Surfer Blood, Snoop Dogg, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, December 17 through 23.
Rhythm and blues is finally getting the attention it deserves in South Florida. Over the past few years, entire platforms have been dedicated to the genre, including the event production company RnBae Collective, themed parties such as Friends & Lovers at Coyo on Sunday nights, and even an entire festival, Best Life…
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
West Palm Beach indie-rockers have a knack for producing two-part songs that end nowhere near where they started, but frontman JP Pitts is writing short, stripped-down songs.
When Macy Gray takes the stage with Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble at the Arsht Center this Saturday, it’ll mark her first performance with an orchestra in a long time. But nearly 20 years into her career, she doesn’t stress moments like these. And, as she tells it, she’s ridden out the ebbs and flows of her music career with that same ease.
The children’s voices on the airwaves summoning you to Santa’s Enchanted Forest are a good indicator that the holidays are here. The temperature has dropped below 70, and the ironic Christmas sweaters are coming out in full force. Before the stresses of the holidays get you down, check out this list of the hottest parties…
