It’s absurdly difficult to break through as a musician. For every success story, there are hundreds of tales of defeat and broken dreams. Add a language barrier, and the obstacle only seems to increase.
Miami’s music scene continues to grow and expand, with new venues opening and big-name artists making their South Florida debuts relatively regularly. But plenty of times through the years, local longtime music lovers’ hearts have been broken when their favorite stages have shuttered for good…
Coral Gables isn’t known for its underground electronic music scene, but now the City Beautiful is home to Night Young, one of the newest electronic record labels in South Florida.
In 1972, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked an airplane, stole the 2018 equivalent of $1.2 million, and parachuted out midflight. In present-day Miami, DB Cooper is a Miami booty bass- and Florida breaks-influenced DJ. What they have in common, today’s Cooper explains, is their notoriety can be experienced…
Camila Cabello and DJ Khaled won three Moon Person statuettes at the 2018 Video Music Awards, but Drake’s “God’s Plan” got the shaft.
Every November, Day of the Dead festivities draw droves of South Floridians to Fort Lauderdale’s Huizenga Plaza to reconnect with the spirits of their lost loved ones. But this year, when the parade has finished and the humidity has melted participants’ sugar-skull makeup, there’ll be even more partying to come.
Nicole Martinez is a musician and owner of the Bridge, a venue and studio hive located on Allapattah’s growing NW Seventh Avenue near Wynwood. To celebrate winning a two-year 2016 Knight Arts Challenge Grant, Martinez is hosting Wet, a summer-survival party and fundraiser with water slides, floatie costume contests, live music, and other fun Sunday, September 2, at the Bridge.
The best concerts in Miami August 20 through 26.
Last night, a Taylor Swift fan emerged wide-eyed from a meet-and-greet with the artist. Her mouth gaping at a group of fellow concertgoers, the fan uttered just two words: “She’s real!” You could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Swift transitioned from Nashville upstart to larger-than-life superstar in five short years…
Shakira returned to the American Airlines Arena after rescheduling her El Dorado World Tour due to a vocal cord injury.
You might know him as your mom’s old crush from the ’80s, but Australian rocker Rick Springfield has seen places far darker since his heartthrob days.
Popsicles in Miami’s blazing heat last longer than most clubs in this town. But South Beach’s gay nightclub Score is celebrating 20 years in the business. “It has a lot to do with keeping up with what’s current,” says Score co-owner Luis Morera. Score’s history dates back to 1998. Owner Billy Kemp…
Legendary soul singer and musician Aretha Franklin had a voice that seemed to belong to all of America. You’d be hard-pressed to name a voting-age citizen who doesn’t know her name. Most Americans recognize her uniquely powerful voice from the opening strains of “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” or any of her other hits, more than 100 of which reached the Billboard charts throughout her career.
Miami’s music scene is a conglomerate of genres. Past the late-night dance clubs and dive bars lives a genre of music that was born in the ’60s. South Florida seems to be a destination for jam bands, and many have even set their roots here. The scene continues to thrive with events such as Jam Cruise, GroundUp Fest, and Wanee Festival and venues like the Funky Biscuit and the Fillmore. Here are some bands working hard to keep it alive.
Though the name of Miami’s Haute Tension sounds like it might generate a taut, stressed-out vibe, the band formerly known as Mo’Booty actually makes chill, slow, surfy riffs stamped with deep and dreamy male vocals. There is, however, some tension in the noir sound that recalls long days spent sweating in the tropics, just waiting for something, some mystery requiring a deadpan voiceover, to happen.
Zombies in Miami is a tech-house duo from Mexico that’s ready to devour the city. Jenouise and Cani are two young and married musicians who became DJs after bonding over their passion for all things music. The couple grew up in a tiny state in Mexico called Aguascalientes and developed their…
Charli XCX is the alt-pop star you dream of making your best friend. She’s insanely talented and cool, wears everything you wish you could commit to putting into your online cart, and makes certified, grade-A futuristic pop music that perfectly soundtracks Miami’s sweaty back-patio parties. Clutch the dream phone, angels. You can party with Charli XCX and Dorian Electra this weekend on 1306’s back patio during Femmebot Fantasy.
The three rockers are set to play a one-of-a-kind show at Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach August 25.
Beginning in his teen years, musician Bill Le, AKA the Galactic Effect, always had his best friend, Adrian Barona, to ground him. The two even dropped out of high school to live and record music together. They played shows together, shared instruments, and jammed together. Over the years, they lost touch…
It’s a point of pride for the jam band Umphrey’s McGee that in this, its 21st year of existence, it released not one, but two new records: It’s Not Us and It’s You. “It’s great we can show people that 20 years into the band, we’re not rehashing old music,” keyboardist and singer Joel Cummins says…
The Washington, D.C.-based group Bound, which is set to perform at Gramps August 22, shares thoughts on life’s tragedies and heartbreaks to give a self-reflecting and emotional experience through music.
Coral Morphologic’s Miami studio is home to the fluorescent corals and alien-like creatures featured on the audiovisual album Tangerine Reef, which commemorates the 2018 International Year of the Reef.
