For some millennials, attending a Tyler the Creator show is either a rite of passage or a bucket list item. They remember the raucous Odd Future shows on Adult Swim’s Loiter Squad, when Tyler and other members of the massive hip-hop group would launch off the stage into the crowd.
Much of Shimabukuro’s success over the years has been tied to his note-for-note renditions of famous rock and pop songs. (He shot to fame more than a decade ago thanks to his cover of the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” one the first viral videos on YouTube.)
Can you still have fun at Gramps if all the drinks are nonalcoholic? For Camila Cabello fans gathered at the popular Wynwood bar this past Sunday afternoon, the answer was a resounding yes.
There’s a classic Chapelle’s Show sketch in which Dave Chappelle and John Mayer enter a barbershop to “study” the effects of certain music and rhythms on black and Latino people. Electric guitar solos do nothing for anyone in the room, a steady drumbeat from Questlove automatically elicits rap freestyles, and electric piano gets all the Latino folks dancing.
Here’s your music calendar for this week. Stay ahead of all upcoming shows with New Times’ Miami concert calendar.
How can it be that at a time when streaming, hip-hop, and YouTube are kings, Miami’s New World Symphony is thriving?
The original canvas Paul Stanley painted was his own face, when he first transformed himself into Kiss’ Starchild at a club gig in 1973. Forty-five years later, he’s using acrylic paints to create self-portraits of the face behind the makeup.
From bars to wineries, coffee shops, and historic theaters, here are Miami’s ten most romantic spots to catch live music.
DJ Misbehaviour has been DJing for 25 years. For the past six, she’s been part of the Mobile Mondays collective, based out of New York. Every Monday night, DJs from the collective spin their favorite 45 records. Though DJs sometimes deviate from spinning 45s in particular, all participating DJs spin vinyl exclusively all night.
The importance of friends has always been a cornerstone of dance music and culture. For as joyous as shuffling your feet to your favorite songs on mind-altering substances might be, few things can match the high of glancing up from the dance floor to find you’re surrounded by those who…
A decade ago, friends Loren Granich and Gregory Alexander were searching the Los Angeles nightclub scene for a party where they could feel comfortable. Even in the City of Angels, clubs were divided by sexual preference, and that was a problem for Granich, who is straight, and Alexander, who is gay. They…
Jorge Drexler will never be a huge Latin pop star. Then again, the 53-year-old actor, doctor, musician, songwriter, and Grammy and Oscar winner has a list of accomplishments some of his flashier contemporaries never will possess. That list also includes a good sense of humor.
The Remyz doesn’t sound like a typical Miami band, but it might just be one of the most Miami acts playing in the city right now. The five-piece lineup includes a Bahamian frontman, a Colombian bassist, an African-American drummer, a Puerto Rican guitarist, and a Dominican guitarist. They all attended…
Whether you’re looking for a night out with your special someone or a girls’ night out with your most beloved friends, Miami has plenty of options for Valentine’s night, and they don’t just involve outrageously expensive dinner plans. Think beyond the chocolate-covered cliches this year. Here are the top ten Valentine’s events in town this week.
I bought a round of shots for everyone as soon as we walked in the door. Manley, about to be a father, rolled his eyes, but accepted my offer. In these dirty halls, we instantly assumed our old roles and our old habits. An hour from then, I’d be crawling…
Michael League isn’t one to overcomplicate things. Even while presiding over his demanding role as bassist and bandleader of his instrumental jazz-fusion outfit Snarky Puppy, League has founded an independent record label and corresponding music festival, GroundUp. He maintains an intensive tour schedule and a smattering of side projects.
Grassroots, it could be said, is a response to and beachside respite from the ills that plague modern-day festivals.
Last summer, Tyler the Creator seemingly made a startling personal admission on his latest album, Flower Boy. It came in the exact middle, the seventh song of 14 tracks, “Garden Shed.” “Them feelings that I was guardin’/Heavy on my mind/All my friends lost/They couldn’t see the signs,” he writes. “Truth…
For most performers, a headlining spot during Super Bowl halftime means a shot at attaining or cementing global superstardom. For Justin Timberlake, it meant a chance at redemption.
Rufus Wainwright is not your typical musician. Apart from having a voice that is evocative, sultry sweet, luscious and classically iconic, Wainwright is one of the most eclectically capable musicians around. His repertoire ranges from the baroque pop Want One and Want Two, to his own opera, Prima Donna, which is…
The International Noise Conference brings the weirdness back to Churchill’s starting Monday, and local favorites battle it out for a chance on the big stage at Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival at 1306 on Thursday. Legendary songwriter Van Morrison plays two back-to-back shows at the James L. Knight Center mid-week, and Snarky Puppy curates and headlines its GroundUp Music Festival at the North Beach Bandshell once again. Nicky Jam and Plan B round out the week at the American Airlines Arena on Saturday.
In Miami, few artists personify the power and potential of party culture and clubbing as well as Get Face. The artistic moniker of Tampa native Skyler Schubert, Get Face saw the release of his debut EP, Horns of a Beast, last week courtesy of local label Space Tapes. Named for the sea-dwelling monster in the Book of Revelation…
