Music

The World Is Mind is a thought-provoking album tackling the issues of today, continuing KRS-One’s long tradition of putting out socially conscious music.

They sing live and play bass and guitar onstage, but the rest of the sounds are programmed, and some sections of their sets are reserved for choreographed dance routines.

When Rhye, the down-tempo indie R&B outfit featuring satin-voiced singer Milosh, visited Miami for the first time, the crowd at the North Beach Bandshell not only welcomed the group with open arms but also allowed the quiet moments of the concert to happen organically. Mercifully, no one ruined the mood with…

A new week means another onslaught of must-see concerts in South Florida, ranging from the likes of the queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blige, to neo-R&B project Rhye and L.A. roots rockers Los Lobos. Ja Rule and Ashanti bring early-2000s nostalgia to the James L. Knight Center, and warrior phoenix Kesha returns to the stage at E11even after her defiant Grammy performance last month.

During her immersive multimedia show, “The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body,” Kaki King’s instrument will be transformed from a blank white canvas into a dazzling explosion of light and color.

Djordje Petrovic is a musician’s musician. Under his artistic moniker, Satori, the Holland-born Petrovic has built a career around sonic exploration and progression. His most recent album, last year’s Maktub (Arabic for “it is written”) saw Petrovic continue to defy easy categorization…

If you missed Guns N’ Roses when they played Marlins Park last summer, the rock gods have smiled upon you. You will now have a chance to hear all of their rock staples from Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion in a live setting. There’ll be just one not-so-subtle difference: Instead of seeing Axl Rose at the mike and Slash noodling on the guitar, you will witness Paradise Kitty, the all-female GNR tribute band.

This year’s edition of III Joints will also include a set by DJ Earl and a live kung fu movie score from RZA.

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.)

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?