Miami’s Ten Most Romantic Spots to Catch Live Music
From bars to wineries, coffee shops, and historic theaters, here are Miami’s ten most romantic spots to catch live music.
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DJ Misbehaviour Talks Spinning Vinyl and Challenging Audience Expectations
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.
Lane 8 Asks Audiences to Tune Out Social Media With “This Never Happened”
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…
Rhondavous Brings an LA Nightlife Institution to Space
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 Makes Music to Bring the World Together
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.
Homegrown Band the Remyz Plays What Feels Right
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…
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The Ten Best Valentine’s Day Events in Miami
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.
Remembering Neon Liger, Florida’s Most Epic Party
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 Crafts an Intimate Festival Experience in GroundUp Music
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.
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Virginia Key Grassroots Is a Response to the Nuisances of the Modern-Day Music Festival
Grassroots, it could be said, is a response to and beachside respite from the ills that plague modern-day festivals.
Does It Matter if Tyler the Creator Is Gay?
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…
Justin Timberlake’s Unremarkable Return to the Super Bowl Halftime Stage
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.
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Rufus Wainwright Returns to Miami and Looks Toward His Legacy
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 Best Concerts in Miami This Week, February 5-11
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.
Get Face Channels the Multitudes of Miami Nightlife Into Debut EP, Horns of a Beast
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…
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Lana Del Rey’s Vulnerability Elicited Shrieks of Joy at the BB&T Center
Lana Del Rey returned to the BB&T Center on her LA to the Moon Tour Thursday night. A grateful mob of mostly women fawned over her every move. At the outset, it was a challenge to comprehend this fanaticism, but by evening’s end, it was plain to see what fuels her lust for life and fans’ lust for her.
Rising Electronic Artist Youngr Doesn’t Like Playing Solo
Youngr plays music with a crazy charisma. His vocal delivery is effortlessly cool, and so is the way he seamlessly switches instruments, building songs layer by layer in real time with exuberance.
Composer Samora Pinderhughes Explores Black Resistance Movements
Composer Samora Pinderhughes comes from a long lineage of activists and freedom fighters. He was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area by a socially conscious family; his uncle was a Black Panther and his grandmother was one of the first black professors to study genealogy.
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More Women at Rolling Loud’s 2018 Music Festival
Last year’s Rolling Loud music festival didn’t include enough female artists, and it pissed people off. In 2017, downtown’s Bayfront Park hosted the most hyped beast festival Miami has had to date. It included hip-hop staples Future, Migos, Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne, and others but failed to acknowledge the women in hip-hop who have made strides in the male-dominated industry.
Anything Goes at the International Noise Conference at Churchill’s Pub
If you’ve felt a slight ringing in your ears the past few days, it’s because a certain clamorous time of year is upon us. The International Noise Conference (INC) will descend upon Churchill’s Pub for several nights of end-to-end insanity February 6 through 10. Think shrill feedback, outré performance art, weird fluids, and maybe even some melodies.
In Wake of Trump Comments, Riches Dayiti Showcases the Music of Rediscovered Haitian Composers
“I’m feeling a greater responsibility than before to show as many people as I can the beauty and the artistry and the genius that comes from the Haitian culture and Haiti,” classical pianist Marianne Parker says.
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Rolling Loud Moves to Hard Rock Stadium, Announces 2018 Lineup
After a controversial yet successful third edition at Bayfront Park, Rolling Loud announced today that this year’s festival will take place Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, far from the NIMBYs who’ve taken up residence in the über-expensive condos along the downtown Miami stretch of Biscayne Boulevard.