The Best Concerts in Miami This Week, December 11-17

Christmas comes early this week when Y100’s Jingle Ball takes over the BB&T Center Sunday for a festive celebration of pop music. You’ll find acts like Demi Lovato, Logic, Fifth Harmony, and Nick Jonas ready to spread some holiday cheer. However, make sure not to skip out on pop royalty when…

Superchunk Breaks the Glass at NADA Miami

The patio of Ice Palace Studios, the home of NADA Miami, is a haven for cool liberal dads and artsy couples. Picnic tables and grassy knolls create a homey cookout vibe for the colorful and large-spectacled patrons of NADA. In shorts and accompanied by Jim Wilbur with acoustic guitars, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan is the cool liberal dad of the afternoon.

Paramore Makes Pop-Punk Dance at the Fillmore

If you were were 13 to 16 years old in 2007, there’s a chance Paramore was then the most important band in the world to you. Maybe you read articles on WikiHow such as “How to Be a Scene Kid” and scribbled on your Chucks with a Sharpie. Maybe you even took a certain photo of Williams to the Regis salon at Dadeland Mall and told the stylist, “I want this haircut,” and regretted it for years.

Daikaiju to Put on a Monstrous Show at Kill Your Idol

Performance art will abound throughout Miami during the weekend of Art Basel, but few performers are as committed to putting on an insane show as Daikaiju, which will return to South Florida when it plays Saturday night at Kill Your Idol. The band’s show at the same venue this past October poured onto the street, where the band, audience, and pedestrians became entwined with volume and flames.

Look Alive Fest Headliner Royal Trux Plays Authentic Rock at Churchill’s Pub

With wild performances, a tumultuous relationship, drugs, and genuine style, Royal Trux’s Jennifer Herrema and Neil Hagerty offered an authentic alternative to ’90s alt rock. From 1987 to 2001, the then couple made beloved albums like Twin Infinitives and Pound for Pound and performed memorable antics that placed them in dictionary under “Fuck…

Ten Best Free Parties During Art Basel Miami Beach 2017

What’s keeping you at home during Miami Art Week? Is it that a lot of events are “by invitation only,” and the thought of having to schmooze your way in seems exhausting? Or is it the exorbitant prices some venues are charging? That’s why this week is so great. There’s something for every…

Art Basel Miami Beach 2017 Party Guide

There’s no doubt Miami Art Week will be filled with plenty of art in all shapes and forms, from blue-chip works to esoteric performance pieces. The well-heeled Art Basel crowds will be looking for the next hot artist to add to their collections.

Superchunk to Play First South Florida Show in 20 Years at NADA Miami

Just when you thought you had your Art Basel plans set, NADA Miami is blowing up your schedule. The fair announced yesterday that Mac McCaughan and Jim Wilbur of the North Carolina cult favorite Superchunk will play an acoustic set Thursday at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The show will mark the band’s first South Florida performance in more than 20 years.