SZA Brings Alt-R&B Back Into the Mainstream With CTRL

Her song “Love Galore,” featuring Travis Scott, is making a slow but steady climb up the Billboard charts after her video for the song “Drew Barrymore” generated interest online, and she’s already sold out most shows on her CTRL Tour, including her Miami stop at the Ground.

Gainesville, Florida Native Tom Petty Dies – Updated

Tom Petty was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest Sunday night at his Malibu home. TMZ reported the 66-year-old’s death Monday afternoon and then rescinded that news after the Los Angeles Police Department said it could not confirm it. As a reminder of the musician’s greatness and his Florida roots, New Times is reposting the following story from 2014, when music writer David Rolland visited Tom Petty’s home:

The Best Concerts in Miami This Week, October 2-8

October marks the beginning of Miami’s busy event season, and, musically, there’s plenty of reasons to get out of your house this week. R&B singer SZA is poised to be the next chart-topping superstar thanks to her strong debut album, Ctrl. Miami seems to recognize SZA’s talent because her Saturday…

Miami Juggalos, Here’s Your Chance to See Insane Clown Posse

Are we living in the era of the clown? The movie It, starring Pennywise the Dancing Clown, is breaking all sorts of box office records. Scary-clown sightings near forests and schools have been reported. And, of course, there is the musical phenomenon of Insane Clown Posse that refuses to die.

Celebrity DJ Tracy Young Marks 25 Years Behind the Booth

Tracy Young’s 25-year career is a history lesson about Miami’s infamous house scene and the woman who spread it world-wide. It’s hard to imagine the legendary DJ—who has worked with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Gloria Estefan—as anything but an electronica virtuoso. But Young decided to make beats knowing…

With Backroom Sessions MIA, Tired Corporate Kids Turn Art Into Entrepreneurship

Hurricane Irma tried its best to rain out the city, but the team at Backroom Sessions MIA isn’t having it. They rush from their corporate 9-to-5’s and dodge debris piles in the dark to work on Backroom Sessions, Vol. 6, their latest performance. It’s this kind of passion and dedication that has transformed a talent and performance showcase into a thriving business operation.

LANY Extends Its Electropop Map to South Florida

LANY is a deceptive name for a band formed in Nashville, Tennessee. Pronounced lay-nee, an acronym for “Los Angeles New York,” the group at first glance looks and sounds like the ultra-urban minimalist Instagram fodder touted by one-word bands these days. But its relatable, warm sound also offers comfort, like…

Tickets for Ultra 2018, the Festival’s 20th Edition, Now on Sale

In 2018, Ultra Music Festival will no longer be a teenager. Not that anyone is expecting the festival to grow up. For two decades it’s been a winter escape for thsoe in search of a dance-music bacchanal in warmer climes. It’s gone through three different locations, plenty of political posturing,…

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler to DJ for Haiti at the Anderson

Couldn’t snag a ticket to Saturday’s Arcade Fire show? The Anderson is bringing you the next best thing. Band frontman Win Butler has announced a surprise DJ set at the venue Saturday night, directly following Arcade Fire’s show at the Watsco Center. Joining DJ Maccabi, Butler will headline the Anderson’s…