Music

McCartney’s electrifying stage presence and willingness to please made his Miami show a hit.

Brian Shimkovitz, one of the world’s foremost scholars and treasure hunters of West African popular music, will DJ at Gramps July 9.

Over the past ten years, STRFKR’s Josh Hodges has subtly fostered a cult following, but it’s unclear whether this was deliberate. In 2008, Hodges began what was then known as Starfucker in Portland, Oregon. He intended it to be a fun, loose, creative outlet removed from the more serious stylings of his band Sexton Blake.

It’s the day after the Fourth of July, and we hope your eardrums are still intact after all the fireworks. From punk to reggae, salsa, and jazz, we’re here to take you on a journey of sonic delight seven days a week. Check out our guide to live music in Miami:

Cultural icons never die. As generation after generation outgrows teenybopper fixations and digs deeper into record store bins, the timeless work of beloved artists is renewed era after era and time after time. But immortality comes at a cost, and its price is often caricature. Prince’s death and the subsequent outpouring of tribute showed us that the seminal genius of a generation, who spent decades bending genres in the studio, in the end became frozen in amber as the Purple One in a studded latex jacket and ruffled shirt.

By some quirk of the calendar, the architects of two of rock’s greatest bands will perform in Miami the same week. July 7, we get former Beatle Paul McCartney, and six days later, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd arrives. As one rock legend after another slips from this mortal coil, these are must-attend shows.

The Lauderhill rapper ended a national tour with a ridiculous, chaotic homecoming show.

It’s Independence Day week, and Miami’s music calendar is loaded. Today, Electric Karnival promises to bring Caribbean riddims and electronic beats together with a lineup that includes Walshy Fire, Bunji Garlin, Brenmar, Ape Drums, and many others. Tonight, Heart and Space will go head-to-head with sets by Chus & Ceballos and Sasha, respectively.

Local nonprofit PAXy brings Wake Up Miami! performances to the Government Center station Monday mornings from July through December.

The sludge-metal pioneer kicks off a new era of recording and live performances at Gramps in Wynwood.

Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser has never been a band to step aside and let industry gears decide its fate. In fact, Katzman started his label, BUFU Records, in part to influence the direction his band went and on what terms. He believes fortunate hands he’s been dealt have been random.