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The bassist talks about his touring schedule and his 12-year-old’s major accomplishment.

The guys in the band Post Animal aren’t too keen about being labeled as psychedelic rock. On the phone with New Times, Javier Reyes, one of the group’s many guitarists, came up with a more specific description of their live show:

Before you celebrate all of that freedom next week — a concept definitely invented in the greatest nation in the world, ‘Merica — you have Independence Day weekend to look forward to. The leadup to the Fourth of July is packed with appearances, including Steve Aoki at Story, Lil Yachty at LIV, and Technasia at Heart on Friday and Apollonia at Space, Nora En Pure at Wall, and Flosstradamus at Ora on Saturday.

Prior to Friday night’s concert at the American Airlines Arena, New Times pit joint headliners Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull in a goofy imaginary brawl. In the end, the Cuban-American rapper bested his Spanish counterpart. But in the real world, this powerhouse odd couple appears to have found the perfect bromance to balance each other onstage.

Pull up a 2014 biography of 29-year-old Ringgo Ancheta, AKA Mndsgn, on his music label’s website, and your jaw will drop. The hip-hop producer’s parents were once members of the Filipino arm of the Aum Supreme Truth Cult. A Japanese doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara, it gained international notoriety in 1995 when it carried out a deadly sarin attack in Tokyo’s subway.

The first time Eclectic Overdrive’s Adam put on a show at the now shuttered, all-ages Pembroke Pines venue Talent Farm in 2012, it was packed with people who didn’t typically attend live music events. The popularity of that night was a sign that Adam, whose last name is Arritola but goes…

Few times and settings in rock history have as deep a mythology as the Sunset Strip of the late 1980’s. As lead singer for L.A. Guns, Phil Lewis had a front row seat for all the guitar solos and debauchery. “It was like I died and had gone to heaven…

Earlier this month, two of the most successful Spanish-language crossover artists in pop music teamed up for a powerhouse tour. Ageless heartthrob Enrique Iglesias and Mr. Worldwide, AKA Pitbull, on their third go-round together since 2012, are once again selling out stadiums across North America with a double billing already…