It’s been five years since the United Nations declared that 2015 to 2024 would be the International Decade of People of African Descent, and a year since Ghana initiated the Year of the Return, inviting descendants of enslaved African people to come home, explore their heritage, and even seek citizenship…
Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart is an appropriate title for a record released at the beginning of 2020. While the Senate commences the impeachment trial the U.S. president, 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg reminds world leaders at the World Economic Forum that “our house is still on fire,”…
The Super Bowl is around the corner, which means it’s time to start talking about the star-studded, over-the-top parties coming our way.
III Points has announced the lineup for its 2020 edition, and it’s a formidable roster of favorites from several musical spheres.
Trying to itemize English DJ and producer Pete Tong’s legacy is no easy task. Tong is a polymath; his career spans over three decades and he has had his hands in every branch of the music industry. Whether you start at his beginnings as a DJ in England, or playing…
Miamians avoid the seasonal affective disorder plaguing dwellers of the wintry Northeast, but that doesn’t mean Magic City denizens are immune to the January blues. What better to cheer oneself up than to get up, get out, and catch some live music?
Harry Styles and Mark Ronson have been announced as the headliners for Pepsi’s annual party for the big game.
The Temptations have been serenading the world with their music for 60 years, and are celebrating their anniversary in 2020 with a nationwide tour. On Thursday, January 23, the legendary vocal group stops in South Florida for a sold-out show.
The experimental pop trio is playing the Wynwood bar on May 1 after their November 2019 date was cancelled due to illness.
Read up on this weekend’s performances by New Order, Cat Power, Brian Wilson, Celine Dion, and Afrobeta.
The long-running Atlanta garage-rockers transform themselves for an album of seedy country music and good-time rock ‘n’ roll designed for barroom sing-alongs.
The rap battle between Denzel Curry and Atlanta’s J.I.D. that was scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed until February 29 due to illness.
The fight over Ultra’s presence in Bayfront Park continues.
The legendary synthpop band served up all the hits and more during the first show of their four night residency at the Fillmore Miami Beach.
Wilson’s ethos of innocence has bled into the fabric of pop music of the past century, making him the godfather of sensitive pop.
It’s a quiet Thursday evening in Miami when singer-songwriter Chan Marshall picks up the phone. Marshall’s voice — equal parts sweet and dreamy — strikes an apologetic tone; she’s in Los Angeles recording her new album, and her chat with New Times had to be rescheduled three times owing to scheduling conflicts.
The longtime drummer for the influential synth-rock act spoke with New Times in advance of New Order’s four-night residency at the Fillmore Miami Beach.
Denzel Curry comes home to Miami in top form for his Zeltron Word Wide rap bout.
On Tuesday, New Order kicks off its first-ever U.S. residency at the Filmore Miami Beach. There are still a limited number of tickets available for the highly anticipated event, which will likely attract postpunk fans from across Florida. Aussie blues songster C.W. Stoneking will fill Shirley’s at Gramps with his…
The internationally beloved singer and best-selling artist is performing at the American Airlines Arena on Friday, January 17 as well as Saturday, January 18.
Read up on this weekend’s performances by Billy Joel, Grace Potter, Samoht, Bobby Caldwell, and Lando & the Infinite Sadness.
For many parents, having children becomes the alpha and the omega of their existence. Careers are altered, vacations get delayed, long-term plans are reassessed. For a couple of years, it seemed the start of a new family had made a similarly seismic impact on roots-rock singer-songwriter Grace Potter…
