Make no mistake: Jonathan Pierce has always been the creative force behind the Drums. Since the indie-pop band’s early days, he’s written all of the lyrics and most of the music. He maintained the collaborative façade partly because he feared vulnerability, he says. If the creative process was out in the open, any criticism of the music would reflect directly on him.
On her latest single, “Blissing Me,” Björk relishes the thought of once again being in love. “All of my mouth was kissing him/Now, into the air, I’m missing him.” She sounds practically giddy, which is a far cry from the songs on her 2015 album, Vulnicura, a deeply personal retelling…
Lady Gaga has been writing about her alleged sexual assault for years, so why did it take an interview revelation for people to start listening?
There’s barely a month left in 2017, but Miami is heating up musically as the event season kicks into high gear. This weekend, Riptide Music Festival will take over Fort Lauderdale Beach Park with two days of music, each with its own distinct flavor. The first day will present Weezer, Cage the Elephant, Portugal the Man…
Dark Basel will bring together Miami’s goth, industrial, and fetish scenes for a pre-Art Basel showcase at The Ground.
James “Woody” Beckham feels some fundraisers can be a little too expensive for the general public to attend. He would know. His nonprofit, the Woody Foundation — which he says has raised over $1.5 million for people living with paralysis — hosts a lobster meal, golf outing and fishing tournament…
The rapper’s public persona rests on the fact that he is a big joke.
Things are a little quieter this week thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday — but it’s not completely dead. Right before you’re set to chow down on some turkey and pumpkin pie, Trap Circus is bringing hip-hop’s reigning queen, Cardi B, to the RC Cola Plant. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper shot…
The band improved upon its 2013 appearance thanks to strong opening acts and the continued resonance of its back catalogue.
The British alt-pop star will light up Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale.
The Miami band Tamboka plays a unique fusion of flamenco, cumbia, swing, jazz, and bossa nova. According to guitarist Tyrone Iregui, the musical mixture came together in 2011 outside the Wynwood gallery Plant the Future. “I was friends with the owner,” Iregu recalls. “I said if I played music outside, I could bring people into the store. We got 200 people to come out and dance.”
Rides and rappers await at the RC Cola Plant the day before Thanksgiving.
Tortuga Music Festival announced its lineup for the three-day music festival and benefit in April, and it’s loaded with country stars and classic rock. The event, which benefits ocean environmental-related causes, will feature headliners Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, and Eric Church along with Snoop Dogg, Shaggy, Cheap Trick, and…
Songs with lyrics tend to be specific and topical, says Ramble Jon Krohn, who records and performs under the moniker RJD2. Purely instrumental music, though, is different for him. Without a vocalist telling the listener what to imagine and how to feel, everything is up for interpretation. “The beauty of…
If there is something orchestral and old-timey about the music of Grizzly Bear, it might be due to osmosis. That’s according to the band’s singer and founder, Ed Droste. “My mother was a music teacher, and her father was a music professor. From as long as I can remember, they would gather around the piano and we’d sing old songs like ‘A-Tisket A-Tasket.'”
Taylor Swift is having a busy month. She released her album Reputation last week, hot off the heels of its lead single, a love letter to Right Said Fred, “Look What You Made Me Do.” She performed on SNL Saturday night. She’s also made the time to sue a blogger who pointed out that Nazis are among her biggest fans.
Vicious traffic, nightmare parking, long security lines, crap weather – there were plenty of hurdles to clear Sunday night to get to American Airlines Arena, but it was well worth it to see the one and only, Jay-Z. This was the weekend for big events in Miami and just like…
After making its live debut in Miami in 2013, Grizzly Bear returns for another show. The band had been performing long before its appearance here four years ago and had released its debut album, Horn of Plenty, in 2004. Grizzly Bear is touring in support of its fifth LP, Painted Ruins. Catch the quartet at the Fillmore Miami Beach this Thursday.
Opening for Waxahatchee at Gramps November 14, Ought has channeled the Zeitgeist in an era when rock’s relevance has waned.
Music has played such a big role in Joseph Mount’s life that it’s easy for him to think of instruments as people with personalities. The drums, for instance, are like an easygoing, affable drinking buddy. He considers the bass guitar more serious and thoughtful — maybe someone who abstains from…
House-music DJ/producer Josh Butler was a regular on the dance floor before moving to the DJ throne. For the self-admitted raver, his college experience in Leeds was of the six-year variety. Like the legendary house parties there, undergrad careers extend past the standard time frame.
Before they were slinging mud at each other on escalating dis tracks, Jay-Z and onetime mentor Jaz-O were collaborating on one of Jaz-O’s more successful singles, “Hawaiian Sophie.” It’s the sort of goofy, good-time pop rap from the late ’80s that’s almost embarrassing if it weren’t for some truly smooth…
