Concerts

The 2017 Groove Cruise will be Whet Travel’s 29th floating masterpiece. The lineup includes Kristina Sky, Cosmic Gate, Darude, Markus Schulz, Dash Berlin, Andrew Rayel, Jochen Miller, Way Out West, Lee Foss, EDX, Nora en Pure, UMEK, Chus + Ceballos, Sydney Blu, Sam Feldt, Miami’s own George Acosta, Cocodrills, and ALX, plus many more. Beyond the music and crazy costumes, there will be comedy by DJ Mimosa, random robots, a poker tournament hosted by Bad Boy Bill, a wedding proposal or two, a miniature golf tournament, and other international-waters insanity.

Kodak Black will perform this Friday, January 20, at Heart Nightclub in Miami for his first solo show since his release from jail.

Miami’s newest music festival, Kaya Fest, has already made headlines by reuniting the Marley brothers onstage for the first time in more than two decades. Now organizers have announced special appearances by Lauryn Hill, who packed the Fillmore Miami Beach last month, as well as her former Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean.

Gene Woolfolk has had the worst luck with vans. Just before speaking with New Times to promote the Miami debut of his band the Powder Room, he was haggling with his Athens, Georgia, mechanic over fixing his vehicle’s electrical issues. “I might just have to sort it out when I…

Less than three months from now, thousands of EDM-crazed festivalgoers will descend upon Bayfront Park for Ultra’s 2017 run. If you’re hoping to join the party, you need to act quickly. Tickets are almost sold out.

Step aside, Taylor Swift. Look out, Drake. Adele, go ahead and get out of the way. You’re some of the biggest names in pop music the Western world has ever heard, but there’s a right sugary fierceness coming from the East, and American tweens are looking for love in all-new…

Music fans and progressives alike spent most of the past year denouncing 2016 as a dumpster fire. But many of the American anxieties that came to a head last year surfaced in 2013. Over the course of those 12 months, we were confronted with the prospect of an overreaching and…

When Texas trio Mothership describes its sound as “supersonic intergalactic heavy rock ‘n’ roll,” it might seem like listeners are about to dive into some spacey, straight-up stoner jams. But if that’s all you hear during the band’s first Miami gig this Friday, you’re barely scratching the surface. Bassist and…

A “boytoy” is colloquially known as a young stud who allows himself to be the sexual plaything of a woman. Boytoy, a grungy, indie-rock trip based in Brooklyn, channels the spirit of its name by having its way with loud-as-fuck rock ‘n’ roll.

The Frost School of Music series Festival Miami kicks off January 19 at 8 p.m. at the Arsht Center with the House of Cards concert featuring House of Cards’ Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.

Nicolle Chirino is the daughter of Latin music legends Willie Chirino and Lissette Álvarez and the granddaughter of Cuban music and TV stars Olga y Tony. “My name opened doors, but it’s not as easy as you’d think,” she says. “Your name also creates expectations, which gets you scrutinized more.” But she doesn’t do mostly Latin numbers.

“We wanted to be campy. We saw Pink Martini as Breakfast at Tiffany’s reincarnated, crossed with if the United Nations had a house band back in 1962.” That’s how Thomas Lauderdale describes the 1994 beginnings of his 12-piece orchestra Pink Martini, which will play at the Adrienne Arsht Center tonight,…

Kick off the weekend dancing to the funky melodies of Grammy nominees and local legends Spam Allstars at the Regent Cocktail Club. The nine-piece Latin-fusion band will play a free show tonight at the venue, located inside the Gale South Beach Hotel.

Electric Piquete will perform at the second-annual Gay8 Festival at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 15.

Brooklyn trio Boytoy is no stranger to Miami. Following a 2015 headlining show at Gramps in celebration of Cassette Store Day, the group will return Monday in support of its forthcoming seven-inch, Putty, as well as the band’s in-the-works sophomore full-length. Boytoy’s Miami stop lands in the middle of an American tour that will take the bandmates from their home base of Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Nowhere outside of Cuba did the November 25 death of Fidel Castro have a bigger impact than in South Florida. Many Miamians will always remember where they were when they heard of Castro’s death, just as they recall their whereabouts during the 9/11 terror attacks, the JFK assassination, or the…

When you’re in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-95 north after a hectic day at work, the best thing to do is blast your radio so loudly you stop caring about everyone attempting to sneak into the express lanes without paying. Atlanta hip-hop group Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” single is an ideal…

Some artists reflect in their work the world they see around them. Others aim to change the world around them into a futuristic alternative. Over the past three decades, Phoebe Legere has proven herself to be the latter in her work as a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.

Throughout the years, the 9 Mile Music Festival (formerly known as Marley Fest) has featured the best in reggae music, as well as top-tier hip-hop artists such as Nas, 2 Chainz, and even the honorable Lauryn Hill. The Caribbean-centric music celebration will stick to its regularly scheduled programming in 2017 with the announcement of its latest headliner.

The year is already shaping up to be a banner one for live music in Miami: Homegrown festivals are popping up with growing frequency, and more artists are recognizing that making the trek to the Magic City is worth it. Here are some of the coming year’s most exciting opportunities.

Last year, New Times chronicled genre-bending Miami native Twelve’Len’s  nervy transition into a solo artist. Then we highlighted his standout performance at III Points in October and named his breakout single, “Star Dust,” one of Miami’s best songs of 2016.

Nervo, the Australian twin-sister DJ-and-EDM personality duo, will take its high-energy, love-inducing set to Story nightclub today for an 11 p.m. show that is sure to give fans New Year’s Eve flashbacks and lots of reasons to dance their asses off.