Legendary House DJ Green Velvet Launches a Residency at Club Space

Any dance music fan worth her weight in vinyl recognizes Chicago and Detroit as the birthplaces of house and techno, respectively. Some of the pioneers, such as house godfather Frankie Knuckles and James Stinson of the undersea-themed techno group Drexciya, have passed on. But many others have become veterans in…

British Bass Monster Doctor P Makes His Life in Color Debut

Over the course of nearly 13 years of careful construction, fine-tuning, and experimentation, Doctor P has developed a sound immediately recognizable in the dubstep world. It is forceful yet playful, like dancing in a thunderstorm. That sound made him one of the world’s premier dubstep producers from the moment he…

Monterrey Releases Video for “Neon” With a Miami Vice Color Palette

In his school days at Florida International University, Roger del Pino fancied himself a video artist. So it was only a matter of time before his electro-musical alter ego, Monterrey, released a video for one of his songs. The result, the video for the track “Neon,” is a kaleidoscopic trip with the color palette of a lost episode of Miami Vice in which Don Johnson ingests some weird drugs.

Bomba Estéreo Brings Brown Power and Endless Optimism to FM Festival

The term “Latin music” could no doubt use a bit of updating. These days, it’s a painfully vague descriptor, akin to asking someone if they enjoy “European music” — a genre that contains everything from Adele to German death techno. (That’s probably a thing, right?) Luckily, few acts in the…

Groove Cruise: A Floating Rave That Makes the World a Better Place

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.

Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean Join Kaya Fest Lineup

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.

The Powder Room Debuts Grunge-Inspired Lucky in Miami

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…

K-Pop Boy Band Got7 Is Here to Clean Up Miami’s Act

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…

Concert of the Week: Boytoy at Gramps

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.

House of Cards in Concert Comes to the Arsht Center

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 Influenced by More Than Her Last Name

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.