Concerts

Roberto Carlos at American Airlines Arena June 2

Armin van Buuren at Mansion June 2

It took 56 signatures and seemingly endless bloodshed. But on July 4, 1776, 13 American colonies became independent of the British Empire and the United States of America was born. Though electronic dance music was still centuries away on that fateful day, some scholars suggest that the Declaration of Independence…

Yes, Avicii is a huge name in house music right now. But what do you really know about Tim Bergling? Sure, you’ve heard “Levels” a million times. You can see he resembles a young Leonardo DiCaprio. And you’re probably aware that he’s setting off on North America’s first all-arena EDM…

See Crossfade’s review and slideshow of Puscifer in Miami — plus Maynard James Keenan’s suggested wine pairings for a meal of human face and his “Five Favorite Adult Swim Moments.” Metal’s leading weirdo luminary, Maynard James Keenan is coming to the Gusman Center on June 12. He won’t be with…

From electro-pop to mainstream success as one of dance music’s biggest names, Calvin Harris’s rise to the top has been quite the whirlwind adventure. And though he may not be the richest man in the world, his hard work has paid off handsomely. If not in freshly minted currency, the…

See Crossfade’s review and slideshow of Puscifer in Miami — plus Maynard James Keenan’s “Five Favorite Adult Swim Moments” and “Puscifer Gets Weird at the Gusman on June 12.” Any vulgarian can wash down a lunch of human face with LSD and half a dozen bullets. A true gourmand, however,…

See the full 51-photo slideshow from Best of the Best 2012. Best of the Best 2012 With Fabolous, Meek Mill, French Montana, Fat Joe, 2 Chainz, Ace Hood, and others Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami Sunday, May 28, 2012 Better Than: If you know what this was better than,…

When most celebrities climb into a DJ booth, they end up looking completely ridiculous. But when The Roots’ Questlove does anything, there’s so much swagger in the air, people just gotta vibe out. On Friday, June 8, the big-haired boss will be dropping beats for the hip crowd at Bardot…

Hungry for some bacon, booze, and rock ‘n’ roll? Drag your greasy, drunk, boogie-woogie ass to The Stage on Friday night. There will be big fat piles of all-you-can-eat pork belly, endless jugs of whisky, and a fresh five-track slab of tuneage — titled Down Low Cool — from local…

Chicago may have spawned house music, but its history wouldn’t be complete without the sound of New York soul. And of course, by that we mostly mean Masters At Work, the seminal DJ-production power duo of “Little” Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez. Releasing variously as M.A.W., Nuyorican Soul, and…

DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because “We da best!” and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up…

Just because you’re ovulating, that’s no reason to miss next week’s Bon Iver concert at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Ever since the creation of the Bon Iver Erotic Stories Tumblr, it has become impossible to separate the band’s sleepy-eyed singer from the sexy, sexy tales that have been written about…

Todd Terje at Electric Pickle May 24

Nicky Romero at LIV Nightclub May 24

Lanzallamas Monofonica’s European Tour Kickoff at Tobacco Road May 25

Future at Revolution Live May 29

OK, Justin Bieber may be an uneducated twerp-derp who barely graduated high school. But damn, he’s traveling all over the world and making more money every day than we’ll ever see in our entire freaking lifetime. And just to run this fact in our face, the Biebster brat just announced…

Just when Downtown Miami’s dearth of Swedish dance-pop divas was starting to get a little embarrassing, Grand Central is here to save the day with an announcement of new additions to their summer lineup. Five new shows have been added for June: Just Blaze; Munchi; Digitalism; Flosstradamus and Drop the…

Armin van Buuren. He spent four consecutive years atop DJ Magazine’s top 100 list of the most popular DJs on the planet, a feat no other jock has accomplished in the British rag’s history. Broadcasting to 26 countries and over 15 million people each week, his radio show, A State…

See the full 36-photo slideshow of Rusko at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Rusko With DJ Sigma Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, May 19, 2012 Better Than: Making out with a tree. Any talk about dubstep in its current, wildly popular and commercially viable form, always devolves into hand-wringing. But if anyone…

See also “Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell Comments on Tom Gabel’s Transgender Announcement” — plus the Fillmore’s full Facebook photo album from Jane’s Addiction in Miami. Jane’s Addiction With The Duke Spirit Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, May 18, 2012 Better Than: Remembering that Ritual de lo Habitual came out in 1990…