Paul Van Dyk

When the Berlin Wall came down, Paul Van Dyk wasted no time launching his musical career. Named “America’s Favorite DJ” in 2004 by BPM Magazine, Van Dyk grew up in East Germany listening to the Smiths and New Order on the radio before hearing techno at home after Germany’s reunification…

Audio Exploitation

When you describe your music as belonging to the genre “hybrid electronics,” it should come as no surprise that people won’t know what the hell you’re talking about. But that hasn’t stopped Lacedmilk label founder and electronic artist Rudy Gonzalez from compiling an extensive list of artists from all over…

Tilly and the Wall

Hailing from the music factory of Omaha, Nebraska (Bright Eyes, the Faint, Cursive, Elliott Smith), Tilly and the Wall delivers warm, rich layers with delicious harmonies via three vocalists, and succulent beats from a nondrumming tap-dancing percussionist. (Yes, that’s correct. No drums in this band — just a tap dancer.)…

Q-Burns Abstract Message

If the name’s the game, then Q-Burns Abstract Message is the right play. Taken from the DJ term for the scars a record gets from too much cueing or scratching, it’s the kinda tag only a divining vinyl enthusiast would devise — the mark that spells all, the read between…

Sin Bandera

Once a band has had a song featured on a Mexican soap opera, it’s fair to say the group has accomplished all it could ever hope for. Which is why it’s nice that Latin pop duo Sin Bandera is still touring. Performing at the Jackie Gleason Theater on its Mañana…

Bebe

Before 2005, not many people knew who Bebe was, possibly because her creative, flamenco-pop-punk debut Pafuera Telarañas hadn’t yet been released in America, but most likely because she hadn’t yet received five Latin Grammy nominations. Winning for Best New Artist, this Latin singer has come a long way since she…

Sunshine Blues Fest

Sunshine Blues Fest? The words sunshine and blues may seem strange together, but the juxtaposition will hardly matter when gold recording artist Clarence Carter performs. Renowned for songs like “Sixty Minute Man” and “Strokin’,” Carter, who was born blind in Alabama, has fused traditional blues style with his Southern upbringing…

Mambo and Salsa Project

The second annual Mambo and Salsa Project is a three-day event revolving around energetic performances, dance workshops, and late-night partying. The InterContinental Hotel will host the salsa smorgasbord from June 16 to 18. Friday, June 16, marks the kick-off party at Rendezvous on the Lakes, with DJs Joey G and…

Whirlwind Heat

Jack White is a huge supporter of the Michigan three-piece Whirlwind Heat. High compliment, for sure. But even a thumbs-up from a rock god can reveal his tastes to be flawed. Since 1996, singer and keyboardist David Swanson, bassist Steve Damstra II, and drummer Brad Holland have been churning out…

Jamie Lidell

Jamie Lidell is, as he sang on last year’s Multiply, a “walking, talking question mark,” and Multiply Additions only makes him seem dottier and loopier. The ten-track album of redos and remixes finds Lidell straddling his most pronounced personas — the electronic enthusiast of his 2000 IDM-slanted album Muddlin Gear…

Fête de la Musique

When it’s this hot outside, you really can’t ask for more than a free indoor music festival, even if it has a name you can’t actually pronounce. Fête de la Musique returns to downtown Miami to celebrate the summer solstice with another day filled with exotic music. This year’s festival…

Buddy Guy

More so than any genre, the blues embrace aging. Players in their sixties are kids to the stars who’ve made it to their seventies, eighties — the legendary Diamond Teeth Mary McClain played annual shows in Miami well into her nineties. So it’s pretty perfect that blues legend Buddy Guy,…

Josh Wink

This electronic-music pioneer from Philadelphia has remained a strongly blinking blip on the ever-shifting sonar screen of big-room dance-sound enthusiasts, from his emergence as a live-recording college favorite in the early Nineties to his more recent minimalist house tracks. Wink’s latest album, Profound Sounds: Volume 3, dropped this past May…

The Junina Festival

Looking for an excuse to wear a costume before October? This one’s for you. The Junina Festival is an annual family-oriented Brazilian event featuring traditional food, music, games, and garb. Popular getups include men dressing as farm boys and sporting suspenders and straw hats, and women as farm girls with…

Sonido Batido

When a band’s name means “sound mixture,” you know you’re about to hear something deliberately style-bending. Sonido Batido has been performing in Miami since 2003, when it began building a reputation for making extreme live-music mashups work out okay. In the past, the band members used organs, trumpets, and traditional…

Mia Vassilev

Originally from Kansas, Mia Vassilev plays a much meaner piano than Dorothy ever did. Vassilev is a classical pianist who, in addition to performing in her hometown, has played concerts in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas. Her renditions have been broadcast on Bulgaria’s Classical Radio Network, and she has performed for…

The Metal Crusaders Tour

Prepare to face the dark side of the Force. The Dark Lords of the (metal) Sith are about to invade South Florida. Well, maybe this isn’t quite what George Lucas had in mind, but Vader, the veteran death metal band that takes its name from Lucas’s most famous villain, is…

Tiempo Libre

Timba, the half-century-old outgrowth of Cuban-bred son, is a complex form of danceable salsa that has evolved almost entirely independently of other South American styles. Timba requires such a high level of musicianship that it is frequently lamented it might die out owing to the ban on musicians touring from…

What Moves You Miami

What moves you? According to Scion, the answer is art workshops and DJ sets at a converted gallery space in South Beach. Hosted by Scion and Neverstop, What Moves You Miami is a three-week-long series of workshops and entertainment focused on teaching aspiring artists how to develop their art. The…

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

To kick off the summer properly, Coral Gables Congregational Church (CGCC) is pushing nightly bingo aside for bigger and better things. Beginning June 1, CGCC, through its Community Arts Program (CAP), will hold a series of jazz concerts every Thursday, including performances by the two-time Grammy-nominated jazz singer Karrin Allyson…

The First-Friday Concert

When piano store owners place curtains over their merchandise, it usually means bad news for musicians. However, with Coral Gables’ Piano Music Center, it just means the show is about to begin. “We curtain off areas so people don’t feel intimidated to shop,” says store owner Rick Malinowski. With the…

Tango36

Rock en español is a fusion of alternative rock, pop, punk, and Latin music. And it’s a term that best defines Tango36 and its music. The group’s songs come across like a sick mix of Hoobastank, Sublime, and Dave Matthews Band — but in Spanish, sung by locally renowned crooner…