After almost a decade and a half, the organizers of Wanee Music Festival say they might be calling it quits on their extravaganza in North Florida. But fans of the annual event started by the Allman Brothers Band in 2005 need not mope: A new tradition (closer to home) will…
As one-third of the English progressive trance trio Above & Beyond, Tony McGuinness has had a front-row seat to watch the evolving ways the world consumes music. “It used to be the lack of availability of music made it more valued,” McGuinness tells New Times. “You’d go to a club and hear a song, and you’d have to track it down. Then you’d spend weeks getting to know it. An album was valuable because you spent money on it. People’s record collections were a display of their soul.
Is Ultra Music Festival the greatest music event since Woodstock? According to a study by CloudCover Music, absolutely. CloudCover, a music streaming service for businesses, surveyed 665 fans who attended music festivals. They were asked important questions such as: Which one was your favorite? What did you do there? Was…
Hozier, Ella Mai, Muse, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, March 18 through 24.
It’s the burning question at the heart of this year’s Ultra Music Festival: How in hell will people get there? Miamians who know their city raised eyebrows the moment Virginia Key was announced as the electronic music monolith’s new home. Unlike the central location of Bayfront Park…
Bad Bunny performed with Lil Pump, J Balvin, and others at his Thursday-night concert at the AAA.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
Muse’s new show is its biggest setup yet — and the bandmates are worried they might not be able to top it.
The big news this Miami Music Week is Ultra Music Festival’s impending move to Virginia Key, along with Winter Music Conference’s return to Faena Forum. However, for the average spring breaker, the end of March signals the onslaught of parties featuring a who’s who of dance music’s brightest talent. Though…
The Enchanted Forest is an Elrow event. Those who know the name will do whatever it takes to be there. For those who have never experienced a show by this crew of legendary party purveyors, prepare to be flabbergasted.
Jacquees may not be the king of R&B, but he sure is making his way through the R&B scene and through the charts.
Bad Bunny, STRFKR, Elton John, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, March 11 through 17.
Weeks before the gates to Ultra Music Festival are due to open in Virginia Key, another lawsuit questioning its legitimacy has been filed in federal court. The Brickell Homeowners Association and Miami resident Christopher B. Mullin allege that the City of Miami misrepresented its agreement with Ultra as a license,…
As Kurt Vile’s profile has grown in the decade since the release of his debut album, he’s striven to make indie rock a more inclusive space.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
All aspects of Hozier’s performances suggest intense emotions, from his soaring and soulful voice to his finger-style acoustic guitar playing.
Puerto Ricans are the ones constantly calling Power 96 to play the new Ozuna, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny. That trunk-rattling bass with booming 808s and mumbled Spanish lyrics you hear over a gritty beat while sitting in Miami traffic has been dubbed “Latin trap,” and regardless of whether you speak the language, trap en español is making its way into the music scene.
Calle Ocho Music Festival, 9 Mile Music Festival, Jazz in the Gardens, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, March 4 through 10.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
Remember the band Squares from the ’80s? No? Well, don’t feel too bad — neither does anyone else. The group never released an album. “We were the hardest-working, least successful band of the early ’80s,” says Squares guitarist and vocalist Joe Satriani, laughing. A 15-time Grammy nominee, Satriani has since…
Every misfit’s hero, every mother’s friend, and every bully’s nightmare, P!nk has been disrupting the status quo for decades. Her 2001 single “Don’t Let Me Get Me,” from the album Missundaztood, was the soundtrack of my teenage years. Almost 20 years later, now that I’m a mother, she still grabs my…
Pink, CNCO, Matthew Dear, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, February 25 through March 3.
