Concerts

Tobi Lou won’t fit in a box, and the last thing you will call him is an R&B singer. He’s much more.

There’s something nostalgic and pure about old-school salsa that no contemporary musical genre has been able to duplicate, but Spanish flamenco artist Diego el Cigala has reimagined the classic salsa sound in a new documentary, Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa.

Despite writing and recording a seven-album catalogue of original music, Pond just can’t escape comparisons to Tame Impala.

Hemsworth isn’t interested in scoring the next big club hit. His music is subtler and more immersive; it’s best enjoyed in headphones.

Sure, Miami Art Week is about art. But it has also turned into one of the best weeks for music. As with Miami Music Week, acts from across the globe flock to the 305 to enjoy the mild December weather and take advantage of the buzz surrounding Art Basel.

Since its founding in 1997 in Chicago, Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) has encapsulated the Grateful Dead era for more than 2,800 shows. This Saturday, November 3, DSO is set to headline Revolution Live’s new street festival, Night of the Dead, celebrating Día de los Muertos with mariachi performers, calavera puppets, family-friendly art activities, and other diversions.

In an alternate universe, we would just now be coming down from the high of III Points. But in reality, Miami is eagerly awaiting the festival’s return. This past May, III Points announced it would skip 2018 and return in February 2019. The fest debuted in 2012 and quickly carved out a space in Miami for local acts to share the stage with internationally acclaimed artists…

J Balvin brought out the legends for this last North American stop on the Vibras Tour.

The Brooklyn-based outfit makes richly textured ’60s psych-pop loaded with fuzzy guitar riffs.

Yelle, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, Twenty One Pilots, and more of the best concerts in Miami October 29 through November 4.

Along with Nigerian Afrobeat artist Mr. Eazi, Brun is supporting superstar Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin’s Vibras Tour.

There is no shortage of sexiness in Miami, and the same can be said of its music scene. Sexy ladies in sexy outfits do sexy dances to sexy lyrics in sexy music videos set against the sexy backdrop of South Beach. But a lot of the time, that sexiness seems deprived of something deeper, something soulful. It hardly ever seems romantic.

Back and better than ever? The Irish rock band is set to play the Hard Rock Event Center in Hollywood November 6.

When Cuban jazz musician Alfredo Rodríguez crossed the Mexican border into the United States in January of 2009, he had a pretty unusual reason for doing so: He was going to make music with Quincy Jones.

The Canadian electronic group takes a break from the EDM circuit to record a more nuanced album.

What began as Dayglow, a club party that debuted at Mekka nightclub in downtown Miami, has morphed into the EDM equivalent of the Color Run. Life in Color events take place all over the world, but LIC’s Miami festival remains the gold-standard orgy of neon paint and fat beats.

The French-born DJ doesn’t just occupy a niche in tropical house; he’s got the whole beach to himself.

The fairer members of LCD Soundsystem talk touring, DJ’ing, and “angsty sentimentality” before swinging by Floyd October 26.

Who stole the show, a Grammy-winning supergroup or a supercar doing doughnuts on Biscayne Boulevard? Supergroup Silk City — a collaboration between Diplo and legendary producer Mark Ronson — closed out the F1 Festival held in Bayfront Park this past Saturday, October 20. But the fact that it was impossible to tell if 80,000 people showed up for the cars or for the concert is a testament to the sheer badassary of a supercar flying down Biscayne Boulevard at 170 mph.

J Balvin, Death Cab for Cutie, Hanson, and more of the best concerts in Miami October 22 through 28.

Fans already know Justin Quiles is an expert composer and artist in his genre, but last night he proved he’s serious about rising to the top of the reggaeton game. Though most people only go to clubs or huge arenas to catch their favorite reggaeton artists, Quiles was able to fill the Fillmore his first time performing at such a large venue in Miami. Dancing and drinks made the elegant venue feel like a nightclub, but the stage production kept it pro.

It was the early ’90s, and a couple of effortlessly cool juniors at Sunset Senior High decided they wanted to start a band. Confident, brash Luis Garcia and stylish, shy Ben Carillo ran through a couple of failed cohorts before Carillo suggested his friend, musician Justin Gracer. The group later added…