In 2013, David Bowie wrote a song on his album The Next Day called “Valentine’s Day.” It was about a school shooting not unlike the one that happened February 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The coincidence is not lost on longtime Bowie keyboardist Mike Garson.
If you waited to buy tickets until Ultra Music Festival announced the Phase 2 acts for the 2018 edition, well, you might have waited too long. Last week, the festival sold out of general-admission tickets. Only VIP tickets remain for $1,499.95.
Fan favorites such as Willie Nelson and Flogging Molly will soon make their way to South Florida, but the week’s biggest music story is the return of Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, with headliners Arcade Fire, Bassnectar, Halsey, and Travis Scott. Will you be one of the thousands flocking to camp out for a weekend of nothing but music? Regardless, there are still plenty of shows to check out, including Fleet Foxes at the Fillmore.
Techno with a smile by Waff at Club Space Saturday, March 3.
The Daughtry frontman chats with New Times about new stuff — music, tour, and ABC’s American Idol.
Last night, what was essentially a one-day music festival with an eclectic mix of about 20 artists rocked Fort Lauderdale’s Revolution Live for six hours straight. The lineup included veteran Miami outfit Saigon Kick, popular newcomers Austin Mahone and Jack & Jack, and local favorites such as AnastasiaMax and the Goddamn’ Hustle.
If you were hoping to celebrate Ultra Music Festival’s 20th anniversary along with Eric Prydz, Carl Cox, Axwell & Ingrosso, and Jamie Jones, it just got a lot more expensive. That’s because general-admission tickets to the EDM bacchanal have sold out. Those hoping to attend can still purchase three-day VIP tickets for $1,499.95.
It took years, maybe decades, but soul and Southern-rock singer JJ Grey is finally happy. “I spent a lot of years complaining in my head, resentful,” he says. “I was angry about a lot of things. After a while, I realized all my soul and reggae heroes were positive. I needed to stop crying, bitching, and complaining and start living.”
The Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man introduced the world to the forgotten psychedelic-folk singer Rodriguez. One viewing and you wonder how his sound, reminiscent of Bob Dylan’s and Donovan’s, never found an audience. But time and a movie have remedied that error. Rodriguez is now touring the world and will stop at…
In the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the city of Parkland has been engulfed by sorrow and anger, but also support from both within and outside of the community. Now the local music scene has pitched in by setting up a concert to benefit the victims and their families.
The World Is Mind is a thought-provoking album tackling the issues of today, continuing KRS-One’s long tradition of putting out socially conscious music.
They sing live and play bass and guitar onstage, but the rest of the sounds are programmed, and some sections of their sets are reserved for choreographed dance routines.
When Rhye, the down-tempo indie R&B outfit featuring satin-voiced singer Milosh, visited Miami for the first time, the crowd at the North Beach Bandshell not only welcomed the group with open arms but also allowed the quiet moments of the concert to happen organically. Mercifully, no one ruined the mood with…
A new week means another onslaught of must-see concerts in South Florida, ranging from the likes of the queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blige, to neo-R&B project Rhye and L.A. roots rockers Los Lobos. Ja Rule and Ashanti bring early-2000s nostalgia to the James L. Knight Center, and warrior phoenix Kesha returns to the stage at E11even after her defiant Grammy performance last month.
During her immersive multimedia show, “The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body,” Kaki King’s instrument will be transformed from a blank white canvas into a dazzling explosion of light and color.
Djordje Petrovic is a musician’s musician. Under his artistic moniker, Satori, the Holland-born Petrovic has built a career around sonic exploration and progression. His most recent album, last year’s Maktub (Arabic for “it is written”) saw Petrovic continue to defy easy categorization…
If you missed Guns N’ Roses when they played Marlins Park last summer, the rock gods have smiled upon you. You will now have a chance to hear all of their rock staples from Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion in a live setting. There’ll be just one not-so-subtle difference: Instead of seeing Axl Rose at the mike and Slash noodling on the guitar, you will witness Paradise Kitty, the all-female GNR tribute band.
This year’s edition of III Joints will also include a set by DJ Earl and a live kung fu movie score from RZA.
For some millennials, attending a Tyler the Creator show is either a rite of passage or a bucket list item. They remember the raucous Odd Future shows on Adult Swim’s Loiter Squad, when Tyler and other members of the massive hip-hop group would launch off the stage into the crowd.
Much of Shimabukuro’s success over the years has been tied to his note-for-note renditions of famous rock and pop songs. (He shot to fame more than a decade ago thanks to his cover of the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” one the first viral videos on YouTube.)
There’s a classic Chapelle’s Show sketch in which Dave Chappelle and John Mayer enter a barbershop to “study” the effects of certain music and rhythms on black and Latino people. Electric guitar solos do nothing for anyone in the room, a steady drumbeat from Questlove automatically elicits rap freestyles, and electric piano gets all the Latino folks dancing.
Here’s your music calendar for this week. Stay ahead of all upcoming shows with New Times’ Miami concert calendar.
