Critic's Notebook

The Miami-based instrumental fusion band’s new record never gets too heady or loses sight of the groove.

Every year or so, New Times laments the droves of artists and bands that have yet to perform in the Magic City. Yes, Miami gets most of the big acts — we finally saw Gorillaz in 2017, Lorde in 2018, and Tame Impala this past May — but we’re spoiled and want more.

Country singer Nick County is part of Miami’s expanding Americana scene.

Port of Miami 2 is an intensely mediocre mainstream rap album with enough shreds pointing to what could have been to make it even more disappointing.

Zach Larmer and Sammy Gonzalez’s Wynwood School of Music is a natural evolution of the duo’s work with Young Musicians Unite.

The Rolling Stones announced the Miami stop of the band’s No Filter Tour has been rescheduled due to Hurricane Dorian.

Hialeah Fest returns to Churchill’s Pub for the first time since 2013.

The Liverpool band’s dulcet lyrics explored everything from the wonders of telegraphs and atomic bombs to a tragic romance with Joan of Arc.

The rapper faces up to ten years in prison.

Rakastella has announced its second tier of performers.

The former downtown dance club will be reborn as a festival during Miami Art Week.

In a sign of how far they’ve come, Magic City Hippies recently rubbed elbows with big-name bands like The Strokes and Tame Impala at Lollapalooza in Chicago.

Dorys Bello and Eli Oviedo of the Miami band Dracula grew up singing in Spanish before they could speak English. Bello’s parents are Cuban immigrants, and Oviedo is from Honduras. Onstage, the two 34-year-olds (pictured above) harmonize side-by-side while Oviedo strums the guitar. His light eyes glimmer as he sings…

For the past several years, Twyn has been impressing local audiences through live sets that rely on looping and improvisation.

The inaugural Miami Beach Pop Festival has announced its daily artist lineups. Also, single-day tickets will be available.

Prospectt says his versatility and lyricism set him apart from the average SoundCloud rapper.

iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina’s 2019 headliners include Jennifer Lopez, Daddy Yankee, and Ozuna.

Since the early 2000s, songwriter and producer Andre Christopher Lyon has been best known as Dre, of the prolific production duo Cool & Dre. The Grammy-winning Miami producers worked on some of the defining hip-hop hits of the past two decades, including the Game’s “Hate It or Love It” and Fat Joe…

Insomniac’s partnership with Space places it in the territory of its closest direct competitor in Miami: Ultra Music Festival.

The City of Miami has decided to bring Ultra Music Festival back to Bayfront Park.

Miami Girls Rock Camp’s mission is simple: Use music and performance as a platform to promote self-esteem, community, and creative expression.

New World Symphony co-founder and artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas will receive one of the nation’s highest artistic honors in December.