Critic's Notebook

Channel Tres delivers an intoxicating, self-styled blend of gangsta rap grandiosity and Chicago house exuberance.

Chicago native John Summit went from a club-goer to a globetrotting DJ and producer in record time.

Action Bronson’s larger-than-life personality has left an indelible mark on the culture at large.

The Swiss-based Montreux Jazz Festival is coming to Miami next year with headliners Jon Batiste and Daryl Hall.

Despite the name, Natalia Roth and Jean Pierre’s EP, Pitch Black, is warmer than it lets on.

After a few months apart, French duo Polo & Pan will come together for the Art With Me festival during Miami Art Week.

Tribeca Festival’s Music Lounge returns for Miami Art Week with a murderer’s row of cutting-edge musicians.

Tortuga Music Festival brings a lineup chock-full of country music to Fort Lauderdale Beach April 5-7, 2024.

Twenty-four-year-old Yung Wylin’ understands music’s ability to inspire and unite people.

Over the last 16 years, plenty of musicians have joined Juke, with 15 people cycling through the lineup.

SoundCheck has hosted 15,000 students for a pre-concert sound check, Q&A session, workshops, and free entry to the night’s performance.

Released on Diplo’s Higher Ground label, Cole Knight’s EP, Keep It Cute, is an homage to the ghetto house subgenre.

Nii Tei’s EP, Disco Africa, in collaboration with D.C.’s Late London, weaves Miami flavor and European flair together with the music of Tei’s native Ghana.

While Giorgia Angiuli can’t spin, she is a classically trained musician with an arsenal of synths, drum machines, and guitars.

The Listening Bar at Kaori feels different from other audiophile bars in Miami – more thoughtful, more comfortable, and more communal.

The centennial concert highlights Henry Mancini’s genius, which for decades had an unsurpassed impact on cinema and television soundtracks.

The three-day, three-stage, Halloween-themed festival Hocus Pocus runs from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. each day, presenting dance music’s finest.

MichaÁ«l Brun’s Bayo Block Party Tour returns to Miami for the first time since 2019.

III Points has continuously proven its dedication to giving local musicians, artists, and eccentrics a space to experiment and showcase their talent.

Nu Deco Ensemble’s performance of Outkast’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” was shared by several hip-hop fan pages on social media.