Pitbull, DJ Khaled, Ultra, and dancing till dawn at megaclubs and massive arenas — that’s music in Miami. But there is another music scene, maybe a little rarer and a lot less flashy, but with a following equally ravenous. “A lot of people think of Miami and they just…
As cofounder of III Points, the wildly popular music festival held in Wynwood since its inception in 2013, David Sinopoli is keyed into Miami’s music scene. His level of expertise becomes apparent when he begins talking numbers: “With the Ground, Space, and Floyd, and before that Bardot, for the last eight years I’ve been programming 300 shows a year in Miami,”…
Released 35 years ago last May, New Order’s iconic LP “Power, Corruption & Lies” wasn’t the influential English band’s first album. But the sophomore effort marked the group’s clear transition from its moody punk origins as Joy Division to an extroverted, effervescent dance act. A pioneer of postpunk, electro-pop, proto-rave, dance-rock, and a whole umbrella of enduring club styles, New Order has been credited with “inventing the ’80s” and “changing music forever.”
The Miami music scene would benefit by implementing these resolutions in 2019.
“My father played trumpet, so we always listened to jazz. I don’t think there was any choice in the matter,” says Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Grammy- and Tony-winning jazz singer. Taking a break from entertaining her family and watching Martha Stewart on TV the morning of Christmas Eve, Bridgewater speaks with New Times…
J Balvin, Alesso, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, December 31 through January 6.
At times, Miami music fans feel shafted when some of their favorite artists and tours don’t make their way to the depths of Florida. But this year, that was hardly the case. Among the tons of shows Miami got to witness in 2018, choosing the ten best felt nearly impossible. From large arena shows to intimate club ones, each show displayed a specialness that will forever live on as some of the best the Magic City has ever seen. From TLC to Hinds, here are the ten best concerts of 2018.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
Local musicians, artists, and creatives will converge on an Allapattah warehouse to celebrate the city and one another.
“Tancred started out as a side project. My big three influences were the Cure, Portishead, and Letters to Cleo. I’d been listening to them since I was 11, and they always get me to want to write music,” explains Jess Abbott, the onetime guitarist for the indie-rock band Now Now. “I named [Tancred] after a character in a children’s book series…
With the federal government shut down and Donald Trump tweeting angrily at anyone who dares defy him, it’s safe to say 2018 was a shit year. We hope 2019 will be better, but let’s be honest: It will probably be worse. But one thing that certainly wasn’t shit this year…
Recover from holiday debt by checking out the city’s free NYE gatherings.
To live in Miami is to witness some of the city’s favorite bars, clubs, and music venues disappear into thin air — sometimes without warning. As options for live music diminish year-by-year, brave souls are up for the challenge of filling those voids. But before opening in a former space of one of the fallen, they might want to consider the history of these casualties. From bars to clubs, here are five venues the Magic City lost in 2018.
“I like to say hip-hop was born when I was in my mother’s womb,” Black Thought says by phone right before he and his band the Roots take the stage as house band for The Tonight Show. “I was born in October 1971. It was documented that August 1971 was when Kool Herc created the culture of hip-hop.”
On an ordinary fall afternoon in 1968, Clarence Reid was putting the finishing touches on “Don’t Make the Good Girls Go Bad,” the followup to his first R&B song, “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do [And Still Be a Lady].” “We had momentum with the previous hit,” recalls Willie Clarke, a Miami public schoolteacher…
G-Eazy, the Roots, Ty Dolla $ign, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, December 24 through 30.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
A lot of people complain about going out on New Year’s Eve in Miami. Traffic, ticket prices, and tourists all can sour an awesome evening fast. That’s why the most important decision you’ll make before the year is over is where you’ll celebrate the arrival of 2019. It…
If all you wanted for Christmas was a supersize lineup of EDM’s biggest heavy-hitters, Ultra Music Festival has granted your wish.
Of all the performers in RuPaul’s Drag Race “herstory,” South Florida’s Latrice Royale is arguably one of the most legendary. But if not for a dare from one of her friends, the world might never have met the vivacious superstar. Although Timothy Wilcots was born in California, it was the Sunshine State that birthed Latrice Royale.
The bloated list of artists headed to South Florida in 2019 is a testament to the progress made over the past few years in drawing talent to the region. Here’s a look at the most anticipated tours headed to South Florida in 2019.
Are you a 1-percenter looking for more creative ways to spend your money than lighting your cigars with hundred-dollar bills? Miami has a worldwide reputation as a place where ballers can blow their hard-earned cash (or inheritances) on partying. If you’re not of the retirement-plan philosophy and still use “YOLO” as a mantra, peruse this selection of New Year’s Eve parties with the most outrageous price tags.
