Music

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…

Marilyn Manson. The name is as much a dichotomy as the character. It’s half sweet and sexy Marilyn Monroe, half crazed, bloodthirsty Charles Manson. Marilyn Manson is edgy, groundbreaking, talented, and, some might even say, sensitive. He can also be threatening, violent, and unpredictable. Fans revere him; the religious right reviles him.

For a band that began in 1992 with members aged 6, 8, and 11, Hanson has always been wise beyond its years. As an 8-year-old fan at the time — and, admittedly, until this interview — I had never really stopped to analyze their music lyrically. But Hanson has an old soul, one that has always manifested in the group’s music.

Juliet Budet is enjoying the warm weather in her hometown in Brittany, located on the northwest coast of France, which is usually cool even throughout the summer thanks to its maritime climate. “We are having an Indian summer. It’s really nice,” Budet says over the phone. But soon she’ll leave…

Despite seemingly unbridgeable gaps between races and genders and political parties, Franti says the real battle is the personal tug-of-war between cynicism and optimism.