Director Andreas Neumann’s latest documentary, American Valhalla, chronicles the secret collaboration between Iggy Pop and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age on the 2016 album Post Pop Depression. Wednesday night, Iggy and Sweat Records founder Lauren “Lolo” Reskin found a common mission at the film’s Miami premiere at O Cinema Miami Beach.
Last year, Gaby Guerrero put herself on the map of Miami’s underground R&B scene with her EP Polarized. This year, she’s channeling the likes of Solange, FKA Twigs, and early Sia on her longer and more mature EP, Second Chances.
If you had to take a stab at what side of the political line Kip Moore falls on, you might guess the one that wears red trucker hats with “Make America Great Again” stitched on them. After all, this is the singer and co-writer of Top 10 country songs with titles like “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” “Beer Money,” and “Hey Pretty Girl.”
Paramore understands that the artists who stand the test of time are the shape-shifters.
Shortly after adding a whole bunch of artists to its lineup already overstuffed with talent, III Points has announced a limited supply of single-day tickets. As of at 10 a.m. today, August 29, the festival is selling one-day passes for $99 plus tax.
Chris Martin is a ham. Fans have long known this. Like his fellow Brit, the knighted bassist of history’s most famous and fab band, Martin is a crowd pleaser. He asks the road crew to turn the house lights up to “get a good look” at everyone in the crowd, has the cameramen pan to every single section of Hard Rock Stadium, and repeatedly thanks the audience for braving rain, traffic, and the impending buzzkill of a Tuesday morning to come out to his band’s concert.
Did you spend all of your money on a vacation getaway this summer? Perhaps that wasn’t the best idea because you already live in paradise. If that’s the case, though, you’ll probably want to scrounge up some more cash to catch some of the concerts coming to South Florida in the remaining four months of 2017.
Tonight Coldplay will fill Hard Rock Stadium with thousands of attendees eager to hear Chris Martin’s voice belt out hits like “Yellow” and “Adventure of a Lifetime.” But some fans experienced that excitement early, in a far more intimate venue, when Martin joined Coldplay opening act Izzy Bizu onstage at the Wynwood Yard last night.
He’s the greatest living rapper, but he’s never seemed more miserable.
The notion that Miami is dead in the summer certainly certainly doesn’t apply to this week. There’s everything from major concert tours to album-listening parties. For those who like to sing along with an arena-size crowd, don’t miss Coldplay at Hard Rock Stadium Monday…
One day, 20 years from now, the opening guitar notes of “Despacito” will evoke equal amounts of nostalgia and revulsion — just like its commercially successful predecessor, “Macarena.” Let us explain.
English electronic duo AlunaGeorge is composed of two distinct people, but — no disrespect to producer George Reid — it is the band’s vocalist and frontwoman, Aluna Francis, who is decidedly more charismatic.
As if you didn’t have enough to do for Art Basel 2017, there’s now a new music festival coming to Miami the same week. Off Weekend will take over the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park December 9 and 10.
With Gorillaz, the XX, Nicolas Jaar, and Richie Hawtin already on III Points’ 2017 lineup, you’d think the festival would be done adding big names. Well, you’d be wrong. Festival organizers have announced Swedish producer Jonas Rathsman, German multi-instrumentalist Monolink, British indie-rock outfit Pumarosa, and Colombian DJ Julio Victoria…
In conversation, Zachary “Hooks” Rapp-Rovan is modest about his success. As one-half of Zeds Dead, he and creative partner Dylan Mamid (DC) have built a veritable EDM empire that has allowed them to travel the world, command an army of adoring fans, and collaborate with some of their musical heroes. If any of this has fazed Hooks, it doesn’t show. Beyond the joy of making music for a living, Hooks and DC seem to relish the opportunity to share their passion — rather than just their work — with followers.
The duo Dracula’s name doesn’t just reference a bloodthirsty Transylvanian vampire. It also represents the subtler Bram Stoker depiction of the lonely and lovesick Count. The only instruments they use are one nylon acoustic guitar and two distinctively gorgeous voices. Spanish and English songs are tightly woven into a tapestry of quiet intensity…
Maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that the indie rock greats, Modest Mouse, have become obsessed with the Sunshine State. Their mastermind, Issac Brock, has found lyrical inspiration in subjects as varied as Charles Bukowski and math equations. But even for a lover of geography who hollered out the names of…
Latin trap is getting its time to shine in Miami. Most recently, Farruko, a Puerto Rican artist, hosted a leg of his TrapXFicante tour at the James L. Knight Center with a lineup of artists making special appearances, including Lary Over, Jacob Forever, Yandel, Justin Quiles, Ñengo Flow, and Tory Lanez.
When you think of Amy Winehouse, you probably think of the Motown influence found on her biggest hit, “Rehab.” You might not guess that Miami played a role in Winehouse’s sound. But a massive portion of the music she released in her much too brief life was recorded in the Magic City, because Winehouse’s label paired her with local producer Salaam Remi.
Audiojack will bring its latest work to Trade this Friday, August 25. A remix of Kerri Chandler’s “Six Pianos” and a few originals from the duo’s new EP will be in the mix. Their sets are a deviation from the world’s love affair with flat techno. The set, they say, will offer peaks, valleys, melody, soul, and storytelling.
People don’t typically think of cityscapes or any place near concrete buildings as the ideal setting for a music festival, but in many ways Miami is the optimal locale to host a gathering of music and art freaks. The Magic City boasts plenty of event spaces and venues, such as Mana Wynwood and the North Beach Bandshell, that have become go-to spots for festivals both large and small.
Fresh off a successful spring tour for their recently released album, Lost in Magic City, Miami’s Deaf Poets are not content to sit around. They’re gassing up and hitting the road once again to shatter a few eardrums around the rest of Florida, and they’re taking some hometown friends with…
