It already feels like the dog days of summer, but you wouldn’t know that by the amount of music packed into the week. Tuesday, the California rockers of Rooney will bring plenty of West Coast vibes to Gramps. Thursday, Lower Dens, along with Ex Reyes and Nick León, will headline Red Bull Sound Select’s last Miami concert at 1306.
This past Friday, the same day it was announced Metallica scored its 12th number one album on the Billboard charts with last year’s platinum-selling Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, the L.A.-based four-piece brought its spectacle of a show to Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium that was as impressive as the fact that people still buy albums versus simply streaming.
McCartney’s electrifying stage presence and willingness to please made his Miami show a hit.
Backstage at the American Airlines Arena just hours before Paul McCartney is set to arrive for a soundcheck, LeRoy Bennett is previewing the show’s special effects before Friday’s performance. The unassuming 61-year-old with a shaven head and thick-rimmed glasses wears an all-black ensemble that would fry him in the harsh Florida sun.
For the third year in a row, MegaRumba will have a new home, and it’s all because of you. The one-day music festival, originally created to celebrate Colombian independence, will now be hosted by Mana Wynwood. The primary catalyst for the change of venue? Fan complaints. One of the main…
After 21 years as South Beach’s most dependable spot for a dance and a drink, Jazid has declared Monday, July 10, will be the last day of business. The bar at 1342 Washington Ave. was among South Beach’s longest-running nightclubs, having opened its doors in 1996. The sale of the location has been finalized, and all that’s left is to say goodbye this weekend.
Cuban exiles in Miami’s Little Havana meet at the club Hoy Como Ayer — or “Today Like Yesterday” — to reminisce about the good old days. The place is dark and intimate. Mojitos flow as people enjoy quality live music. It’s Old Havana-style, classy, with photos of Cuban stars cramming every inch of wall space.
Brian Shimkovitz, one of the world’s foremost scholars and treasure hunters of West African popular music, will DJ at Gramps July 9.
Andy Rourke is mild-mannered and soft-spoken, with glints and glimmers of a recognizably British sense of humor peeking through. The Manchester native is one-fourth of the original lineup of the Smiths, the legendary 1980s British rock band. He will play a DJ set at Churchill’s Pub for the Kitchen Club, Miami’s long-running goth and New Wave night, hosted this Saturday by Notorious Nastie.
Over the past ten years, STRFKR’s Josh Hodges has subtly fostered a cult following, but it’s unclear whether this was deliberate. In 2008, Hodges began what was then known as Starfucker in Portland, Oregon. He intended it to be a fun, loose, creative outlet removed from the more serious stylings of his band Sexton Blake.
It’s the day after the Fourth of July, and we hope your eardrums are still intact after all the fireworks. From punk to reggae, salsa, and jazz, we’re here to take you on a journey of sonic delight seven days a week. Check out our guide to live music in Miami:
Borne of necessity and honed in darkness, Ether’s sophomore release, There Is Nothing Left for Me Here, is a logical progression for a five-year-old band that formed with feet firmly planted. Citing personal turmoil, change, and introspection, the band is set to release the album July 7 and support it with a monthlong tour.
Cultural icons never die. As generation after generation outgrows teenybopper fixations and digs deeper into record store bins, the timeless work of beloved artists is renewed era after era and time after time. But immortality comes at a cost, and its price is often caricature. Prince’s death and the subsequent outpouring of tribute showed us that the seminal genius of a generation, who spent decades bending genres in the studio, in the end became frozen in amber as the Purple One in a studded latex jacket and ruffled shirt.
By some quirk of the calendar, the architects of two of rock’s greatest bands will perform in Miami the same week. July 7, we get former Beatle Paul McCartney, and six days later, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd arrives. As one rock legend after another slips from this mortal coil, these are must-attend shows.
Last week, the French New Wave and modern-day Miami came together in a delightful way in the new Arcade Fire music video for the band’s latest single, “Signs of Life.” Directors Jillian Mayer and Lucas Leyva, whose names pop up alongside the band’s name at the beginning of the video, deliver a work that’s uniquely Miami…
The Lauderhill rapper ended a national tour with a ridiculous, chaotic homecoming show.
It’s Independence Day week, and Miami’s music calendar is loaded. Today, Electric Karnival promises to bring Caribbean riddims and electronic beats together with a lineup that includes Walshy Fire, Bunji Garlin, Brenmar, Ape Drums, and many others. Tonight, Heart and Space will go head-to-head with sets by Chus & Ceballos and Sasha, respectively.
The video follows a team of “paranormal investigators in love” on a trip through the Magic City.
Local nonprofit PAXy brings Wake Up Miami! performances to the Government Center station Monday mornings from July through December.
Robert Schwartzman’s sun-dappled indie-rock band returns with a new lineup and the same West Coast sound.
In an era of shrinking dance floors and boring beats, this local party gives the club back to the dancers.
The sludge-metal pioneer kicks off a new era of recording and live performances at Gramps in Wynwood.
