The Best Concerts in Miami This Week, August 21-27

It feels like it was only yesterday that Mary J. Blige was singing about “no more drama.” What happened? Since January, the headlines have been nothing but drama. Perhaps Blige will remind everyone there is no need for “hateration, holleration in this dancerie” when she takes the stage at…

The Members of Social Distortion Are Punk Rock’s Greatest Storytellers

Started in Southern California in 1978 by a teenaged Mike Ness, Social Distortion was inspired by the Sex Pistols and the Rolling Stones. Listen to the band’s catalog of seven albums, released sporadically over the past 34 years, and you’ll hear the rebellious spirit of those influences. But lyrically, Social Distortion takes an approach that’s different from that of those two British acts.

The Ten Best Labor Day Weekend Parties in Miami

Labor Day Weekend is fast approaching. Bid adieu to summer, unofficially anyway, and celebrate the holiday with a jam-packed weekend of events that’ll make your return to work the Tuesday after Labor Day nearly impossible.

The Best Places to Party in Miami Every Night of the Week

Miami is synonymous with nightlife, and partying is in our DNA. This city breeds night-crawlers, and 2 a.m. last call is a foreign concept. On any given night, you’re guaranteed to find a party. The options seem endless. But what fetes stand above the rest? We factored in cover charges, drink specials, musical styles, and vibes to determine the best party in Miami every night of the week.

The Kitchen Club Celebrates 29 Years as Miami’s Goth-Music Haven

Florida is the Sunshine State, but its southern tip has continually proven to be a hive for the dark and morbid. Despite all of the palm trees, shimmering sands, and omnipresent heat of the sun, goth culture has long pervaded Miami in a manner more befitting a depressed English seaside town in the ’80s.

Luisa Maria Güell Premieres Her Latest Album, Tu Canción

There is no denying Luisa Maria Güell has an angelic voice. Singing mainly love songs, often backed by the drama of a big-band sound, she is an idol among Spanish speakers. Her back catalogue shows a diverse spectrum of influences, from tango to country and western all the way through…

The Best Concerts in Miami This Week, August 14-20

This week’s music offerings are strong from the get-go with J. Cole working out at the AAA. Wednesday, it’s Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows at Coral Sky Amphitheatre. And if you have a need for that Latin thing, Los Amigos Invisibles will play the Flamingo Theater in Brickell Saturday. Hot is right!

156’s Adel Souto Uses Human Bones to Make Music

Miami-based artist and musician Adel Souto has been toiling away in different forms of artistic expression the last few decades while fine-tuning his industrial leanings through his band, 156. “In 2012, I was managing a tattoo studio in Manhattan, and there were a lot of bones around, as decorative curios,”…