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Coconut Groove Takes Over Fuller Street

Coconut Groove Takes Over Fuller Street

David Guetta Invites the World to Tune In

David Guetta Invites the World to Tune In

Ben Katzman's "Florida Man" Is an Ode to the Face-Eating Dark Side of the Sunshine State

By Olivia McAuley
Oct 15, 2019

Ben Katzman's Degreaser's "Florida Man" is an ode to the face-eating dark side of the Sunshine State.
Vans Taps Into Miami's Independent Music Scene With Concert Series the Spirit of DIY

By Catherine Toruño
Sep 19, 2019

The Spirit of DIY, a concert series launched by the skateboarding-shoe company Vans, celebrates the do-it-yourself hardcore punk movement that began in the late '70s. Popping up in South Africa, the United Kingdom and other European countries, and across the United States, the global initiative is set to land at Gramps September 28.
Wynwood Life Festival Returns With a Who’s Who of Local DJs, Art, and More

By Jesse Scott
Jan 17, 2019

What composes life in Wynwood? Art. Food. Fashion. Drinks. And music. So why don’t we have an annual festival that celebrates all these wonderful things and call it the Wynwood Life Festival? Perfecto! The Wynwood Life Festival is back for a seventh year, kicking off the afternoon of Friday,...
Permanent Vacation Block Party Spills Into the Streets of Coconut Grove

By Jesse Scott
Jan 7, 2019

A permanent vacation sure sounds nice. In most cases, it happens only to Mega Millions winners and trust fund babies. But in Coconut Grove, an all-new event — Permanent Vacation — is coming for everyone to experience. The beachy celebration, presenting some of the neighborhood’s...
Ticketmaster Makes Additional South Florida Shows Available for Vouchers

By David Rolland
Jul 17, 2018

If you bought tickets through Ticketmaster between October 21, 1999, and February 27, 2013, there's a good chance you are owed free tickets. As part of a settlement for the Schlesinger v. Ticketmaster class action lawsuit, Ticketmaster agreed to provide free vouchers and discount codes for select events...
Writers in the Round Gives Bar Nancy a Local Feel

By Christian Portilla
Jul 11, 2018

Miami has a new piece of Nashville, with Writers in the Round. The singer-songwriter event is held every second Wednesday of the month at Bar Nancy. Juan Turros, one of the founding members of local group Suénalo, was inspired after a trip to Nashville with his wife, Denise. The two...
Radio-Active Records Raises Funds for Immigrant Children Separated From Their Families

By Angel Melendez
Jun 1, 2018

Early last month, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it a federal offense for immigrants to cross the American border where there are no checkpoints. That order gives the United States government the authority to remove children from their parents — the accused criminals — and keep them detained in separate facilities.
DJ Misbehaviour Talks Spinning Vinyl and Challenging Audience Expectations

By Celia Almeida
Feb 8, 2018

DJ Misbehaviour has been DJing for 25 years. For the past six, she's been part of the Mobile Mondays collective, based out of New York. Every Monday night, DJs from the collective spin their favorite 45 records. Though DJs sometimes deviate from spinning 45s in particular, all participating DJs spin vinyl exclusively all night.
Phantom Drive Is Breakup Music for Tough Guys

By Abel Folgar
Jan 30, 2018

A recent meme popularized (maybe even created) by music writer Dan Ozzi poses as a multiple-choice survey. The query is as follows: "You’re a punk dude over 30. Choose your path: CrossFit, barbershop culture, craft beer, MMA, Facebook rants, enamel pins, Tinder creeping.” Funny and topical, sure, but also timely because it forces into perspective the aging environs of South Florida’s punk-rock third wave.
Bed Scene's Psychedelic Debut EP Is Here for Fans of Sub Pop Records and Foxygen

By Celia Almeida
Jan 30, 2018

The song is a harmonic blend of sun-kissed psychedelia, like a breezy day spent tripping on acid at the beach.
Claptone Brings House Music and Mystery to Corona Electric Beach

By David Rolland
Jan 10, 2018

Hidden behind a golden bird mask and white gloves, the DJ and producer known as Claptone is a mystery. Asked about the story behind the mask, the Berlin-based house-music savant remains coy.
Ten Best Free Parties During Art Basel Miami Beach 2017

By Jose D. Duran
Dec 5, 2017

What's keeping you at home during Miami Art Week? Is it that a lot of events are "by invitation only," and the thought of having to schmooze your way in seems exhausting? Or is it the exorbitant prices some venues are charging? That's why this week is so great. There's something for every...
Fillmore Miami Beach's Best Moments: Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Sting, and Chris Rock

By David Rolland
Nov 3, 2017

It has a long and storied history, first as Miami Beach Municipal Auditorium, then the Theater of Performing Arts, and later the Jackie Gleason Theater. But 2017 is the tenth year the building at 1700 Washington Ave. has been known as the Fillmore Miami Beach. To mark the occasion...
BassLine Brings Drum 'n' Bass Back to Miami

By David Rolland
Nov 1, 2017

One of John Gregory's great recent frustrations in life was that he couldn't find a drum 'n' bass night in Miami. "I'd been doing events all over South Florida and I found the last couple years there really wasn't anything I wanted to go to," the man who was in...
Dracula Uses One Guitar and Two Voices to Haunt With Intensity

By Liz Tracy
Aug 24, 2017

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...
Dashboard Confessional and the Mowgli's to Play Free Show at the Fillmore

By David Rolland
Aug 17, 2017

The Mowgli's, along with on-site activations that give fans a chance to interact with the newest Ford vehicles". Signing up for the show also gives you opportunities to win free travel and even, potentially, a new car.
Overtown Music Festival Returns Saturday With CeeLo Green and Keyshia Cole

By Jonathan Kendall
Jul 14, 2017

The Cirque du Trump and rain, rain, rain might be hard to ignore, but there's some actual entertainment coming to Miami this weekend. The highly anticipated Overtown Music & Arts Festival, which attracted more than 9,000 people last year, returns Saturday, July 15.
PAXy Kicks Off Monday-Morning Concert Series at Government Center Metrorail Station

By Celia Almeida
Jun 30, 2017

Local nonprofit PAXy brings Wake Up Miami! performances to the Government Center station Monday mornings from July through December.
Edan Archer Conquered Her Fear of Flying by Performing on a Moving Plane

By Celia Almeida
Jun 7, 2017

South Florida alt-country singer-songwriter Edan Archer played Southwest Airlines' Live at 35 concert series at 35,000 feet in the air.
Seafoam Walls Talk Forthcoming Album Ahead of Tonight's Show at Bardot

By Jessica Gibbs
May 24, 2017

Mellow soundscapes, balmy breezes, and scenic routes make an unpleasant commute bearable. Luckily, Miami supplies all three. Seafoam Walls' lo-fi, bedroom-produced tracks bring comfort and ease to the Magic City. Turn this music up and let it melt the speakers. It's that good.

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