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  The Galactic Effect's Bill Le Releases Song for Friend Who Committed Suicide

  August 14 at 9:58 a.m.

  Beginning in his teen years, musician Bill Le, AKA the Galactic Effect, always had his best friend, Adrian Barona, to ground him. The two even dropped out of high school to live and record music together. They played shows together, shared instruments, and jammed together. Over the years, they lost touch...

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  Twenty-One Years Later, Umphrey's McGee Is Still Going Strong

  August 14 at 9:26 a.m.

  It's a point of pride for the jam band Umphrey's McGee that in this, its 21st year of existence, it released not one, but two new records: It's Not Us and It's You. "It's great we can show people that 20 years into the band, we're not rehashing old music," keyboardist and singer Joel Cummins says...

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  Coral Morphologic Teams Up With Animal Collective on Tangerine Reef

  August 13 at 8:35 a.m.

  Coral Morphologic’s Miami studio is home to the fluorescent corals and alien-like creatures featured on the audiovisual album Tangerine Reef, which commemorates the 2018 International Year of the Reef.

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  Natalia Sylvester on Her Novel Everyone Knows You Go Home: "Joy Is Also an Act of Resistance"

  August 13 at 8:30 a.m.

  Novelist Natalia Sylvester's novel "Everyone Knows You Go Home" explores the trauma and joys of an immigrant family living in the United States. Sylvester is the artist in residence at the Betsy Hotel's residency program the Writer's Room.

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  Dragon Fox Hits the Sweet Spot Between Pop and Cerebral Music

  August 9 at 8:30 a.m.

  Miami singer/songwriter Gabriela Sotomayor has music in her DNA. This daughter of a Nicaraguan vocalist and a deep-house DJ has been singing and writing for as long as she can remember. With the release this year of her debut EP, Daytime Odyssey (produced by her friend E Ric), Gabriela has...

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  Bomba Estéreo Channels Divine Feminine Energy and Changing Perceptions

  August 9 at 8:25 a.m.

  Li Saumet and Simón Mejía of Bomba Estéreo will bring their signature electro-tropical sound to the Fillmore on Saturday, August 11. The Colombians, known for their eclectic style and expressive political lyrics, are fresh off the European leg of their tour, which is called Jungla. The band has evolved by staying...