It’s easy to overlook the artistic contributions of women in one’s own community. Miami is stacked with talented songwriters, singers, and musicians. Here’s a rundown of some of the city’s most impressive musos, including Native Youth, Michelle Grand of Ex Norwegian, Megan Morrison, Dama Vicke, and Savannah Cristina.
Few acts last as long as the indie-pop band Spoon has been around. The group, led by singer and lead songwriter Britt Daniel, formed 25 years ago in Austin, Texas, before the music business was thrown into an internet-induced death spiral. Though the bandmates have weathered the changing tides of…
In three short years, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival has become the top destination gathering of its type not only in South Florida but also in the state. As evidenced by its ability to draw contemporary headliner heavyweights such as Kendrick Lamar (year one) and Solange (year two), alongside after-hours favorites like Bassnectar, its strength is clearly in attracting a wide range of music fans.
More than a decade after singer Chris Daughtry’s stint on American Idol, his band Daughtry is back and going strong with a new album and tour. DMX returns to Miami at the Watsco Center, and the indie-pop rockers of Spoon makes a long-awaited stop in South Florida.
It’s officially Women’s History Month, and in addition to the mainstay weekly events Miami offers, plenty of panel discussions and exhibits this week shine a light on the accomplishments of the powerful, capable women in our midst and throughout history.
It’s a big weekend for music in Florida, and not just because of the highly anticipated return of the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. Music fans around the state are packed up and ready for a weekend of camping and dancing to the sounds of Arcade Fire, Snoop Dogg, Travis Scott, and Bassnectar.
Guitarist and bandleader Jimmy Vivino talks about his work with the Fab Faux during a break from his late-night show duties while Conan O’Brien filmed an upcoming special episode in Italy.
Just days after Revolution Live hosted a benefit concert for the families of the 17 people killed in this month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, AEG Presents and the City of Pompano Beach have announced another fundraiser. Members of New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, and Yellowcard will take the Pompano Beach Amphitheater stage May 16. Proceeds from all ticket sales, concessions, silent auctions, and sponsorships will go to the Broward Education Foundation, which will distribute funds to the families of those killed or injured in the shooting.
Indie retro pop duo Juliette Davis and Joachim Polack, known together as Pearl & the Oysters, first began making music together as university students studying musicology in Paris. The French capital has long been romanticized as an artists’ mecca, but Davis dreamed of moving stateside to create music in another…
When Striking Matches take the stage at Revolution Live in support of American Idol winner Phillip Phillips this Saturday, the bandmates’ faces will likely be new to most of the crowd. But if the audience is familiar with the music of the hit TV show Nashville, they might already be fans.
Latin Grammy winner Vicente García was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, but as a teenager he was better versed in the music of Deftones and Rage Against the Machine than the Caribbean rhythms that earned him three Latin Grammys, including Best New Artist, last year.
Fan favorites such as Willie Nelson and Flogging Molly will soon make their way to South Florida, but the week’s biggest music story is the return of Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, with headliners Arcade Fire, Bassnectar, Halsey, and Travis Scott. Will you be one of the thousands flocking to camp out for a weekend of nothing but music? Regardless, there are still plenty of shows to check out, including Fleet Foxes at the Fillmore.
From screenings of Moonlight, The Fate of Carbon, and Operation Pedro Pan to Miami Gras, TransCon, and Road to Afro Roots Festival performances, here’s a look at the best free events happening in Miami this week.
He’s the only member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame from Miami. He marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and often sang at his rallies. And last year, he performed “America the Beautiful” at President Donald Trump’s inaugural concert. Now, HistoryMiami has given Sam Moore, of the famed soul duo Sam & Dave, his own exhibit in his hometown.
It’s only February, but Miami is quickly heating up. Your best bet this weekend is to stay on the beach for the seventh-annual Virginia Key Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance. This year’s performers include New York’s Big Mean Sound Machine as well as longtime local favorites such as Locos por Juana, Elastic Bond, and Afrobeta.
A new week means another onslaught of must-see concerts in South Florida, ranging from the likes of the queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blige, to neo-R&B project Rhye and L.A. roots rockers Los Lobos. Ja Rule and Ashanti bring early-2000s nostalgia to the James L. Knight Center, and warrior phoenix Kesha returns to the stage at E11even after her defiant Grammy performance last month.
Now that Valentine’s Day has come and gone, you might be holding tight to your cash this week after getting your significant other that special something. But there’s no need to become a hermit: Plenty of exciting free events are happening in the Magic City this week.
The Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Black Panther African-Themed Adult Prom, Gay8 Festival, Locos por Marley, and other can’t-miss events in Miami this weekend.
Miami soul singer Timmy Thomas remembers the first time he heard his Vietnam-era peace plea “Why Can’t We Live Together” on the radio. “I stopped on the side of the street just to listen to it,” he recalls. That was 1972. Forty-three years later came “Hotline Bling” by Drake.
At a time when women’s voices are being heard more loudly than they have in decades, Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest is giving female artists an equal platform onstage. This year’s lineup includes performers ranging from Chaka Khan to Salt-N-Pepa.
Can you still have fun at Gramps if all the drinks are nonalcoholic? For Camila Cabello fans gathered at the popular Wynwood bar this past Sunday afternoon, the answer was a resounding yes.
There’s a classic Chapelle’s Show sketch in which Dave Chappelle and John Mayer enter a barbershop to “study” the effects of certain music and rhythms on black and Latino people. Electric guitar solos do nothing for anyone in the room, a steady drumbeat from Questlove automatically elicits rap freestyles, and electric piano gets all the Latino folks dancing.
