On its first major tour, Chicago’s Mirror Mirror will be bringing some mellower metal to Miami. “We call it melodic metal core,” says singer Brandon Butler of his band’s style, which combines moments of slower, softer singing backed by more soothing guitar chords with harder and heavier musical breaks. “We…
RBD’s bandmates began as stars on the Mexican teen soap opera Rebelde before releasing their debut of the same title. The album went platinum, with more than 500,000 sales in the country. Nuestro Amor, their second album, sold 127,000 units in seven hours. Suffice it to say, these guys are…
You can imagine how seriously Demonic Domain’s songwriter/guitarist takes his death-metal band when you find out his name is D. Mon. But maybe, as a member of a barely two-year-old group with street teams in most major cities, he has the right to. “We’re kind of amazed at the attention…
Few musicians create such universal music as does Kenny Garrett. Throughout a nearly 30-year career, multi-Grammy nominee and alto saxophonist Garrett has performed with jazz greats like Miles Davis and Art Blakey, as well as rockers Sting and Peter Gabriel. Garrett’s spin on jazz has allowed him to work in…
After two years of attending Miami Sunset Senior High School, Jordan Davis dropped out to make music. Two years later, he has nine hip-hop albums and his own record label, and, oh yeah, he’s in college. A Magic City native now living in West Kendall, Davis recorded and produced his…
In a city with countless club DJs blasting electronic music, it is fitting for one of them to host the premiere of a documentary about that musical genre — and follow it with a party featuring DJs and electronic performances, of course. Darkbeat: An Electro World Voyage, a 60-minute doc…
Once a band has had a song featured on a Mexican soap opera, it’s fair to say the group has accomplished all it could ever hope for. Which is why it’s nice that Latin pop duo Sin Bandera is still touring. Performing at the Jackie Gleason Theater on its Mañana…
When you describe your music as belonging to the genre “hybrid electronics,” it should come as no surprise that people won’t know what the hell you’re talking about. But that hasn’t stopped Lacedmilk label founder and electronic artist Rudy Gonzalez from compiling an extensive list of artists from all over…
When the Berlin Wall came down, Paul Van Dyk wasted no time launching his musical career. Named “America’s Favorite DJ” in 2004 by BPM Magazine, Van Dyk grew up in East Germany listening to the Smiths and New Order on the radio before hearing techno at home after Germany’s reunification…
When it’s this hot outside, you really can’t ask for more than a free indoor music festival, even if it has a name you can’t actually pronounce. Fête de la Musique returns to downtown Miami to celebrate the summer solstice with another day filled with exotic music. This year’s festival…
Sunshine Blues Fest? The words sunshine and blues may seem strange together, but the juxtaposition will hardly matter when gold recording artist Clarence Carter performs. Renowned for songs like “Sixty Minute Man” and “Strokin’,” Carter, who was born blind in Alabama, has fused traditional blues style with his Southern upbringing…
Before 2005, not many people knew who Bebe was, possibly because her creative, flamenco-pop-punk debut Pafuera Telarañas hadn’t yet been released in America, but most likely because she hadn’t yet received five Latin Grammy nominations. Winning for Best New Artist, this Latin singer has come a long way since she…
Originally from Kansas, Mia Vassilev plays a much meaner piano than Dorothy ever did. Vassilev is a classical pianist who, in addition to performing in her hometown, has played concerts in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas. Her renditions have been broadcast on Bulgaria’s Classical Radio Network, and she has performed for…
When a band’s name means “sound mixture,” you know you’re about to hear something deliberately style-bending. Sonido Batido has been performing in Miami since 2003, when it began building a reputation for making extreme live-music mashups work out okay. In the past, the band members used organs, trumpets, and traditional…
Looking for an excuse to wear a costume before October? This one’s for you. The Junina Festival is an annual family-oriented Brazilian event featuring traditional food, music, games, and garb. Popular getups include men dressing as farm boys and sporting suspenders and straw hats, and women as farm girls with…
When piano store owners place curtains over their merchandise, it usually means bad news for musicians. However, with Coral Gables’ Piano Music Center, it just means the show is about to begin. “We curtain off areas so people don’t feel intimidated to shop,” says store owner Rick Malinowski. With the…
To kick off the summer properly, Coral Gables Congregational Church (CGCC) is pushing nightly bingo aside for bigger and better things. Beginning June 1, CGCC, through its Community Arts Program (CAP), will hold a series of jazz concerts every Thursday, including performances by the two-time Grammy-nominated jazz singer Karrin Allyson…
What moves you? According to Scion, the answer is art workshops and DJ sets at a converted gallery space in South Beach. Hosted by Scion and Neverstop, What Moves You Miami is a three-week-long series of workshops and entertainment focused on teaching aspiring artists how to develop their art. The…
Roy Haynes, born in Boston in 1925, is one of the most recorded jazz drummers in history and has been a major name in the jazz world for half a century. His early work was with the Sabby Lewis big band, Frankie Newton, and Luis Russell in the late Forties…
