Joke’s on You — Darude’s “Sandstorm” Is Still Cool

Internet memes can change your life. One day you’re working at Subway, arguing with customers about the actual length of a footlong, and the next you’re a meme sensation. It only takes the right repost and a bit of Photoshop or video-editing skills to send you to superstardom. For Finnish DJ and producer Darude…

Five Miami Music Venues That Closed Too Soon

Miami’s music scene continues to grow and expand, with new venues opening and big-name artists making their South Florida debuts relatively regularly. But plenty of times through the years, local longtime music lovers’ hearts have been broken when their favorite stages have shuttered for good…

DB Cooper Is a Natural Fit in Miami

In 1972, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked an airplane, stole the 2018 equivalent of $1.2 million, and parachuted out midflight. In present-day Miami, DB Cooper is a Miami booty bass- and Florida breaks-influenced DJ. What they have in common, today’s Cooper explains, is their notoriety can be experienced…

Allapattah’s Knight-Funded Venue the Bridge to Hold Splashy Fundraiser

Nicole Martinez is a musician and owner of the Bridge, a venue and studio hive located on Allapattah’s growing NW Seventh Avenue near Wynwood. To celebrate winning a two-year 2016 Knight Arts Challenge Grant, Martinez is hosting Wet, a summer-survival party and fundraiser with water slides, floatie costume contests, live music, and other fun Sunday, September 2, at the Bridge.

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Dead at 76, Left a Piece of Her Legacy in Miami

Legendary soul singer and musician Aretha Franklin had a voice that seemed to belong to all of America. You’d be hard-pressed to name a voting-age citizen who doesn’t know her name. Most Americans recognize her uniquely powerful voice from the opening strains of “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” or any of her other hits, more than 100 of which reached the Billboard charts throughout her career.

These Four Bands Are Keeping the South Florida Jam Scene Alive

Miami’s music scene is a conglomerate of genres. Past the late-night dance clubs and dive bars lives a genre of music that was born in the ’60s. South Florida seems to be a destination for jam bands, and many have even set their roots here. The scene continues to thrive with events such as Jam Cruise, GroundUp Fest, and Wanee Festival and venues like the Funky Biscuit and the Fillmore. Here are some bands working hard to keep it alive.

Haute Tension Is on Track to Play 31 Consecutive Shows in Dade This Month

Though the name of Miami’s Haute Tension sounds like it might generate a taut, stressed-out vibe, the band formerly known as Mo’Booty actually makes chill, slow, surfy riffs stamped with deep and dreamy male vocals. There is, however, some tension in the noir sound that recalls long days spent sweating in the tropics, just waiting for something, some mystery requiring a deadpan voiceover, to happen.

Meet the Mexican Tech-House Duo Zombies in Miami

Zombies in Miami is a tech-house duo from Mexico that’s ready to devour the city.  Jenouise and Cani are two young and married musicians who became DJs after bonding over their passion for all things music. The couple grew up in a tiny state in Mexico called Aguascalientes and developed their…

Charli XCX Wants to Party With You This Weekend at Femmebot Fantasy

Charli XCX is the alt-pop star you dream of making your best friend. She’s insanely talented and cool, wears everything you wish you could commit to putting into your online cart, and makes certified, grade-A futuristic pop music that perfectly soundtracks Miami’s sweaty back-patio parties. Clutch the dream phone, angels. You can party with Charli XCX and Dorian Electra this weekend on 1306’s back patio during Femmebot Fantasy.

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

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…

Bound Brings Deep Feeling to Gramps

The Washington, D.C.-based group Bound, which is set to perform at Gramps August 22, shares thoughts on life’s tragedies and heartbreaks to give a self-reflecting and emotional experience through music.