The Top Ten Women Performing at III Points 2019

III Points has always played outside of the traditional music festival rulebook. One way the fest has broken the mold throughout its half-decade in existence is by conscientiously booking artists who typically get shut out of festival lineups: namely, local acts, women, and gender-nonconforming performers.

For Beach House’s Victoria Legrand, Music Is the Antidote to Technology

In today’s world of status updates, fake news, and follower counts, it’s easy to blur the boundaries of truth and illusion. We draw battle lines in the digital sand, but it’s our relationship with ourselves that often takes the hardest hits. “Whether it’s reading the news or being on Facebook…

Compton Rapper Buddy Brings “All the Good Vibes”

Earlier this year, J. Cole and his label Dreamville embarked on a project more than a decade in the making: “Revenge of the Dreamers III.” Conceived as a recording session for the ages, it would bring together a who’s who of hip-hop producers, rappers, singers, and other creatives in a studio in Atlanta…

After 15 Years, Brazilian Supergroup Tribalistas Embarks on Its First Tour

Brazil’s Tribalistas released their self-titled debut album in 2002. It garnered worldwide recognition and a Latin Grammy for Best Pop Album in Portuguese. Due to the busy schedules of the three artists, each managing a successful solo music career, there were no shows, tours, or even interviews following the release of their first album…

Get Lost Miami Returns With Chris Liebing, Tiga, Claude VonStroke

Miami Music Week is right around the corner, and one of its biggest parties has announced its return in a big way. Some of the biggest names in electronic music — Claude VonStroke, Tiga, Chris Liebing, and others — will perform at Damian Lazarus’ Get Lost Miami, which annually returns…

Bloodshot Bill Keeps Rockabilly Alive

In a city filled with the constant drone of drum ‘n’ bass, Miami needs artists like Bloodshot Bill and his slicked-back hair to remind us what rock ‘n’ roll is all about. The Canadian one-man band has been releasing albums, EPs, and splits nonstop while constantly touring North America (though a weird issue in 2006 at the U.S.-Canada border got him banned from the States for five years).

Tame Impala Makes Its Miami Debut May 7

Tame Impala, the project led by Aussie musician Kevin Parker, hasn’t released an album since 2015’s “Currents,” yet the band remains a favorite, especially among music festival-goers. Leaning heavily into its psych-rock sound, Tame Impala has effectively become the Pink Floyd for the millennial set. The band’s devout following is so massive…

The Queen of Disco, Gloria Gaynor, Performed My Nightlife Baptism

December 31, 1996, was a typically cold New Year’s Eve in Times Square. My friends and I were trapped in that glittery and dismal landscape while waiting for the ball to drop. As a teenager from Miami, I was dressed incredibly inappropriately in thin pants, slip-ons, and a borrowed coat…