Concerts

Alternative R&B may not be mainstream but DVWEZ plans to keep her sound unique and break through mainstream radio regardless.

So many choices!

Rolling Loud adds more local and rising underground talent than in years past.

Tomorrow night, the Destiny Inn will open for business. More of an idea and an ethos than a location, the Destiny Inn — summoned in spirit by Floyd’s new monthly Thursday-night party, Live at the Destiny Inn — will offer an alternative to traditional Miami-nightlife fare, occupying a deliberately hazy middle ground between pulse-pounding techno thrills and the lull of ambient works.

What’s it like being sandwiched between Eminem and Portugal. The Man? Not too many people can answer that question, but Odesza has lived the experience. For two weekends in April, the Bellingham, Washington-bred electronic duo of Harrison Mills (AKA Catacombkid) and Clay Knight (AKA BeachesBeaches) shared the biggest stage at…

It’s been quite a year for Chris Carrabba. In February, his band Dashboard Confessional released its first album in nearly nine years, Crooked Shadows. It’s everything you’d imagine from a reemerged Dashboard. There are hints of romance, reflection, and classic angst, all conveyed in a slightly poppier and more modernized style than he’s employed in past work.

Miami’s sunshine and swaying palm fronds are intoxicating. South Beach’s seductive ways convince its tricks — uh, visitors — that renting a Lamborghini is a good idea. Upside-down Corona bottles in margaritas lure prey to pimps, hoes, and blow black holes. Even Ellen Allien has considered its advances. She was so drunk…

SunFest, founded in 1982, always feels like an exchange of bodies, a passing of the baton among the elderly, the almost-old, and the young-enough-to-still-get-ID’ed. Last Thursday evening saw a trio of artists that appealed to Generations X, Y, and Z. Billy Idol, one of the first pop punks and early music-video stars,…

For Bay Area rapper Saweetie, trash beats and subpar flows were not an option. She’s too Icy.

Miami’s premier hip-hop festival will roll into a new location at Hard Rock Stadium this week after ditching Bayfront Park. Cardi B will no longer headline this year’s Rolling Loud Festival as she awaits the arrival of Baby Bardi, but Offset will hit the stage with his Migos mates, along with headliners J. Cole, Travis Scott, and Future.

“Two more spine injections and then I’m free.” That is not a text a writer typically receives before interviewing a musician, but there’s nothing illicit about the message. The man sending it is Dr. Jay Kuchera. He plays guitar for the blues-jam-rock-bluegrass-melding band the String Assassins, which will rock the Ford Stage at SunFest this Saturday, May 5.

Attention: Dan Campbell is making his return. No, Dolphins fans, not that Dan Campbell — the interim Fins coach in 2015. It’s Dan Campbell the lead singer of the Philly-bred pop-punk outfit the Wonder Years. The band — also featuring guitarists Matt Brasch and Casey Cavaliere, bassist Josh Martin, drummer Mike Kennedy, and guitarist/keyboardist Nick Steinborn — will play Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale May 12.

Sevyn streeter talks songwriting, depression, and being well rounded.

What you need to see at the nation’s largest hip-hop festival.

Sango uses change to his advantage to create a new wave in DJing

It’s a great week for rock ‘n’ roll fans in Miami. Queens of the Stone Age will hit Bayfront Park Tuesday night, and local heavyweights Viniloversus, Heavy Drag, and SunGhosts will play at venues around town this week. But it can’t all be good news. Bhad Bhabie — AKA the “Cash Me Ousside” girl — somehow milked her 15 minutes of talk-show fame into a show at the Hangar. If you’re paying for that one, it’s on you.

As the world’s premier cultural destination, there’s never been more to do in New York City than there is today. Having completed its transformation into a safer, cleaner, and friendlier metropolitan hub, the Big Apple now holds more cultural sights than seem reasonably possible.

Samir LanGus vividly recalls the traveling Gnawa musicians who passed through his village. As a child growing up in Morocco, he was entranced by their music and would follow them wherever they went. His mom would frantically look for him, knowing of his tendency to be almost literally carried away…

Bhad Bhabie is back in the news. You know, the “Cash Me Ousside” girl? Danielle Bregoli? Yeah, we have to call her Bhad Bhabie now. It’s her rap name. She’s a rapper. She’s gonna do a concert at the Hangar May 4. Anyway, she’s back in the news for several reasons.

My Favorite Robot, along with Ivan Smagghe, visits Miami April 28 on a tour stop at Cafeina Wynwood.

The Soft Moon began as a way for Luis Vasquez to channel his innermost anxieties and fears into something positive.

Many students of hip-hop consider Ras Kass one of the most lyrically gifted and intellectually challenging rappers of all time. Never heard of him? Well, his career-long refusal to operate within music industry paradigms probably explains why he isn’t a household name like Tupac or Snoop Dogg.