Frost Chopin Festival Returns to Honor a Complicated Classical Hero

The first Frost Chopin Festival and Academy in Miami celebrated the work of Polish composer and pianist Frédérick Chopin (1810-1849) with a week of waltzes, mazurkas, nocturnes, etudes, sonatas and polonaises. With the festival’s second edition about to begin (June 23-July 2), few can argue against the enduring appeal of…

Miami Sludge Pioneer Cavity A.D. Is Here to Stay

Like many of us, Daniel Gorostiaga gleams when recalling his formative years. Or maybe in his case it’s a sludgy gleam. In the early ’90s, when he cofounded the sludge-metal band Cavity, he thought Miami’s music scene was at a high point.

Eliane Elias Leads a Talented Lineup at the Miami Beachtone Jazz Festival

Since jazz lost its place to rock ’n’ roll as the dance music of the day, oh, about 60 years ago, presenting it has become as much an art as a business. And with Miami’s privileged location, regular influx of tourists, diverse population, and plentiful attractions, few places offer the tantalizing opportunities and steep challenges for jazz artists and promoters as the Magic City.

Make Music Miami Stages a Free Concert Takeover of South Florida

On a typical day, blaring car horns and chattering pedestrians compose much of the soundscape in Miami-Dade County. On the Summer Solstice, however, residents and visitors can hear new tunes and melodies on the streets of Miami Beach, Kendall, and most other cities and neighborhoods south of the Broward County line.

The Age of Team-Up Tours: Why Coheadlining Concerts Are Becoming More Common

n recent years, there’s one type of show that’s become practically unavoidable for concertgoers: the co-headlining tour. What was once a particularly rare practice among established acts has become one of the most common trends in live music, with team-up tours commanding summer rosters at venues around the country. South Florida alone has dozens of these shows slated for the next few months, from Korn & Alice in Chains to Beck & Cage the Elephant.

The Stoner-Metal Icons of Sleep Are Set to Play the Ground Miami

Things are about to get a whole lot louder and hazier in Miami. The California stoner-doom metal trio Sleep will stop at Miami’s the Ground June 18 for its first South Florida show. The group, which was a cornerstone of Southern California’s early-’90s stoner-rock explosion, has a slow, heavy, and pummeling sound that helped to define an era of metal music.

Is Karol G the Shakira of Her Generation?

When Mix Live returns to American Airlines Arena June 8, Miami will host top talent such as Ozuna, Anuel AA, and Zion & Lennox. But be sure to keep an eye on Karol G. Already a prominent female voice in the male-dominated reggaeton scene, she’s one of several women pushing the boundaries of urbano music…

Ten Concerts to Look Forward to in Miami This Summer

It’s conventional wisdom that Miami turns off the lights and hibernates for the low season. But if you’re a Magic City music fan, you’ve got plenty of reasons to stay up all summer long. Whether you want to dance the night away to current pop hits or hold up your…