Critic's Notebook

The new monthly party at Las Rosas organized by Miami artist Ashiyushi has quickly grown in popularity.

In an Instagram post shared Monday, the shuttered after-hours hang announced it will reopen on the eve of III Points’ 2020 edition.

The Miami rock band has followed up its performance with the punk-rock legend Iggy Piop with a West Coast tour, a music video for the “SMVT” single “Tired of Trying,” and other releases and shows in the year to come.

Venezuela-born post-rock outfit Zeta left its native country nearly 10 years ago. But in the group’s latest single and accompanying visual counterpart, the Miami transplants have gone back to their roots. The newly-released “Los Altos de Santa Fe,” the second single from their new album Mochima, is a sonic homage…

There’s something uniquely special about a record store. Whether it’s the unmistakable scent of vinyl or the promise of discovering unexplored worlds of sound hidden in crates, a heightened excitement comes with browsing a shop dedicated to music.

Everything is in its right place for Womanhouse. Since forming last April, the band has taken Miami by storm with its dark, moody, and powerful live performances. Nine months later, with plenty of shows and recording sessions under its belt, Womanhouse is set to celebrate its recently released self-titled debut EP at Churchill’s this Friday.

Christina “Cuci” Amador and Tony Smurphio of Afrobeta collaborated with the local instrumental act Electric Kif to produce a tropical remix that’s as memorable as it is reflective of Miami.

If you’re looking to get out and support Miami’s live music scene, start with these five spots.

Lando & the Infinite Sadness will celebrate his debut album, Dark Matter, with a live performance and release party at Technique Records this Friday, January 10.

Heading into 2019, City Girls knew the year would be full of challenges they’d have to overcome. JT, one half of the Miami rap duo, was serving a prison sentence for credit card fraud and wouldn’t be released until October. That left Yung Miami, the other half, with some heavy…

You know that time in middle school when you and your dipshit 13-year-old friends bought weed from the intimidating high schooler with the black Sharpie-painted fingernails, but when you got home, your older sister told you dweebs it was just a bunch of oregano? That just happened to emerging R&B star Summer Walker right here in the Magic City.

The new morning radio show hosted by the Miami hip-hop pair premieres Monday, January 6.

The collaborative efforts of Miami-based DJs True Vine and Sister System date back to 2013. The two South Florida natives, born Santiago Vidal and Alexis Sosa-Toro, met on Facebook through a shared love of the Chemical Brothers; only a few years later, they’re kicking off 2020 by taking over the downtown Miami nightclub Floyd this Saturday.

It seems as though that old saying — nothing lasts forever — rings more true in Miami than it does elsewhere. Our music culture is no exception: The city’s scene endured a number of heavy losses over the last ten years, from the passing of young artists before their time to the shuttering…

From ridiculous behavior by promoters and DJs to the countless venues that opened and closed, here are the ten developments that shaped Miami nightlife over the past decade.

When Joel Meinholz launched the skate-inspired party Chocolate Sundays at Purdy Lounge in 2002, Miami’s nightlife scene was in desperate need for that sort of space.  Miami Beach had plenty of electronic dance clubs with bouncers and velvet ropes, but it lacked spots that catered to locals — the young beach…

Here are 20 songs released by Miami acts in the past year that are unabashedly 305.

Mary J. Blige and Charlie Wilson will join the likes of H.E.R, Jill Scott, and Kirk Franklin to headline the two-day festival, scheduled to take place March 14 and 15, 2020, at Hard Rock Stadium.

By the standards of two accomplished jazz players such as Glueckauf and Matthews, these are simple, bare-bones songs that are intended to be less heady and more primal than their previous work together.

As R&B singer Summer Walker’s canceled December 16 tour date at Revolution Live comes and passes us by, now’s as good a time as any to reflect on the factors — ranging from her treatment by fans to her mental health struggles — that caused the singer to drop out of the show.

Say the words “reggaeton” and “music festival” in the same sentence and you’ve got all of Miami’s attention. For years, locals have wondered why a Latin music festival hasn’t landed in the 305. The Magic City offers festivals for fans of hip-hop, EDM, left-field electronic music, country, and rock, but…

West announced Thursday night that the successor to his first opera, “Nebuchadnezzar,” will be staged at Miami Marine Stadium Sunday, December 8. The Miami music festival III Points appears to be assisting the rapper with the mysterious new project.