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In a pivotal scene of the 1978 kung fu classic The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, the protagonist poses an existential question: “Do men have a right to say what they believe in? Or must they always do what the government says?” It’s a simple line that has come to define the film’s overarching theme — the oppressed versus the oppressor — and one that resonates with the multitalented artist RZA 40 years later.

If the headliners are are any indication, Fort Rock will totally melt faces in South Florida. Here are five acts to watch this year.

My Panamanian mother never taught me Spanish. I thought that would be a disadvantage when I walked into a roomful of Hispanics during Bad Bunny’s #UpNext Apple event at 1306 Miami. I was wrong.

Diplo headlines E11even after a Record Store Day signing, and the Eagles return to South Florida. Here’s your Miami music and nightclub party calendar for this week.

At  American Airlines Arena this past weekend, some of the biggest stars of the reggaeton world ushered in the newest crop of hitmakers.

Miami has been waiting for a visit from Lorde for five years.

Colombian radio personality, DJ, and musician Alex Sensation is set to host one of the biggest bashes Miami has ever seen.

“I don’t know what I’d do if I went in a room with Drake; I can’t imagine that there’s anything that I have that would be of any interest to him, but he seems to think there is.”

For a certain kind of early-millennial indie-rock fan, Minus the Bear elicits affection. The band’s specific brand of melancholic prog-pop struck a chord with listeners on the breakthrough album Menos el Oso, a complex, layered beast that balances its math-rock, avant-garde tendencies with earnest songwriting.

Co-frontman Scott McMicken feels apprehensive about Dr. Dog’s upcoming tour because he doesn’t know how the mellower material will go over with longtime fans.

Mon Laferte fell ill and was forced to cancel her first show in Miami last summer. Instead, her first show in South Florida will now be at the American Airlines Arena as the opening act for Juanes.

Let’s take a walk down (recent) memory lane. Lorde’s Melodrama World Tour – with special guests Run the Jewels and Mitski – hits AmericanAirlines Arena on April 12.

In April 2017, this story was published: “The Revivalists’ David Shaw Gets Mauled by Tiger Onstage, Keeps Going.” The post was an April Fools’ Day joke. There was no tiger involved, but the blood gushing from the Revivalists lead singer was as genuine as his work ethic. “I was at Okeechobee Fest…

Lorde finally makes her way to South Florida, and Paul Van Dyk pays the final set at Heart Nightclub. Here’s your Miami music and nightclub party calendar for this week.