Music

The Frost School of Music series Festival Miami kicks off January 19 at 8 p.m. at the Arsht Center with the House of Cards concert featuring House of Cards’ Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.

Nicolle Chirino is the daughter of Latin music legends Willie Chirino and Lissette Álvarez and the granddaughter of Cuban music and TV stars Olga y Tony. “My name opened doors, but it’s not as easy as you’d think,” she says. “Your name also creates expectations, which gets you scrutinized more.” But she doesn’t do mostly Latin numbers.

“We wanted to be campy. We saw Pink Martini as Breakfast at Tiffany’s reincarnated, crossed with if the United Nations had a house band back in 1962.” That’s how Thomas Lauderdale describes the 1994 beginnings of his 12-piece orchestra Pink Martini, which will play at the Adrienne Arsht Center tonight,…

Kick off the weekend dancing to the funky melodies of Grammy nominees and local legends Spam Allstars at the Regent Cocktail Club. The nine-piece Latin-fusion band will play a free show tonight at the venue, located inside the Gale South Beach Hotel.

Electric Piquete will perform at the second-annual Gay8 Festival at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 15.

Brooklyn trio Boytoy is no stranger to Miami. Following a 2015 headlining show at Gramps in celebration of Cassette Store Day, the group will return Monday in support of its forthcoming seven-inch, Putty, as well as the band’s in-the-works sophomore full-length. Boytoy’s Miami stop lands in the middle of an American tour that will take the bandmates from their home base of Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Nowhere outside of Cuba did the November 25 death of Fidel Castro have a bigger impact than in South Florida. Many Miamians will always remember where they were when they heard of Castro’s death, just as they recall their whereabouts during the 9/11 terror attacks, the JFK assassination, or the…

When you’re in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-95 north after a hectic day at work, the best thing to do is blast your radio so loudly you stop caring about everyone attempting to sneak into the express lanes without paying. Atlanta hip-hop group Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” single is an ideal…

Some artists reflect in their work the world they see around them. Others aim to change the world around them into a futuristic alternative. Over the past three decades, Phoebe Legere has proven herself to be the latter in her work as a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.

Throughout the years, the 9 Mile Music Festival (formerly known as Marley Fest) has featured the best in reggae music, as well as top-tier hip-hop artists such as Nas, 2 Chainz, and even the honorable Lauryn Hill. The Caribbean-centric music celebration will stick to its regularly scheduled programming in 2017 with the announcement of its latest headliner.

The year is already shaping up to be a banner one for live music in Miami: Homegrown festivals are popping up with growing frequency, and more artists are recognizing that making the trek to the Magic City is worth it. Here are some of the coming year’s most exciting opportunities.

Last year, New Times chronicled genre-bending Miami native Twelve’Len’s  nervy transition into a solo artist. Then we highlighted his standout performance at III Points in October and named his breakout single, “Star Dust,” one of Miami’s best songs of 2016.