Critic's Notebook

“The Pits” gets a vinyl release on Jack White’s Third Man Records.

Qjam’s debut album is a low-key affair.

Eric Leon throws out bars you wouldn’t expect from a kid hailing from a sleepy Florida beach town.

Success didn’t come easy for Jonny From Space.

The North Miami rapper is used to going after what he wants.

Amara La Negra breaks from her signature sound of dembow.

X Alfonso has been leaking out his new album track by track.

Look at Me!: The XXXTentacion Story pieces together more than 70 interviews with people who were close to X.

The Lotus Jazz Quartet has released a total reimagining of Australian singer Nai Palm’s track “Atoll.”

Kid Trunk’s reaches out to listeners on his new album.

David Lyn’s new music video draws power from its brutal simplicity.

Move to these Miami-made mixes from Danny Daze, Mystic Bill, Ashley Venom, and others.

Richie Hell’s new track is a psychedelic cumbia trip featuring Los Mirlos.

Leitvox locked himself away in his Wynwood-based studio for four months to finish his latest album

Nu Deco Ensemble adapts its programming to the shutdown reality.

What does a music video film in Miami during the pandemic look like?

Rachel Angel has found that reconnecting with her hometown keeps her grounded and writing music.

Rick Guerre’s new “pop-oriented genre experimentation” is rooted in an eclectic variety of influences.

Since 2015, Bonnie X Clyde has been EDM’s favorite vigilante duo.

Black Miami artists speak up about these turbulent times.

Although the establishments have since apologized, the performers whose gigs were canceled say tensions remain.

Folktale San Pedro says farewell to anonymity.