The Rockadictos Believe Miami Rock Bands Deserve More Love

The Rockadictos are a little frustrated. The trio has been playing in South Florida for about a decade, but hasn’t found Miami to be a great place for a rock band to establish a fan base. They say the scene for Latin rock groups pales in comparison with those for EDM…

Will Spanish-Language Rock Ever Break Through in the U.S.?

When Luis Fonsi’s song “Despacito” topped the U.S. singles charts for a significant part of 2017, there was talk it might lead to a multicultural epiphany — that America was finally ready to open its ears to Spanish language songs. But though the success of “Despacito” might turn out to…

Del Pelson Pens South Florida’s Catchiest Summer Anthem of 2018

Take me to the water, in your new rover/ I’ll grab the surfboard and invite some friends over for tacos and ice cream,” Del Pelson frontman Cal Nelson croons on the band’s stand-out track “Tacos & Ice Cream.” The warm, summer-centric song off the group’s latest release, Wide World EP, is perhaps South Florida’s catchiest summer anthem of 2018.

Sugar Candy Mountain Is a Psychedelic Dream

At the age of 16, Ash Reiter, the singer/guitarist of the dreamy psych-rock band Sugar Candy Mountain, tooled around Sonoma County while listening to impressionable music that would eventually lead her to start one of the genre’s most refreshing bands. “We would just drive out to the beach and listen to Beatles records, which is about as good as any introduction to psychedelic music you can get,” Reiter reminisces.

The Real Story of South Florida Rapper XXXTentacion

The corner house on a rich but unremarkable street in Parkland, about four miles from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, belongs to a scrawny 20-year-old with a tree tattoo in the middle of his forehead. He stands about five feet six inches tall and weighs 125 pounds with shoes on…