Critic's Notebook

Maybe you don’t know Cake outside of the 1996 single “The Distance” or the 1998 hit “Short Skirt Long Jacket,” but the band’s repertoire is worth exploring in depth.

Despite being a hugely popular rapper, Kodak Black doesn’t seem to have very high self-esteem. He’s caught flack in the past for saying he doesn’t like to date women with his own skin tone. Apparently, he’s also not a fan of his own birth name, Dieuson Octave, either. So he…

The most 2018 rap story imaginable.

When you dub yourself a psychedelic rock band, the look can be just as crucial as the sound. If you’ve ever seen the local space rockers of Jaialai play live, you’ve experienced their dedication to pleasing audience’s eyes as well as the ears with the help of their light artist and honorary fifth member, Mikihumo. Now the Miami-based band is bringing its brand of trippiness to a pair of music videos.

Purple rose petals covered the floor at Gramps Wynwood while the R&B duo BluLine the Artist whispered sweet nothings into my ear. I swear we locked eyes as they harmonized. I felt they were only singing to me, but when their pop-driven R&B music stopped, my trance was broken.

Video of him striking the woman surfaced just after the rapper was released from house arrest.

There are a number of unsettling things about Miami-born-and-raised musician Austin Paul’s recent dual EP on local label Space Tapes — the industrial-indebted Cricket and the ambient Above Below. While Cricket follows in the classic industrial template of wedding eerie vocal samples with propulsive, crunchy beats…

Following last week’s surprise announcement that Heart Nightclub would shutter its doors, the embattled nightclub has announced the date and occasion of its final party.

For years, Genesis Diaz’s friends and family have told her she’s talented enough to get on The Voice — and then it happened.

It’s tough to transition into the real world after a week of rockin’ sisterhood bonding at Miami Girls Rock Camp (MGRC). You’re left with only memories as you say goodbye to bandmates and inspirational volunteers who have guided  you at every step.

Mario Giancarlo believes the trick to getting into South by Southwest was embracing his native language, Spanish.

After much speculation, Winter Music Conference has announced it will indeed return this year. The storied industry gathering will be a three-day conference at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach. It’s smaller in scale than past editions. Last year’s conference spanned four days, and it ran six days in 2011.

After two public meetings with Miami Beach residents, the organizers of Miami Beach Pop Festival have decided to delay their proposal for the event. The three-day fest was originally planned to happen the weekend after Art Basel on the beach between Fifth and Tenth Streets and expected to attract 30,000 people per day.

It’s easy to overlook the artistic contributions of women in one’s own community. Miami is stacked with talented songwriters, singers, and musicians. Here’s a rundown of some of the city’s most impressive musos, including Native Youth, Michelle Grand of Ex Norwegian, Megan Morrison, Dama Vicke, and Savannah Cristina.

Suzi Analogue is a fashionista and a music gear-head: someone equally likely to dig through racks of neon clothing and crates of old vinyl records.

If you visit Winter Music Conference’s website, you’ll notice something is off. Miami Music Week is only a few weeks away, yet the site is still thanking last year’s attendees “for making WMC 2017 a big success.” Notably absent is any information about how to register this year, while its social channels don’t make any mention of whether or Miami’s groundbreaking EDM conference will return.

He’s the only member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame from Miami. He marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and often sang at his rallies. And last year, he performed “America the Beautiful” at President Donald Trump’s inaugural concert. Now, HistoryMiami has given Sam Moore, of the famed soul duo Sam & Dave, his own exhibit in his hometown.

If you’ve been looking forward to the return of SunFest since last year’s edition, the annual music festival has one word for you: dale. Mr. 305-Worldwideoldwide himself, Pitbull, will headline the 2018 edition of SunFest along with Zedd, Logic, and an eclectic mix of artists representing styles from pop…

Thousands of the 305’s most voracious thrill seekers will flock to the annual Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition — affectionately known as the Youth Fair or simply the Fair — to gorge on extreme carnival foods, test their limits on nearly 100 rides without puking, catch live concerts, and other activities that will overload the senses. Are you even a real Miamian if you’ve never been to the Fair, bro?