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3d ago
Miami hip-hop legend Trina has been involved with many key moments in the Magic City's musical history. "I was a part of a movement that introduced artists who have built a legacy," she says of her work with Slip-N-Slide Records ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
3d ago
In 1976, at 16, Danny Tenaglia's parents were okay with him playing his first DJ gig at the confusingly named Miami Lounge in Manhattan. The caveat was that his older brother had to chaperone him, and he had to be home before 1 a.m ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
4d ago
Thanks to Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, the City of Compton lives on as a sort of mythical gangsta's paradise in everyone's collective imagination. A flamboyant parade of pimps and hoes rolling down the sun-drenched boulevards in convertible lowriders, their hydraulic swagger bouncing to the rhythm of the G-funk in an impossibly expansive cloud of chronic smoke ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
4d ago
Back in 2011, when Suzi Analogue and Tokimonsta released their project Boom under the moniker Analogue Monsta, they couldn't have imagined that their lives would soon bring them international touring, a professorship, and a Grammy nomination. "During this last decade, you can see a palpable change in the music industry, Tokimonsta (AKA Jennifer Lee) tells New Times over Zoom ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
5d ago
If falling into stardom is all but graceful, John Summit stuck the landing. The Chicago native and recent Miami transplant went from a club-goer to a globetrotting DJ and producer in record time ..read more
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5d ago
They don't call him Mr. Wonderful for nothing. The moniker, which is also the title of his first major-label studio album, suits Action Bronson's larger-than-life personality and the unabated charisma that he brings to practically everything he does ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
6d ago
When Studio 54's popularity and notoriety were at its zenith, a man aiming to sneak in ostensibly put on black-tie attire, broke into the club's AC panel, and soon suffocated to death somewhere above the dance floor. It may be impossible to separate the facts from the folklore of legendary clubs like Studio 54, but oral history and pictures remain from those places ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
6d ago
This year, Audacy's Riptide Music Festival ended with a twang. After September's announcement that the multi-genre, country-leaning singer Jelly Roll was headlining this year's festival, fans were up in arms about it on social media ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
1w ago
What was once a week anchored by Art Basel at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Art Week has mutated into something akin to March's Miami Music Week in December. Nightclubs are packed and festivals pop up all over the city, attracting partygoers hungry for more than just the art hanging on gallery walls ..read more
Miami New Times » Music
1w ago
In the name of art, it is time to party your ass off for a week straight yet again. Miami Art Week is set to take over the city with a plethora of art fairs, gallery shows, and museum exhibitions — oh, and parties ..read more