Bits

Published on May 8th, 2024

For my money “Lazy Eye” is one of the great rock songs of the 21st Century. In just under six minutes, the 2006 track by »

Published on May 7th, 2024

“Punk rock” is a Rorschach test that brings out the listener’s latent or, in some cases, stated intentions and ideology. Idles have been known to reject »

Published on May 7th, 2024

Bogotá, Colombia’s Monsieur Periné are headed to the U.S. this spring with a catalogue of jazzy, folkloric, Afro-Latin pop that is offbeat enough to invite »

Published on May 7th, 2024

The rush of riding ocean swells and partying on the beach got a soundtrack in the early 1960s with the invention of surf rock. Guitarist »

Published on May 6th, 2024

In the realm of contemporary visual art, illustrator Andy Martin stands out for his way with words. The former London dweller has contributed images to »

Published on May 5th, 2024

Artist couple Wendy DesChene and Jeff Schmuki want to talk to you about the birds and the bees. But don’t worry — it’s a family-friendly conversation, courtesy of »

Published on May 5th, 2024

In South Florida’s rhythmic epicenter, Miami, the cultural scene booms like the percussion ensembles the city is known for, and one event stands out: Make »

Published on May 2nd, 2024

In the middle of Suénalo’s birthday set at Miami Beach Bandshell this past winter, drumming erupted from somewhere in the crowd. Guests craned their necks »

Published on May 2nd, 2024

Even in fast-growing South Florida there is still a “shoulder season,” beginning in May, when the snowbirds have flown and the locals are called upon »

Published on May 1st, 2024

If you’re under 60 and familiar with the music genre of rockabilly, you probably have a holy man to thank for that, a certain Reverend »

Published on May 1st, 2024

As a teen-ager in the 1960s growing up on New York’s Long Island, Marc L. Rubinstein found himself in a rock ’n’ roll band and »

Published on April 29th, 2024

One day last May I set out to investigate the debut of Open Studios, a free, come-one-and-all tour of local artist and artisan spaces added »