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Published on January 3rd, 2024

It’s tough to stand out in today’s well-trod festival landscape but GroundUP in Miami Beach keeps putting on a genuine happening of music and global »

Published on January 2nd, 2024

Some artists seem to emerge from their pupa fully formed. Look at Bjork, Beck, Lady Gaga, Madonna and Tom Waits: Though each has evolved, they »

Published on January 1st, 2024

   A signature moment repeated often at last year’s IGNITE Broward was the reaction of passers-by to “As Water Falls.” A floor-to-ceiling video wall with a »

Published on January 1st, 2024

Some bands thrive on contention. The give and take of cantankerous relationships can help to inform the music, to say nothing of the lore. Fraternal »

Published on December 31st, 2023

Back when you were wearing Vans, black eyeliner and studded wristbands, The Dollyrots’ all-time banger “Because I’m Awesome” was probably the soundtrack of your no-one-understands-me »

Published on December 24th, 2023

Elvis Costello’s talent was obvious the moment the bespectacled London lad released “My Aim is True” in 1977. His witty observations and barbs about failed »

Published on December 18th, 2023

While folk music might not define the Miami mystique, the folk music scene in the Magic City has long flourished in dimly lit cafes, backyard »

Published on December 1st, 2023

For Ottawa, Canada’s Lori Mirabelli, the jump from holding down a day job and making art on the side to becoming a full-time professional artist »

Published on November 23rd, 2023

It’s not unusual for people in show business to adopt a catchier name. Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe. Brian Warner became Marilyn Manson. What’s »

Published on November 22nd, 2023

The Palm Beaches are gearing up for a robust season of arts, culture and community programming, courtesy of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. »

Published on November 22nd, 2023

UK artist Esté MacLeod says that she has “a passion for blending colors” — everything from the traditional red, blue, and yellow to the more »

Published on November 21st, 2023

Writers Abel Folgar and David Rolland have helped to shape the way readers experience South Florida. Both have contributed to several local publications, including PureHoney, »