As Okeechobee Fest 2016 unfolds beautifully into its third day, we’re still reeling from the killer performances and topnotch production value that went down over the course of the festival’s first full day. Saturday’s lineup included some of the fest’s biggest names, from Kendrick Lamar to Miguel and Skrillex, and…
Music lovers have been trickling into Okeechobee’s Sunshine Grove all week, and Friday, March 4, the main stages officially opened to the public, launching Florida’s latest multi-day music festival, with top talent, camping, art installations, and a wellness area dedicated to yoga and meditation. The four-night inaugural music festival had…
Headed to Okeechobee Fest this weekend? Still scrambling to put together travel plans to the near-mythologized festival grounds at Sunshine Grove? Trying your best to do this thing on the cheap? Now you can breathe a bit easier since Uber announced it will offer flat fares to and from the…
The 2016 edition of downtown West Palm’s annual SunFest will feature headliners Duran Duran, Alabama Shakes, Train, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Steve Aoki, and Death Cab for Cutie, among dozens of other acts announced earlier today. Southern blues rockers Alabama Shakes swept the Grammy awards last week with three wins,…
French magazine Les inRocks recently referred to the Life on Planets sound as “a worthy heir to the great Arthur Russell… with the big sweetness of Art Department and the scholarly revivalism of Hercules & Love Affair.” Fresh off the release of their second full-length album, Assemblage Points, the duo combine…
Rhythm & Vine doesn’t quite fit in, and that’s a good thing. Situated on an off-the-beaten-path corner in Fort Lauderdale’s developing Flagler Village neighborhood in a warehouse space that little more than a year ago was destined to become a “man cave,” according to co-owner David Cardaci, the unpretentious yet…
Complex co-founder Noah Callahan-Bever in Dissertation: A KanYe West Story — “That was kind of thing, to me, that was so compelling about Kanye, and really the gist of the whole story, was that like this guy is abrasive, and he is aggressive, and that he has to be, because…
We’ve already filled you in on where it came from and what it’s all about. And last week, we gave you a heads-up on some of the best lesser-known acts on the bill worth marking down on your schedules at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2016, now a mere few…
For those already indoctrinated into the uniquely American institution that is New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras Carnival, you’re most likely already beginning to feel the pangs of FOMO as this Fat Tuesday, February 9, approaches. Though it’s celebrated in various incarnations all around the world, Mardi Gras in New Orleans…
When he’s not remixing everyone from Basement Jaxx and Destructo to Yolanda Be Cool and Moon Boots, 36-year-old Londoner Sam Young, otherwise known as Vanilla Ace, can be found touring the world, setting the party mood for over 12,000 people in Green Valley, Brazil, throwing down at Holy Ship in Miami, and…
You already know the headliners. Mumford & Sons, Robert Plant, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, Bassnectar, Odesza, Hall & Oates, the Avett Brothers, Future, Miguel…We could go on listing off the impeccable top-of-the-bill lineup at this year’s inaugural Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival officially opening its gates this March 3 at noon…
Back in October, Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale Beach announced it would add a third day to its April 2016 edition, bringing massive country headliners Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley to the event which drew more than 75,000 swimsuit-clad, coozie-toting festival-goers last year. This morning, the team behind…
“At the moment, there’s a bit of an over saturation in dance music. Everyone wants to be part of it! Everyone is either a DJ or organizing parties and festivals,” says Nora En Pure, the South Africa-born, Switzerland-based indie-house DJ/producer whose sunny, uplifting productions and mesmerizing deep house sets translate…
We don’t really do seasons down here in South Florida. Once that holiday glow fades, we’ve pretty much already got our sights set on all things spring: spring cleaning, spring break, and best of all, live music — indoors, outdoors, arenas, amphitheaters or festivals. We’ll take it all, please. Here…
2015 was a whirlwind year for South Florida’s shamelessly sleazy art-rapper Bleubird, AKA Jacques Bruna, who arguably hustled harder for Fort Lauderdale than any other local emcee. Over the last year, Bruna put out a video for his single “Keith Haringbone,” to hype the release of his first album since…
In today’s high-tech, hyper-speed world, it can sometimes feel like despite our endless channels for social interaction and the barrage of “curated content” hurled in our general directions at all times, we’re more isolated than ever. Whether it’s counterintuitive or downright genius, the global phenomenon that’s become the silent disco…
The masterminds behind the fast-approaching Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival announced today that a fourth day will be added to the early-March campout experience. Grounds will now open on Thursday, March 3 at noon, adding another full day of programming and night of camping to the already jam-packed agenda. “We’ve…
The holiday season has officially come to an end and let’s face it, you’re exhausted. Not only have you worked every possible angle for polite and civil dinner table conversation with your extended family and raised your online shopping game to a level that could be considered by some an extreme…
It’s a pretty exciting time for young creatives in Fort Lauderdale. Like our big sister to the south, we’re getting our own crop of hip co-working coffee joints, boutique bar and restaurant concepts, and small but growing enclaves of arts-minded individuals coming together to make things happen. C&I Studios in…
Put on your imagination cap and allow us to guide you on a journey into paradise. It’s a balmy 76 degrees, and the sun falls across your face in beams broken up by the lush thicket of grove surrounding your path. As you emerge from the woodland shade, your eyes…
Heads-up local musicians and their devoted followers! The masterminds behind Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival have announced the “Destination Okeechobee: Battle of the Bands Competition” today, a fan-voted contest that will give five local bands a chance to join the likes of music legends Robert Plant, Hall & Oates, and…
Pop isn’t easy to pin down, especially in 2015, a year that’s seen Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney collaborate on a ballad, Fallout Boy release an album of remixed bangers, and genres blur past the point of recognition. As Y100’s annual Jingle Ball tour descends on BB&T Center this…
