On October 10, Gucci Mane released a video of his talk with author Malcolm Gladwell. A year out of prison, the Atlanta-raised Godfather of Trap told Gladwell about life behind bars, about his personal transformation, and shared who was currently on his playlist. Occupying a top spot was another Atlanta hip-hop artist: 6lack. This time last year, 6lack was at the tipping point of transitioning from a struggling hip-hop artist who had left college to work at a Miami record label into a viral sens

Released just this past September, “Ape in Pink Marble” is Devendra Banhart’s ninth full-length album, the second with Nonesuch Records, and continues his long time collaborations with musicians and producers Noah Georgeson and Josiah Steinbrick. The thirteen new tracks are a succession of the trippy psychedelic folk rock we’ve come to expect from Banhart — some funkier than others, some more easily interpreted than others– but all equally at home in a sparsely merchandised, over priced pop-up

Chances are, if you live outside of the greater Dallas, TX area, you may not have heard of Pearl Earl. We’re here to make the introduction. Members: Ariel Hartley, lead vocals/guitar, Bailey Chapman, drums, Stefanie Lazcano, bass, Chelsea Danielle, keyboardist (who joined after meeting Hartley at Blue Thunder Sweat Lodge). Style: psych-rock (although Lazcano points out that’s just the easiest way to categorize their evolving style). Favorite Part of Touring: Meeting new people. Making new fri

Ray LaMontagne croons in raspy echoes over dreamy drumbeats and electric guitar along with haunting background vocals on Ouroboros. His sixth album travels even further into the expansive, introspective psychedelic universe of the 70s than 2014’s Supernova. It was 2004’s title track “Trouble” that put LaMontagne on my radar. He followed up with 2008’s Gossip in the Grain and 2010’s God Willin’ the Creek Don’t Rise. The albums were acoustic-guitar-harmonica-laden American folk rock, giving us a

Some of us bore witness to the emergence of New Order in mid-80s dance clubs. Some of us (like this writer) were born the year “Blue Monday” was released to become the biggest-selling 12-inch single of all time. For the latter, we might have been introduced in a backward kind of way by unwittingly bearing witness to the indisputable influence of New Order through bands from Radiohead to LCD Soundsystem to Santigold and La Roux (whose vocals appear on three tracks from Music Complete, the band’s

Fort Lauderdale's famous canals have earned it the moniker of "The Venice of America." Year-round, on any given morning, you can see the fortunate who get to live and visit here out on their paddleboards, jet skis, yachts and whalers. Then there is the city's Spring Break alter ego -- Fort Liquordale--which is built on a reputation of bikinis, bleach blond hair, buff bods and a whole lot of partying, most likely due to the 1960s coming-of-age film Where the Boys Are. When I moved here nearly seven years ago, it was the latter I had imagined. However, what I discovered was a city with a rich history, a strong connection to the water and a growing arts and tech community.

Lake Worth gallerist and artist Jacques de Beaufort pays homage to 42 artist/musician/creative friends in the portrait series Deep Inside the Man Cave. The series was sparked by the offer of a friend to do a portrait of Beaufort himself. After having spent several years showing the work of others in his former gallery space UNIT1, he felt it was time to start creating again and found inspiration in the creative people with whom he spends much of his time. The series celebrates the Lake Worth ar

Synesthetes experience a neurological phenomena in which stimulation of one sense triggers the simultaneous experience of another. Chromesthesia is a kind of synesthesia where one experiences sounds as colors or colors as sounds. If you’re in Miami during the first week of November, you may be able to know what this feels like when NEWT takes over the Intercontinental Miami building with a public art project integrating light, color, and sound. From several vantage points, people will be able t