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Nighttime Jazz Band Celebrates The Holidays At Kendall Campus

December 5, 2016 Roland Ortega Music, Jazz

In the holiday spirit, the Kendall Campus’ Nighttime Jazz Band will perform on Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place on campus at the Alfred L. McCarthy Hall, located at 11011 S.W. 104th St. “It’s important because it affords student performers the opportunity to showcase the… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Top 10 Albums Of 2016

December 5, 2016 Ciro Salcedo Top 10, Music, Album Review, Music Review

It’s been a crazy year for music. Real-life supervillain and weirdest haircut owner, Martin Shkreli shared some previously unreleased Wu-Tang Clan music, Taylor Swift took the Album of the Year Grammy clearly meant for someone else, and my fingers are crossed in the hopes that Michael Stipe and R.E.M… Read the rest at our website.

Viviám María López working on her laptop.

News Wolfson Campus

Wolfson Campus Executive Assistant Blends Administrative Work With Love For Music

November 19, 2016 Riane Roldan Music, Cuban, Cuba, Radio

The only visible hint that Viviám María López, the business suit-wearing executive assistant to Wolfson Campus president Richard Soria, is a veteran host of a weekly radio program is the microphone stand tucked away in a corner of her office. López’s active role outside the College is based on… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Traffic Jam At The Freedom Tower Parking Lot

November 19, 2016 Ana Demendoza Music, Transportation, Freedom Tower

Texas-based composer Steve Parker will perform his interactive piece Traffic Jam at the Freedom Tower Parking Lot, 600 Biscayne Blvd., on Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. “The absurdity of transportation and the notion that constitutes musical performances…instruments and venues are being challenged in Traffic Jam,” Parker said. “The parking… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Bassist David Friesen To Perform at Wolfson Campus

November 4, 2016 JoAnne Charles Music, Jazz, David Friesen

Jazz bassist David Friesen will perform at the Jazz at Wolfson Presents series on Nov. 9 at noon at the Wolfson Campus Auditorium, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Room 1261. Friesen was born in Tacoma, Wash. and learned to play the bass by himself while deployed in Europe serving in… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Razor Candy Promotes Student Artists In Kendall

November 4, 2016 Riane Roldan Short Films, Music, Art, Kendall

The night opened up with one-man show James Del Regado, otherwise known as Creepy Calvin, screaming, “I walked into Taco Bell with a shotgun,” into the microphone, his deep and hoarse voice getting louder with the repetition of each line. Projected onto the cement wall behind him was a… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Alt-rock Celebrates Big Anniversaries This Year

October 18, 2016 Ciro Salcedo Music, Album Review, Rock, Grunge, Punk, 1990s

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Sept. 24, 1991) It isn’t hard to deny how great The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are. After more than 30 years of performing and releasing records, they’ve tweaked their sounds and gone through minor lineup changes but the spirit… Read the rest at our website.

The Sangary brothers playing acoustic guitar.

A&E North Campus

Q&A: With Christian Music Duo, The Sangary Brothers

October 3, 2016 Riane Roldan Music, Christian Alternative Rock, Rock, Alternative, Interview

Simon and Samuel Sangary, 19, are the twins behind the namesake alternative Christian alternative rock band, the Sangary Brothers. The duo hail from Miami and are of Cuban, Colombian and Nicaraguan descent. They’re currently in their third semester at Miami Dade College, studying music production at North Campus. The… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Bastille Makes Pop Great Again

October 3, 2016 Ciro Salcedo Album Review, Bastille, Alternative, Music

Bastille’s 2013 debut album, Bad Blood, showed the world what the British indie pop band could do with a Coldplay-like sound and lyrics laced with historical, pop cultural and literary references. It was uneven and overambitious but propelled them into success and was followed by several remix albums afterward. … Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Miami Soul Train

September 9, 2016 Hector Gonzalez Music, Miami Soul Train, Miami, Metromover, Transit, Miami Dade, Dance

On Aug. 18, Miami’s Arts + Entertainment District hosted a celebration for transit riders in collaboration with Miami Dade Transit and their new Miami’s Never Moved Like This initiative. The festive ride Miami Soul Train took place on the Metromover and provided passengers with an unorthodox way of experiencing… Read the rest at our website.

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