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Miami’s music lineup is sizzling with global grooves for true music heads. From borderless rhythms and deep club cuts to experimental heat and timeless soul, July and August are packed with artists reshaping the soundscape. Consider this your ultimate guide for the soulful seekers of sound.
Claptone + Coco & Breezy
When: July 4
Where: Space Miami
When Claptone’s golden touch meets the genre-bending pulse of Coco & Breezy, the dancefloor doesn’t stand a chance. From Berlin mystique to New York swagger, this night bridges theatrical house and soul-charged rhythm with zero room for repetition. Expect hypnotic grooves, deep-pocket percussion, and a full-body sonic experience designed to disarm and uplift.
Elijah Fox (Sunset Show)
When: July 6
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Elijah Fox brings golden-hour frequencies to life with a sound that drifts between jazz, soul, and psychedelic R&B. A master of mood and keys, his sunset set unwinds like a dream – rhodes textures, hypnotic grooves, and melodies that feel like they’ve always lived in your memory.
Os Mutantes
When: July 8
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Os Mutantes aren’t just a band – they’re a psychedelic revolution wrapped in fuzz guitars, Tropicália chaos, and surrealist wit. Decades later, their genre-defying sound still feels like a broadcast from another dimension – part samba, part acid trip, all brilliance.
Jessie Reyez
When: July 13
Where: The Fillmore Miami Beach
Jessie Reyez delivers raw emotion with a voice that cuts like truth and heals like gospel. Blending R&B, alt-pop, and Latin undercurrents, she turns every lyric into a confession and every stage into a battleground for love, pain, and power.
ZeyZey & Tigre Sounds Present: Rio Kosta + Life On Planets
When: July 18
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Rio Kosta and Life On Planets unite for a night of borderless rhythm and soulful release. From Rio’s balearic-laced pop to Life On Planets’ analog deep cuts, this back-to-back journey blends sun-kissed nostalgia with cosmic R&B flair. A soundtrack for the seekers, the lovers, and anyone chasing beauty through movement.
El Laberinto del Coco
When: July 19
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell
El Laberinto del Coco is a rhythmic force steeped in bomba, Afro-Caribbean resistance, and Puerto Rican soul. Led by percussionist Héctor “Coco” Barez, the project doesn’t just play rhythms—it speaks ancestral truths through skin, wood, and collective fire. A living heartbeat of the diaspora.
maye
When: July 19
Where: The Ground Miami
maye floats between pastel pop and Latin soul with a voice that feels like a soft breeze through open windows. Her sound is intimate yet expansive, drawing from bolero, jazz, and bedroom R&B to create something tender, timeless, and unmistakably hers.
Brenda Navarrete
When: July 19
Where: Hoy Como Ayer
Brenda Navarrete channels the heartbeat of Cuba through a voice that moves like smoke; soulful, earthy, and electric. Rooted in Afro-Cuban rhythms and lifted by jazz, she blends ancient percussion with soaring vocals to create a sound both ancestral and avant-garde. Her music feels ceremonial yet spontaneous, where every beat tells a story and every note pulses with spirit.
Chet faker (DJ Set)
When: July 25
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Chet Faker reimagines his signature blend of soul and electronica behind the decks, spinning a DJ set that dives deeper into the textures that shaped his sound. Expect left-field grooves, dusty synths, and slow-burn euphoria built for late nights and open minds.
Will Clarke
When: August 1
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Will Clarke delivers body moving techno with a feral edge and a beard to match. His sets balance tension and release with precision, blending industrial grooves, deep basslines, and a relentless pulse that never forgets its soul. Built for warehouse heads and sunrise warriors alike.
Channel Tres (DJ SET) & Maribou State (DJ SET)
When: August 1
Where: Space Miami
TicketsChannel Tres and Maribou State join forces for a night that moves between grit and grace. Channel Tres brings deep house swagger laced with funk and attitude while Maribou State layers rich textures and soulful electronics into a slow burning journey. Together they build a soundscape that’s tactile, transportive, and built to move both body and mind.
KILIMANJARO & Peace Control
When: August 2
Where: Space Miami
KILIMANJARO and Peace Control tap into the raw power of percussion and bass, each carving out their own lane in the dance continuum. KILIMANJARO blends Afro-electronic rhythms with deep UK club energy, crafting sets that erupt with precision and pressure. Peace Control responds with experimental textures and hypnotic low-end, pulling from dub, breaks, and left field techno to create a sound that’s as cerebral as it is physical. Together they push the floor into uncharted terrain.
Clipse
When: August 12
Where: The Fillmore Miami Beach
Clipse redefined hip hop with icy minimalism and razor sharp wordplay. Built on Pusha T and Malice’s chemistry and the stripped down genius of Neptunes production, their sound cut through the early 2000s with surgical precision. Every bar hits with weight, every beat leaves space for the truth to echo.
Girl Ultra
When: August 13
Where: Gramps Wynwood
Girl Ultra floats between R&B intimacy and synth-laced melancholy, channeling the emotional weight of 90s soul through a Mexico City lens. Her voice moves like velvet over nocturnal beats, crafting songs that feel both futuristic and tender, built for late drives and quiet unravelings.
La Cassandra
When: August 14
Where: Gramps Wynwood
La Cassandra weaves flamenco spirit with electronic depth, creating a sound rooted in tradition but unbound by it. Her voice carries centuries of longing while the production pulses with modern urgency, bridging old world duende with a fearless new vision. This is folklore reimagined for the now.
La Santa Cecilia
When: August 21
Where: ZeyZey Miami
La Santa Cecilia blends bolero, cumbia, rock, and soul into a vibrant patchwork of border-crossing sound. Rooted in Mexican American identity and powered by Marisol Hernández’s powerhouse vocals, their music is both a celebration and a protest – intimate, political, and always full of heart.
