As the year winds down, Miami’s music scene refuses to rest. November and December arrive charged with rhythm, experimentation, and soul. From ancestral ceremonies and post punk fever dreams to nights built on bass, poetry, and pure release, artists blur the lines between performance and ritual. Each gathering becomes a meeting of cultures and eras, where sound turns communal and every beat feels alive. This season’s calendar is a living map of global grooves and underground devotion.
Fet Gede featuring Tafa Mi Soleil and Jean Caze
When: November 1
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell
A night rooted in ancestral rhythm and Haitian mysticism. Trumpeter Jean Caze bridges the spirit of New Orleans and Port au Prince, while Tafa Mi Soleil brings the heartbeat of Vodou into a modern jazz language. Fet Gede becomes more than a show; it transforms into a ritual of sound, memory, and transcendence. A living pulse connecting the sacred and the soulful in one powerful current.
RØZ
When: November 1
Where: The Ground Miami
RØZ crafts a cinematic world where trip hop, darkwave, and dreamlike vocals collide. Her sets feel intimate yet hypnotic, moving between vulnerability and deep electronic groove. Every track unfolds like a whispered confession under dim lights, pulling the listener into her emotional orbit. This is music for late nights and slow revelations, a journey through shadow and reflection guided by haunting melody.
Sol Ruiz
When: November 2
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell
Sol Ruiz channels a Miami born fusion of psychedelic Latin soul and roots blues. Her voice carries grit and fire, while her sound swings from street corner improvisation to full bodied rock rebellion. Each performance feels raw, alive, and fiercely unfiltered. Ruiz moves through genres with ease, blending tradition and chaos until the line between both disappears. Expect brass, spirit, and heat in every note.
French Police with Social Order
When: November 2
Where: Gramps
French Police brings a stripped down post punk sound that recalls the intensity of early new wave and underground club scenes. Their rhythms are tight and cinematic, built for those who crave darkness with melody. Social Order meets them in the middle with modern energy, blending synth textures and sharp emotion. Together they deliver a night of analog pulse and romantic dissonance.
Peces Raros and BALTHVS
When: Novemebr 2
Where: ZeyZey Miami
A collision of Colombian psych funk and cosmic groove. Paces Raros rides heavy bass lines through kaleidoscopic guitar textures, while BALTHVS expands time with hypnotic, borderless jams. Together they summon a global sound equally nostalgic and futuristic. Expect a night of rhythm soaked exploration, where disco, dub, and tropical soul flow into one long transcendental wave.
Beltran, Magda, Blackchild and KinAhau
When: November 8
Where: Space Miami
A communion of selectors pushing the boundaries of underground electronic culture. Beltran sets the tone with precision, Magda bends frequencies into deep minimal euphoria, and Blackchild’s groove driven house keeps the floor suspended between body and breath. KinAhau closes the circle with tribal movement and layered percussion. A full immersion in rhythm and texture designed for the long night.
Aja Monet
When: November 8
Where: The Ground Miami
Aja Monet stands at the intersection of poetry, jazz, and activism. Her voice carries the weight of history with the fluidity of improvisation, every word a heartbeat of resistance and grace. Her performances transcend genre, turning language into rhythm and truth into song. Expect vulnerability, beauty, and the kind of silence that lingers long after the final note.
Skinshape
When: November 10
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Skinshape’s sound is an analog daydream, a warm blend of British soul, Afro groove, and cinematic nostalgia. Each performance feels like a record spinning in sunlight, textured and hypnotic. With live instrumentation and dusty melodies, Skinshape creates a sonic space that feels both retro and timeless. The groove is subtle but infectious, carrying a sense of peace that only true crate diggers recognize.
Honey Dijon, Louie Vega and Mystic Bill
When: November 14
Where: Space Miami
A masterclass in dance music heritage. Honey Dijon brings Chicago precision and fashion forward energy, Louie Vega carries the golden flame of New York house, and Mystic Bill ties it together with deep soulful rhythm. This is the lineage of dance floor culture alive and in conversation, where each selector channels decades of groove and devotion to the beat.
Underground Symphony
When: November 14 + 15
Where: The Citadel
Sinego joins forces with Nu Deco Ensemble for a rare performance that fuses electronic sophistication with orchestral depth. The Colombian producer’s melodic storytelling meets the ensemble’s cinematic precision, transforming each track into a living composition. Expect strings, synths, and rhythm woven into a single pulse that feels both classical and contemporary. A seamless blend of cultural roots and modern vision, closing the year in full resonance.
JOLT 15 Year Anniversary Party
When: November 15
Where: Gramps
Fifteen years of underground rebellion celebrated with pure energy and community. JOLT has long stood as a hub for those who believe in the power of live sound, sweat, and connection. The anniversary brings together DJs, friends, and local icons for a night that honors the past while pushing into the future.
Kaytranada and Justice
When: November 16
Where: Kaseya Center
A rare alignment of two electronic titans. Kaytranada moves with deep funk precision and luminous groove, while Justice electrifies with cinematic French touch intensity. Together they form a sonic universe of rhythm and release, a space where every drop feels like both confession and explosion. A night for those who believe in the spirituality of bass and the freedom of dance.
Navikaran Quartet
When: November 20
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell
The Navikaran Quartet blends Indian classical tradition with contemporary improvisation, moving between raga and jazz with effortless grace. Their sound meditates and evolves, weaving percussion and melody into a living conversation. Every performance becomes a dialogue between East and West, tradition and transformation.
Monster Rally
When: November 22
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Monster Rally brings crate digger collage to life, mixing tropicalia, surf, and psychedelic loops into one lush dreamscape. His beats evoke dusty vinyl, faded postcards, and faraway beaches that may or may not exist. Each track feels like a rediscovered memory from another era. The result is pure escapism for the imagination, rhythm as both nostalgia and exploration.
Earl Sweatshirt
When: November 25
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell
Earl Sweatshirt continues to evolve as one of rap’s most introspective voices. His performances move between raw confessional flow and abstract poetry, each verse a world of reflection and resistance. His live presence is heavy yet tender, capturing the weight of thought and the looseness of jazz. Earl’s music speaks to those who seek depth in chaos, truth in rhythm.
David Byrne
When: December 5 + 6
Where: The Fillmore
David Byrne remains a living art experiment, bending pop, theater, and philosophy into sound. His live performances unfold like immersive installations, fusing movement, light, and collective joy. Byrne’s genius lies in his curiosity, the way he treats rhythm as architecture and melody as sociology. Expect the unexpected, the joyful, and the deeply human. A reminder that art still saves.
A Trak and Friends
When: December 5
Where: ZeyZey Miami
A Trak continues to redefine what turntablism can be, fusing technical mastery with party ready precision. His collaborations are never predictable, always riding the line between nostalgia and innovation. This gathering of friends is a celebration of cross genre playfulness and dance floor freedom.
AM Radio
When: December 6
Where: ZeyZey Miami
AM Radio delivers lo fi nostalgia wrapped in cinematic warmth. Their sound conjures faded tapes and intimate mornings, where every note feels touched by memory.
Roche Musique featuring Fkj, Dabeull, Breakbot
When: December 6
Where: ZeyZey Miami
A lineup that defines the future of groove. Fkj’s fluid improvisation meets Dabeull’s smooth funk and Breakbot’s disco elegance. Roche Musique curates moments that exist between Paris and the cosmos, where analog warmth meets digital romance. This night promises sleek production, improvisation, and pure sensual rhythm. A celebration of sound that moves body and soul alike.
Pachyman
When: December 6
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Pachyman channels the golden age of dub through a modern Caribbean lens. His live sets are soaked in echo, reverb, and tropical haze, yet grounded in precision and authenticity. With each bass line he reconstructs the architecture of reggae, honoring its roots while pushing its pulse forward. Expect heavy rhythm, sun baked nostalgia, and the unmistakable heartbeat of island sound.
Sonora Tukukuy
When: December 18
Where: Miami Beach Bandshell
Sonora Tukukuy brings a full cumbia surge to the Bandshell, a sound born in Allapattah house parties and now moving crowds across Miami. The collective blends classic cumbia with the city’s Latin funk and rock instincts, creating a groove that feels both rooted and forward. Expect percussion in overdrive, special guests pushing the rhythm wider, and a night that captures Miami’s pan Latin heartbeat in real time.
Helado Negro
When: December 18
Where: ZeyZey Miami
Helado Negro creates soundscapes of introspection and warmth. His voice moves like a soft current through layers of synth, folk, and memory. Each performance feels like a meditation on identity, language, and belonging. His music embraces both intimacy and abstraction, reminding listeners that gentleness can be radical. A rare artist who turns vulnerability into sonic light.
