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DIE ANTWOORD Some people appear to us so fully formed on first sight, it’s like they emerged from the womb with their attitude and style. But the cultivation of that convincing it-ness is a skill. Die Antwoord, from Cape Town, South Africa, look and sound as if they dropped out of the sky in all their “Zef Side” glory. But the hyper, rave-inspired hip-hop tandem of Yolandi and Ninja have been at this for a long time, watching pop culture unfurl, all the while taking notes.

Before they found god — a.k.a. producer DJ Hi-Tek — and other collaborators, Anri Du Toit (Yolandi) and Watkin Tudor Jones (Ninja) were MaxNormal.TV, would-be conscious rappers who might have scoffed at their future famous selves. That’s not to say that they aren’t who they claim to be now, just that people change costumes as they move through life.

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If art is, as one definition has it, “intentional and unnecessary,” Die Antwoord and their self-invented “zef” style cheerfully qualify as both. The “zef” aesthetic is trashy, dated and carried with a seemingly total, impervious belief in its awesomeness.

It makes sense to find these hip-hop weirdos playing Art Basel Miami. Both frolic in the same sandbox of art and commerce. Die Antwoord also have a forthcoming new album, “27,” to promote that will reportedly be their last — unless of course declaring “the end” is part of the performance. Art Basel is one of the most attended and reported-on happenings in the culture sphere, and Yolandi and Ninja are no dummies.

But to say they’ve mastered an act is not to be critical. While the media keeps dogging them to out themselves as just putting-on for the cameras — it was all for show! — who on Instagram isn’t already doing that? Die Antwoord are themselves, and have been telling us as much the whole time — that their personas are not an invention but an exaggeration. It’s not radically different than when N.W.A. or Alice Cooper hyped themselves as gangsta or underworldly and watched everyone lap it up.

Die Antwoord play 10 pm December 5 at Soho Studios in Miami during Art Basel, $45-$50. dieantwoord.com ~ Tim Moffatt

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HR & HUMAN RIGHTS Take the impossible physical distortion of PressPop’s 2017 statuette of Paul “H.R.” Hudson of Bad Brains fame, and you have a good visual representation of the man’s musical largesse.

When his Washington, D.C. band morphed from their jazz fusion roots into the veritable hardcore powerhouse they will forever be remembered as, punk rock was already a thing. But not like this. From the rarity of an all-black band doing punk, to the chutzpah of instrumental chops that actually made them tighter, more thunderous and infinitely more pissed than their peers, Bad Brains’ innovative genre take endures.

Providence united Hudson on vocals with his brother, Earl Hudson, on drums, guitarist Gary “Dr. Know” Miller and bassist Darryl Jenifer. Talent, vision and something else took over from there. The dynamic of the Bad Brains always hinged on insanity, with H.R.’s antics front and center.

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Were Bad Brains a product of a less enlightened age? Yes. Their reprehensible statements towards gay people may be in the past, but they are part of the record. To blame homophobia on H.R.’s erratic behavior would be a cop-out. There should be a distinction between what constitutes a mental health issue, what is a mentality and what is, in the end, artistic spirit.

As a front man, he has laid down blueprints. As a restless soul, he’s suffered from debilitating SUNCT, lived homeless at times, and generally been regarded as a kooky uncle who once had a punk band — a soft-pedaling of his circumstances.

But it appears that treatment, surgery and positivity have given him a new lease.

None of which guarantees that H.R., playing with his reggae alter ego band, Human Rights, will show up prepared to rock his hardcore punk classics and give spirited renditions of heartfelt reggae numbers. There is the off chance of bulletproof vests and motorcycle helmets restricting his movements and muffling his voice. But no matter how he appears, or how one chooses to see him, he will always be H.R. of Bad Brains, a fact that’s never getting washed out of history.

H.R. & Human Rights perform with DJ Fiasco at 9pm on December 18 at Churchill’s Pub in Miami. therealofficialhr.com ~Abel Folgar

THE DARLING FIRE It wouldn’t be crazy to propose that any new band formed in South Florida’s tight-knit music scene, especially a punk/ hardcore band, is a supergroup.

In that close circle of players there is already so much history and pedigree, another lineup is unavoidably “super” in the bandof-titans, “Avengers, assemble!” sense.

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Some go Temple of the Dog.

The only question is how it turns out. Some supergroups go the way of Lords of the New Church.

But there’s reason to be encouraged by the arrival of the Darling Fire. With members from beloved outfits Further Seems Forever, Poison the Well, the Rocking Horse Winner, Rival Science and No Fraud, among others, this outfit embodies a well-known era of Florida music. Their stage debut is certainly one of the most anticipated local shows of the fall.

“We have been friends for years dating back to the mid-’90s,” drummer Steven Kleisath tells PureHoney. “And they sent me a couple of demos and I loved them and definitely wanted to be a part of this group.” Kleisath means the married duo of vocalist Jolie Lindholm and guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, who recruited him and bassist Gregg Moore for the rhythm section, as well as guitarist Matthew Short, creating a sum of parts heavy enough to get a soonto-be-announced label signing them.

With a sound Kleisath describes as “dark, melodic, with an interesting mix of power and calm-within-the-storm vocals from Jolie,” he also hints at the band’s appeal to fans of their former musical selves. In January, the Darling Fire heads to Baltimore to record with producer J. Robbins of Jawbox and Government Issue fame.

All supergroups confront weighty and even oppressive expectations. It’s a matter of how they’re managed. “We are taking this band seriously as more than just a project that puts out music every once in a while,” says Kleisath.

“We plan to be playing out as regularly as we can, touring when feasible and writing new material.” Here’s hoping the Darling Fire keep this new flame burning.

The Darling Fire plays with Nervous Monks, Spirit & the Cosmic Heart and InMotion at 8pm on Dec 7 at Voltaire in WPB, $5. thedarlingfire.com ~ Abel Folgar

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VOLTAIRE: Deb Silver, Val Verra, Michael Mayo REVOLUTION LIVE: Lil Xan, Steven Cannon, Phem CHURCHILL’S PUB: 1 Jingle Bell Rock Festival O’MALLEY’S: Like Moths To Flames, Oceans at Alaska SPACE MOUNTAIN MIAMI: Sohn Jamal Winter Tour Kickoff ARTS GARAGE: Christmas Classics with Chino Nunez y La Parranda MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Bryce Allyn Band CWS: The Copper Tones DADA: Steve Pomeranz Band HULLABALOO: The Blackbirds KILL YOUR IDOL: Immersed Music BREWHOUSE GALLERY: L-DUB

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2

MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: SpiderCherry CWS: Spred The Dub BREWHOUSE GALLERY: RoXout Toy Drive, Car Show KELSEY THEATER: Burlesque

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

VOLTAIRE: Joey Tenuto Band CHURCHILL’S PUB: Black Market ARTS GARAGE: Motown in Motion MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Bryan Smith of Girlfriend Material CWS: Victoria Cardona (A.M.) / Basement Presents Funk Brunch (P.M.) REVELRY: Sip & Shop Craft Fair DADA: Karaoke KILL YOUR IDOL: Gameshow Sundays

VOLTAIRE: Ray’s Downtown presents JP Soars & the Red Hots CHURCHILL’S PUB: Unfiltered ARTS GARAGE: Julius Sanna Band- Around the World for the Holidays MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Justin Jeffreys CWS: J Blue (A.M.) / The Basement Presents Funk Brunch (P.M.) REVELRY: Revelry Revue w/ Jezebelle Red & Candy Muldune BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Blues Jam

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3

VOLTAIRE: Yum Yum ITB w/ DJ Infante CHURCHILL’S PUB: Miami Jazz Jam DADA: Open Mic BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Chris O’Leary Band

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4

KELSEY THEATER: Every Time I Die, Turnstile, Angel Dust, Vein DADA: Spoken Word Open Mic KILL YOUR IDOL: Open Jam

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5

VOLTAIRE: Mona Lisa Tribe, Vesper Wood Christmas Show SOHO STUDIOS: Die Antowoord DADA: Sohn Jamal, Gry.Clds, Ashiyushi KILL YOUR IDOL: Art Basel Takeover

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6

VOLTAIRE: Kelly Blanx DADA: Mixtape FILLMORE MIAMI: Hernan Cattaneo KILL YOUR IDOL: Art Basel Takeover RESPECTABLE STREET: Sohn Jamal, Gry.Clds, Ashiyushi CHURCHILL’S PUB: Green Jello DADA: MIXTAPE “Zodiac” ARTS GARAGE: Poetry Open Mic Night CWS: Guavatron BREWHOUSE GALLERY: All Arts Open Mic

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7

VOLTAIRE: The Darling Fire, Nervous Monks, Spirit & the Cosmic Heart, In Motion DADA: Jonathan Auerbach Trio HONEY: Black Sheep FILLMORE MIAMI: Cocktails & Cabaret, Daniel Habif KILL YOUR IDOL: Art Basel Takeover RESPECTABLE STREET: Everymen The Final Show CHURCHILL’S PUB: Look Alive Fest O’MALLEY’S: Convictions, Roseview ROBOT BREWING CO: John Zias: Grateful Dead Tribute ARTS GARAGE: Selwyn Birchwood MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Girlfriend Material CWS: Skinny Jimmy & The Stingrays BREWOUSE GALLERY: Fern Street

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

FILLMORE MIAMI: Thievery Corporation, The Suffers RESPECTABLE STREET: D.R.I., Deathwish, Old Habits, Church Girls VOLTAIRE: Sushi Session w Geenius Trio, Oleg Nikitin, Michael Mayo DADA: No Name Ska Band ROBOT BREWING CO: Odyssey with the String Assasins HULLABALOO: Mood Swing KILL YOUR IDOL: Breaks Yo ARTS GARAGE: Diane Marino Quartet

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10

VOLTAIRE: Industry Bar Swap 123, DJ Ilya, DJ Selecta Steve CHURCHILL’S PUB: Miami Jazz Jam DADA: Open Mic

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11

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Whiskey Shot DADA: Comedy Open Mic KILL YOUR IDOL: Open Jam CHURCHILL’S PUB: Dollhouse Presents American Opera ARTS GARAGE: All Arts Open Mic Night

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

DADA: Safehouse, P.S.U.S. VOLTAIRE: Tiki Night KILL YOUR IDOL: Lambda Celcius

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13

VOLTAIRE: Flavours w. Mood Swing feat. Cyara DADA: MIXTAPE “Hear Us Roar!” (feat. The State Of) MATHEWS BREWING CO: Local Love: Art & Handcraft Fest CWS: Bonn E Maiy ROBOT BREWING CO: Jordan Duke presents Let’s Have A Sesh KILL YOUR IDOL: Karaoke Circus RESPECTABLE STREET: Safehouse, P.S.U.S.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14

VOLTAIRE: Palm Beach Pin-Up Party presents SECRET SANTA ARTS GARAGE: Drew Tucker and the New Standard FILLMORE MIAMI: Grateful Holiday Party, Spiral Light, Guaco MATHEWS BREWING CO: The People Upstairs, Highway to Ale Music Festival & 1 Year Anniversary ROBOT BREWING CO: The Copper Tones, Citizen Badger CWS: Tasty Vibrations MIAMI/BAYFRONT PARK: 6th Annual Buskerfest, Sunghosts, LIVE! DADA: Big Chief KILL YOUR IDOL: Bermuda Beach RESPECTABLE STREET: Sons of a Tradesman BREWHOUSE GALLERY: The Holidazed THE KELSEY THEATER: Joe Marcinek All Star Jam

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15

VOLTAIRE: Sushi Session with Pockit, D-Unity, Michael Mayo RESPECTABLE STREET: Bayside, Emo Night Brooklyn REVOLUTION LIVE: In This Moment, New Years Day ARTS GARAGE: Avery Sommers

DADA: The Haunt: AnastasiaMax KILL YOUR IDOL: Keep It Deep ROBOT BREWING CO: Spiral Light w David Gans Grateful Dead Tribute MATHEWS BREWING CO: Spred the Dub, Highway to Ale Music Festival & 1 Year Anniversary CWS: Poor Life Decisions BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Bryce Allyn Trio KELSEY THEATER: Rust Market

ARTS GARAGE: Tito Puente Jr. MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Girlfriend Material DADA: Matthew Joy HULLABALOO: Joey George RESPECTABLE STREET: Jenna’s Side Salad CWS: El Dub BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Mood Swing KELSEY THEATER: Jake Walden Band, Shaw Davis,The Black Ties

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VOLTAIRE: Joey George Deadbeat Daddies ARTS GARAGE: Flamenco Puro MATHEWS BREWING CO: Girlfriend Material, Highway to Ale Music Festival & 1 Year Anniversary CWS: Marcus Amaya (A.M.) / Basement Presents Funk Brunch (P.M.) BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Nip & Tuck

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17

VOLTAIRE: Yum Yum ITB w/ Oleg Nikitin CHURCHILL’S PUB: Miami Jazz Jam DADA: Open Mic O’MALLEY’S: Angel Vivaldi, Nita Strauss

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18

FILLMORE MIAMI: 6LACK CHURCHILL’S PUB: H.R. of Bad Brains DADA: Comedy Open Mic VOLTAIRE: SQUID 50% off 4 Musicians, $4 High Life/Whiskey Shot KILL YOUR IDOL: Open Jam

VOLTAIRE: JL Fulks Band ARTS GARAGE: The Gianni Bianchini Trio: Holiday Swing O’MALLEY’S: The Spill Canvas Acoustic MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Crazy Fingers Trio CWS: Nyne2Five (A.M.) / The Basement Presents Funk Brunch (P.M.)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24

DADA: Open Mic CHURCHILL’S PUB: Miami Jazz Jam

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25

CHURCHILL’S PUB: Dollhouse Presents XXXMAS DADA: Comedy Open Mic KILL YOUR IDOL: Open Jam

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28

VOLTAIRE: Cat Eye Club w Lindsey Mills, Summer Gill, Haute Tension DADA: Molly Raimondi KILL YOUR IDOL: Johnny Azari CHURCHILL’S PUB: Comedy Night VOLTAIRE: Funktion w Public Sounds Collective DADA: MIXTAPE “A Very Guerrilla Christmas” RESPECTABLE STREET: Broot McCoy CHURCHILL’S PUB: Mr C’s Top ARTS GARAGE: Art Meets Music HARD ROCK LIVE: Snoop Dogg

VOLTAIRE: Lather Up w The Ricca Project KILL YOUR IDOL: Karaoke Circus DADA: MIXTAPE “New Year’s Revolutions” CHURCHILL’S PUB: All Folk’d Up BREWHOUSE GALLERY: All Arts Open Mic VOLTAIRE: A Surfer Blood Holiday Rocker! Special Guests: Tingy Thick, Nervous Monks, Dirtbike, Vagnauts REVOLUTION LIVE: JJ Grey & Mofro ARTS GARAGE: Benny Goodman and Friends CHURCHILL’S PUB: Gorilla Pussy DADA: Xotic Yeyo KILL YOUR IDOL: Shameless Burlesque RESPECTABLE STREET: MASS MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: The Cravens BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Mike Mineo

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29

VOLTAIRE: Sushi Session Saturdays with MARK III RESPECTABLE STREET: Litmas 3: Ugly Sweater Party CHURCHILL’S PUB: Motorhead Tribute FILLMORE MIAMI: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker DADA: Tasty Vibrations KILL YOUR IDOL: The Wire Hip-Hop Party ARTS GARAGE: Haka and the Cuban Hipsters MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Big Jam Theory CWS: Mike Mineo

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 CWS: Periphyton

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21

VOLTAIRE: Spam Allstars DADA: Vesper Wood KILL YOUR IDOL: American Grime’s Proper RESPECTABLE STREET: Lavola Radiohead Tribute ARTS GARAGE: Carlos Averhoff Jr. Quartet ROBOT BREWING CO: Broken Sound Band MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Shaw Davis & The Black Ties REVOLUTION LIVE: The Heavy Pets, Surfer Blood CWS: Bobby Lee Rodgers BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Raised By Wolves

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22

VOLTAIRE: Sushi Session w The Ricca Project, Greco, Michael Mayo CHURCHILL’S PUB: Nightmare Before Christmas Music Fest

VOLTAIRE: JM & the Sweets FILLMORE MIAMI: The Roots Holiday Run DADA: Karaoke KILL YOUR IDOL: Gameshow Sundays ARTS GARAGE: Jazil Brazz MATHEWS BREWING COMPANY: Bryce Allyn Duo CWS: The Basement Presents Funk Brunch BREWHOUSE GALLERY: Blues Jam

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31

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EVERYMEN Aten

The promise of death is arguably what makes life worth living. If there were no stakes to circumnavigate there could be no real growth, and without growth come stagnation and death. As King Mufasa would say, “It’s the circle of life.” And so we see our beloved confetti-strewn folk punks, Everymen, moving on to grander endeavors and leaving us with hats in hand and bowed heads.

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This was inevitable, despite the gnashing of teeth and protests that would say otherwise. All good things have an end; that’s what imparts urgency in the moment. The demise of a thing is what puts a period on the end of its legacy.

Everymen will leave a void in our local scene and the musical landscape at large because they were always a spectacular live act and played good tunes. Not may bands can be fun, proficient and aesthetically on point; Everyman checked all of those boxes. While the group has wiggle-worded this as an indefinite hiatus, it takes chutzpah and a strong sense of finality to put serious work into something only to ice it at the height of its relevance. But what else to expect from the band that sang, “Take the cards you’ve been dealt/then throw ‘em in the air/and feed your soul/Shake your bones.”

There is hope that these talented musicians will go on to wow us in the future in some other incarnation with new and exciting output. They have a long pedigree of music-making here, so this end could be the blooming of something beautiful. For now, we have all the output they’ve left us and the memories of unicycles, confetti and fun.

Of course now that we’ve gone ahead and called their demise, it would be on brand for them to psych us out and re-emerge invigorated and ready to play. Zombie confetti punx isn’t really a stretch for these guys or their devoted following of mayhem makers. In any event, their contributions will never be forgotten. So shake your bones, and once more into the fray.

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Everymen play their final show 8 pm December 7 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach with Vive Le Vox, Shehehe and Adam Sheetz. facebook.com/ EVERYMEN.MUSIC/ ~ Tim Moffatt

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Gather ’round, nieces and nephews, and let your favorite funky Uncle bring you the gift of entertainment this holiday season, for the chronic innovator of West Coast slanguage himself is coming to a venue near you!

That’s right children, the one and only Snoop D-O-Double G is gracing South Florida this December with his particular brand of future fizzunk.

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr., better known as Snoop Dogg, is arguably the biggest influencer of hip hop’s unmistakable Long Beach, Cali sound. Boasting an impressive sixteen studio albums alongside scads of assorted ventures in entertainment, the Doggfather, literally seems to “keep comin’ up with funky ass shit/ like every single day,” as he boasted on his indelible second single, “Gin and Juice.”

His career spans three decades of earnest, constant, imaginative hustle and ingenuity.

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The title of Snoop Dogg’s most recent 2017 album, “Neva Left,” couldn’t be more poignantly apt to its overall feel. It’s been almost unanimously compared to his 1993 debut, “Doggystyle.” Showcasing his abundant versatility, “Neva Left” displays new-school trap inspiration — as in “Trash Bags,” featuring Atlanta rapper K Camp — while simultaneously fulfilling the old-school throwback mandate so many hip-hop heads crave via collaborators KRS-One, Too $hort and Devin the Dude. As an artist, Snoop can digress into wildly different genres with alter-egos like Snoop Lion and Snoopzilla, then effortlessly return to a modernized version of what initially put him on the map.

From Dr. Dre protege to co-host of dinner parties and branding exercises with Martha Stewart, the 47-year-old hip hop veteran’s milestones and accomplishments would be daunting to list. They range from the obvious slew of musical ventures to voice acting, television work, philanthropy, his own brand of marijuana and, of late, starring in a semi-autobiographical musical.

And that’s far from all.

With his unique strain of ’hood whimsy, the California rapper has spoken to and inspired audiences of a particularly far reach. Snoop might agree with the words of his own inspiration, George Clinton, that all this “ain’t nothin’ but a party” and he’s forever breaking the curfew.

Snoop Dogg performs 8pm December 20 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, $70$280. snoopdogg.com ~ Freddie Zandt

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For a band that hasn’t released a proper new album since 1995, D.R.I. is in demand.

Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, born in Texas in 1982, keep up a near-constant touring schedule, bringing the mosh to anywhere you are. And why not? With newer bands like Municipal Waste jocking a style originated by D.R.I., why would they stop? Especially when everything old becomes new again and they still hold the original recipe for delivering the goods.

D.R.I. These early adopters of thrash did issue an e.p. in 2016, “But wait…there’s more!” consisting of three new songs paired with re-recordings of D.R.I. standbys “Mad Man” and “Couch Slouch.” It was their biggest burst of activity since the end of a four-year hiatus, 2006-2010, taken in response to singer and founding member Spike Cassidy’s colon cancer. After several bouts of radiation treatment and chemotherapy, and surgery to remove a foot of intestine, Cassidy found a way back to the stage. “I am very happy D.R.I. will be playing again,” he said at the time. “It has been far too long.”

We cringe at clichés like “What doesn’t kill you … “ even before they become needlepoint pillow memes or pop songs. But as D.R.I. regained the breakneck form for which it famous, maybe that urgency sprang from a familiar source. There is an intensity in completing seemingly impossible tasks, such as cancer recovery, that can fuel rebirth. In that light, D.R.I.’s hard-won second act makes sense. It’s as if the band lived to play thrash, saw its purpose for being jeopardized and responded by going harder than before.

Whenever and wherever they play, a rabid fan base awaits. A D.R.I. show is sure to be packed full of heshers and punks and anybody else who wants to get a little rowdy. Thrash is the United Nations of fast, loud music; everybody is welcome to throw elbows, stage dive and let loose. From D.R.I. and Discharge to Motörhead and Suicidal Tendencies, it’s thrash for all.

D.R.I. plays Death Wish, Old Habits and Church Girls, 8pm Dec. 8 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach, $15-$18. dirtyrottenimbeciles.com ~ Tim Moffatt

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THE SUFFERS Suffering runs a gamut from the prolonged watery hell that Houstonians lived through with Hurricane Harvey to the managing of everyday indignities that is part of life.

Some might say that being in an acclaimed band is not suffering at all. But as the eight members of Houston’s the Suffers see it, and have shared in other outlets, there is some lingering hurt to be endured when you’re a diverse Texas THE SUFFERS soul band — mainly, the ease with which you’re seen first as a novelty act fronted by a woman of color.

But when that woman is the incredibly talented mezzo-soprano Kam Franklin, you better drop the tabloids and head on out to catch it live because pipes like hers are to be savored in person. Of course, their two albums do them justice, but you know what we mean without having to recap the midterms and bring up heavy-handed comparisons to Alabama Shakes and Sharon Jones & The DapKings.

Formed in 2011 with bassist Adam Castaneda, percussionist Jose Luna, drummer Nick Zamora, guitarist Kevin Bernier, keyboardist Pat Kelly, trumpet player Jon Durbin and trombonist Michael Razo backing Franklin; a pair of EPs and their 2016 self-titled album brought them to the attention of late-night TV and NPR. Their latest, “Everything Here,” is a perfect platter of deliberately composed, goodtime, dance-driven music that is both easy pop and intellectually rewarding.

In a short five years, they’ve defied pigeon-holing and propelled themselves into America’s consciousness with conviction and charisma, and been widely credited with redefining “the sound of Gulf Coast Soul.” They might not (yet) be the household names they’re compared to, but they’re coming out from under that shadow in a big way.

Good soul music has a way of sniffing out fakeness. Good soul music has a way of infecting you just right. There’s no one better out there this moment spreading the truth bug better than Kam Franklin and the Suffers. Don’t sleep on them now before they get too big to make the return trip. Because it happens — that’s how South Floridians suffer.

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The Suffers open for Thievery Corporation 8:30 pm on December 8 at the Fillmore Miami Beach, $31-$78. thesuffers.com ~ Abel Folgar

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THE ROOTS At the root of The Roots lies the Native Tongues hip-hop movement, with its upbeat and eclectic Afro-positivity cast as a challenge to gangsta rap. De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest and Monie Love advanced a rival philosophy in lyric and sound to the gunplay and fatalism of N.W.A. and Mobb Deep.

These parallel lines finally crossed; hip-hop today makes room for moody romantics like Drake and thug idols like Gucci Mane, sometimes on the same track. But if Native Tongues hadn’t come along, maybe rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter THE ROOTS and drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, teen-aged classmates in the late ’80s at a Philadelphia arts magnet school, would have invented something like it on their own.

From Trotter and Thompson busking around the “Illadelph,” the Roots grew into a project combining turntablism and beat boxing with traditional instruments. They were a full-on hip-hop band. With an evolving lineup anchored by the founding duo, the Roots courted the mainstream but mostly colored outside standard music industry lines. Their Soulquarian collective, with collaborators including D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and Tribe’s Q-Tip, was a direct descendant of Native Tongues. Their 2002 mini-hit, “The Seed 2.0,” was a jam without genre built on a hypnotic guitar hook and a lead vocal by soul singer Cody Chestnutt, reinterpreting a song he’d written for an album of his own.

When Jimmy Fallon tapped them as musical foils for his NBC “Late Night” show in 2009, the Roots became a household name. Almost two decades of hustle had led to one of the most famous regular gigs in all of music. The Roots’ profile rose further in 2014 when Fallon took over “The Tonight Show.”

Here in 2018 Trotter, Thompson and friends are dropping a new album, “End Game,” their first in four years. Working in television has limited their touring, but grown their potential audience, and they’re still writing bangers and putting on a peerless live show. The December mini-tour that brings them here may find “The Most Legendary Hardworking” Roots playing to hip-hop heads as well as soccer moms.

The Roots play 9pm on December 30 at the Fillmore in Miami Beach, $66-$84. facebook.com/TheRoots ~ Tim Moffatt