SunFest turned 40 years old this year, and the West Palm Beach institution slowed down accordingly within its new middle-aged bracket. What had previously been “Florida's largest waterfront music and art festival” was a five-day event for most of its existence, but downshifted to four days in 2018. On May 5-7, SunFest presented the first three-day format in its history — on … [Read more...]
SunFest Day 3: Ice Cube, 311 in fine form
By Hali Neal Ice Cube, one of the pioneers of gangster rap, was an odd choice to replace 1970s Miami mainstays K.C. and the Sunshine Band (who had a scheduling conflict) on Day 3 of SunFest (May 5), but it proved to be a wise one. He put on an entertaining set while also managing to poke fun at himself: “I bet you thought Ice Cube couldn’t do this s**t no more, huh? … [Read more...]