Miami/Music Mondays

I want to make this a regular feature on my blog, Miami/Music Mondays. The reason I include a / is because it will change every Monday, depending on what or who I want to feature that week.
For Miami Mondays, I want to go to different places of importance or places I think are just plain interesting in or around Miami and  record and explain the location, my outfit, and how it is appropriate in that location.
For Music Mondays, I just want to present an inspirational song for the week, or a personal favorite of mine.
Any concerts, festivals, or artists I meet will be featured also.

And now, for my first Monday running this feature, I present a local Miami musician, Inez Barlatier and her band, KAZOOTS. I met Inez when I began college and quickly fell in love with her.
We are in the same Honor's program in school, and we had a leadership course together. She was so down-to-earth and had a fashion style that can only be considered as truly Boho-chic; I just had to befriend her, and I did.

Inez Barlatier
Lead singer of KAZOOTS

When I found out she was a musician, I quickly lost interest. I've been in too many situations where a friend considered themselves a 'musician', but just plain sucked. I thought she was going to be another one of those people, so when she invited me to a small performance of hers at a Hollywood Beach bar, I was weary. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go to a potentially crappy show that was kinda far from my home. But I dressed up and attended-- and was BLOWN AWAY. She was truly amazing and my faith in aspiring musicians was restored.

The band she fronts, KAZOOTS, describe themselves as Afro-Indie Rock. I describe them as awesome.

What I love most, besides the lead singers amazing voice and lyrics, is the range of the band. They can play you a quick, fun jazz number, followed by a heavily-Haitian Afro-rock piece, and then they can whip out a ballad and have you holding your fiance in tight embrace(true story).
The band consists of the lead singer, Inez Barlatier; back-up singer, Kiara Cabrera; guitarist, Jayan Bertrand; and drummer, David Cruz. They don't have a stable bassist as of now, but are keeping their eyes peeled for one. They recently opened a show for singer Rachel Goodrich and the Moneybags.
Although the videos do no justice to this band, check out their YouTube page and make sure to like em on Facebook. Show some support for good old local music!