The Goods will reunite for the band’s first live performance in more than 20 years.
(Photo credit: Juan Davila)
Some bands never really leave you, especially if you were there for it.
The Goods is one of those bands. Formed in 1989 by brothers Jim and John Camacho, the Miami-based group came up through the South Florida club scene at a time when live music felt immediate and personal.
They built their following face to face with audiences, show by show, becoming known for performances that were as tight as they were unpredictable, and for songs that stuck with you long after the night ended.
Throughout the 1990s, The Goods released a string of records that captured different sides of the band, from the cult favorite 5 Steps to Getting Signed to the more expansive Mint, and later Good Things Are Coming, released on Blackheart Records and produced by Tom Dowd, whose work with Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Bee Gees, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aretha Franklin, and the Allman Brothers, among others, helped define an era of American music.
They shared stages with an unusually wide mix of artists including Pearl Jam, The Smithereens, KC & the Sunshine Band, and Cher. It wasn’t about fitting into one lane. The Goods never really did. By the end of that run, they had become one of Miami’s most loved homegrown bands, the kind people still talk about years later like they just saw them last weekend.
Now, their story returns to the forefront. Love Will Come to You, a new documentary currently in its final stages of completion, revisits the band’s rise, music, and lasting influence. Drawing from archival footage, personal histories, and a deep catalog of recordings, the film offers a long-overdue portrait of a band whose impact has quietly endured.
In tandem with the film, previously unheard recordings and archival material from The Goods’ catalog are being compiled for release on Think Like A Key Records – opening a new chapter for longtime fans and first-time listeners alike. But before the film reaches audiences, The Goods will return to the stage.
For one night only, the band members will reunite for their first live performance in more than 20 years (briefly reuniting 15 years ago to perform one show as a tribute to the passing of Jim and John Camacho’s mother) on Saturday, Apr. 25, at the Mandelstam Theater in South Miami.
The evening will include a special sneak preview of Love Will Come to You, offering audiences an early glimpse into the documentary before the band takes the stage. Tickets begin at $25 and are available at www.thegoodslive.com
For the members, the reunion feels less like a comeback and more like a continuation.
“The moment we got together again in the same room that muscle memory kicked in and it was like we’d never stopped playing together. I can’t wait for us to get in front of an audience again. That’s where we belong,” Jim Camacho said.
“It’s such a thrill to be playing with The Goods again,” John Camacho added. “We created so much music and memories, and just getting together again in the same room no matter how many years go by… there’s still that same electricity between the four of us, that magic connection. It’s going to be a very exciting night.”
More than two decades later, the chemistry remains – intact, immediate, and ready to be felt again in a live setting. At the center of it all are Jim Camacho (vocals/bass), John Camacho (vocals/piano), Tony Oms (guitar/vocals), and Kasmir Kujawa (drums/vocals), four distinct voices that, together, have always made up The Goods.
For a band whose story has lingered in the background of Miami’s musical history, 2026 marks a rare convergence — a return to the stage, a rediscovery of their catalog, and a film that finally brings it all into focus. For one night, The Goods won’t just be remembered, they’ll be heard.
For tickets, visit www.thegoodslive.com.
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