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  Ten Best Memorial Day Weekend Parties in Miami
  By S. Pajot

  Pop the Dom. Buss that wallet open. Hit the ATM. Repeat. If you've never done Memorial Day in Miami, here's a warning: It's going to get expensive. The bottles aren't cheap. And neither are the... More >>

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  Yngwie Malmsteen at Grand Central May 25
  By Jacob Katel

  Yngwie Malmsteen is a six-foot-three guitar monster from Sweden. He left the dark and bitter cold of Stockholm at age 19, moved to L.A. for a record deal, got famous, drunkenly crashed a Jaguar... More >>

• Best of the Best 2013, With Beenie Man, Beres Hammond, and Others, at Bayfront Park May 26
  By Jesse Serwer

  Come summer, reggae festivals are as commonplace in the States as Bob Marley tees are at reggae festivals. Held every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Miami since 2007, Best of the Best is one... More >>

• Cuba's Danay Suarez and DJ EFN at Blackbird Ordinary May 26
  By Victor Gonzalez

  Cuba. It's the largest island in the Caribbean, a true paradise for more than 3 million people from around the world who visit each year. Yet tragically, few Americans have set foot on the... More >>

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  Baauer at Grand Central Miami May 18
  By Kat Bein

  How many times have you danced "con los terroristas"? If you're anything like the rest of the world, it's more times than you can count. Admit it, you were doing the "Harlem Shake" all through... More >>

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  Haitian Compas Festival at Klipsch Amphitheater May 18
  By Jacob Katel

  Since 1955, Haiti has offered the world a uniquely danceable and infectiously sexy music known as compas, konpa, or kompa. The Kreyol language has been standardized in written form since only... More >>

• Thomas Gold at LIV Miami May 16
  By Kat Bein

  DJs are the modern rock stars. Onstage, they look like golden gods, surrounded by thousands of admirers and showered in fire. But behind the scenes, these seemingly superior beings aren't all... More >>

• Innasense at Jazid May 17
  By Jacob Katel

  Innasense was founded in 1990 by A Man Named Scratch, last seen in Belize after saying, "Screw the tour! Let's stay here forever." (He did, however, help the band win its coveted 1991 Best Reggae... More >>

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  Alejandro Sanz at American Airlines Arena May 9
  By Luz Elena Silva

  Among the most commercially successful and artistically respected Latin pop artists in the world, singer, songwriter, and composer Alejandro Sanz has sold more than 22 million albums over the... More >>

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  Ketchy Shuby at the Funky Biscuit May 10
  By Alex Rendon

  People have a hard time pronouncing the name of Miami sextet Ketchy Shuby correctly. But after hearing these guys jam, South Florida fans have gotten used to saying the name: Keh-chee Shoo-bee.... More >>

• Miami's Austin Paul Releases Six-Song Debut, Velvet
  By Kat Bein

  One day, you're a young artist struggling to find yourself in a strict Christian household. But then, only 15 months later, you've moved out, released your first EP, and scored a co-sign from... More >>

• Slow Roast Thursdays, With DJ Craze and Louie Arson, at the Garret at Grand Central
  By Kat Bein

  What could a three-time DMC World Champion with a residency at Mansion and the respect of the worldwide DJing community still want? A no-cover party where he can play whatever he pleases.... More >>

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  Uncle Luke, as Part of Brew at the Zoo, May 4
  By Jacob Katel

  Before Luther Campbell was Uncle Luke, he was Luke Skyywalker. But George Lucas sued him for violating copyright. And that's how the nasty boy went from Star Wars to car wars. The Lucas lawsuit... More >>

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  Naughty by Nature at Brew at the Zoo May 4
  By Jacob Katel

  Who's down with O.P.P.? Everybody. For more than 20 years, Naughty by Nature has been touring the world off the strength of that crossover hit on its first album. Now fully independent, the... More >>

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  Of Montreal at Grand Central May 3
  By Kat Bein

  Imagine upside-down polka-dot monsters, naked pig people, and men in bras dancing amid massive rainbow bursts and confetti explosions. Now add a soundtrack of infectious, uplifting, and... More >>