Six Best Parties on South Beach This Week

"Party in the city where the heat is on. All night, on the beach till the break of dawn... Welcome to Miami." Will Smith's Magic City anthem may be over a decade old. But hey, the cliché still holds true. The 305 does party till the break of dawn and...

By Laurie Charles

August 20, 2013

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"Party in the city where the heat is on. All night, on the beach till the break of dawn... Welcome to Miami."

Will Smith's Magic City anthem may be over a decade old. But hey, the cliché still holds true. The 305 does party till the break of dawn and South Beach still brings on the heat.

Just check out Crossfade's six best parties on SoBe this week.

-New Times' Concert Calendar

Adrian Lux. With Mednas. Thursday, August 22, 11 p.m., LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-674-4680; livnightclub.com. Tickets cost $30-$40 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Somebody call 911... Adrian Lux is gonna commit a "Teenage Crime" for setting the dance floor on "Fire" with his Grammy-nominated hits.

Stafford Brothers. Friday, August 23, 11 p.m., LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-674-4680; livnightclub.com. Tickets cost $40-$75 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Say "Hello" to the EDM powerhouse duo from Down Under.

Carnage. Friday, August 23, 11 p.m., Mansion, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-695-8411; mansionmiami.com. Tickets cost $35 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Carnage's on that drum n' bass and he's gonna "drop that bitch on the head like bang!"

Notes From the Underground: Mr. Nice Guy Showcase. With Jesse Perez, Sex Sells, Mika Materazzi, and Andrew Ward. Friday, August 23, 11 p.m., FDR Lounge at the Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-674-5752; fdrmiami.com. Entry at doorman's discretion. Ages 21 and up. Get lost in the "deep and dirty booty-tronic sound" of the guys behind Mr. Nice Guy Records and get "...Fucked Up" with Jesse Perez, Sex Sells, and other Mr. Nice Guys.

Hard Rock Sofa. With Digital Lab and Mednas. Saturday, August 24, 11 p.m., LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-674-4680; livnightclub.com. Tickets cost $60-$75 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Watch as the Russian invasion that is Hard Rock Sofa "Blow[s] Up" LIV with hits of uhntz-uhntz.

Audiofly. Saturday, August 24, 11 p.m., Story, 136 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-538-2424; storymiami.com. Tickets cost $30-$40 plus fees via wantickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Follow [Audiofly's] Leibe of music and fall in love with their "groovy, melodic, and undulating take on house."

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