Six Best Parties on South Beach This Weekend

Wow, it's the weekend already? What the hell even happened these last few days? We here at Crossfade still feel kinda drunk from last Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. But that's just how it goes. Like they say, the best cure for a hangover is another four days full of...

By Kat Bein

October 18, 2012

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Wow, it's the weekend already? What the hell even happened these last few days?

We here at Crossfade still feel kinda drunk from last Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. But that's just how it goes. Like they say, the best cure for a hangover is another four days full of drinking and banging beats.

Good thing South Beach's superstar DJs never stop. But how can you choose where to spend your money and have an embarrassing black out? We're here to help.

-Lee Curtiss: "There's More Hope for Miami Than Almost Any Other EDM Scene in America"

-Sweden's Rebecca and Fiona on I Love You, Man and EDM's Gender Bias

-R. Kelly on Single Ladies and Black Panties: "I Wanted to Do an Album for the Strip Club"

Kayper. Friday, October 19, 11 p.m., LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Whoever said girls can't DJ is a misogynistic buffoon. This chick from London is A-Traking all over the decks. As in, murdering them.

Congorock Friday, October 19, 11 p.m., Mansion, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Tickets cost $30 plus fees via wantickets.com. Congorock is one cool dude. He brings a little bit of everything to the table, but his roots are in punk rock. So get ready to pogo.

Ambivalent and Lee Curtiss. Friday, October 19, 11 pm., Treehouse, 323 SW 23 St., Miami Beach. Tickets cost $10 plus fees via residentadvsior.com. Lee Curtiss just told us Miami has the most promising EDM scene, so you really can't afford to disappoint the guy.

Rebecca and Fiona. Saturday, October 20, 11 p.m., Mansion, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Tickets cost $30 plus fees via wantickets.com. These two fashionable Swedes aren't just nice to look at. They'll tear you a new earhole.

Tim Xavier and J Phlip. Saturday, October 20, 11 p.m., Treehouse, 323 SW 23 St., Miami Beach. Tickets cost $10 via residentadvisor.com. Get ready for some of the funkiest ghetto tech to ever make your booty bounce. Dirtybird in the house, wut wut.

R. Kelly's Official Single Ladies Tour Afterparty. Sunday, October 21, 11 pm., LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. You know you want to catch some of that fresh Trapped in the Closet swag.

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Kat Bein is a freelance writer and has been described as this publication’s "senior millennial correspondent." She has an impressive, if unhealthy, knowledge of all things pop culture.

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