So what if it's Friday the 13th... It's still Friday!
That means you're free to do what you wanna do, like jam to quality music with like-minded party people and partake in drunken shenanigans without going broke.
Maybe today (and the next two days) won't be wickedly cursed after all.
Check out the ten best music-related things to do in Miami under $10 this weekend.
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Black Friday. With Ketchy Shuby, Astari Nite, the Gooddamn Hustle, DJs Lorenzo, Kaos, Deadhead, and others. Friday, September 13, 9 p.m., The Vagabond, 30 NE 14th St., Miami; 305-379-0508; thevagabondmiami.com. Free before midnight, $5 after. Being that today is Friday the 13th, things may get weirder than usual. Especially if Ketchy Shuby, Astari Nite, the Goodamn Hustle, GoGo dancers, and body painters are involved.
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DigUnderRock 2.5 Year Anniversary. With Humbert, Shark Valley Sisters, the Jellyfish Brothers, Electric Piquete, the Astrokats, the Holstered, the Cost, and Psychedelic Jazz Practice. Friday, September 13, 9 p.m., Churchill's Pub, 5501 NE 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-757-1807; churchillspub.com. $7. DigUnderRock is celebrating its two-and-a-half year anniversary! Why the local music site would throw a celebratory bash on the most unlucky day of the year is beyond us. But if that's what it takes for the electrifying vibes of Electric Piquete to join with the rockin' tunes of Jellyfish Bros and other bands of the ilk, then we're down.
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Have Gun, Will Travel. With Brothers of Others. Friday, September 13, 11 p.m., Will Call, 700 NE 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-577-5900; willcallmiami.com. Get in touch with your folk roots as the "Americana makers" of Have Gun, Will Travel bring their "americana/folk/indie/rock" to the 305.
Miatown Album Release Party. With Bachaco, Afro Kumbe, DJs Sharpsound, and Mike Deuce. Saturday, September 14, 8 p.m., Blackbird Ordinary, 729 SW 1st Ave., Miami; 305-671-3307; blackbirdordinary.com. Free. Miatown is "Magical Melting Pot Music from Miami" that fuses elements of "cumbia, rock, reggae, rap, funk, son, ska, champeta, merengue, and salsa" to create that distinct Magic City sound. Celebrate the release of their album with Bachaco and Afro Kumbe, two-fifths of the members including Spam Allstars, Suenalo!, and Xperimento, that make up the music of Miatown.
Juke. With the Sh-Booms. Saturday, September 14, 11 p.m., Will Call, 700 NE 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-577-5900; willcallmiami.com. Free. So you say "you want someone to pick you up, pick you up when you're feeling down. Honey, [Juke] ain't got that kind of time." Nope. All they wanna do is make "real music about real things [and] rock n' roll with [the] harmonica."
Boogie! With Brad Strickland, Santi, Will Renuart, Surreal Flight, and Sean Levisman. Saturday, September 14, 10 p.m., Dot Not Sit On the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach; 38646449; facebook.com/DoNotSit. Free with RSVP at [email protected]. Don't even think about sitting down... Don't Sit is in full throttle. So expect to be on your feet all night as Brad Strickland, Santi, Will Renuart, Surreal Flight, and Sean Levisman keep the Boogie! flowin'.
Elastic Bond. Saturday, September 14, 10 p.m., PAX, 337 SW 8th St., Miami; 305-640-5847; paxmiami.com. Free. There's something about the old-school vibe Elastic Bond's got going on that'll make you "[Perder] El Control."
Backyard Boogie. With DJs Lumin and Keen One. Sunday, September 15, 3-11 p.m., Wood Tavern, 2531 NW 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-748-2828; woodtavernmiami.com. Free. It's Sunday and we "ain't got no time to waste." So bring out your dancing shoes and get ready to "boogie oogie oogie til you just can't boogie no more."
Comedy Night. With Lisa Corrao, John Gregory, and Alex Morizio. Sunday, September 15, 8 p.m., The Hoxton 1111 SW 1st Ave., Miami; 305-677-8466; hoxtonmiami.com. Free. Lisa Corrao "laugh[s] at the wrong things at the wrong time" and nicknames her vagina Honest Abe... Guess that's what makes her one pretty funny lady.
Alexis Cabrera. With Luis Ponce and Samson. Sunday, September 15, 11 p.m., Treehouse, 323 23rd St., Miami Beach; 305-614-4478; treehousemiami.com. Tickets cost $10 plus fees via residentadvisor.com. Ages 21 and up. Get your EDM fix with Alexis Cabrera and fist-pump your way til dawn.
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