New Times’ annual Best of Miami issue is here, guiding you through the peak experiences in the Magic City. So who’s leading Miami’s cultural movement in 2017? Check out these arts winners below, and see more creative picks in the full issue.
Danielle Bregoli, whose stint on Dr. Phil went viral last year, is taking her act on the road — specifically, the road to Fort Lauderdale. The Boynton Beach 14-year-old, whose claim to fame is the phrase “cash me ousside, how bow dah,” has announced two tour dates: at Broward’s Revolution Live July 8 and in Houston, Texas. Sold-out shows will reportedly earn her $50,000 apiece.
A South Florida superstar is at the center of today’s biggest and most tragic news story. A suicide bomber struck an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, last night, killing 22 and injuring more than 50 others.
Is it October yet? III Points announced its 2017 lineup this morning, and music fans won’t be disappointed. The list of performers at this year’s three-day festival adds an impressive roster of talent to III Points’ previously announced headliners, Gorillaz and the xx. Not that you needed more reasons…
If you missed Kendrick Lamar’s epic Rolling Loud set earlier this month, you’re in luck. The rapper has extended his Damn tour, opting to finish the packed two-month schedule at Miami’s American Airlines Arena.
Achieving a “one on one” audience experience at a venue as large as American Airlines Arena sounds like an impossible task. But if any musician can pull it off, it’s Paul McCartney.
Count Kathryn Bigelow among Barry Jenkins’ many fans. Bigelow, the Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker, penned the short but heartfelt praise for Jenkins, who directed the film Moonlight, in Time magazine’s 2017 issue “The 100 Most Influential People,” in which Jenkins appears alongside icons such as Margaret Atwood, LeBron James, and Pope Francis.
The Glad Wall, located on NW Second Avenue between NW 26th and 24th Streets, features four arm sculptures, painted black, protruding from the mural. Each holds a white trash bag, through which viewers can see the outline of an alphabetic letter. Together, they spell H-A-T-E.
The last time the French alt-rockers of Phoenix rolled into Miami, they were at the tipping point between indie darlings and household-name status. Their 2009 album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, with hits like “1901” and “Lizstomania,” was getting play everywhere from college radio to Super Bowl ads. No wonder, then, that their 2010 appearance at the Fillmore Miami Beach was packed with fans, from Wavves’ opening set till Phoenix’s final song.
As underground personalities go, Damian Lazarus qualifies as royalty. He’s a DJ, a producer, a label boss, and frontman for the Ancient Moons. But during Miami Music Week, his most important skill is that of epic party planner.
Last night, New Times editor Chuck Strouse announced this year’s winners of the paper’s annual MasterMind Awards: artists Asif Farooq and Antonia Wright and cultural collective Miami Music Club. Culled from a competitive pool of talent comprising nine creatives, the winners gathered with other finalists at Artopia, an annual arts showcase held at the Coral Gables Museum.
In “Women on Top,” the episode of the new Netflix docuseries Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On that screens Tuesday as part of the Miami Film Festival, two women struggle with the conventions of modern pornography from their careers behind the camera. Holly Randall, daughter of the pioneering Playboy photographer Suze Randall, fights to produce glossy, traditional porn shoots on budgets that have been slashed in the wake of free online porn. Erika Lust, faced with a dearth of erotica made with women in mind, makes her own sexy films based on real women’s fantasies.
The MasterMind Awards submissions have been judged. The finalists have been chosen. Now it’s time to reveal who will take home New Times’ artist grants — and to party in the process. New Times’ Artopia, presented by Miracle Mile Downtown Coral Gables, is your chance to mix, mingle, munch, move, and more. The event will feature a lineup filled with fun and interactive culture, from live music to art, performance, and beyond.
It’s that time of year again: awards season. The Oscars have announced their nominees. The Grammys will reveal their winners this weekend. And here in Miami, New Times has selected the finalists for its annual MasterMind Awards.
If you’re a music fan in need of some good news this morning, you’re in luck. The III Points festival has announced its 2017 dates, with tickets going on sale Tuesday morning. This year’s festival of music, art, and technology will take place Oct. 13-15. III Points Prophet Passes will…
South Florida fans of the insanely popular musical Hamilton have felt snubbed this year. The touring production announced visits to metro areas such as Salt Lake City and Des Moines but skipped Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The closest local Hamilfans could get was last month’s auditions held at Florida International University. Until now.
The Oscar buzz for Moonlight began shortly after the film started making the rounds at festivals such as Telluride and Toronto. By the time of its wide release in November, the buzz had grown into near-universal critical acclaim. At the Golden Globes earlier this month, the film won a statue for Best Picture, Drama, making recognition from the Academy Awards pretty much inevitable.
Miami’s newest music festival, Kaya Fest, has already made headlines by reuniting the Marley brothers onstage for the first time in more than two decades. Now organizers have announced special appearances by Lauryn Hill, who packed the Fillmore Miami Beach last month, as well as her former Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean.
Calling all artists, filmmakers, choreographers, musicians, and other creatives: New Times wants to give you some sweet cash just for making work you love. The annual MasterMind Awards are returning next year, rewarding the best talent in the city with cash grants and citywide recognition.
It’s been 30 years since U2 released its now-classic album The Joshua Tree, packed with hits such as “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” The bad news is that if you were a fan of the album, you probably feel pretty old right now…
The made-in-Miami film Moonlight took home one of the Golden Globes’ biggest awards last night: the statue for Best Motion Picture – Drama, the grand finale of the ceremony. It was a relief to many critics and fans of the film, who’d begun to fear it would be shut out…
Ah, 2016, the year America lost its favorite celebrities, its respect for the political process, and roughly a billion Facebook friends over arguments about whether black lives matter. And 2017 doesn’t look much better. So you’d be forgiven for wanting to shell out every last dime for one killer New Year’s Eve experience before you spend your remaining days on Earth waiting out the apocalypse.
