David Bennett

Greg Alvarez, co-founder of Miami's multi-use art space Vidium, wants to turn the music festival concept on its head with the 48-hour Sustain/Decay Drone Festival.

The International Noise Conference (INC) has become a monumental staple in Miami. The annual fest, which boasts acts from all over the globe doing exactly the opposite of what most people might expect from a live show, draws motley crowds from every corner of South Florida to Churchill's Pub in Little Haiti...

"Degenerate" typically has a negative connotation. Google says the word means someone who's "lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable." For Travis Egedy, better known as the electronic artist Pictureplane, being called a degenerate is a "badge of honor." Egedy even invoked the word to title his latest album.

Zoe Lukov, curator of the inaugural Faena Festival, uses Alfredo Jaar's historic work, "A Logo for America," as a jumping-off point. "If this is not America, what is it? What do we want it to be?" she poses, preferring to open a dialog rather than give direct answers. She addresses "the myths and narratives that separate us, and how to reimagine those in a way that fits our own lives." The festival seeks to raise this and other questions through the lenses of performance, installation, video, and more.

Eddie Izzard's diverse career undoubtedly justifies writing a memoir. His work has run the gamut from stand-up, to politics, to marathon running and beyond, and his autobiography, Believe Me, is tasked with detailing it all. Of course, Izzard wouldn't be one of the globe's best-loved comedians if he couldn't address...