Where will the red thread lead you at Mira Lehr’s thought-provoking new exhibit in North Miami? Reflecting on nature as well as personal discovery, this multimedia display guides visitors through diverse, earthy experiences in a labyrinthine fashion. “Tracing the Red Thread” is modeled after the Greek mythological tale of…
K.D. Lang is one of the most resounding forces in music. The androgynous Canadian singer with a tuft of dark hair, an angelic voice, and sensual, butch energy ushered in a new era of acceptance for folks who don’t fit into traditional gender norms. Her gift for divine vocals was realized…
Thursday You have to see this video to believe it. Cinematographer Arthur Jafa’s Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death is a seven-minute window into African-American identity with a reflection on some of the news media’s strategies. The carefully crafted piece includes clips encompassing a range of topics, from…
The Miami Book Fair is a celebration of the literary arts that attracts some of the finest writers from all over the world. Everyone knows the Miami Book Fair is a hot ticket, offering a bit of warmth in the tropics before the long winter everywhere else. This year, the fair is set to take place November 11 through 18 at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus, and it’s rolling out its roster of authors.
The Miami Beach Kizomba Festival is back for a fifth year. What is kizomba? Well, it’s an Angolan word that translates to “party,” so it’s already off to a great start. The four-day fest celebrates African culture, music, and dance. Highlights of this year’s edition include the Classy All…
Haitian-born artist Morel Doucet was introduced to ceramics at Miami’s Lake View Elementary School. His teacher, Ms. Goldman, gave the class an assignment: Create an animal that resonates with you and represents your characteristics. Doucet chose a snail.
Though the name of Miami’s Haute Tension sounds like it might generate a taut, stressed-out vibe, the band formerly known as Mo’Booty actually makes chill, slow, surfy riffs stamped with deep and dreamy male vocals. There is, however, some tension in the noir sound that recalls long days spent sweating in the tropics, just waiting for something, some mystery requiring a deadpan voiceover, to happen.
The Shakira tour coming to American Airlines Arena Thursday was originally planned for last January. But the Colombian singer’s vocal cords weren’t doing so well then, so she took some time off. Now she’s back and better than ever, with the El Dorado World Tour hitting the 305 for two spicy nights…
Beginning in his teen years, musician Bill Le, AKA the Galactic Effect, always had his best friend, Adrian Barona, to ground him. The two even dropped out of high school to live and record music together. They played shows together, shared instruments, and jammed together. Over the years, they lost touch…
Thursday Carol City is a music mecca. The Miami Gardens neighborhood has bred the likes of Rick Ross, Flo Rida, and, now, Twelve’Len. A new minidocumentary, Twelve’Len: Definition of a Florida Boy, was produced with Red Bull Music and follows the rising rapper’s upbringing and influences. To celebrate the flick’s…
Today, I drove past a hip-looking young woman with short black bangs, concentrating on her phone. She was standing on the corner of a street lined with cool stores and was wearing a Def Leppard crop-top with leopard-print short sleeves and a high waisted skirt. I wondered: Is she wearing the…
Photographer Ian Witlen got a call from New Times’ art director just after 2:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day. She had heard reports that there was an active shooter on the campus of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. Witlen had graduated from the school in 2001. “I immediately thought it was just another…
SOL Fete Miami will make going outside in the brutal Miami heat a pleasure instead of a chore. Also known as the Summer of Love Festival, it will include a wide range of fun activities that empower and enrich while celebrating the arts, music, and culture of the African diaspora. The free event…
You go, girl. ¡Fuácata! or a Latina’s Guide to Surviving the Universe showcases more than 20 Latinas touching on everything that affects the community. All of the characters are played by one very talented leading lady, the three-time Carbonell Award-winning Elena María García. The performance touches on a wide…
Jolt Radio’s DJ Mariana Dias was 14 years old the first time she heard techno in a large, dark space. Her dad took her and a cousin to see the Chemical Brothers in São Paulo. “I was underage, but I had to go,” she recalls. “That show blew my mind. The visuals were really elaborate and cinematic, so the space felt immersive and surreal.” It was the beginning of her forays into the electronic music nightlife world.
From RnBae, to Panic! At the Disco and Coral Gables Art Cinema’s Almodóvar retrospective, these are the best things to do in Miami July 25 through July 31.
Are you leaving your mom’s house, your job, or even the club with a bag of someone’s mango oversupply? Then you know it’s summer in Miami. These smooth, juicy fruits have inspired Miami’s bold party-starter Afrobeta to pen a song that “goes out to all the mangos out there.” The duo was kind enough to let New Times premiere this delicious tune today. It’s a thank-you to fans who voted Afrobeta Readers’ Choice winner in the 2018 Best of Miami issue.
Musicians come and go, often leaving a trail of mediocrity and failed dreams. Not Otto Von Schirach. He’s been making beats from his hometown of Miami and spreading mystical messages worldwide for almost 20 years to fans frothing at the mouth to express themselves by shaking their asses…
Last spring, the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center celebrated a major win for one of its most esteemed alumni. Moonlight co-writer, playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney stood proudly on the AHCAC stage holding a “Moonlight Way” sign alongside director Barry Jenkins. A street in Liberty City was being named after their film, which had just…
We’ve heard enough about a certain entertaining Hamilton. It’s time for a new one. London-based DJ Archie Hamilton has made quite a name for himself worldwide, jammin’ everywhere from Amnesia in Ibiza to the massive Sonus Festival in Croatia. He’s a true force in the house and techno spaces…
In 1999, when I attended Florida International University, everyone, including the three other women living in my dingy dorm apartment, was obsessed with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Many songs on the album spoke directly to us. At the South Beach and Coconut Grove clubs where we underagers drank in our microminis, lip liner, and stacked platform sandals, we shouted the words to “Doo-Wop (That Thing),” only half digesting Hill’s empowering message.
At age 19, singer and performer Layla Bessito, also known as JuJu Pie, was totally broke and living in North Carolina. The Miami native’s mother had passed away the year before, and, she says, “I was faced with all of these emotions that I had repressed my whole life because she…
