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Stefanie Fernández

Stefanie Fernández is a freelance music and arts writer for Miami New Times. She received her BA in English from Yale University in 2017. She is always lying on the floor listening to the Replacements' "Unsatisfied."

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The 20 Best Miami Songs of 2019

By Jessica Gibbs, Cristina Jerome, Shanae Hardy, David Rolland, Angel Melendez, Catherine Toruño, Zach Schlein and Stefanie Fernández
Dec 23, 2019

Here are 20 songs released by Miami acts in the past year that are unabashedly 305.
The 20 Best Miami Songs of 2018

By Stefanie Fernández, Jessica Gibbs, Angel Melendez, David Rolland, Catherine Toruño and Celia Almeida
Dec 27, 2018

With the federal government shut down and Donald Trump tweeting angrily at anyone who dares defy him, it's safe to say 2018 was a shit year. We hope 2019 will be better, but let's be honest: It will probably be worse. But one thing that certainly wasn't shit this year...
Sweat Records Announces Independent Label, Sweat Records Records

By Stefanie Fernández
Aug 7, 2018

After 13 years of selling vinyl and shaping Miami's music scene, Lolo Reskin and Sweat Records have decided to record and release that music themselves. Reskin speaks to New Times about how Sweat Records Records was born.
Nine Artists to Watch at Calle Ocho 2018

By Stefanie Fernández
Mar 6, 2018

Across Latin America, the unceasing horns and drums and vivid colors of carnival herald the arrival of spring. Traditionally, it's a Dionysian celebration that worships our mortal forms and vices as we prepare for the Christian season of Lent, which acknowledges the beauty in our impermanence. Today, Carnaval Miami...
The City of Miami Stars in Kaixen's Music Video for "Wasting Time"

By Stefanie Fernández
Jan 11, 2018

Miami is the protagonist of local producer Kaixen's new music video for "Wasting Time." Alongside local alt-R&B singer Native Youth and Orlando soul newcomer Dvwez, Kaixen introduces his own vocals on the track, and the three sing about the anxiety that comes with almost-relationships.