Gary Richards Reflects on a Decade of Dance Music on the Eve of FriendShip 2020

Gary Richards is in a much calmer place in the leadup to the second edition of FriendShip than he was for the first. A preparty for the dance music-centric cruise at the Miami Beach nightclub Basement has sold out, and the various mechanics of the outing — the Dial-a-DJ sets, the layout of the staging on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas, and the excursions to the Bahamian island of CocoCay — have all been refined.

The Best Miami Concerts and DJ Sets of the 2010s

Even as the last ten years saw Miami’s music and nightlife scenes undergo a series of seismic shifts, the city still made time to host a number of incredible shows. Although the DJ reigns supreme here, a number of live acts also left their mark on the minds and memories…

Fifteen Pivotal Miami Music Moments From the 2010s

It seems as though that old saying — nothing lasts forever — rings more true in Miami than it does elsewhere. Our music culture is no exception: The city’s scene endured a number of heavy losses over the last ten years, from the passing of young artists before their time to the shuttering…

III Points Announces New May 2020 Dates

The seventh edition of the festival was originally planned for February 2020, one year after its 2019 iteration. III Points mastermind and Club Space co-owner David Sinopoli spoke with New Times about the festival’s new summer slot and becoming a two-day event after operating as a three-day gathering for several years.

The City of Miami Is to Blame for Ultra Music Festival’s Departure

What do you picture when you imagine Miami? Even if you’ve lived here and felt the full brunt of the city’s realities — the oppressive summer heat, the preternaturally shitty drivers, and so on — it’s likely you’re charmed by the same romantic notions that have permeated pop culture. Whether…