The 2019 edition of Miami’s world-famous music festival was far from a smooth ride for artists, attendees, organizers, and the festival’s reputation.

The 21st edition of Ultra Music Festival is over. Will it return to Virginia Key next year? Who knows. Rest assured there will be plenty of discussion from city officials, residents, and environmentalists about whether the festival belongs there.

Charlotte de Witte. Charlotte de Witte is the latest in a line of great Belgian electronic artists to break through globally. Like Front 242 and Soulwax before her, de Witte has proven to be one of Belgium’s top musical exports. As the curator behind techno showcase night KNTXT, de Witte…

The first day of Ultra Music Festival showcased the best live performances and DJs — and the worst exit plan. The perfect night of EDM quickly took a turn when over 80k festival-goers were left stranded on Virginia Key with no hopes of returning back to the mainland by shuttle…

Sophie. The live stage is tucked in the corner near the Ultra Worldwide stage and the Radio stage, but it’s hard to miss. Its huge covering invited guests to escape the sun and hydrate between sets. Sophie was up next. With a thin crowd, it didn’t seem many onlookers were…

It’s the burning question at the heart of this year’s Ultra Music Festival: How in hell will people get there? Miamians who know their city raised eyebrows the moment Virginia Key was announced as the electronic music monolith’s new home. Unlike the central location of Bayfront Park…

The music festival landscape is changing. The New York Times in 2016 critiqued the increasing homogeneity of such gatherings, and the problem has become only more pronounced since then. The days when lineups touted alternative artists such as Love & Rockets and Kraftwerk as main attractions…

Local musicians, artists, and creatives will converge on an Allapattah warehouse to celebrate the city and one another.

The Tel Aviv-based DJ/producer duo of Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi talk touring internationally and returning to Miami for the second edition of Rakastella.

Local acts INVT, True Vine, Sister System, Jonny From Space, and other will celebrate the United States’ foremost consumerist holiday in style by bringing it back to basics.

The Virginia Key-based music festival has carved a comfortable niche for itself in Miami’s musical landscape, and with support from the likes of Chromeo, M.I.A., and other acts, the 2018 edition stood out from other Magic City festivals.

David “Dave 1” Macklovitch of Chromeo talks Miami; the electro-funk duo’s past, present, and future; and performing live “at the intersection of contemporary art and Spinal Tap.”

The fairer members of LCD Soundsystem talk touring, DJ’ing, and “angsty sentimentality” before swinging by Floyd October 26.

Accompanied by Honey Dijon, beloved DJ/producer the Black Madonna will share her faith in a more diverse, inclusive dance floor with Club Space Saturday, October 6.

In the hyperaccelerated and social media-fueled hellscape of 2018, it sometimes becomes difficult to recall what happened two years ago, much less two weeks ago. For instance, you probably don’t remember that before singer-songwriter Josh Tillman — better known as the acerbic Father John Misty…

Even with an artistic alias as outlandish as the Space Lady, Susan Dietrich Schneider might have one of the most relatable stories in the American music canon.

Meat Beat Manifesto founder and avant-garde electronic musician Jack Dangers spoke with New Times before his seminal project’s return to the Miami stage.

Philadelphia-born-and-raised DJ/producer Josh Wink returns to Miami for the latest in a long series of DJ sets in the city. He’ll spin at Treehouse alongside Matthew Dear Labor Day weekend.