Guide to Miami Music Week 2019 Yacht Parties

New Times has rounded up all of this year’s Miami Music Week yacht parties to help get your sea legs dancing. Just be sure to plan ahead (some of these parties have cash-only bars) and arrive at the dock with time to spare. You wouldn’t want the party to set sail without you.

Ultra Music Festival 2019 Set Times

Though many questions regarding Ultra Music Festival’s move to Virginia Key still loom, one thing festivalgoers don’t have to worry about is the music. If you’re the kind of Ultranaut who likes to have a game plan before hitting the festival grounds, the good news is Ultra has finally released…

Gender Blender Celebrates Two Years of Queer Punk Attitude

The queer and punk movements have always been intertwined. Though you couldn’t tell from today’s pop-punk acts or even from the more aggressive hardcore-punk acts, queer people have been integral to the scene. The queercore subculture eventually spun off from punk in the ’80s, keeping punk’s DIY ethos while championing a…

Guide to Free Miami Music Week 2019 Parties

Every year, Miami Music Week boasts an unfathomable number of pool parties, warehouse raves, and all-night club showcases promising a utopia of beats and beautiful people – for a price. But everyone loves a free party, and just like previous editions, Miami Music Week 2019 brings a fresh batch of bashes…

Above & Beyond’s Tony McGuinness on the Changing Ways We Consume Music

As one-third of the English progressive trance trio Above & Beyond, Tony McGuinness has had a front-row seat to watch the evolving ways the world consumes music. “It used to be the lack of availability of music made it more valued,” McGuinness tells New Times. “You’d go to a club and hear a song, and you’d have to track it down. Then you’d spend weeks getting to know it. An album was valuable because you spent money on it. People’s record collections were a display of their soul.

Ten Ways to Avoid Miami Music Week Madness

The time has come. From March 25 through 31, hundreds of thousands of dance music fans from around the globe will descend upon Miami to experience world-renowned DJs, producers, and electronic musicians. And if you somehow missed the news, Ultra Music Festival is moving to Virginia Key. Shit is about to get crazy.

New South of Fifth Lounge Sophie’s Brings Downtown Cool Back to the Beach

South Beach is having another nightlife renaissance, and this time, it’s understated over garish and excessive, inclusive over pretentious, and laid-back but with an undeniable edge. Perhaps no venue better embodies the world-famous party mecca’s breezy new attitude than Sophie’s, a South of Fifth gem that’s been steadily drawing Miami’s…

Miami Music Week 2019 Party Guide

The big news this Miami Music Week is Ultra Music Festival’s impending move to Virginia Key, along with Winter Music Conference’s return to Faena Forum. However, for the average spring breaker, the end of March signals the onslaught of parties featuring a who’s who of dance music’s brightest talent. Though…