Steve Aoki on Ten Years of Completely Wild Miami Music Week Parties
Ahead of the tenth installment of Dim Mak Miami, Aoki took time out of his busy schedule to reminisce about a decade of MMW parties.
Ahead of the tenth installment of Dim Mak Miami, Aoki took time out of his busy schedule to reminisce about a decade of MMW parties.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
JG Wilkes, half of the legendary Scottish DJ duo Optimo, discusses Electric Pickle and saying goodbye to beloved nightlife institutions.
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.
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…
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…
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…
After almost a decade and a half, the organizers of Wanee Music Festival say they might be calling it quits on their extravaganza in North Florida. But fans of the annual event started by the Allman Brothers Band in 2005 need not mope: A new tradition (closer to home) will…
Kodak Black should know better than to sexually harass a woman. Yet he is — and his target isn’t just any woman. It’s openly gay fellow rapper Young M.A. Black’s persistent comments about Young M.A, sandwiched in song lyrics and Instagram Live sessions over the past month, describe in detail…
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.
Is Ultra Music Festival the greatest music event since Woodstock? According to a study by CloudCover Music, absolutely. CloudCover, a music streaming service for businesses, surveyed 665 fans who attended music festivals. They were asked important questions such as: Which one was your favorite? What did you do there? Was…
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.
Hozier, Ella Mai, Muse, and more of the best concerts in Miami this week, March 18 through 24.
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…
Bad Bunny performed with Lil Pump, J Balvin, and others at his Thursday-night concert at the AAA.
These are the five best concerts in Miami this weekend.
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…
She’s shiny, she’s sleek, and, at 50 years young, she’s getting a whole new lease on life. Her name is Rosie, and she’s the 1969 Airstream Globetrotter trailer helping take Miami’s Klangbox.FM mobile. When Laura Sutnick and Patrick Walsh launched Klangbox in the summer of 2013, the longtime friends had…
Muse’s new show is its biggest setup yet — and the bandmates are worried they might not be able to top it.
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…
The Enchanted Forest is an Elrow event. Those who know the name will do whatever it takes to be there. For those who have never experienced a show by this crew of legendary party purveyors, prepare to be flabbergasted.
Jacquees may not be the king of R&B, but he sure is making his way through the R&B scene and through the charts.