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The Ten Best Miami Art Week 2018 Parties

By Jose D. DuranNovember 30, 2018

Guy Gerber, Kaskade, Richie Hawtin, Zhu. It’s not preposterous to say Miami Art Week has turned into a Miami Music Week 2.0 of sorts. The city usually expects an influx of dance music’s heavy hitters to land on its sunny shores in March.

Okeechobee Fest Is Canceled for 2019

By David RollandNovember 30, 2018

For those eagerly anticipating the 2019 edition of Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, there’s some bad news: It’s not happening. Thursday afternoon, the festival announced on its Facebook and Instagram pages what many had suspected because of the delay in announcing a lineup: There will be no…

Meet These Miami Musicians Who Are Also Visual Artists

By Jessica GibbsNovember 29, 2018

Miami’s music scene is a melting pot of talented people. These musicians empower one another, elevate their craft, and promote the 305’s most promising sounds. They live, breathe, and embody creativity. In the spirit of Art Basel, New Times chatted with three musicians who are also visual artists. Without these inspiring creatives’ contributions, the Magic City’s burgeoning cultural community wouldn’t be what it is today.

Meet Miami’s New Class of Laid-Back, Sophisticated Bars and Nightclubs

By Falyn FreymanNovember 28, 2018

The busy season in Miami brings cooler weather, thirsty snowbirds, and a new cast of venues vying for a slice of the action. To help you get ahead on partying, New Times rounded up eight of the city’s most anticipated, unexpected, and buzz-worthy bar and nightclub openings. Now that Miami Art Week and Miami Music Week are just around the corner, consider this your fresh guide to local nightlife’s most wonderful time of the year.

St. Paul & the Broken Bones Bring the Soul

By David RollandNovember 28, 2018

If you hear St. Paul & the Broken Bones sight unseen, the Alabama neo-soul band conjures images of Al Green sweating while crooning. Singer Paul Janeway chuckles when asked about listeners’ preconceptions about his appearance before they see his band live. “When we started, there were assumptions I wouldn’t look the way I do,” he says. “It’s fun to surprise people.”

No Men Were Involved in the Making of wOmXn Fest

By Catherine ToruñoNovember 28, 2018

WOmXn Fest is coming to the Magic City during a busy Miami Art Week. The one-day event, hosted by Crass Lips Records, will present a diverse lineup of all-womxn performers, bands, musicians, and vendors, creating a safe space in the experimental, queer-friendly Little Haiti venue 229. Behind the festival is Period…

Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week 2018 Party Guide

By Jose D. DuranNovember 27, 2018

Are you still pretending you’re coming to Miami during Art Basel and the satellite events for the cultural experience? If you really want to get familiar with the local culture, there’s really no better way to experience it than at night. Miami might not be the best at many things,…

Miami’s Queer Scene Transforms the City’s Nightlife

By Jose D. DuranNovember 27, 2018

It’s an unusually cool August night in downtown Miami, and the hum of cars racing past on the nearby MacArthur Causeway is muted by a boisterous crowd wearing sky-high platform shoes, glitter, and heavy eyeliner. Close to 1 a.m., as the horde cracks hand fans, Jupiter Velvet, bathed in a…

Atmosphere’s Slug Gets Apocalyptic on New Album Mi Vida Local

By Howard HardeeNovember 27, 2018

“Vertigo,” the lead single off hip-hop duo Atmosphere’s new album, “Mi Vida Local,” contains sobering observations about climate change or the nuclear apocalypse or whatever happens to be threatening humanity’s existence at the moment. “I might be the last generation of grandparents,” one line goes…

Boombox Opens in Former Bardot Space

By Jessica GibbsNovember 26, 2018

The creak of a door opening in a new venue in Miami is like a drop of blood in a shark-infested ocean: All of the city’s night crawlers can hear the sound a mile away. But the noise is even louder when the new spot occupies the former space of one of Miami’s most beloved venues. In July 2017, the owners of Bardot…

Pictureplane Embraces Degeneracy at 229

By David BennettNovember 21, 2018

“Degenerate” typically has a negative connotation. Google says the word means someone who’s “lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable.” For Travis Egedy, better known as the electronic artist Pictureplane, being called a degenerate is a “badge of honor.” Egedy even invoked the word to title his latest album.

The Ten Best Thanksgiving Weekend 2018 Parties in Miami

By Jessica GibbsNovember 20, 2018

You spent the weekend jogging the Rickenbacker Causeway in preparation for the caloric destruction that’s about to go down. But now it’s time to switch gears and concentrate on the real task at hand: figuring out how to cope with the upcoming stress of the holiday. Thanksgiving weekend in Miami has been historically one of the best for parties, so now you need to decide where to spend it. From South Miami to Mid-Beach, here are the top ten Thanksgiving weekend parties in Miami-Dade. Choose wisely.

Amara La Negra Is a Role Model for Afro-Latinas

By Jerry IannelliNovember 20, 2018

Amara La Negra comes across as a relentlessly, unapologetically positive figure. She constantly Instagrams herself dancing. She posts photos of the Halloween costumes that fans made to honor her. She stands on stages with her fist clutched defiantly in the air. But the Miami-raised singer, actress, and reality TV star…