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  These Latina Artists Will Spark Your Music Interests to the Next Level

  August 10 at 10:24 a.m.

  Latina artists such as Jahzel Dotel, Vikina, and MoMo are advancing music careers in their hometown of Miami by putting out new singles and trusting the process. These powerhouse women have known from an early age that music runs in their veins. Each artist has forged her own unique genre...

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  Sweat Records Announces Independent Label, Sweat Records Records

  August 7 at 9 a.m.

  After 13 years of selling vinyl and shaping Miami's music scene, Lolo Reskin and Sweat Records have decided to record and release that music themselves. Reskin speaks to New Times about how Sweat Records Records was born.

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  New Times Staffers Jessica Lipscomb, Jerry Iannelli, and Tim Elfrink Win Journalism Honors

  August 6 at 10:31 a.m.

  Miami New Times staffers brought home the bacon in two contests recently, with staff writer Jessica Lipscomb the big winner, taking a first in profile writing at this past weekend's Sunshine State Awards for a piece about a reality star, Ted Vernon, whose history of abuse had gone largely unnoticed...

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  H.E.R. Will Headline Wynwood's New, R&B-Themed Best Life Festival

  August 6 at 10 a.m.

  The Best Life Festival announced this morning that R&B up-and-comer H.E.R. will headline the inaugural Best Life Festival on September 15. H.E.R. joins a previously announced lineup of rising R&B talent including singer Ella Mai — whose song "Boo'd Up" has recently made a slow but steady climb up the pop charts — along with Florida-raised singer R.LUM.R, New Times' Best R&B Singer of 2018 Savannah Cristina, and others.

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  Electric Pickle, Wynwood's Longest-Running Nightclub, Announces June 2019 Closure

  August 6 at 9:02 a.m.

  After almost ten years of inspired dance floor madness, the Electric Pickle will be closing next year, June 2019.

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  Fort Lauderdale's Gouge Away Announces New Album, Burnt Sugar

  August 1 at 9:05 a.m.

  After months of being asked the same question over and over again, Christina Michelle and her bandmates are finally able to give a concise answer: September 28. This past Monday, Gouge Away, the posthardcore group that hails from South Florida, dropped a bunch of new content and information, including an album-release date, within the span of a few hours.