Following a quiet 2019, Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF) is poised to make a comeback in 2020. Rumors have been swirling for months about the festival’s return, but thanks to public records and sources, it’s become clear the portal will be opening again next year. Online, fans and EDM…
There’s a dance party happening at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park — and no, it’s not Ultra. Rakastella, Life and Death and Innervisions’ Miami Art Week party, returns this December. Tickets went on sale in May, but the event has finally given everybody a clue on who’s performing this…
Will Renuart has had a lot of time to think about the imminent closure of the Electric Pickle since New Times last spoke to him. “I’m feeling more emotional,” Renuart says. “I am ready for the break, but I’m taking in every moment and really appreciate it.” Renuart…
There is little doubt Miami loves synthpop icon New Order. The last two shows at the Fillmore Miami Beach in 2016 and 2019 have been sold-out affairs. The attraction must be mutual, because New Order has announced it will be doing a four-night residency at the Fillmore in January…
After a yearlong delay, organizers today announced the lineup for the inaugural Miami Beach Pop Festival. Among the artists headed to South Beach in November are Chance the Rapper, Kygo, Daddy Yankee, the Raconteurs, and Nile Rodgers and Chic. Further down the bill are a couple of neat surprises, including…
It’s a Friday night in January 2011, and a cold front has swept through the city, plunging temperatures to a crisp 51 degrees. On North Miami Avenue, near the corner of 29th Street in Wynwood, a red and green neon sign entices passersby with the promise of “Bar Open Liquor.”…
Every December, the art world descends on Miami to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach and the events surrounding it. The people who tend to flock the city for it like to think they’re better than the hoi polloi, saying they’re here for the art when in actuality they’re using Miami Art…
Last year, the City of Miami kicked Ultra Music Festival, one of the best-known electronic music festivals in the world, out of its longtime home at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. And now, after what can only be described as a challenging edition on Virginia Key this past March, Ultra’s…
Last year, a group of music festival veterans announced plans to stage a three-day event on the sands of South Beach. Originally scheduled for 2018, the festival was delayed due to concerns from residents and city officials. That seems to have been sorted out, because…
Every summer, New Times picks the best restaurants, bars, shops, and more that make Miami the bizarrely fascinating city it is. While you’ll have to wait until June 13 to find out the winners, several local tastemakers have chimed in with their own Best of Miami picks. This…
In its 14 years of existence, Sweat Records has endured everything from hurricanes to break-ins. However, it’s no match for Miami’s latest disaster: gentrification, which is quickly sucking the city dry of any unique characteristics. According to Sweat cofounder Lauren “Lolo” Reskin, the landlord has given the record store until this…
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.
With so many new factors going into this year’s Ultra Music Festival, including a new location on Virginia Key, it’s fair to say that both organizers and festivalgoers were anxious about the first day. Those fears were proven valid last night, when shuttle service off the island faltered, forcing a…
Did the task of figuring out how to get on and off Virginia Key this weekend seem like too much? Don’t worry — Ultra Music Festival isn’t going to leave the dance-music fans who decided to stay home hanging. The much beloved Ultra Live stream returns this year, so fire…
If you’re heading to Virginia Key this weekend, here are the Ultra acts you shouldn’t miss.
If you were hoping to catch Eric Prydz — AKA Pryda or Cirez D — at Ultra Music Festival or his highly anticipated show at Wynwood Factory, bad news. Last night, he announced on Twitter that because of a medical issue, he won’t be able to make it to Miami this…
If you’re coming to the Magic City for Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival, you have Winter Music Conference (WMC) to thank. From 1985 to 2010, the week in March when the entire dance music community descended upon Miami to shake off the winter chill, network, and, of course,…
Before Ultra Music Festival was the behemoth it is today, revelers escaping the frigid temperatures of the North and Europe would travel to Miami for the parties. That tradition continues, even with Ultra’s strict artist agreements. (Ultra’s contract is standard among music festivals and ensures most acts cannot perform in South Florida for a period before and after the fest.)
Will Renuart’s voice cracks slightly as he thinks about the time and energy he’s put into the Electric Pickle over the past decade. “It’s dawned on me now coming here to meet with you,” Renuart says while sitting down at a Wynwood café. That’s because at the end of June,…
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…
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…
