Last year, wandering around the Shimokitazawa neighborhood of Tokyo, I stumbled across the Cat Cafe Cateriam in a nondescript building in the Japanese capital’s bohemian epicenter. As soon as I opened the door, I was greeted by a cheerful young woman who despite the language barrier was able to communicate…
That’s a wrap on the sixth edition of III Points. So was the 16-month wait worth it? In short, yes. The new February date proved to be a smart move. Temperatures were much milder, and any worry that the festival would suffer crowd shortages during the busy Presidents’ Day weekend…
Showing no real signs of slowing, III Points continued on a balmy Sunday evening. At this point, you’d think the crowds would be running on fumes thanks to the 5 a.m. closing time, but the energy remained high going into the third and final day of the festival. Despite a…
As with most festivals, the second day of III Points brought a much larger crowd. Still, thanks to its boutique nature, the festival grounds never felt overwhelmed with people. However, for those hoping to take part in experiences such as the Skate Space or the decommissioned Gravitron ride with a…
Miami has anticipated the sixth edition of III Points for the past 16 months, but it looks like the wait was worth it. The move from October to February brings milder temperatures, and even though the three-day festival is taking place over the busy Presidents’ Day weekend — Art Wynwood, Coconut Grove Arts Festival, and the Miami International Boat Show also are happening — III Points is still able to cut through all the noise and make its presence known.
If anything exemplified the problems of the Grammys telecast year after year, it was Sunday night’s opening performance by Miami native Camila Cabello. Cabello, who was accompanied by J Balvin, Ricky Martin, Arturo Sandoval, and Young Thug, performed her hit “Havana,” which was released at the end of 2017 and made its…
With about two months to go until Ultra Music Festival makes its debut on Virginia Key, the dance-music bacchanal has dropped its phase two lineup. This round has added acts like Eric Prydz, Dog Blood (Skrillex and Boys Noize), Gigantic Nghtmre, and former Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist…
Tame Impala, the project led by Aussie musician Kevin Parker, hasn’t released an album since 2015’s “Currents,” yet the band remains a favorite, especially among music festival-goers. Leaning heavily into its psych-rock sound, Tame Impala has effectively become the Pink Floyd for the millennial set. The band’s devout following is so massive…
If you’ve attended III Points since year one, you know how integral LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy has been to the festival’s success. He DJ’ed the first year when the festival’s fate was still very uncertain. Of course, there was also the time Murphy was supposed to perform as LCD Soundsystem in 2016 but was forced to cancel the band’s appearance after a near-scare from Hurricane Matthew.
In 2003, a 24-year-old Wesley Pentz, along with DJ Low Budget, started a series of parties and mixtapes dubbed Hollertronix. Based out of Philadelphia, Pentz quickly began getting the underground American dance scene buzzing with a mishmash of styles and genres that on paper seemed disjointed, but somehow the duo made it work…
When New Times wrote about the acts it would like to perform in Miami in 2017, news quickly followed that Lorde and Björk would finally make their way down to the tip of Florida. The city’s music lovers were also close to finally seeing Omar Souleyman onstage at the North Beach Bandshell last year until visa issues forced the show’s cancellation…
Finding a table on New Year’s Eve can be a daunting process without a bit of planning. That’s because restaurants and hotels pull out all the stops for the end-of-the-year celebration with special menus, open bars, and plenty of champagne. And while the price of dining on New Year’s Eve can…
A lot of people complain about going out on New Year’s Eve in Miami. Traffic, ticket prices, and tourists all can sour an awesome evening fast. That’s why the most important decision you’ll make before the year is over is where you’ll celebrate the arrival of 2019. It…
If all you wanted for Christmas was a supersize lineup of EDM’s biggest heavy-hitters, Ultra Music Festival has granted your wish.
It’s time to wrap up 2018. How will you celebrate the end of the year that brought us Kanye West rapping, “Poopity scoop”? It won’t be an easy choice, because few cities can match Miami’s New Year’s Eve prowess. Great weather and party excess come together perfectly to create…
With 2018 quickly coming to an end, it’s time to look forward to what 2019 will bring — including the music festival season. Leading the charge will be III Points, which switched dates from October to February, skipping 2018 altogether. The date change should help the sixth edition of the festival avoid…
Aqua Art Miami. Wednesday, December 5, through Sunday, December 9, at the Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 800-376-5850; aquaartmiami.com. Tickets cost $20 to $275. Art Africa Miami Arts Fair. Wednesday, December 5 to Sunday, December 9 at the 920 Building, 920 NW Second Ave., Miami; artafricamiamifair.com. Tickets cost…
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.
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,…
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…
Gami dreams of one day spinning at Space. The 23-year-old Miami native wants to hoist her city out of its tech-house and EDM rut and explore new ideas bubbling up in dance music. “There’s not a huge interest in the music that I’m bringing into the city yet,” Gami laments…
It all came down to money. Commissioners Joe Carollo and Keon Hardemon basically wanted Ultra Music Festival to pay a much higher fee to use Miami Marine Stadium and Virginia Key Beach Park for its 2019 edition. The festival agreed to pay $2 million, and Hardemon insisted a large part of that money go to the struggling Virginia Key Beach Park Trust.
