Big Freedia @ Churchill's Pub
Big Freedia and her pussy-popping entourage spat a hot and rowdy set for a thirsty, sold out show at local dive-bar legend Churchill's Pub Friday night, March 30. Shot for Miami New Times.
Get Lost @ Lemon City Studios
Miami Music Week's annual 24-hour dance party Get Lost returned to a new space this year at Lemon City Studios in Miami's Little River neighborhood on March 24. The outdoor grounds maintained the party's signature bohemian aesthetic with sprawling couches, tropical plants, lights, and four stages — two main setups outside, and two smaller rooms inside — each buzzing with their own habitat of live sounds and DJ. Headliners included Art Department, Soul Clap, Seth Troxler, Damian Lazarus, Black Coffee, Thugfucker, and others. Shot for Miami New Times.
Breakfast Club / 1-800-Lucky
Destructo teamed up with AMFAMFAMF and Dirtybird to bring a Breakfast Club sunrise party to 1-800-Lucky in Wynwood from 5 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 24. Attendees adorned oven mitts, aprons, bathrobes, and breakfast food costumes while sipping on cocktails and welcoming the morning sun. Shot for Miami New Times.
Noche de Brujas / Faena Forum
Noche de Brujas brewed a powerful evening of experimental, interdisciplinary magic performed by a woman-focused lineup of local and visiting artists on Friday, March 23, at Faena Forum. The main floor remained open for attendees to fill in around an architectural orb in the center, each performer finding a unique way to inhabit this living altar while projections engulfed the surrounding walls. Featured artists included Juliana Huxtable, Suzi Analogue, Kalup Linzy, Virgo, Jen DeNike, Poorgrrrl, Voila Snow, Ife-Ile, Sandflower, Georgia Wall, Carlos Betancourt, and TM Sisters. Shot for Miami New Times.
Carnaval Street Fest / Calle Ocho
On Sunday, March 11, Little Havana was brimming with live music, dancing, Latin pride, and authentic street food for Carnaval Miami's annual Calle Ocho Street Festival. Miami's iconic Eighth Street was closed to traffic from SW 12th to 27th Avenues as local vendors and stages lined the blocks with cold drinks, grilled delicacies and rhythmic sounds to satisfy a hungry crowd in the afternoon heat. Shot for Miami New Times.
La Centrale Grand Opening / Brickell City Centre
Brickell City Centre unveiled its newest 40,000-square-foot Italian food hall La Centrale on Thursday, March 1. Featuring five bars, 14 restaurants, shopping, and cafés peppered throughout three spacious floors, the concept hall offers a variety of casual to fine-dining and drinking options centered around a fresh, authentic Italian culinary experience. Shot for Miami New Times.
