44 June 18–24, 2026 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES This New Orleans-style wine house — located at the intersection of Wynwood, Midtown and the Design District — has some of the best night-for-night jazz talent in Miami. Featur- ing local heavyweights from Anemoia to Juke, this intimate place to eat, drink and listen of- fers a perfect spot for a social night out or a me-date, if you’re flying solo. No-fuss and no- reservations, the venue blends a cozy, laid- back living room vibe with a casual-chic patio atmosphere to give the feeling that you’re right at home any night of the week. BEST LATIN ACT Los Wizzards loswizzards.com When founder Wizzmer first started jamming at open-mic nights around Doral back in 2016, he probably didn’t dream that a decade later, his brainchild would land a Grammy nomina- tion and photobomb Bad Bunny at the cere- mony. That’s exactly the only-in-Miami trajectory that Los Wizzards – self-dubbed The Miami Funk Machine – carved out. The multicultural eight-piece makes its wizard magic every day by blending funk, hip-hop, jazz and Spanglish attitude with Latin rhythms into a signature sound that critics have compared to a Magic City version of Bruno Mars. The band’s latest album, “ALGO- RHYTHM,” earned a 2026 Grammy nod for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, and the group performed at the first- ever Grammy U festival during Grammy Week in Los Angeles. Original tracks “Jodido Pero en Miami” and “Spanglish Love” capture something real about this city, while members Rafa Querales, Juseph Ballestero, Roy G, Samy Hawk and Teo Bok merge the friction and joy of living between languages and cultures with horns blaring and a unique ability to get crowds on their feet. BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE Las Rosas 2898 NW Seventh Ave. Miami, 33127 instagram.com/lasrosasmiami Miami closures have taught us that when something is gone, it’s gone forever and canon- ized into our minds — but enough was enough. In a Miami miracle, the haven for metal, goth, post-punk, alternative and live music that is Las Rosas was resurrected, complete with all its old charms. We need not lament on the past. It is sufficient to know that Las Rosas re- opened last August at its old homestead in Al- lapattah. There are the iconic bar and pool tables in the front and the stage in the back, meant to be a place to go wild, dance and thrash to whatever the locals are stirring up. Importantly, there are no bottle service or VIP options — and there is no need. It’s a place for locals to hear live music unassumingly (or catch a wrestling match) without fuss or guilt. It’s as local-centric as it gets, and it’s hard to think of anything more metal than that. BEST LOCAL ALBUM Ursa Arcana - Buy American instagram.com/ursa.arcana The debut EP from South Florida punk rockers Ursa Arcana, “Buy American,” turns suburban ennui into something loud, sharp and cathar- tic. The six-song collection is a lifelong project, written by lead vocalist JD across their teen years and into adulthood. This coming-of-age queer dispatch has electrified audiences from Respectable Street to Las Rosas, Churchill’s and Propaganda all year with crowds chanting the lyrics to “U Look Like Hell.” BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL III Points iiipoints.com There is one more “special holiday” in Miami in October besides Halloween, and that’s III Points Festival. Since 2013, what started as a grassroots event has grown into a behemoth, creating space for local bands as well as massive national and international acts to perform across two days in Wynwood. The eclectic pro- gramming covers a lot of ground, giving music lovers a chance to dance to artists ranging from Sean Paul and Justice to Rosalía. There is a stage and space for ev- ery taste, and the event also features art, technology activations and plenty of food vendors. Despacio, a traveling sonic space created by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and Soulwax, is a truly special treat that occasionally finds a home on the festival grounds. Although it is not expected every year, Despacio adds an extra layer of quality to the event. To sum it up, booking va- riety, heavy local programming and out-of- the-box activations make III Points the Miami music festival you can’t miss in 2026. BEST MUSIC RADIO PERSONALITY Mack in Miami Hits 1 Miami with Mack & Jen @mackinMiami Sirius XM Hits 1 (channel 2) at 12 p.m. siriusxm.com/channels/siriusxm-hits-1 Music radio personalities are like pseudo fairy godmothers. They make sitting in bumper-to- bumper traffic on I-95 somewhat tolerable. You’d go crazy without turning on a station to listen to radio personalities’ interviews, story- creating space for local bands as well as massive national and international acts to perform across two days in Wynwood. The eclectic pro- gramming covers a lot of ground, giving music lovers a chance to Arts & EntertAinment
