24 April 20-26, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | coNteNts | miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | Spark It Up The best parties to celebrate 4/20. BY DOUGLAS MARKOWITZ “W eed, for lack of a better word, is good. Weed is right, weed works. Weed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.” This quote from the classic film Weed Street — which is definitely real, trust me — truly emphasizes the spirit of 4/20, a day that’s all about celebrating the herb, the ganja, the holy plant that many consider a birth- right. Perhaps you might want to partake in some of the festivities celebrating the re- markable cannabis plant. Luckily, New Times has got you covered. Here are the best parties happening on and around 4/20. III Joints at Factory Town III Points’ annual 4/20 party is moving to Factory Town this year, and just like last year’s smoke show at Space Park, it’s bringing in a few bowls’ worth of local DJ talent, many with names that sound like weed strains: Angelfire, Sleepy C, Danny Daze, Joy Odyssey, Pressure Point, and True Vine. In addition, the organizers are setting up an Infinite Eats dining room with local food vendors to satisfy all your munchies, a Reefer Theater showcasing local filmmakers, 4/20 yoga sessions, and more. 3 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at Factory Town, 4800 NW 37th Ave., Miami; factorytown.com. Tickets cost $15.43 via dice.fm. North Beach Social with Afrobeta at Miami Beach Bandshell Feel like hitting the beach on 4/20? Make sure to stick around ‘til late and head over to the Miami Beach Bandshell for a free perfor- mance featuring Miami music legends Afro- beta. Cuci and Smurphio have brought their unclassifiable brand of dance-pop to stages worldwide, from Ultra to Ibiza, and even now, nearly 20 years after the band’s founda- tion, the duo is still ready, willing, and able to rock. Grab a spliff and enjoy whatever they throw at you. Did we mention this show is free? 8 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 786-453-2897; miamibeachbandshell. com. Admission is free with RSVP via dice.fm. Otherworld Presents 420 Blaze It at the Ground Here’s a party for which you might want to find another kind of drug completely. Queer party promoter nonpareil Otherworld is put- ting on a 4/20 rave at the Ground headlined by the bombastic, bodacious Chippy Non- stop. Further down the bill is Quetamine, founder of local kink and queer techno party Corruption; Plum of the Austin, Texas, label Freq System; and locals Rudeboy and 42N0AH rounding things out. This is a party for those who wanna get their weird mixed with their weed. 10 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the Ground, 34 NE 11th St, Miami; 786-616- 6742; thegroundmiami.com. Tickets cost $14.88 via dice.fm. Electric Cuda at Barracuda’s in the Grove Maybe you don’t want to go to a dank night- club to catch a 4/20 vibe. That’s perfectly fine. Hang out in Miami’s crunchiest hood, Coconut Grove, and stop by neighborhood haunt Barracuda’s for some sun, fun, brews, and blaze. Promoter Coconut Groove is be- coming known for a less pretentious type of party, and this one will feature local DJs At- omyard, Soto Music, Penny Lane, Kike Roldan, and more. 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 21, at Barracuda’s in the Grove, 3035 Fuller St., Coconut Grove; 305-918-9013; barracuda-tap- house-grill.business.site. Admission is free. 422 at SkateBird Looks like the boombox boys got way too zonked out and missed 4/20 completely. Don’t worry, they’re making it up big time two days later with a 4/22 skate extrava- ganza at the nicest little skate park in El Por- tal, SkateBird. A whole bunch of local rap and DJ talent, including Dylan Hall, Slimx- fresh, Deep Cleansing, Saturnsarii, and the talented twosome of Alexx in Chainss and Sel.6 spinning under the moniker Sad MCs will be there to entertain you, along with the Miami Community Radio residents on the second stage. Don’t care about music? There’ll be a whole market of vendors and a sick skate competition hosted by Yoint County to boot. Noon Saturday, April 22, at SkateBird Miami, 533 NE 83rd St, El Portal; 305-603-8015; skatebirdmiami.com. Tickets cost $4.20 to $10 via shotgun.live. [email protected] How to you plan to celebrate 4/20? Photo by Adinayev III JOINTS IS BRINGING IN A FEW BOWLS’ WORTH OF LOCAL DJ TALENT. | CROSSFADE | t Music
