12 September 4-10, 2025 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | Sweet Home Allapattah Domicile will reopen in Allapattah this month. BY GRANT ALBERT I t would appear that the recent resurrec- tion of Miami’s closed clubs must be a result of divine intervention. While some venues expressed a promise to re- turn, a fan remained sanguine and real- ized the laborious task of reopening a now-closed venue. Yet in three months, bygone clubs like Ea- gle Room, Boombox, Las Rosas, and now Do- micile have reopened their doors in old and new locations. Domicile, the underground hard techno rave spot in Little Haiti, announced on Ins- tagram last year that “due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to con- tinue operating at our home venue for the time being.” Its owner, Sagiv Israel, shared with New Times last year about the closure that “this has been nine months in the making, and we’re getting ready to soon unleash some- thing Miami has never seen before. Our com- munity demanded the ultimate techno experience, and we’re bringing it.” Israel now tells New Times that the club is coming back on September 5 — not in its old homestead, but in a freestanding building right across from the recently regenerated Las Rosas between 28th and NW 7th Avenue, for nothing short of pulsating techno all night long. “We signed the agreement for the new lo- cation way before the old location was shut down by the city,” Israel, an Israeli native, for- mer New Yorker, and now Miamian, clarifies. Rather than exhausting time and money on renovations to make the old haunt code-com- pliant, moving was faster (though a little be- hind schedule). “It looks like a lot of things are coming down to the new area over Las Rosas, and now Domicile, and becoming the new area for nightlife.” Domicile was cheap, and you could hear techno unlike anywhere else in the city, week- end after weekend. Sure, clubs can book the hard techno act de jour, but Domicile made it its function (not counting goth nights). Locals, national, or international artists could play all night and fast — so very fast, maybe 150 to 170 BPM. The old venue was a small black box with scaffolding and some lights. Domicile 2.0 was home to a former auto repair shop. Israel explains that the city, through its “certificate of uses,” has allowed new businesses to take over and promote nightlife. For example, the certificate of use forbids another auto shop from taking over, but it will permit an entertainment venue to replace the auto shop. “They’re changing the area and making it more for entertainment. I’m a big believer in that area.” Israel assured us that the new location will be a far cry from the previous one. He cannot understate the most significant change to Do- micile: that the club will now be Miami’s only freestanding building dedicated solely to techno music. “It’s not a club that plays techno here or there or is inside a mini-strip mall,” he says, comparing the locations. The interior will “have a new sound sys- tem, which is custom-made to fit the room and the genre.” Instead of two bathrooms, some porta-potties, and a small outdoor space, “We will have 14 bathrooms and 10,000 square feet of outdoor space that will have a roof,” to protect from the elements. Domicile will kick off its reopening with its “DomicileXL” events, which happen three to four times a year and feature the French-born techno artist CLTX as the headliner. Still, Israel wants more. He views a club as a cultural hub — more than just a place to lis- ten to music for a few hours and have a beer. A club should teach, build, and inspire the community. Aside from the weekend roster of talent, Domicile will have myriad free events on weekdays, from learning how to DJ on real decks connected to a bona fide sound system to yoga/meditation. “The new building is returning to Domi- cile’s original reason: to be the center for the community.” Twice a month, a volunteer will come to explain how to build live sets and be- come a better producer. “One thing is bothering me: we have a lot of great talent in Miami, but for some reason, most don’t make it outside Miami, and cer- tainly not the world.” To clarify, Israel is ref- erencing hard techno DJs — Miami clearly has had its share of tech-house and experi- mental DJs that have made their way onto the international circuit. Israel found his calling in the electronic music nightlife through his country’s renowned psy-trance scene and opened his first club in Tel Aviv at eighteen. He moved to New York for work and then to Miami. He noticed the absence of low- fare, pure clubs de- voted to harder electronic music in the Magic City. So, in 2022, he took over the Little Haiti spot and started the nameless club. One patron was so impressed that he posted on social media and declared it his new “Domicile.” “I had to look up the word, and it means ‘the place where you feel at home.’ It hit me that this guy named it perfectly; it was exactly what I wanted to do.” Israel now splits his mission to showcase a great party and spotlight the local talent, whether it’s the club’s residents, its guest acts, or Domicile’s international partnerships with French and Italian promoters. Ultimately, he hopes that the two nights of ticket sales — Saturdays and Sundays — will carry the weight for the community events and be a space for inspiration through music. “It’s far from being just a club. Everything else will be for building the community be- cause that is challenging on its own.” DomicileXL Ft. CLTX. With Gioh Cecato, Jay Toledo, and Nebülä. 11 p.m. Friday, September 5, at Domicile Miami, 2900 NW Seventh Ave- nue, Miami; instagram.com/domicile.miami. Tickets cost $22.21 via dice.fm. ▼ Music Music Domicile will kick off its reopening with its “DomicileXL” on September 5. Photo by Daniel Betancourt “WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT TALENT IN MIAMI, BUT FOR SOME REASON, MOST DON’T MAKE IT OUTSIDE MIAMI.” Get Out! Doral will debut an amphitheater this fall. BY SHAWN MACOMBER I s Doral ready to rock? Miami-based Loud and Live is making a big bet. Indeed, the “entertainment, experiential, and content development company,” as is described on their website, has partnered with the city government to establish the Doral Amphitheater, a state-of- the-art open-air venue inside the sprawling 78- acre Doral Central Park designed to draw touring musicians and festivals to this 15-square-mile municipality a little more than ten miles west of downtown Miami. The inaugural performances on the calendar include a Halloween appearance by reggaeton star — and Bad Bunny collaborator — Justin Quiles, followed by Miami-based Venezuelan singer and rapper Nacho on December 13. For Loud and Live, the space — which will have a capacity of 4,000 spread across stand- ing general admission, seated, and VIP boxes — represents, CEO Nelson Albareda tells Billboard, a “natural evolution…as we continue to expand our role in the live entertainment ecosystem.” For Doral Central Park is a massive redevelop- ment project; however, it is another jewel in a crown that already glitters with walking trails, shaded pavilions, basketball courts, sports fields, a splash pad, a skate park, and an aquatic center. Drone footage posted on the official website shows an im- pressively large, cov- ered stage festooned with speakers looking out over spacious, gently rolling grounds buttressed by trees, green spaces, and a large, snaking expanse of water. “Our city continues to strengthen its position as a cultural and economic hub in South Florida,” Doral Mayor Christi Fraga explains to Billboard. “This new venue will not only attract world-class entertainment but also drive tourism and busi- ness opportunities that benefit our entire com- munity.” Owned by the City of Doral, the Doral Amphi- theater will be managed and operated by Loud and Live. For more information, visit doralamp.com. To purchase tickets to Justin Quiles, Nacho, or fu- ture events, click here. Doral Amphitheatere. 3005 NW 87th Ave., Doral; 305-459-9988; doralamp.com. [email protected] DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWS AN IMPRESSIVELY LARGE, COVERED STAGE.
