The Miami Takeover celebrates 50 years of go-go and turns music into clothing
A high-energy cultural wave is about to hit Miami Beach We re talking live music vibrant art and a nonstop party vibe Deco has your all-access pass to the action Let s check out The Miami Takeover Get ready to turn up the volume because Miami Beach is about to get a whole lot funkier The Miami Takeover is a four-day event with fashion shows concerts pool parties and all the summer vibes Wylie Kynard Miami Takeover is an event that brings in people from all over the United States to Miami Beach And it honors go-go music which started in Washington D C Wylie Kynard We longed to bring live music go-go down to South Beach The main event is the art of go-go heritage fest at the Miami Beach Bandshell Wylie Kynard We have a whole LED mapping experience that we re really looking to implement that s really going to immerse the people into the entertainment This year we re definitely celebrating years of go-go With D C s own Junkyard band headlining you ll feel the rhythm in your bones This isn t just a concert it s a full-on fusion of live music and interactive art Brigitte Andrade What I m doing is I m curating an art show called The Art of Music I looked for artists that had music in their art because it s called The Art of Music So I reached out to various different artists that I know and I requested them if they had art that reflected music That was the theme of the show One of those artists is Marcus Blake Marcus Blake I m going to be doing a fashion show Showcasing my fashion that s been translated through art through textiles and then from those textiles I make them into patterns and those patterns are cut into skirts jackets So whether you re here for the tunes the canvas or the society The Miami Takeover is a festival you don t want to miss Brigitte Andrade I want people to take away the experience of being in a place that gives you great music and great art at the same time The Miami Takeover takes place July through July FOR MORE INFORMATIONTo see a full list of events and buy tickets click here
