Email Author Jacob Katel

2012 Stories by Jacob Katel

• Runnin’ Riot

  published May 24, 2012

  For the past 100 years, Tobacco Road (626 S. Miami Ave., Miami) has kept legions of city dwellers drunk, fed, and soaked in music. And given the... More >>

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  11 Dancing GIFs From South Beach's Memorial Weekend 2012

  published May 29, 2012

  See also "Top Ten Dance Moves at Ultra Music Festival 2012 in Animated GIF!" Memorial Day weekend 2012 on South Beach was a big-ass block party. Lots of em' really. Ocean Drive was all action. Co... More >>

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  Lil Wayne, Birdman, and YMCMB's Memorial Day Party at Cameo Miami: A 37-Photo Recap

  published May 29, 2012

  Cameo is to Washington Avenue what sand is to the beach. And Saturday night's YMCMB party proved it. StrongArm DJ Entice celebrated a birthday, Flo Rida got hype, and the Young Money crew bought so ... More >>

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  Memorial Day 2012 on Ocean Drive: A 15-Photo Recap

  published May 29, 2012

  Ocean Drive was closed to motorized traffic for the duration of Memorial Weekend 2012, which meant a nearly 24-hour street party. Asses shook, outdoor bars and clubs were packed, and people from Dall... More >>

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  Shaggy on Memorial Day Weekend: "Alcohol's Involved, Law Enforcement Might Overreact, It's a Disaster Recipe"

  published May 25, 2012

  Shaggy gets around. You might see him eating teriyaki chicken on South Beach. Or hitting the stage in Eastern Europe. Or headlining a show at the Olympic Games. But this weekend, he'll be in Downtown... More >>

• Porntopia

  published May 17, 2012

  We’ve been waiting for Exxxotica to return for so long that it feels like watching porn on a dial-up modem. And now that it’s... More >>

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  Overtown Music Project's Gospel Brunch: A Short Video Documentary

  published May 23, 2012

  Back in the days of the Sir John Knight Beat, the Harlem Square, Rockland Palace, Birdland Fiesta, Mary Elizabeth Hotel, Cafe Society, Red Tap, and many more, the streets of Overtown were filled with ... More >>

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  NATO 3: Accused Terrorist Jared Chase Rapped About Guns, Drugs, and "Bitch-Ass Cops"

  published May 23, 2012

  Before his arrest for alleged terrorism in Chicago, the NATO 3's Jared Chase was a talented aspiring rapper, DJ, and sound engineer who claimed affiliation with a bevvy of record labels around the U.S... More >>

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  Jared Chase: Before NATO 3, He Claimed To Be a Meth-Addicted, Gang-Affiliated Rapper

  published May 22, 2012

  Ten days after the City of Miami evicted the Occupy Miami camp from the Government Center downtown, reporter Michael Miller and I visited "Fort Peace," the inner city apartment complex opened as a saf... More >>

• Lanzallamas Monofonica's European Tour Kickoff at Tobacco Road May 25

  published May 24, 2012

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  Arwen Lehman Talks Craft Brewjas, and Local Beer (Video)

  published May 18, 2012

  Did you know women were the original brewmastersrArwen Lehman and the Craft Brewjas crew she rolls with aren't just consumers, they're also secretly brewing up their own batches of fine suds.We caught... More >>

• Lanzallamas Monofonica Launches Three-Month European Tour at Tobacco Road

  published May 17, 2012

  The fiery musical spearchuckers of local big band Lanzallamas Monofonica will soon take their Afro-Latin superfusion sound to the Czech Republic. They've recently lined up a three-month residency at... More >>

• Audio Bukkake

  published May 10, 2012

  DJ Fucked-Up is an artist of unmatched audial subtlety and a performer shrouded in a veil of mystery. Our investigations reveal he began... More >>

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  CerveTech's Nick Armada Talks About the Art of Brewing Beer (Video)

  published May 16, 2012

  Craft alcohologist Nick Armada went to beer college at FIU before starting CerveTech in the Bird Road Arts district.He can tell you all about how yeast are living micro-organisms, why fungi eat sugar ... More >>

• Ana Tijoux at PAX Miami May 19

  published May 17, 2012

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  Ziggy Marley Jammin' at the Fillmore Miami Beach, May 9

  published May 10, 2012

  See Crossfade's pre-concert interview with Ziggy about the Marley clan, taxes, and country music. Ziggy Marley Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Never under any circumstances leave a car ... More >>

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  The Aggrolites Talk Skinhead Reggae

  published May 09, 2012

  The Aggrolites are a skinhead reggae band from Los Angeles. With a faster pace than the ska and rocksteady that came before it, the style got its name from its old-school UK fans, the black Jamaican ... More >>

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  Ana Tijoux, Chilean Rapper, Talks Chile Student Protests and Miami Bass

  published May 08, 2012

  Born to a French social worker momma and a Chileno father escaping a tyrannical regime, Ana Tijoux is a golden-era hip-hop superfan, rapid-fire lyricist, musical activist, party girl, and pop star. ... More >>

• Buika at Fillmore Miami Beach May 12

  published May 10, 2012

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  Flock Of Seagulls' Mike Score Talks New Wave Hair and Aliens

  published May 07, 2012

  Mike Score is the mastermind behind A Flock Of Seagulls. Inspired by Bowie and Alice Cooper, he combined science fiction, hairspray, girl pants, makeup, guitars, and synths to start his band in 1979.... More >>

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  Russell Simmons, Rev Run, and Others' Twitter Reactions to Death of Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch

  published May 04, 2012

  See Crossfade's obituary for Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch is dead. But the Beastie Boys live forever. The rap c... More >>

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  Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Dead at 47

  published May 04, 2012

  See Russell Simmons, Rev Run, and others' Twitter reactions to the death of Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch (AKA MCA) is ... More >>

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  Ten Best Cinco De Mayo 2012 Parties in Miami

  published May 02, 2012

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• Buika's Sultry, Sexy, Raw Sound Takes Over the Fillmore Miami Beach on May 12

  published May 01, 2012

  Buika is a sultry, sexy, raw, and impassioned vocalist who grew up on the Spanish island of Majorca with political refugee parents from Equatorial Guinea. As the biggest island in the Balearic Archip... More >>

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  Mayhem Cruise 2012 Announces Lineup: Lamb of God, Machinehead, Anthrax, Hatebreed

  published May 01, 2012

  Caution: If you're an old lady looking for a relaxing weekend of easy listening on an ocean liner, you may as well kill yourself. The Mayhem Cruise 2012 is pure brutality. This inaugural Atlantic-bou... More >>