Email Author Matt Preira

2012 Stories by Matt Preira

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  Monty Alexander on Being a Jamaican Who Plays Jazz: "I Was There Before Reggae"

  published Nov 09, 2012

  "I was there before reggae," says Monty Alexander, speaking of his native Jamaica, in a way that's perfectly balanced between humble admission and matter-of-fact declaration. "I was playing in the s... More >>

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  Is Regina Spektor a Commier Find Out at the Fillmore Miami Beach on November 17

  published Nov 08, 2012

  Despite all of the hootin', hollerin', and mouth-breathin' about "Obamacare," communism is nowhere near making a comeback. Let's review the facts: It's been more than 20 years since David Hasselhoff ... More >>

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  Araabmuzik, "MVP of the MPC," Headlining Mansion Miami's Super Fridays

  published Nov 08, 2012

  One of the first critiques hurled at electronic music (usually from an individual of the guitar-bass-drums persuasion) is the performers "aren't doing anything." This is a valid charge. Are you reall... More >>

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  Ricardo Guerrero on Final Death to the Sun and Why "Miami Venues Still Suck Dick"

  published Nov 06, 2012

  Death to the Sun is not only Miami's best rock fest for the new, the hip, and the off-kilter. The annual farewell-to-summer local music bash, hosted by This Heart Electric's Ricardo Guerrero, is also ... More >>

• Waka Flocka Flame at Revolution Live November 14

  published November 8, 2012

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  Death to the Sun Festival: The Final Episode's Ridiculous 29-Band Lineup

  published Nov 05, 2012

  For three consecutive autumns, local musician and promoter Ricardo Guerrero's annual end-of-summer local showcase -- Death to the Sun -- has ranked among South Florida's best festivals for contemporar... More >>

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  Hibernus Mortis's Ralf Varela Talks Florida Death Metal and His Band's Legacy of Brutality

  published Nov 05, 2012

  Hibernus Mortis may be South Florida's greatest death metal band of all time. And a big part of that has to do with a long tenure as South Florida's only death metal band. While the Sunshine State's ... More >>

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  Nouvelle Vague Speak the Universal Language of Lust at Grand Central Miami, November 2

  published Nov 05, 2012

  Nouvelle Vague Presented by the Rhythm Foundation Grand Central, Miami Friday, November 2, 2012 Better Than: Watching a punk and/or new wave band cover Bossa Nova standards. When French musicians Ma... More >>

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  Rakim Announces Concert With a Live Band at The Stage Miami During Art Basel Miami Beach

  published Nov 02, 2012

  Backed by DJ Eric B's expertly sampled soul-funk-R&B ejaculations, late '80s rapper Rakim was a true hip-hop innovator who broke from the first wave's Mother Goose rhyme schemes and party-shout vo... More >>

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  Andrew W.K. 2, Holly Hunt, Crucial Taunt, and Plan B's Halloween at Churchill's Pub

  published Nov 01, 2012

  Plan B From Outerspace With Holly Hunt, Crucial Taunt, and Andrew W.K. 2 Churchill's Pub, Miami Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Better Than: Throwing a party on a Native American burial ground, moshing w... More >>

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  Holly Hunt Opening for Earth: "We Wouldn't Be Playing What We're Playing Without Them"

  published Oct 31, 2012

  We here at Crossfade already had some serious munchies for the upcoming Earth concert at Will's Pub in Orlando. We're talking about the band that invented instrumental stoner metal, perfectly merging... More >>

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  Cat Power: "I May Have to Cancel My Tour Due to Bankruptcy & My Health"

  published Oct 31, 2012

  Chan Marshall never really seems to catch a break. While her management and PR team were pushing Marshall's new album Sun as the ultimate proof that she'd finally gotten her shit together, we here at... More >>

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  Disma Talks Death Metal, French Moshing, and Chicken Suits in the Circle Pit

  published Oct 31, 2012

  Miami's increasingly unfuckwithable curator of extreme tuneage, the appropriately named Speedfreek booking agency, is ripping out shows faster than a death metal drummer zooted on green tea caffeine p... More >>

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  Com Truise, Poolside, Bonde do Role, and Halloween at EVE Miami, October 27

  published Oct 29, 2012

  Com Truise, Poolside, and Bonde do Role EVE, Miami Saturday, October 27, 2012 The decentralization of Halloween (that is, when the All Hallow's Eve actually falls on a weeknight and nobody knows whe... More >>

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  Ten Best Music-Related Things To Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10

  published Oct 26, 2012

  With the holidays and Art Basel right around the goddamn corner, it's starting to heat up in the ol' South Florida nightlife department. Take this weekend, for instance. There's too much to do! It w... More >>

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  Smells Like Teen Spirit Sitcom and the Five Worst Moments in Punk Rock Poserdom

  published Oct 25, 2012

  According to every wave of punk rock, the genre has been dying since it was born. Crossfade disagrees. We firmly believe that, despite decades of embarrassment and confusion, only now is punk rock tr... More >>

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  Jessica Simpson's Dad Is Gay, Divorcing Mama Simpson

  published Oct 24, 2012

  Jessica Simpson has really been put through the pop culture wringer. She built a career around her supposed-to-be fairy tale marriage to 98 Degrees crooner Nick Lachey. And then they got divorced. ... More >>

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  Top Ten Songs About Sex in Public

  published Oct 24, 2012

  Sex rules! And you know what's even betterr Sex outside! That's 'cause the threat of being shamefully discovered tickles the universal voyeuristic/exhibitionist funny bone. All people (spanning ev... More >>

• The Dwarves at Churchill's Pub October 27

  published October 25, 2012

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  Gilberto Gil and Rhythm Foundation's 25th Season Celebration at New World Center

  published Oct 22, 2012

  Rhythm Foundation's 25th Season Celebration Featuring Gilberto Gil New World Center, Miami Beach Sunday, October 21, 2012 Better Than: Tim Robbins's CD collection in High Fidelity. Last night, th... More >>

• Gilberto Gil Celebrates 25 Years of Miami's Rhythm Foundation at New World Center

  published Oct 19, 2012

  As executive director of the Rhythm Foundation, Laura Quinlan is more than a little familiar with world music stereotypes. "Guys sitting around the fire playing their digeridoos," she offers, playful... More >>

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  Hialeah Fest 2012: "Bro, We Got Everything!"

  published Oct 19, 2012

  Ferny Coipel answers the phone with an enthusiastic, "What's up, brotherr!" that sounds like a cross between Cheech, Chong and Hulk Hogan. Though we suspect the Humbert guitarist and Hialeah Fest co... More >>

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  Slapshot Announces Miami Show at Churchill's Pub on January 5, Courtesy of Speedfreek!

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Hardcore is a truly North American phenomenon. Sure, Scandinavia, Japan, and Latin America have all left serious imprints on the genre. But guess where the punk rock subgenre was inventedr Californ... More >>

• Gwar at Revolution Live October 20

  published October 18, 2012

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  Dwarves' Blag Dahlia on Fascistic Left-Wing Propaganda and Visiting G.G. Allin in Prison

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Punk rock is a big tent. What other genre manages to link seemingly disparate entities like British rude boy skinheads with screamo-haircuit mall goth in Nebraskar And the best part: All these highl... More >>