Email Author Paul Torres

2010 Stories by Paul Torres

• Juanes at the American Airlines Arena

  published December 16, 2010

  Parce, for those not versed in Colombian-speak, is akin to papo, if you're Cuban, papi for Puerto Ricans, tigre to... More >>

• Top Five Fiestas de Ano Nuevo: From the Catalina to La Covacha

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Happy New Year! Or, more appropriately ... Feliz Ano Nuevo! I love this time of year. There are lots and lots of parties over the holiday season. And who doesn't like to partyr No one. That's w... More >>

• Gilberto Santa Rosa, Albita and Hansel y Raul at the New Year's Day Orange Drive Festival

  published Dec 24, 2010

  Miami's most recognizable road is getting a makeover next week, when Ocean Drive becomes Orange Drive. We know what you're thinking ... And no, OD isn't getting spray-tanned with Snooki. It's more bot... More >>

• Juanes Announces Miami Date at the American Airlines Arena April 15 UPDATE

  published Dec 20, 2010

  UPDATE: Originally scheduled for April 15, Juanes's show at the American Airlines Arena has been changed to October 15. If you missed the special presale for Juanes' recently announced Miami dat... More >>

• Noche Buena, Rumbero-Style

  published December 16, 2010

  ’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casa, not a creature was stirring, caramba, que pasa? Or so goes the old Cuban version.... More >>

• Five Latin albums that might ruin Christmas

  published December 16, 2010

  The holiday season is a great time for music — Latin music in particular. Nothing says it's the holidays in SoFla better than a... More >>

• Xperimento, Radioboxer, and More! A Local Music Guide to the Twelve Days of Christmas

  published Dec 13, 2010

  As you prepare to celebrate with massive amounts of alcoholic nog, hours of lyrically inaccurate Christmas caroling, and some very drunken, dirty dancing, Crossfade has been busy making helpful, funny... More >>

• Five Latin Albums That Might Ruin Christmas

  published Dec 07, 2010

  With the holiday season in full swing, it's a great time for music. And in particular, Latin music. Because nothing says SoFla holidays better than a nice little salsita. Maybe something by El Gran Co... More >>

• Los Amigos Invisibles Announce New Album Not So Commercial for February 2011

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Tough-to-label Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles have just announced plans to release a new album in Febuary 2011. The album, titled Not So Commercial, will serve as the follow-up to wildly succes... More >>

• Chayanne: A Seven-Part Video History, From Leather Fetish to Sleeping in Public

  published Nov 19, 2010

  Sure, you know the guy with the devilishly good looks at right. And well you should. Chayanne's a living legend in Latin pop, a heartthrob who's wooed masses of female (and probably some male) fans. W... More >>

• Cultura Profetica Talks New Album La Dulzura and This Saturday's Bayside Rocks Festival

  published Nov 18, 2010

  When you think Puerto Rico, reggae may not be the first thing to spring to mind. More likely it'd be rum, hot girls, and salsa. But if that's the case, then you'd be overlooking one particular reggae ... More >>

• Kike Posada, Boom! Magazine Founder on the Miami Music Festival

  published Nov 12, 2010

  Colombian transplant Kike Posada has been in the entertainment and media realms for a long time, keeping his eye on the Latin market and his finger on the pulse of what's hot. He pioneered a Latin roc... More >>

• 2010 Latin Grammy Awards: Crossfade Cashes in Its Chips on Winning Picks

  published Nov 12, 2010

  The awards are over. My hotel room is trashed. There's debris everywhere -- cigarette butts and cigar nubsand shards of glass from countless broken bottles. There's a strange mustard mural p... More >>

• Soul en Espanol

  published November 11, 2010

  Screw Cee Lo Green; Buika is the real soul machine. Of course, she’s not actually a soul singer or even a neo-soul vocalist.... More >>

• 2010 Latin Grammy Awards: Crossfade Makes Some Heavy Bets on the Big Winners

  published Nov 10, 2010

  The Latin Grammy awards are upon us once again. It's a night when the hottest stars in the Hispanic entertainment cosmos gather together in one spot. And this year, that spot is ... Where elser Sin Ci... More >>

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  Top Ten Latin Performances at the Miami Music Festival This Weekend

  published Nov 09, 2010

  Miami Music Festival is back again. Now, we know what you're thinking: (a) "Whatr MMF again, alreadyr"; (b) "Whatr They found funding againr After last yearrrr"; or (c) "What the fuck are you talking ... More >>

• Miguel Bosé Can't Put His Latest Tour, Cardio, Into Words

  published Nov 05, 2010

  As you may have already read, Miguel Bose is a living legend. "A living freakin' legend," no less. And you don't necessarily need to know your Paty Cantu from your Pimpinella to recognize that fact. I... More >>

• Miguel Bose at the Knight Center November 7

  published November 4, 2010

  Miguel Bosé is a living freakin' legend. Maybe it was just his fate, or maybe it comes from being gifted progeny. (Bosé's mother... More >>

• Grand Concierto Bailable at the Knight Center November 5

  published November 4, 2010

  For those who don't know, El Gran Combo is known as La Universidad de la Salsa (the University of Salsa). And Sergio Vargas is the king of... More >>

• Ricky Martin To Release English and Spanish Singles Tomorrow

  published Nov 01, 2010

  Big news out of Ricky Martin's camp: The Puerto Rican superstar has been locked away in the studio, hard at work on his latest record since the beginning of the year, as Crossfade reported here. It ... More >>

• Miguel Bose the Living Freakin' Legend Comes to Miami November 7

  published Oct 27, 2010

  Miguel Bose is a living freakin' legend. Maybe it was simply his fate, or maybe it comes from being gifted progeny. (Bose's mother was a famous Italian actress, and his father a celebrated Spanish bul... More >>

• Chino y Nacho at La Covacha October 29

  published October 28, 2010

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• Calling All Ninas Bonitas: Chino y Nacho Jack It Up at La Covacha This Friday

  published Oct 26, 2010

  If you think all reggaeton comes from Puerto Rico, you're dead wrong. To begin with, the genre sprouted from the seeds sown by Panama's dembow. Beyond that little history lesson, though, one need only... More >>

• Time Warner Cable Launches Alcanza la Fama Singing Contest

  published Oct 19, 2010

  Are you a singerr Are you Latinor Do you watch American Idol and say, "I could whoop their sorry asses!" If the answer to all of these questions -- or at least the first two -- is yes, then Time War... More >>

• Novalima Performing at Transit Lounge With Afro-Kumbe Tonight

  published Oct 15, 2010

  These days, we're all about being green, recycling and repurposing.. And we all know that's nothing new to the world of entertainment. Whether we're talking about doo-wop hooks fueling the engines of ... More >>