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2011 Stories by S. Pajot

• Photos: Skrillex and 12th Planet's Surprise Mothership Afterparty in Miami

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Read Crossfade's recap of Skrillex at the Fillmore Miami Beach. On Saturday night, the Mothership made its final official stop, setting down in the middle of South Beach like some sorta interstellar ... More >>

• Miami's Best Albums of 2011: Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group's Self-Made, Vol. 1

  published Dec 19, 2011

  To close out the year, Crossfade is picking its favorite albums by 305 artists. Check out the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2011. Maybach Music Group Self-Made, Vol. 1 (Maybach) Don't no one g... More >>

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  Miami's Ten Best Local Albums, EPs, and Mixtapes of 2011

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Welcome to Miami. Here, you can't be the kind of music snob who only listens to The Velvet Underground & Nico, Pavement's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, and Pitchfork's current playlist on repeat... More >>

• Lauryn Hill Announces New Year's Eve 2012 Party at Shelborne South Beach

  published Dec 16, 2011

  At the height of her late-'90s and early-2000s exile from the weird world of popular music, there were rumors (and even media reports) about ex-Fugees frontwoman and queen diva Ms. Lauryn Hill living ... More >>

• Curren$y Announces Jet Life New Year's Eve Party at Grand Central in Miami

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Break out your biggest bag of OG kush. Burn a bunch of superdoobies. And board your private Gulfstream for the MIA. Earlier today, NOLA rapper and marijuana connoisseur Curren$y announced (in tandem ... More >>

• Trip With Elastic Bond and "Frequencia Natural" at Bardot on December 23

  published Dec 15, 2011

  The time has come to take a trip with local Latinotronica crew Elastic Bond. But you can't show up without supplies. You've gotta pack a bag. You will need (1) a stash of premium psilocybin; (2) a s... More >>

• Steve Lawler: "This Electro-Pop-Dance Is the Worst Music I've Ever Heard in My Whole Life"

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Meet Steve Lawler at Wall Lounge for a pre-NYE party on December 28. Check out Crossfade's full New Year's Eve 2012 guide. Dance music sucks. House music rules. Just ask British rave legend and Viva ... More >>

• Matisyahu Shaves His Beard, Says: "No More Chassidic Reggae Superstar"

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Is a Matisyahu without a beard like "A King Without a Crown"r Yesterday, in a sudden move that shocked every member of Planet Earth's Hasidic reggae community to the etsem (or bone for all you non-He... More >>

• Max Vangeli and AN21 Kick Off Miami's Seven-Day NYE Weekend at LIV on December 26

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Totally contradicting Western civilization's standard calendar, New Year's Eve now lasts a lot longer than just one night. Especially on Miami Beach. In this land of endless neon and fake boobs, NYE... More >>

• Aventura's Romeo Santos Announces 2012 Solo Tour With Miami Show on March 1

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Over the last 17 years, Romeo Santos and bachata boy band Aventura have won the overflowing adoration of prepubescent girls, their mothers, and 35-year-old guys in white pants who love to dance. In t... More >>

• Chaka Khan, Immortal Technique, 14 Others Added to Virginia Key Grassroots Festival

  published Dec 13, 2011

  The Herd just got a little thicker. Two weeks ago, the Virginia Key Grassroots Festival -- a SoFla spinoff of Ithaca, New York's Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival, organized by mountain music crew Don... More >>

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  Drake Announces 2012 Club Paradise Tour Dates, Kicking Off in Miami on Valentine's Day

  published Dec 13, 2011

  What's overly emotional Young Money rapper Drake doin' right nowr Well, if the cover of his recently released sophomore slab, Take Care, were a candid snapshot of Drizzy's private life, you'd think h... More >>

• DJ Laz Talks Sipping Hennessy Straight From the Bottle and Drinking on the Job

  published Dec 13, 2011

  If, like Crossfade, you are a serious drinker who loves to let loose, glug a couple of cocktails, and get responsibly wasted, we say: "Raise that Henny, son!" Now believe it or not, there is an inter... More >>

• Fedde Le Grand's North America Takeover Tour at LIV December 17

  published December 15, 2011

  Fedde Le Grand's North America Takeover Tour at LIV December 17 More >>

• MonstrO at Churchill's Pub December 16

  published December 15, 2011

  MonstrO at Churchill's Pub December 16 More >>

• Miami postpunk band Beings releases posthumous seven-inch single "Social Creep" on Discosoma Records

  published December 15, 2011

  Miami postpunk band Beings releases posthumous seven-inch single "Social Creep" on Discosoma Records More >>

• Kenny G, Jill Scott, Patti LaBelle: Jazz in the Gardens 2012 Lineup Needs Divas and R. Kelly

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Are you kiddingr Kenny effing G! Wow, we here at Crossfade can't wait for the 2012 edition of Jazz in the Gardens. The hair will be long, luxurious, and kinky. "The Moment" will be sweeter than a sop... More >>

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  New Year's Eve 2012: Rick Ross's NYE Party on South Beach Only Costs $100,000

  published Dec 09, 2011

  The Boss lives extra big, son. In fact, according to a recent profile in GQ, Rick Ross smokes ten big, fat blunts per day. He scarfs "fried cheese bread, artichoke dip, roasted chicken with sides, an... More >>

• Pitbull on Glee: Will Mr. Worldwide Play Lesbian Cheerleader's Older Brotherr

  published Dec 08, 2011

  The corridors of William McKinley High are a long fucking way from Calle Ocho, chico. But today, Entertainment Weekly reported that Pitbull is "being courted" by the producers of Fox's Glee to play t... More >>

• Lil Daggers' T-Shirt Depicts Diego Maradona Making Out With Brazilian Baller Pele

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Sure, it's called the beautiful game. But occasionally, like local band (and rabid football fanatics) Lil Daggers will tell you, soccer's just straight-up sexy. Sometimes, out there on the field in ... More >>

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  Coldplay Announces Mylo Xyloto 2012 North American Tour With Miami Show on June 29

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Even though cranky American music snobs like Crossfade might dismiss Chris Martin and Coldplay as foreign providers of "safe and sentimental sonic wallpaper," there's no denying that this Brit pop-roc... More >>

• MonstrO Will Swallow You Whole at Churchill's Pub on December 16

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Once upon a time, a little wooden liar named Pinocchio took a trip to Pleasure Island with a pig-nosed, red-headed punk. "They say it's a swell joint. No school. No cops," the punk told Pinocchio. "Yo... More >>

• New Year's Eve 2012: Deadmau5's Rat Riot at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Where will you be when the Mau5head drops on 2012r Well, if you happen to be a club rat worth his or her weight in gourmet cheese and all-you-can-drink champagne, then you're gonna be holed up at the... More >>

• Araabmuzik at Eve December 14

  published December 8, 2011

  Araabmuzik at Eve December 14 More >>

• Daddy Yankee at 90 Degree December 10

  published December 8, 2011

  Daddy Yankee at 90 Degree December 10 More >>