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2011 Stories by S. Pajot

• Heard the Rumor Bar Is Closingr Well, It's 100% Not True, According to OHWOW's Al Moran

  published Jan 17, 2011

  Late last night while scooping the spam out of Crossfade's constantly clogged inbox, we spotted a shocking subject line: "Bar Is Closing." WTFr It's been barely a year since OHWOW's Aaron Bondaroff a... More >>

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  Erykah Badu's Concert Tonight at James L. Knight Center Canceled

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Call off your trip to New Amerykah 'cause Crossfade just received official word from the James L. Knight Center's assistant marketing director Roxy Este that tonight's Erykah Badu concert has been can... More >>

• It's 1982! The Rising Presents Termanology and Statik Selektah at Transit Lounge This Saturday

  published Jan 14, 2011

  If you've missed all four previous installments of the Rising monthly hip-hop series at Transit Lounge, go get correct this Saturday night. Launched back in August 2010 by local swag supplier Last ... More >>

• Five Short Hardcore History Lessons With Punk Professor Steven Blush

  published Jan 13, 2011

  There are only five hours remaining till punk professor Steven Blush's hardcore master class convenes at Sweat Records. Word is, there might be a pop quiz. So ... Are you readyr Have you committed t... More >>

• Air Supply's Sweet and Flaccid Love Songs at Magic City Casino January 22

  published Jan 13, 2011

  When middle-aged lovers in matching pastel jumpsuits finally pop that little blue pill, light a dozen vanilla-scented candles, and get ready to rock so very soft, there's only one soundtrack sexy enou... More >>

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  Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant of New Edition Added to Jazz in the Gardens

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Last month, Crossfade reported the massive news that Ms. Lauryn Hill would be headlining the two-day Jazz in the Gardens festival at Sun Life Stadium -- and only a few months after the former Fugees f... More >>

• No Age at Grand Central January 18

  published January 13, 2011

  This is Miami, and the local appetite for rock 'n' roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. Standard wisdom says... More >>

• Jakwob at Eve January 15

  published January 13, 2011

  Like a lot of other post-millenial musicians, 21-year-old dubstepper Jakwob (AKA James Jacob) is an internet-made man. A year and a... More >>

• Steven Blush and American Hardcore at Sweat Records January 13

  published January 13, 2011

  Ten years ago, Steven Blush wrote a book called American Hardcore: A Tribal History. His motive: "I'm documenting the American... More >>

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  Major Lazer and the Marley Family Headline Nine Mile Music Festival March 12

  published Jan 10, 2011

  Man, Winter Music Conference is only two months away. But while your club kid cousins are off doing the WMC thing, getting loopy on funny drugs and dancing away their inhibitions, you're gonna be su... More >>

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  Dubstepper Jakwob Delivers the Deep Stuff at Eve January 15

  published Jan 10, 2011

  Like a lot of other post-millenial musicians, 21-year-old dubstepper Jakwob (AKA James Jacob) is an internet-made man. A year and a half ago, nobody really knew his name. Hailing from the English Mi... More >>

• No Age Comes Back to Miami for the Third Time in Ten Months

  published Jan 07, 2011

  This is Miami and the local appetite for rock 'n' roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. The standard wisdom says the people of South Florida have no stomach for churnin... More >>

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  American Hardcore's Steven Blush Talks the Middle Class, Youth Culture, and Loud Fast Riffs

  published Jan 07, 2011

  It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast ... More >>

• Surfer Blood Announces Spring 2011 US Tour

  published Jan 06, 2011

  It's crazy when one of your local scene stars goes fucking supernova in the space of a year. But that's been the Surfer Blood story so far ... Big bang. And maybe it's about to get bigger. Still rid... More >>

• Brendan O'Hara, Stokeswood, Xperimento, and More at the Stage's VIP Opening Weekend

  published Jan 06, 2011

  Way back in November, the New Times gave you the very first taste of a new Design District club called the Stage when we hosted our Miami Music Festival party starring Teepee, Heartstrings, Lil Dagger... More >>

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  Spend Valentine's Day with Enrique Iglesias and a Big Bottle of Astroglide Personal Lubricant

  published Jan 06, 2011

  Whenever we here at Crossfade start planning a sizzling hot Valentine's Day staycation, there's only a couple of things on our shopping list ... One full-color poster of Enrique Iglesias and a big bo... More >>

• Ryan Cabrera Gets Lasik Surgery in Sunrise

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Who knew that sorta kinda famous people were flocking to Sunrise, Florida, to have their eyesight fixedr Well, apparently, Millennium Laser Eye Center is home to one Dr. Cory Lessner, AKA the Lasik S... More >>

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  Steven Blush's American Hardcore Slideshow at Sweat Records January 13

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Ten years ago, Steven Blush wrote a book called American Hardcore: A Tribal History. His motive: "I'm documenting the American hardcore punk music scene because it's being forgotten. Its history is ... More >>

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  New Times' MasterMind Awards Wants You! Send Submissions Before January 7

  published Jan 05, 2011

  We wanna give you money! But time is running out! As a penniless musician with a fridge full of condiments, you're always on the lookout for your next sugar daddy (or mama), so why not hook up with N... More >>

• We Got a Date With Good Charlotte at Aventura Mall January 15!

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Three months ago, we here at Crossfade were so, so, so stoked about our date at Macy's with Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Madden that we wrote a blog about it. We were gonna get some one-on-one ti... More >>

• International Noise Conference Announces Another Bout of Chaos February 10

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Hey noiseniks, it's almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundr... More >>

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  Nicki Minaj Signs Boobies and Says Bye-Bye to 2010 at Mansion

  published Jan 03, 2011

  When the hypemongers start tossing around loaded phrases like "Nicki Minaj," "All-Pink Everything," and "New Year's Eve," your mind instantly floods with hot and luscious fantasies of cartoonish propo... More >>

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  Usher Ends Another Sexy Year at the American Airlines Arena

  published Jan 01, 2011

  See the full 25-photo slideshow of Usher at the American Airlines Arena. For the 19,600 lovely females (and their reluctant boyfriends, husbands, brothers, fathers, etc.) who turned Usher's New Year's... More >>