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Je Suis Delusional

But you’ll be in good company at Romance in a Can

Je Suis Delusional

But you’ll be in good company at Romance in a Can

Uh Huh Her

But you’ll be in good company at Romance in a Can

Anatomy of a Buzz

The Secret Machines ride a wave of good press; can record sales be far behind?

Celebrate National Record Store Day at Sweat Records and Radio-Active Records

Remember record stores? They were the place you bought those plastic silvery things called CDs and also where you could pick up vinyl if you were trying to be über-authentic. Ah, yes the days before iTunes. But while Sam Goodys and FYEs might not be commonplace anymore, local records stores still s ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Under Control" by Parachute, Playing Blue Martini (West Palm) This Saturday

Virginia quintet Parachute has been on the rise since it landed the song "She's Love" in a Nivea commercial. Suddenly, thousands of women with smooth legs wanted more of those smooth pop-rock sounds. In the resulting buzz storm on iTunes and the like, the song eventually also landed on the current p ... More >>

Sol Ruiz's Outlander CD Brings Tropical Folk Style Cuban Psychedelic Music

Sol Ruiz's Oultander is a 6-song disc I got in a cardboard sleeve from producer Bobby Macintyre of Studio 71.He says: "Sol is the songwriter and she plays acoustic guitar. I played drums, produced, engineered, and mixed it. Jesse Jackson plays some Dobro slide guitar, and some cuatro. Lorenzo Corti ... More >>

Q&A With Peter Murphy, Playing Tomorrow Night at Respectable Street!

After a final album together, 2008's Go Away White, Peter Murphy and his former bandmates have finally hammered the last nail in the Bauhaus coffin. But that's actually good news for the group's rabid fans. Its erstwhile frontman is finally comfortable performing these songs on his solo tours, which ... More >>

Casual Sax & The Saxual Revolution Out Tomorrow!

​Ryan Smith a.k.a. Induce! and Sven Barth, collectively known as Casual Sax and the Saxual Revolution's hotly, in some circles, anticipated full length album will finally be hitting record store shelves tomorrow morning! Ever since they dropped "Baby I'm Black (But Only from the waist down)" back ... More >>

Concert Review: The Killers at American Airlines Arena, October 3

Photo by Sayre Berman​Click here to view the full slideshow from this event.The Killers with ChairliftSaturday, October 3, 2009American Airlines Arena, MiamiBetter Than: Most Vegas lounge acts.When the Killers performed at Ultra Music Festival in 2006, they easily won me over with a confident stag ... More >>

Highlights From Design Miami/ 2009

All photos by Ian Witlen. Check out the full slideshow here. ​During a week when unchecked imagination runs wild and art comes close to scrambling your brain, Design Miami/ always refreshingly mixes things up by showcasing work with at least somewhat of a foundation based in function. Though the f ... More >>

DiscoTech Releases Devastating EP

​If you aren't aware of DiscoTech, the production trio is compromised of Midwesterns Joe Maz (who relocated here recently) and Gigamesh, along with local boy Danny Daze. Together they've produced remixed from Classixx, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Lykke Li, and more.Well now the group is also relea ... More >>

Protoman Gets "86'd" Artistically on New EP, Which Is Out Today

​ On the cover of his 86'd EP, conscious South Florida's rapper Protoman sends a mixed message with several examples of vice giving us bedroom eyes from that big, red no-no circle. Come sit over here, Crown Royal.With Los Angeles producer Sebino providing the beat firepower, the EP digs into every ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Jacki-O, Jim Jonsin, Rick Ross and more

​ -- Basic Vocab has just released their album A Better Way. The album will officially receive its nationwide release on April 27th, but they did a special iTunes early release this past Tuesday where you can get the album at $7.99 for a limited time. Conscious hip-hop from Miami never sounded thi ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Adela, Pitbull, DJ Khaled and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- DJ Khaled continues to ride the wave of success that his song "All I Do Is Win" has garnered. Since releasing the song, he's received tons of iTunes downloads for it. So I guess as a thank you of sorts, Khaled recruits pretty much all of the most relevant rappers of ... More >>

Sleigh Bells' Treats Streaming at NPR, Yet Another Great (Partial) South Florida Project

Get ready to hear a lot about Sleigh Bells' "Treats" and possibly even hear it too​Get over to NPR for an exclusive stream of Brooklyn electro-rock duo Sleigh Bells' debut album, Treats, like now now. As Sound of the City's Zach Baron points out, an anticipated album that should be in the dictiona ... More >>

Brooklyn Stoner-Rockers Kings Destroy Will Hold a NYC Benefit Show For Torche on Wednesday

​Torche is a band whose growing influence is not exactly measured in riches. Yes, the band has been hailed in discerning international circles as uh, torchbearers of a new sound that is heavy without being metal, per se, and still melodic. Still, the current threesome has had to keep it together, ... More >>

Six Questions with Jose Flores of The Getback

L to R: Palacios, Flores, Rod and RotuloJose Flores has been a fixture of the Miami punk rock scene since his outfit Pin Kai caused a stir in the leather jacket rockers of the mid-90's. From there he went on to involvement with a myriad of bands (Pretend Milk, Rerun, Disney Violence, The Surf and Ro ... More >>

Q&A With Rahsaan: From Rapping About Sneakers to His Own Sneaker Store

Photo by Anthony Anderson​Rahsaan "A Fly Guy" Alexander -- better known simply as Rahsaan -- must be one of Miami's hardest-working individuals.The MC released his new album, Georgetown, earlier this year (get it now on iTunes.) But overall, saying that Rahsaan is "driven" is a real unde ... More >>

Audible SMS Makes Texting While Driving a Safe Possibility

A car's center console will make audible SMS a reality.​We all know how difficult it is to text while driving. Speaking from experience, it's virtually impossible -- and in some parts of South Florida, even illegal. AT&T adds a little label to the front of new phones suggesting not to do it, a ... More >>

The Late Heath Ledger Directed a Just-Released Rap Video

Corkery/News​We all miss Heath Ledger. The Academy Award-winning actor wooed us in 10 Things I Hate About You, and shocked us with his performances in Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight. Now his legacy lives on, as a rap video he directed for old friend N'FA has just been released on iTunes. Y ... More >>

Afrobeta Release "Play House" Teaser, Counting On You to Send Them Virgin FreeFest

Photo by Karla GarciaAfrobeta at Ultra 2010.​Got to give it to Afrobeta. After performing at this year's Ultra Music Festival -- and nabbing a Best of Miami award for "Best Band" along the way -- the PR machine has been working nonstop to keep the forward momentum. The duo just got back from playi ... More >>

Apple to Make a Live Stream Music Announcement Today, But What Will They Introduce?

This Apple-themed guitar on the event's invite is a pretty big hint of what's to come​Apple's got something big cookin' for their music fanatics, and it smells good.The company is hosting an event in San Francisco today. Every year around the same time a similar shindig is organized to announce th ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: The New - "Musician's Point of View"

Goldstein Studios​For many years I delighted in tormenting Lori Garrote with random assertions that her brother Joe (of The Basicks and The Can't Stand Ya's fame) owed me twenty bucks, and that he had reported her as the current holder of that lien. Needless to say, the familial confusion that mus ... More >>

Yeasayer at Fillmore Miami Beach October 5

Goldstein Studios​For many years I delighted in tormenting Lori Garrote with random assertions that her brother Joe (of The Basicks and The Can't Stand Ya's fame) owed me twenty bucks, and that he had reported her as the current holder of that lien. Needless to say, the familial confusion that mus ... More >>

eMusic Sells Out to Major Record Labels

Jeremy Hall via Flickr​​We're an honest bunch at Crossfade and we do not condone illegally downloading music. It's understood that musicians -- like writers -- struggle financially, and supporting independent music by purchasing records or attending shows is the ultimate display of artistic cama ... More >>

¡Mayday!'s Stuck on an Island Free Full Album Stream

​¡Mayday!'s Stuck On An Island is officially out now, meaning you can buy it physically in select stores, digitally on iTunes, or via the band's site as an instant "HD MP3 download." You can even score a copy as part of merch packages that include hangout time with the band, tattoo work, and t-sh ... More >>

Bachaco Takes Over the Miami Music Festival With Five Shows This Weekend

​We can never get too much Bachaco. Which is lucky, we suppose, because the guys have a pretty staggering schedule this weekend with the Miami Music Festival, playing five different showcases in just two days. "We couldn't be happier to share our music with so many new and old fans and right here ... More >>

Top Five Beatles Albums You Should Buy on iTunes Right Now

Courtesy of TheBeatles.com​Great news! The Beatles entire catalog of songs is finally on iTunes. Yes, for years Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr kept their former band's songs off the media download service. Why? Well, the Fab Four's Apple Records and Apple Computer Inc. had major beef. After an a ... More >>

Jose Flores of the Getback Plays Solo Retrospective Gig Saturday at Sweat Records

​To get full disclosure out of the way: Jose Flores is an occasional contributor to Crossfade. Miami's music community is small so it's kind of hard to avoid that incestuousness. You'll probably better recognize, though, the alter ego for which he became best known around town in recent years: Jos ... More >>

Prince Royce and His Pencil Mustache Swoon Into the BankUnited Center February 12

​For a certain kind of music snob, there's nothing more annoying than all that saccharine radio pop stuff called bachata. At best, it's elevator muzak. At worst, it sounds like a sad baby wailing over a karaoke tape full of stuttering guitar, bongo, and maracas. But there are millions of people ... More >>

Prince Royce at BankUnited Center February 12

​For a certain kind of music snob, there's nothing more annoying than all that saccharine radio pop stuff called bachata. At best, it's elevator muzak. At worst, it sounds like a sad baby wailing over a karaoke tape full of stuttering guitar, bongo, and maracas. But there are millions of people ... More >>

Video: Afrobeta Goes Digital For "Play House"

​It's finally here! The official music video for "Play House," the first single off Afrobeta's first full-length album Under the Streets. The video is vastly different from the kitschy teaser trailer shown on the band's website. That project, which was directed by local filmmaker Fro Rojas, ... More >>

Mr. Pauer's "Cumbión Del Sur" Is the iTunes Single of the Week

​Maybe you know him as Mr. Pauer. Or maybe you know him as Toto Gonzalez. But you definitely know him for getting parties started all over town. For years, Toto has been doing way more than his fair share for Miami's lovers of Latino and international culture. And now you'll now him as the produc ... More >>

Dance Like a Zombie! Best of Miami 2011 Has Risen

Photo by Michael McElroy​Have you ever seen a zombie shake some ass? Well, it happens more often than you'd think. And surprisingly, when they're not humping each other silly in the club, the undead go all Wacko Jacko for the choreographed dance steps from "Thriller." In this particular case, ... More >>

Is Pitbull's New Planet Pit App Worth Its $9.99 Price Tag?

The new Planet Pit app's home screen.​Nobody would accuse Pitbull of being a slouch in the business department. To paraphrase another rapper, the great Jay Z, Pitbull isn't a businessman, he's a business, man. The former Mr. 305 -- now firmly Mr. Worldwide -- seemingly never met a new product id ... More >>

Tour the New Planet Pit Interactive App, Designed by Miami's ROBA Interactive

​To quote another rapper: Pitbull isn't a businessman, he's a business, man. In a time of general industry floundering, Mr. 305-turned-Mr.-Worldwide has anointed himself the king of endorsements and new business deals. Dr. Pepper? Sure. Kodak? How about lyrical product placements. Voli "low-calo ... More >>

Mr. Pauer's Soundtrack Scores a Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Alternative Album

​Can we all just agree to dub this the year of Mr. Pauer? His career, years in the making, has all led to this point. And because when it rains, it pours, he's been reaping the fruits of his labors, notching one milestone after another throughout 2011. It started with the release of his debut al ... More >>

Mr. Pauer, as part of Oktoberfest: Miami's Ultimate Foodie Night, at Century Marketplace September 30

​Can we all just agree to dub this the year of Mr. Pauer? His career, years in the making, has all led to this point. And because when it rains, it pours, he's been reaping the fruits of his labors, notching one milestone after another throughout 2011. It started with the release of his debut al ... More >>

Miami DJ-Producer Jesp Talks Political Science of Pop and Raging Through the Recession

Portrait of a pop scientist as a young manPop music doesn't have to be supersmart. It's for out-of-control bouts of shouting, makeout sessions, and screaming along with when traffic on 826 is moving in slow-mo. But Miami DJ-producer Joseph Espinoza (AKA Jesp) thinks that pop should be both fun and ... More >>

Il Richo

Portrait of a pop scientist as a young manPop music doesn't have to be supersmart. It's for out-of-control bouts of shouting, makeout sessions, and screaming along with when traffic on 826 is moving in slow-mo. But Miami DJ-producer Joseph Espinoza (AKA Jesp) thinks that pop should be both fun and ... More >>

Top Ten Rock and Pop Stars Who Hate Digital Music Downloading

Ever since the dawn of digitization, the internet-surfing public has had every bit of media at its fingertips. And once Napster took the music world by storm, there has been a constantly raging debate about how to restructure the industry around digital music downloads. Some artists have simply acc ... More >>

¡Mayday! Remixes the Black Keys, Add "Beard-a-Fied Guitar Solo" to "Sinister Kid"

​Earlier this week, the Black Keys dropped one of the best albums of 2011, El Camino. The record quickly skyrocketed to the top of the iTunes chart, slapping Michael Buble's Christmas record out of the top spot and triggering a Miami-based remix from one of New Times' favorite hip-hop acts. Ins ... More >>

New Times 'Best Of' App Gets Year-End Love From Wired, iTunes

​Do you camp out by the newsstand every year waiting for our Best of Miami issue? Ever wish while you were on the road -- whether driving through Kendall thirsting for a great bar or spending a work week in K.C., Sacramento, or D.C. -- that some of that New Times wisdom could travel with you?That' ... More >>