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Forget the North Pole

Get your Christmas toys and gifts right here.

Swelter 48

Get your Christmas toys and gifts right here.

Come-on in My Kitchen

Get your Christmas toys and gifts right here.

Beach Bummin’

It takes on a whole new meaning at the Ritz-Carlton.

Creative Tippling

For every gallery exhibit, there’s an open bar. We got your back.

Art Basel Invasion!

Screw the recession. The nation's number one art fest is bigger than ever.

Voice of Reason

Henry Rollins shouts his truth from the Revolution stage.

Pride Goes Afloat

Henry Rollins shouts his truth from the Revolution stage.

For Good Chinese, Fill up at Philippe

With the Beijing Olympics closing, get out your chopsticks.

Let’s Go Get Stoned

The Miami Science Museum knows what your weekend plans are.

Four Hands Are Better than Two

Double your pleasure at the Two Piano Competition.

Art Capsules

Current shows.

Party over Here, Party over There

Carnival parties are happening everywhere!

What Comes Around Goes Down Easy

Buddha never ate so well

Asia, Meet Gables

The first gallery stroll of the year!

Be Here Now

Bhagavan Das is back to rock The Standard.

Toes in the Sand

Bhagavan Das is back to rock The Standard.

History in Motion

Bhagavan Das is back to rock The Standard.

Jazz for Nothing

Bhagavan Das is back to rock The Standard.

Bhanging Beats

From Punjab to "Promiscuous"

The Way of the Fist

Martial arts hit the stage and the mat

Bigg Dreams

Young quartet Bottom of da Map and manager/producer Bigg D hope to create a new Miami sound

Roti-Rooter

Wrap anything in this roti and it's bound to be delicious

Cheesecake Survivor

La Valentina takes on the Big Cheese in the Aventura Mall -- and holds its own

Buddhist Foodists

La Valentina takes on the Big Cheese in the Aventura Mall -- and holds its own

Rusted Root

La Valentina takes on the Big Cheese in the Aventura Mall -- and holds its own

Have You Ever Been Mello?

Witness the rebirth of an urban hang suite.

Guárdese del Chuchazo

Witness the rebirth of an urban hang suite.

Old-school South Beach DJ Ruben Pagan returns as King Domino

Witness the rebirth of an urban hang suite.

Concert Review: Furthur at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, February 5

via furthur.net​Furthur Bayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiFriday, February 5, 2010Better Than: [Insert clever Grateful Dead song title] cover bandThe Review:With weather on my mind and 50 miles of Super Bowl-enhanced traffic in front of me, I departed home this past Friday with anticipation of what ... More >>

A Taste of Artopian Decadence

via furthur.net​Furthur Bayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiFriday, February 5, 2010Better Than: [Insert clever Grateful Dead song title] cover bandThe Review:With weather on my mind and 50 miles of Super Bowl-enhanced traffic in front of me, I departed home this past Friday with anticipation of what ... More >>

Surfer Blood Enter Remix Chamber to Benefit Haiti

​Current NPR darlings Surfer Blood already got a co-sign from Brooklyn electro-house producer Drop the Lime when he spoke about the bands he spins when not spinning for cash in an interview last year. Now the DJ, who rolled through Miami last month, has taken his adoration to the next step by remi ... More >>

The Gin and Tonic is Hereby Dedicated to the Late, Great Alex Chilton

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitelone/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0​Alex Chilton, the legendary voice and songwriter behind the Box Tops and Big Star, has died, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was 59.This is a very sad event for many fans of Chilton's work, as well as the countless artists -- ... More >>

Star Gazing at Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown

Miami doesn't have nearly the number of soul food restaurants as let's say the A-T-L or N'awlins. But what the 3-0-5 lack in quantity, the Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown makes up for with celebrity clout. The roster of repeat celebrity diners who gorge on fried chicken, candied yams, collard gree ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Oren Nizri (New Mix Inside!)

​Tel Aviv has become something of a breeding ground for world class beat-keepers. Whether it comes from the psy-trance sweep of Infected Mushroom, or the minimal tech-house of Miami transplant DJ Lee Or, Israel's second city is now a hotbed of beatitude. And no wonder -- OUT magazine called T ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week - Ramzez - The Formula Volume 2 (Hosted by DJ Young Cee)

​Valholla Entertainment continues its fight for dominance with a strong team of artists who are all poised to make their mark in the industry soon enough. To name a couple, there's R&B artist Kirby Maurier, and hip-hop artist Phatz (who we've featured a few times already). But now there' ... More >>

Lupe Fiasco Goes From Rap to Rock with New Band Japanese Cartoon, Paying Tribute to Joy Division

The cover art for Japanese Cartoon's In the Jaws of the Lords of Death​You probably know Wasalu Jaco best for all of his hip-hop collaborations. With Lupe Fiasco as his stage name, he's worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Pharrell Williams, Justice, and Rihanna. But now h ... More >>

History in Motion

The cover art for Japanese Cartoon's In the Jaws of the Lords of Death​You probably know Wasalu Jaco best for all of his hip-hop collaborations. With Lupe Fiasco as his stage name, he's worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Pharrell Williams, Justice, and Rihanna. But now h ... More >>

Everyone "Hates" LeBron, But His Sneakers Are Selling Like Hot Cakes

​LeBron James' decision to "take his talents to South Beach" seemed to be a marketing disaster, in the short run at least. For a while it seemed to be impossible to find a LeBron fan outside of South Florida. Surprisingly, though, his latest namesake sneaker, Nike's LeBron 8, is selling just fine ... More >>

FGO's Turandot: Ridiculous and beautiful

​LeBron James' decision to "take his talents to South Beach" seemed to be a marketing disaster, in the short run at least. For a while it seemed to be impossible to find a LeBron fan outside of South Florida. Surprisingly, though, his latest namesake sneaker, Nike's LeBron 8, is selling just fine ... More >>

Miami Needs Indie Food Shops and Restaurants

Lee Klein​Fries. Cupcakes. Cocktails. You won't find that trio at any chain restaurant, be it fast food, fast casual, or whatever the latest corporate cookie cutter term for frozen food is these days. China Grill Management isn't interested in covering such eclectic territory, nor is Houston ... More >>

Marimbero's YouTube Riff on Live: Only in Miami... and That's a Good Thing!

It's chusma time with Live!​Last week's local YouTube sensation was a marimbero who took it upon himself to reinterpret a couple of choice musical numbers, including a video by '90s alt-rock retreads Live. The lively running commentary features gags on arrebatos, primos who don't shut up, and the ... More >>

Reggae Mondays

It's chusma time with Live!​Last week's local YouTube sensation was a marimbero who took it upon himself to reinterpret a couple of choice musical numbers, including a video by '90s alt-rock retreads Live. The lively running commentary features gags on arrebatos, primos who don't shut up, and the ... More >>

Roots and Culture

It's chusma time with Live!​Last week's local YouTube sensation was a marimbero who took it upon himself to reinterpret a couple of choice musical numbers, including a video by '90s alt-rock retreads Live. The lively running commentary features gags on arrebatos, primos who don't shut up, and the ... More >>

Occupy Wall Street! Top Five Moments of Musical Protest From Hippies to Beasties

Jeff Magnum occupied Wall Street with an endless rendition of KumbayaSince erupting in New York City's Zuccotti Park on September 17, the #occupywallstreet movement has been taking the nation by storm with it's populist rage and youthful vigor. One sure sign OWS is a youth movement is the increasin ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Lettuce Dress and Other Pop News That Won't Change Your Life

Trade you a lettuce gown for that meat dress, Gaga. ​Do you ever wish you could be in two places at once? Better yet, how about 50 places at once? Sometimes we here at Crossfade get really pissed about the fact that we're stuck in our cubicle and not traveling to India to write about vegetariani ... More >>

From Marcel Duchamp to the Negro League: Notable Miami art shows in January 2012

Trade you a lettuce gown for that meat dress, Gaga. ​Do you ever wish you could be in two places at once? Better yet, how about 50 places at once? Sometimes we here at Crossfade get really pissed about the fact that we're stuck in our cubicle and not traveling to India to write about vegetariani ... More >>