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Of Montreal Cancels Miami Show After Tour Bus Breaks Down, Rescheduled for July 5

"Hey Miami!" Of Montreal exclaimed via Facebook the other day. "We're kicking off our US tour with Wild Moccasins at Grand Central!" And boy, we were so hyped! Especially 'cause we'd just chatted with frontguy Kevin Barnes about the new album, Lousy With Sylvianbriar! And we'd even met Mr. Of Mont ... More >>

Southern Living: Miami Among South's Ten Tastiest Towns

While geographically one of the southernmost cities in the United States, Miami isn't usually identified as being a "Southern" town.Which is why it's a well-deserved surprise that Southern Living's May issue names Miami one of the "10 Tastiest Towns in the South."Though Miami isn't number one (Durha ... More >>

Borgore Announces 2013 Tour Dates; "Borgasms" Coming to 20 American Cities

"Give me a Borgasm!" No doubt, the youth of America are just a bunch of desperate beat freaks begging for the kinda "bass makes bitches cum." And Israeli dubstepper Borgore is the dude with the deep rumble. After attracting ratchet pussy, doing jumpkicks, and climbing speakers at Ultra Music Festi ... More >>

Of Montreal Announces 2013 U.S. Tour, Coming to Grand Central Miami

Like some kind of rabid half-human, half-beaver freakshow cooked up in the laboratory of Dr. Moreau, Of Montreal is plowing through the second decade of the new millennium with a psychedelic skill set that employs the best of seemingly disparate gene pools. Of course, the crux of the band's geneti ... More >>

Fall Out Boy's Save Rock & Roll Album, Tour: "This Isn't a Reunion, We Never Broke Up"

Save Rock & Roll ... If we here at Crossfade were picking candidates for that task, Fall Out Boy probably wouldn't land at the top of the list. But that's the name of Pete Wentz and crew's newly announced comeback album and tour. "This isn't a reunion because we never broke up," Pete and pals ... More >>

Coheed and Cambria Announce Winter 2013 Tour, Coming to the Fillmore Miami Beach

Searching for the Afterman? Well, take a break ... 'Cause everyone's favorite prog-rock supergeeks, Coheed and Cambria, have just announced a winter 2013 tour! And while we could all continue puzzling oh-so-intensely over the latest installment -- Afterman: Ascension -- in C&C's sprawlingly co ... More >>

Taylor Swift Announces Red Tour, Coming to Miami on April 10

Taylor Swift's new album Red has been flying off the shelves before it even hit them. In fact, Billboard has basically guaranteed that it'll come out on top of the charts with an estimated 1.1 million units sold by week's end. So all y'all are probably walking around humming her latest single, d ... More >>

Matt & Kim Announce 2012 Lightning Tour With Fillmore Miami Beach Show on October 14

To quote adorable guy-girl indie poppers Matt & Kim: Oooh-oooh-oooh-woo, oooh-woo, oooh-woo ... Just a few minutes ago, the perpetually psyched tag team ("Matt plays keys! Kim plays drums!") announced their 38-date Lightning Tour via Twitter, expressing an overwhelming level of excitement with ... More >>

Gwar Announces Fate or Chaos Tour: "Taking on History's Biggest A#%hole ... God Himself!"

Ever rocked so hard that you blacked out, puked last week's hot lunch, and woke up 666 hours later feeling like your skull just got fucked in outer space by a gang of so-called interglactic mutant overlords? Well, then you've probably never purchased tickets for the disgusting, otherworldy freaksho ... More >>

Plains Premieres New "Stains" Music Video: Pillow Fights, Wild Dogs, Funnest Road Trips

Life with Miami indie crew Plains is just a big bag of giggles and kibble. Proof: The band's new music video for single "Stains," a short cinematic road diary that shows the guys having pillow fights in hotel rooms, hanging out in the woods with wild dogs, and playing music for people. But what's ... More >>

Orlando is America's Smuttiest City; Miami Only 12th

Miami may be a leader in producing web porn, but when it comes to watching porno we don't even come -- ahem -- close to some of Florida's other big metro areas, apparently. Men's Health ranked America's biggest porn consuming capitals, and Miami only came in twelfth. Orlando, meanwhile, is apparentl ... More >>

Peanut Butter Wolf at Bardot March 29

WMC is back with Ultra but still needs a makeover

Does Winter Music Conference Need Another Makeover?

​In October 2011, good news came early for beat freaks when Winter Music Conference announced the 27-year-old event would be growing -- not only with new events but also with an expanded ten-day itinerary. Even better, organizers also eliminated the Sophie's Choice they'd created last year by squa ... More >>

Rick Perry: Awful politician, genius campaigner

Odd Future Announces Halloween Show at the Fillmore Miami Beach

​Last night, Tyler the Creator tweeted the meaty schedule for hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All's upcoming Golf Wang Tour 2011. Not only will the raunchy sultans of swag be performing here in the 305 on Halloween night, but the show is another in a steady stream of solid F ... More >>

Home Is Where ANR Is

Wu-Tang, Wild Flag, Fishbone, Yelawolf and More at Village Voice Media SXSW Party

Photo by Mark BrubakerTimes New Viking​For those us far away from the indie music pilgrimage in Austin, Texas, known as South By Southwest, there's good news: In addition to members of the Crossfade team being there, our parent company, Village Voice Media, is all over it.In fact, VVM threw a litt ... More >>

Langerado Music Festival Returns to South Florida October 8 and 9

​It's now been two years and one month since venue problems, "sluggish ticket sales," and the general shittiness of the U.S. economy sank the Langerado Music Festival. But now, the fest is back. Mere minutes ago, Crossfade received notice from Fresh Clean Media that "the wait is officially over." ... More >>

The Strange Boys Talk Bruise Cruise, Urinating in Public, and Future Plans

Photo by Jose FloresStrange Boys, bred in Austin, Texas.​When the Strange Boys played Churchill's last September, our review was, well, a bit harsh. "The band appeared to be catching a cold," we wrote, "seemingly disinterested in their songs, and even less interested in the crowd." But in the ... More >>

Bachaco's Eddy Morillo Talks Touring Argentina and Tonight's Show at Transit Lounge

​We Miami residents are damned lucky. We have a killer local music scene just bursting at the seams with ultra-talented groups that draw on the wellspring of myriad influences that come from being a melting pot. There's a whole movement of bands here in Miami that meld sounds as far-reaching as ... More >>

What would immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

Crocodiles Cancel Its November 3 Show at Grand Central and Rest of US Tour

Photo by Alexandra Kacha​Only this morning, Crossfade hyped the upcoming Crocodiles concert at downtown cool kid club Grand Central with a hyperactive blurb about the San Diego band's recent single "Kill Joe Arpaio" and the Arizona sheriff's angry, Twitter-driven counterattack. This evening, thou ... More >>

Iron & Wine Show Announced at the Fillmore Miami Beach

via his MySpace page​We like to lay claim on musicians whenever we can. If they've lived in South Florida for more than a few months, went to school here, had a girlfriend from here, or even their dog lived here, we like to think they're ours. So it should come as no surprise that we consider Sout ... More >>

Machete Music Tour Celebrated Kickoff Last Night at Mia at Biscayne

Jowell y Randy​As I'm sure you know by now from previous posts this week, last night was Premios Juventud and some of Latin music's biggest names convened on the 305 to take part in the festivities. Sounds like a good time to hit afterparties, no? Well, that's exactly what I did. In particular, I ... More >>

Mayday! Returns to Miami With a Show at Shake at the Vagabond, April 8

After a recent retooling period, Miami New Times' 2009 Best Hip-Hop Artist winner, Mayday!, is back stronger than ever. With a fleshed-out line-up, the group is now a full-on live act, complete with bubbling percussion, ice-cold keyboards, and a singing/rapping interplay courtesy of BernBiz and Wrek ... More >>

SXSW: Meat Rubs the Great Danes of Kashmir the Right Way

Photo by Bradford SchmidtLead singer Kaspar Eistrup and keys/guitar Henrik Lindstrand​There are way too many bands at SXSW to catch even a small percentage of the good ones. If you were at Antone's this afternoon, you're good to go, because Danish rockers Kashmir played a 25 minute set that remind ... More >>

SXSW: Hey Monday's Cassadee Pope Outlines Festival Survival Kit

​Now Spinner has tracked down two South Florida acts playing SXSW with this interview with West Palm Beach's Hey Monday. Where's the love for Every You?Anyhow, the current Alternative Press cover darlings' lead singer Cassadee Pope says she'll carry "sunglasses, lip balm, gum, a bottle of water, m ... More >>

SXSW 2010: The Meatist Meets Austin

​Frequently featured in New Times' pages as the Meatist, Bradford "Bone in the Fan" Schmidt has left the oh-so-quiet confines of Spring Break season here in South Florida for the silence that is South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Opposite. As a two-time attendee, I can confirm that the clustersc ... More >>

Shake Your Fruits

South by South Florida: Hey Monday Head to SXSW Next Week

The members of Hey Monday look more like they walked off the set of Laguna Beach than like five kids who grew up and cut their teeth in West Palm. But that's exactly where vocalist Cassadee Pope, lead guitarist Mike Gentile, guitarist Alex Lipshaw, and bassist Jersey Moriarty, and drummer Elliot Jam ... More >>

Surfer Blood to Play With Superchunk at Village Voice Media's SXSW Showcase

Photo by Ian WitlenSurfer Blood​Zach Baron, at our sister paper the Village Voice, called Surfer Blood's million-show spate at this past fall's CMJ a "coronation." By now, with the glowing reviews for Astro Coast, and rumors it's entered both the Billboard Heatseekers and Top 200 charts, that seem ... More >>

Londoner Ebony Bones! is this year's Art Loves Music performer

Miami Surges in Ranking of Global Fashion Capitals

We're not sure what the editors of Vogue would think, but the Global Language Monitor has an interesting ranking of the world's top fashion hot spots. The Austin, Texas-based company used its Predictive Quantities Index to make the list, a measure that, according to GLM's website ... More >>

Diplo's World Beat

Thank this DJ/producer for the growing global funk at WMC.

MDC to Return to South Florida, at Churchill's on April 11

M.D.C., a.k.a. Millions of Dead Cops, a.k.a. Multi-Death Corporation, a.k.a. Millions of Dead Children, a.k.a. Millions of Dead Christians, a.k.a. Millions of Damn Christians, a.k.a. Magnus Dominus Corpus, a.k.a etc., etc., return to Miami on April 11. The hardcore punk originators hail, origin ... More >>

South Florida Acts at SXSW: Lazaro Casanova

Letters from the Issue of August 23, 2007

"You publish this garbage here because you can"

Da Real Estate Lockout

Charanga Cakewalk

Chicano Zen (Triloka/Artemis)

The President and Mr. Blowfly

Latin politics and Miami's filthiest rapper knock 'em dead in Austin

Irie Marley Party

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Worlds Apart Interscope

Daydream Believers

New York folk-rockers The Kennedys eschew cynicism and celebrate hope

8 1/2 Souvenirs

Twisted Desire

Rotations

Letters

Letters

Garage Sale

The Siege of Nashville