Subject: Entertainment

• Concert Review: Mayhem Fest at Cruzan Amphitheatre, August 12

  photo by Ben Thacker​Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Mayhem Fest main stageBullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Slayer, and Marilyn MansonCruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm BeachWednesday, August 12, 2009Better Than: Sitting at an office desk!The Review:Mayhem Fest is Warped Tour Kevin Lyman's metally offspring, a similarly scaled summer package tour now in its second year. Last year's inaugural edition was fun in its relative scrappiness -- the line-up ranged ev

  August 14, 2009

• Reggae Legend Don Carlos Headlines Pulp Live This Thursday

  via doncarlosreggae.com​When it comes to roots-rock-reggae music, few old school legends that are still touring have the pedigree for great songwriting that Don Carlos possesses. Although he's often overshadowed by more popular Jamaican reggae singers like Burning Spear and Toots Hibbert, Carlos started out in the same era (early '70s) and arguably has better chops than both of them. His crooning on the classic song, "Sattamasagana," helped create a whole new style called one-drop reggae music

  August 18, 2009

• Jordin Sparks Added to Britney Spears' September 2 Show

  ​Jordin Sparks, American Idol's youngest winner has been added as another opening act on Britney Spears' second leg of "The Circus Starring Britney Spears" tour. So if you're counting reasons to buy your tickets to the show: Jordin Sparks, Kristina DeBarge, $50 million production, 50 dancers, magicians, clowns, acrobats, and a 34 truck convoy to carry all the equipment from show to show. Britney is really outdoing herself on this tour, and it's showing in ticket sales. According to a press rel

  August 19, 2009

• Riding with Poseidon

  August 20, 2009

• Concert Review: The Jonas Brothers at BankAtlantic Center, August 19

  photo by Michele Sandberg​To view a full slideshow of photos from the concert, click here. The Jonas BrothersBankAtlantic Center, SunriseAugust 19, 2009Better Than: The Backstreet Boys, N Sync, and NKOTB put together.The Review:I felt a little ashamed as I slinked up to the BankAtlantic Center for the Jonas Brothers concert on Wednesday night. Here I was, an over-30 woman venturing to the far reaches of I-595 to see a trio of barely post-pubescent boys.  Alone. (Long story -- my 9-year-ol

  August 21, 2009

• Bonus Free Music: New Mixtape From Shonie, Hosted by Slip N Slide DJ 5053

  ​You may remember rising local R&B queen Shonie from an episode of Prunk TV here on Crossfade from last May. Since then, she's been working on material for her upcoming debut album, to be released on Slip N Slide and Def Jam, for now titled Passionate... Pieces of Me. Recently, she scored some YouTube heat with a female-perspective response to Jeremiih's "Birthday Sex," Capitalizing on the Internet traction, Shonie's released a new mixtape, What the Game's Been Missing. It's hosted by DJ 5

  August 25, 2009

• Moon Tunes

  August 27, 2009

• A Concert with Wings

  August 27, 2009

• Review: The Harder They Come at the Arsht Center, August 29

  photo by Mitchell Zachs​The Harder They ComeSaturday, August 29, 2009The Ziff Ballet Opera House at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, MiamiBetter Than: Hanging with the Rude Boys at Vagabond's Stone Groove. Or just as good anyway.The film will be familiar to just about anyone who's ever gone to the cinema, especially if they'd gone back when midnight movies were all the rage. And if by chance the film's not familiar, well, the soundtrack has gotta be -- or to least a large part of

  August 31, 2009

• Concert Review: Can I Say II at Cinema Paradiso, August 30

  photo by Ian Witlen​To view a slideshow of photos from the event, click here.CP Rocks Presents: Can I Say-Sunday II With Tongues of the Heartworm and AnchormanCinema Paradiso, Fort LauderdaleSunday, August 30, 2009Better Than: An hour-long sermon The Review:This past Sunday marked the second installment of longtime local promoter Mark Pollack's "Can I Say Sunday" series at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale. Conceived as a vinyl record swap, music-movie screening, and show, the event again cam

  September 1, 2009

• In the Name of Dub

  September 3, 2009

• Fresh Produce

  September 3, 2009

• Concert Announcements: Jewel, Bela Fleck, and Ghostface Killah

  ​Ghostface Killah, member and producer of The Wu-Tang clan, is stepping out on a solo tour promoting his upcoming album Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City. He'll be making a stop at Revolution Live on October 7. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.Singer/songwriter/actress Jewel has announced an acoustic tour which will be stopping at the Fillmore on November 3. Tickets aren't on sale yet, but check Live Nation's website for more information.Winner of nine Grammy awards,

  September 1, 2009

• Jackson Browne, Bryan Adams, and Saosin Announce South Florida Shows

  ​A few more concert listings today for your viewing pleasure:Jackson Browne is shedding his band and striking out on a solo tour. The singer/songwriter will play an acoustic set at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on November 21. Tickets aren't on sale yet, but check the Ticketmaster site for more details.Following in the acoustic footsteps of Jackson Browne, Bryan Adams announced an unplugged tour as well. Adams is pimping his 11th studio album, ingeniously titled 11 at

  September 3, 2009

• Top Ten Thursdays: The Top Ten Greatest Rappers Alive (Let the Haterade Rain....)

  via lilwayne-online.comDid Weezy make the cut?​Self-proclaimed "greatest rapper alive" Lil Wayne performs Sunday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. That boast had serious clout when Tha Carter III dropped last year. But with Weezy's ruinous rock album Rebirth in delay hell -- latest news has it coming out in November -- it's time to reassess the "greatest rapper alive" title. By that, we mean the best rapper right now, and offer a top ten tally (in no particular order) after the jump.Lil'

  September 3, 2009

• Concert Review: Dubfest at Hollywood ArtsPark, September 5

  Bunny Wailer​DubFest Featuring Bunny Wailer, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, and othersHollywood ArtsPark at Young CircleSaturday, September 5, 2009
 Better Than: Anything that has come to the ArtsPark in a very long time.The Review:Last Saturday, the rain just wouldn't let up. By the time 2:00 p.m. rolled around, yet another burst of storm clouds descended on downtown Hollywood. Promoters from AEG Live, along with DubFest's dozen vendors, looked annoyed as they scrambled to

  September 8, 2009

• Gilberto Santa Rosa

  September 10, 2009

• Dainamite: He's Explosive

  September 10, 2009

• Bruce Springsteen at the BankAtlantic Center

  September 10, 2009

• Stargaze on Earth at LIV

  September 10, 2009

• Q&A With Termanology, Performing at PS14 Tomorrow Night

  To understand up-and-coming MC Termanology's commitment to the golden age of hip-hop, just take a look at the production credits on his new album, Time Machine. It's enough to make you cry: the Alchemist, Large Professor, Pete Rock, and even the untouchable DJ Premier all lend beats to this sophomore effort. And of course, the Puerto-Rican-extracted MC didn't get to work with top talent out of nowhere.As a teenager in his heavily Latin hometown of Lawrence, Massachusetts, he started his climb

  September 10, 2009

• Tap Tap Screens The Harder They Come

  ​Starting this evening at 7:00 p.m., with nightly performances at the same time running through Sunday, Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant will be showing The Harder They Come as the feature in the Film at Tap Tap series. Screenings are free to the public, and start promptly -- those who come late will not be admitted. A much better idea is to arrive early and dine on Tap Tap's terrific island fare. Or sit at the bar and sip Red Stripes or the restaurant's unbeatable rum punch -- and then have din

  September 15, 2009

• Wisin y Yandel

  September 17, 2009

• Broadway Ocho

  September 24, 2009

• The Next Big Thing

  September 24, 2009

• Gypsies Minus the Fila Tracksuits

  September 24, 2009

• Brand Nubian

  October 1, 2009

• Metallica's Death Magnetic tour stops at BankAtlantic Center

  October 1, 2009

• Show Announcements: David Ellefson of Megadeth and Raphael Saadiq

  via flick user NRK P3​Do you think David Ellefson might miss playing for Megadeth? He left the band in 2002, and declined to rejoin the band when Dave Mustaine tried to get them back together in 2004. In fairness, every other original member of Megadeth declined to rejoin Mustain, save guitarist Chris Poland. But Ellefson has been downplaying his career with Megadeth, sometimes even failing to mention it during interviews. Sure there was a pretty big falling out thanks to some royalty issues,

  October 8, 2009

• Leonard Cohen

  October 15, 2009

• Frankly Swanky

  October 15, 2009

• Puppeted from Above

  October 15, 2009

• Michelle Obama's Comin'. Will She Join the Top 5 Craziest First Ladies?

  Joyce N. Boghosian Go ahead, make my day Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso ​Michelle Obama has a ridiculously difficult job.  She has to raise a family and schmooze with googly-eyed dignitaries, all the while still having to share her shortbread cookie recipes with Good Housekeeping and her arm workout routine with Women's Health.But some first ladies have not been so well adjusted. Some have mutated into shut-ins, murderesses, control freaks, and prima donnas (ironically,

  October 14, 2009

• Lady Gaga Celebrating New Year's Eve at James L. Knight Center

  ​Pop-singer and fashionista Lady Gaga will be coming to the James L. Knight Center in Miami December 31. The diva's recent tour with Kanye West fell through because West "needed a break." Can West just drop out of the limelight for a few months? Get his ego in check?She counts Madonna and Marilyn Manson as fans and is probably a more honest Katy Perry. Perry kissed a girl and she exploits it. Gaga's bisexuality seems more genuine, though her authenticity in various areas is up for debate. Hmm,

  October 15, 2009

• Weekend Blog Watch - Quizno's, Red Zone, Beer, Banh Mi, Curry, Pumpkins, and Twitpics

  via anonymous9000 flickrWho's watching who?​ We sift, wade, search, and aggregate so you don't have to. Check out these recent posts from other local blogs.Coupons for deals at Quizno's. [MiamiCheap]The hardest working man in food blogging hits up Red Zone in Ft Lauderdale. [JeffEats]Rock Art Beer vs Monster Energy Drink on a legal battlefield. [SouthFloridaBeerBlog]Taste testing Hot Pockets Sideshots mini cheeseburgers. [BurgerBeast]Banh Mi Dac Biet and pork summer rolls in Pembroke. [Chowfat

  October 19, 2009

• Kiss Alive/35 tour stops at BankAtlantic Center

  October 22, 2009

• Ooh, This Is So FLIFFy!

  October 22, 2009

• To the Nines

  October 22, 2009

• The Show Must Go on for Barton G: Prelude Opens Tomorrow Despite Warehouse Fire

  Jackie SayetDaisies adorn the 2nd floor foyer into Prelude. ​Despite the fire that ravaged Barton G's warehouse on Monday night with millions in props and other non-food-related damages, Barton G. Weiss, the seasoned showman that he is, addressed an impressive crowd of media and industry VIPs Wednesday night in a pre-launch event for his new Adrienne Arsht Center restaurant, Prelude by Barton G.  Not a mention was made of the devastating events of two days prior.The restaurant, adorned wi

  October 22, 2009

• The Big Sleep

  October 29, 2009

• MP3 of the Day: Black Metal Soundsystem Mix from Mixhell, Playing White Room November 7

  ​It's enough to make metalhead purists wail and gnash their teeth. Half of the producer/DJ duo Mixhell is Iggor Cavalera, who co-founded seminal Brazilian groove-metal act Sepultura when he was just 15 years old. For the next 20 years, he toured the world and sold out stadiums as the band's drummer, until a 2006 epiphany that came unexpected, at least to outsiders. He changed the spelling of his name from the original "Igor" to its present, two-G iteration, quit Sepultura, and, apparently, dis

  October 29, 2009

• Radio-Active Records Hosting Punk Rock Food Drive

  ​Punk rock has always been more about the attitude than the music. Unfortunately, that "punk rock attitude" is often portrayed as a hate-everything, outsider-only, anti-social group. While some of those things may be true from time to time, things like this can also really show off what punk rock is all about: On November 14, Radio-Active Records is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive in conjunction with Big Mama. There is no cover for the show, but if you're going to show up, you'd better bring

  October 29, 2009

• Top Five Dream Miami Heat Lineups for 2010

  Photo by Keith Allison, via Flickr​Running off the pure optimism of Wednesday night's opening beat-down of the New York Knicks, I present to you the top five Miami Heat starting lineups for the 2010-2011 season.As most fans know, the Heat will have perhaps the best cap space situation in the league next summer to lure free agents, thanks to Pat Riley's admirable discipline in not throwing a bad contract to some schlub this summer just to calm the moronic fan base. Some of that $20-22 million

  October 30, 2009

• Q&A With Converge, Playing With Mastodon and Dethklok November 8

  photo by Matt MillerConverge, with Jacob Bannon second from right​To the uninitiated, the Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's not because they appear clad in face paint or leather and chains -- this underground punk-bred foursome would never waste time on costume-like trappings. Rather, part of the reason they are so scary is because they are so physically unassuming, but so loud, and so clearly do not give a fuck. And neither does their crowd, famous for

  October 30, 2009

• Big D and the Kids Table, Unlikely Survivors of '90s Ska, Play Propaganda November 10

  Frankly, the many-membered Boston act Big D and the Kids Table were not, at their inception, among the front-runners for survival of ska's so-called "Third Wave" in the '90s. The band started a little too late - 1995 - to be seen as truly authentic at the movement's peak, around '97 or '98. Its hometown, too, was seen as an also-ran to the big ska epicenters of New York City and Southern California. What's more, the band's slap-happy, distorted punk guitar stylings alienated the genre's so-cal

  November 2, 2009

• Mixhell

  November 5, 2009

• Damas Gratis

  November 5, 2009

• Trade Day for Night

  November 5, 2009

• Not that Sacha

  November 5, 2009

• More Than the Mr. + Mrs.

  November 5, 2009