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Elastic Bond Plays Transit Lounge for Indie-pendance Day

Don't spend this Fourth of July in a drunken (and perhaps drug-addled) haze. You've been doing that and sitting in the back of your friend's hatchback going oooh and aaah to the fireworks for far too long. Why not try something different, with just as much wow factor. Like what? Well, Elastic Bond p ... More >>

Get Elastic!

Don't spend this Fourth of July in a drunken (and perhaps drug-addled) haze. You've been doing that and sitting in the back of your friend's hatchback going oooh and aaah to the fireworks for far too long. Why not try something different, with just as much wow factor. Like what? Well, Elastic Bond p ... More >>

The Authoritative Guide to Fourth of July in Miami

Time to party like it's 1776.Over at the Night & Day calendar, the Magic City Kitty and I constructed a "perfect day" of kickin' it on Uncle Sam's birthday, but we're so excited about the National holiday that our bras are freaking exploding......and we just had to list a few more:

Get Your Red, White and Blue on With Huma Rojo

Let's say tomorrow rolls around and you finally manage to tear yourself away from CNN's round-the-clock coverage of all things Michael Jackson to celebrate the birth of our nation and the day Will Smith freed us from alien annihilation. You find yourself on South Beach for some Fourth of July fe ... More >>

Saturday Night: Kevin Rudolf at Fourth on Flagler

Jeff StrattonKevin Rudolf at Fourth on Flagler on Saturday night.Kevin RudolfSaturday, July 4, 2009Fourth on Flagler, West Palm BeachOpportunity struck for Kevin Rudolf at this Fourth of July showcase, a chance to deploy an abbreviated set of songs from In The City, his solo debut. Best known for pr ... More >>

Saturday Afternoon: Danny Tenaglia at the IndepenDance Pool Party at the Surfcomber

Danny TenagliaIndepenDance Pool PartySaturday, July 4, 2009The Surfcomber Hotel, Miami Beach  Better Than: Any other Fourth of July pool party in South Florida.  If dance music happens to be your thing, then the place to be this last Saturday was the IndepenDance Pool Party, hosted by Spac ... More >>

Saturday Night: Backdoor Bamby's Fourth of July Party

Backdoor Bamby's Fourth of July PartyFeaturing DJ Shannon and Shameless BurlesqueJuly 4, 2009The Vagabond, MiamiBetter Than: Sitting at home and watching the fireworks on TV   The Review: After watching the fireworks in Miami Beach, the perfect place to do some Fourth of July dancing was t ... More >>

Eat Something French Today to Commemorate Bastille Day, Because You Know They Each Ate a Hot Dog on July Fourth

Disney Louis the Chef from The Little Mermaid... Disney is evil!Ok, well maybe they didn't barbecue out back or light up the city in fireworks on the Fourth of July...  But the people who brought you such culinary classics as Jacques Pépin, Le Cordon Bleu, les poissons, ... More >>

Ring in the New Year With Sparklers: Fire Dept Cracking Down on Illegal Fireworks

via ahisgett's Flickr​Despite the fact one celebrates your new calendar, and the other celebrates old glory, New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July are pretty similar events. The main difference is that the alcohol-to-fireworks ratio tips a bit more to fireworks on the Fourth, and favors booze on N ... More >>

The Cro-Mags

via ahisgett's Flickr​Despite the fact one celebrates your new calendar, and the other celebrates old glory, New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July are pretty similar events. The main difference is that the alcohol-to-fireworks ratio tips a bit more to fireworks on the Fourth, and favors booze on N ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

via ahisgett's Flickr​Despite the fact one celebrates your new calendar, and the other celebrates old glory, New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July are pretty similar events. The main difference is that the alcohol-to-fireworks ratio tips a bit more to fireworks on the Fourth, and favors booze on N ... More >>

Going Dutch

via ahisgett's Flickr​Despite the fact one celebrates your new calendar, and the other celebrates old glory, New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July are pretty similar events. The main difference is that the alcohol-to-fireworks ratio tips a bit more to fireworks on the Fourth, and favors booze on N ... More >>

Party Like the Founding Fathers

via ahisgett's Flickr​Despite the fact one celebrates your new calendar, and the other celebrates old glory, New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July are pretty similar events. The main difference is that the alcohol-to-fireworks ratio tips a bit more to fireworks on the Fourth, and favors booze on N ... More >>

Fourth of July Ice Cream and Pie at Bee Heaven Farm

Photo by Jennie Robinson ​Forget the burgers this Fourth of July. Start your day with a tasting of locally made, tropical-fruit-flavored ice creams out at Bee Heaven Farm. July is, after all, National Ice Cream Month.We're talking white sapote, lychee, passion fruit, mamey, South Florida pea ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: Rick Ross & Big Boi - Southernplayalisticmaybachmusic (Mixed by Mick Boogie)

​World-renowned DJ Mick Boogie has built a stable collection and archive of past mixtapes that comes second to none. Always taking the road less traveled, it seems, Ohio-born Boogie definitely comes up with great concepts and themes for his own mixtapes.Enter two of the most anticipated ... More >>

Low Visibility Celebrates its CD Release at Churchill's this Saturday

​Every now and then on the local scene we get some like-minded individuals joining their strengths symbiotically for a greater good. We here at Crossfade think that rock and roll fits seamlessly into that arena of greater goodness, and we're big fans of this particular group of guys individually.W ... More >>

GrillGrrrl's Fourth of July Grilling Tips

Courtesy of Maria Muñoz / GrillGrrrlRobyn Medlin​Grilling is often seen as a man's job. But who says a girl can't grill?Robyn Medlin, AKA GrillGrrrl, has made it her mission to show women they need not fear the grill. A resident of Hollywood, Medlin writes the blog GrillGrrrl and teaches gri ... More >>

George's on Sunset is name-crazy

Courtesy of Maria Muñoz / GrillGrrrlRobyn Medlin​Grilling is often seen as a man's job. But who says a girl can't grill?Robyn Medlin, AKA GrillGrrrl, has made it her mission to show women they need not fear the grill. A resident of Hollywood, Medlin writes the blog GrillGrrrl and teaches gri ... More >>

Competitive eating, pickle style

Courtesy of Maria Muñoz / GrillGrrrlRobyn Medlin​Grilling is often seen as a man's job. But who says a girl can't grill?Robyn Medlin, AKA GrillGrrrl, has made it her mission to show women they need not fear the grill. A resident of Hollywood, Medlin writes the blog GrillGrrrl and teaches gri ... More >>

$20 0ff Seminole Hard Rock Rock 'n' Roll Beer-B-Que on July 3 (updated)

​Looking to celebrate July 4 early, complete with booze, barbecue and fireworks? Hollywood's Seminole Paradise and New Times will host the Seminole Hard Rock Rock 'n' Roll Beer-B-Que on Sunday, July 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. Thirty of South Florida's top barbecue restaurants will compete in categories li ... More >>

Fatboy Slim Talks American Independence, Pool Parties, and Laser Attacks

​It's been 235 years since the Founding Fathers won us our freedom from all those evil, red-clad limeys. The war is so over. And yet Brit club-killer Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook) seems to be plotting a counterattack for this Fourth of July. Admittedly, Crossfade is frazzled. And you should be wo ... More >>

Five Tips for Ballin' on a Budget at Rick Ross's Fourth of July Strip Club Party

​Rick Ross is the Boss. And he's got a personal stockpile of greenbacks almost as huge as the Federal Reserve's cash stacks. So needless to say, Mr. Ricky can afford to celebrate American independence and excess in a bling-bang way that'd make even the fattest capitalist shine bright and star-spa ... More >>

Philadelphia Freedom

​Rick Ross is the Boss. And he's got a personal stockpile of greenbacks almost as huge as the Federal Reserve's cash stacks. So needless to say, Mr. Ricky can afford to celebrate American independence and excess in a bling-bang way that'd make even the fattest capitalist shine bright and star-spa ... More >>

From Sparklers to Hot Dogs

​Rick Ross is the Boss. And he's got a personal stockpile of greenbacks almost as huge as the Federal Reserve's cash stacks. So needless to say, Mr. Ricky can afford to celebrate American independence and excess in a bling-bang way that'd make even the fattest capitalist shine bright and star-spa ... More >>

Talib Kweli Is Coming to Bardot July 3

via FlickreviewR​Alongside Mos Def, Talib Kweli was Black Star, a duo that created the soundtrack -- via hand-me-down cassette -- to this writer's late-'90s college days. Somehow, their socially conscious, Afrocentric hip-hop totally articulated how we felt as a nerdy, suburban white girl driving ... More >>

Miami's Five Best Parties for Fourth of July 2011

​Once upon a time in America, the British Empire thought they could tell us what to do, and make us pay them for the privilege. Then we kicked their ass in front of everybody, made Britain our royal bitch, and threw a big-ass party to celebrate. Ever since, we have marked the Fourth of July by b ... More >>

Jacuzzi Boys Will Play Last Live Show at Bar This Sunday

​Everyone's slowly coming to terms with the fact that the space at 28 NE 14th Street, currently known as Bar, will soon be closing for-fucking-ever. It's a rough reality in a world of superexpensive drinks, corny clubbers, and shitty door prices. We've been promised a new Bar at a new location. ... More >>

Where to Eat & Drink on Fourth of July in Miami

Rusty Pelican​We can hardly wait for the long weekend ahead. If you don't know what you're doing to celebrate Independence Day, you'll be glad to know there are several restaurants and parks hosting parties for the occasion. Following are some options around town. Tobacco Road Celebrate early a ... More >>

Fourth on the Key

Rusty Pelican​We can hardly wait for the long weekend ahead. If you don't know what you're doing to celebrate Independence Day, you'll be glad to know there are several restaurants and parks hosting parties for the occasion. Following are some options around town. Tobacco Road Celebrate early a ... More >>

Rick Ross at King of Diamonds July 1

Rusty Pelican​We can hardly wait for the long weekend ahead. If you don't know what you're doing to celebrate Independence Day, you'll be glad to know there are several restaurants and parks hosting parties for the occasion. Following are some options around town. Tobacco Road Celebrate early a ... More >>

Fatboy Slim with Dirty South at the Surfcomber Hotel's IndepenDANCE closing pool party July 4

Rusty Pelican​We can hardly wait for the long weekend ahead. If you don't know what you're doing to celebrate Independence Day, you'll be glad to know there are several restaurants and parks hosting parties for the occasion. Following are some options around town. Tobacco Road Celebrate early a ... More >>

Gulp Down Ten Wieners and Party with the Hot Dog Hotties

Who wouldn't want a bite of that?According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council (no, we didn't make that name up), tomorrow kicks off National Hot Dog Month. To celebrate the "Month of the Wien" and Independence Day, the Hot Dog King himself is hosting his fifth annual hot dog eating ... More >>

Vodka Ice Pops Coming to Fontainebleau, Make Yours Now

Grey Goose The Grey Goose ice pop -- now brain freeze comes with a hangover.​Grey Goose is partnering with the Fontainebleau Hotel to offer vodka ice pops as a refreshing poolside treat. Available in three flavors (berry lemonade, pineapple and orange), they won't be shipped in from a manuf ... More >>

Tamiami and Palmetto Bay: Food Trucks and Fireworks for the Long Weekend

Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce Fireworks over Peacock Park​No matter what form of entertainment you're into this long holiday weekend, you'll find food trucks to suit you. Take the kids for an outing to see classic trains at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum on Saturday or hit Haulover Bea ... More >>

Wine Tasting, Hot Dog Eating, Circus Acts in Coconut Grove

Cocowalk How many hot dogs can you eat? Find out at cocowalk.​If you're looking for an alternative to crowded beaches and causeway traffic jams, Coconut Grove has put together an incredibly lively calendar of events for this Fourth of July weekend. From wine tastings and art walks to hot ... More >>

Photos From Rick Ross's Fourth of July Strip Club Party at King of Diamonds

Photo courtesy of NLPGimagesThe Boss and his boy Magazeen.​Like any self-made millionaire, Rick Ross possesses a keen sense of what it means to be an American patriot. So when the Maybach Music mogul decides to celebrate the independence of this great nation from a bunch of white boys in red co ... More >>

Dirty South Talks Beats, Bikinis, Fireworks, the Fourth of July, and "Coming Home"

​You've probably heard Dirty South's remix of Diddy and Skylar Grey's "Coming Home" being dropped by one of the ever-rotating superstar DJs on the Beach. Or maybe you've heard it straight from the man himself, as he frequently makes the rounds of Miami. Either way, the Australian DJ-producer is ... More >>

Should TSA Agents Be Arrested for Pat Downs? Florida Libertarians Hope So

​Over in Texas, Gov. Rick Perry supported a law that would have made TSA agents subject to arrest for pat downs of passengers. That bill ultimately died, but the Libertarian Party of Florida hopes to bring that idea to Florida. Members of the fringe party sent letters to Sheriffs in all 67 county ... More >>

Eating Through Little Havana With Miami Culinary Tours

Laine DossMiami Culinary Tours guide Grace Della leads us through the food and lore of Little Havana.​It's another scorcher of an afternoon in Miami. The sun beats down as I meet Grace Della and Mirka Harris from Miami Culinary Tours.I'll be taking their Saturday-afternoon tour of Little Havana, a ... More >>