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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 >>

Jesus Christ Hypes Rap Crowd in Los Angeles

Jesus Christ is particularly busy these days. The bearded leader of Christianity has been riding shotgun from shopping mall to shopping mall in the hearts of all his disciples 'round this 6,000-year-old planet that his dad built in six days, as the hyper-consumerist masses prep to celebrate JC's b ... More >>

Tenacious D Announces Old School Acoustic Style Tour, Coming to Fillmore Miami Beach

Rock is dead. Just ask Tenacious D. "Started with blues, Belly of lead/Then there was Elvis, Nicky some red/Beatles arrive, started a trend/Axl Rose, give me some head/It's all over, rock 'n' roll is dead." And that's exactly why Jabels & KG (otherwise known as Jack Black and Kyle Gass) are go ... 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 >>

The XX Reveals Early 2013 Tour Dates, Playing Miami on February 5

The xx was supposed to play Baltimore tonight, the English indie pop outfit's last North American gig in support of sophomore release, Coexist, before a string of shows across Western Europe in November and December. Instead, inclement weather forced the group to postpone its remaining three conce ... More >>

Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo's Liberation Tour at the American Airlines Arena August 30

Santana at Hard Rock Live Hollywood August 24

Cat Power Announces Sun North American Tour, Kicking Off at Grand Central in Miami

See also "Cat Power's Sun Album Announced, Listen to First Single, 'Ruin.'" Hell to the yeah! Cat Power is back! After a six-year hiatus, the singer-songwriter otherwise known as Chan Marshall is set to release a new album, Sun, at the beginning of September. And where there is an album release, t ... More >>

Boys Noize's "First-Ever U.S.A. Live Tour": Fort Lauderdale, NYC, L.A., 13 Other Cities

"XTC" ... The only way to start your beat-freaking day. Of course, we here at Crossfade aren't advocating early-morning methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine. Just the new entactogenically exhilirating single by professional Berlin-based party starter and label boss Boys Noize, AKA Alexander Ridha. It's ... More >>

Public Image LTD Announces 2012 Tour With Miami Show at Grand Central on October 5

See also John Lydon and "Ten Raging Punks Who Crashed the Daytime Talk Show Circuit." After spending the mid-1970s repeatedly slapping the Queen with the knobby end of his spit-soaked Sex Pistol, pioneering British punk John Lydon (AKA Johnny Rotten) decided to take a break from all that endlessly ... 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 >>

A$AP Rocky Announces LongLiveA$AP 2012 Tour With Fillmore Miami Beach Show

See also "Soulja Boy to SpaceGhostPurrp "We Gone Eat Yo Face," Thows Bath Salts on A$AP Beef." Extraordinary swag and a mouthful of gold ... Yeah, we're talking about A$AP Rocky, the preternaturally talented 23-year-old Harlem Mob boss, rapper, and grillz model who's been beefing with SpaceGhostPu ... More >>

Passion Pit Cancels Summer Tour Dates, Still Playing South Florida on October 23

Two weeks of tour dates have just been canceled by Passion Pit. And the reason: Frontman Michael Angelakos needs "to take the time to work on improving [his] mental health." So far, most of the tour remains intact, including Passion Pit's South Florida show at the Hollywood ArtsPark on October 23. ... More >>

Meek Mill's Announces Dreamchasers Tour, Show at Fillmore Miami Beach on August 13

To quote a wise man named Meek Mill, "Dreamchasing is an occupation." As opposed to a simple hobby or some shit, the act of hustling after one's essential needs and wildest wishes (e.g. "tryna fix the roof leak," "tryna keep the house warm," "tryna touch a million dollars") should consume every hou ... More >>

Gotye Announces 2012 North American Tour With Miami Concert on October 7

Despite the fact that Gotye had two solo LPs under his belt before releasing last year's Making Mirrors, it wasn't until the Australian released a xylophone-heavy track that he became a household name. This week, "Somebody That I Used to Know" became the year's biggest hit, comfortably spending it ... More >>

Afrojack Announces Jacked Summer 2012 Tour With Miami Show at Bayfront Park on June 16

Dutch DJ-producer Afrojack just announced his Jacked summer tour with a stop at Miami's Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park on Saturday, June 16, and it's being billed as his most ambitious roadtrip to date. It's not hard to see why he's bringing the big guns -- boasting 30 headlining shows, a Gr ... More >>

NBA Lockout! A Brief History of Players Moonlighting as Rappers, Rockers, and Queens

Shaq in drag!​Basketball fans are pissed. NBA Commissioner David Stern calls the lockout a "big charade," admitting that the 2011-2012 is in jeopardy because "the union is ratcheting up." Alex "Rube" Rubin, the YouTube rapper whose "NBA Lockout Anthem" has become a collective battle cry for seaso ... More >>

TV on the Radio Announce Miami Show at the Fillmore October 25

​Have you've seen (or, well, heard) Nine Types of Light? It's the new-ish album by Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and it's so blindingly brilliant that if a weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kid such as yourself isn't very, very, very careful (i.e. UV-shield sunglasses and silicone), he or she could e ... More >>

¡Mayday!'s Bernz Talks Strange Music, Tech N9ne, Weed, Whiskey, and Women

Photo by Derick G​One of the great things about owning a major porn company are the affiliate networks, like Sublime Directory, that advertise the free pics and trailers. They're the perfect place to prominently embed a music video that millions of people a day will see during their cyberquest for ... More >>

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 >>

Wrap Up: Miami's Hottest Mixologists Shake Things Up at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans

​Hardcore partiers and upscale drinkers- did you notice your favorite mixologists missing in action this past week? Were they kidnapped by aliens or even worse, migrate to other cities? No and no. Dont worry, we've got your answer!Miami's top mixologists hit up took over the city of New Orleans fo ... More >>

Ladytron Announces North American Tour With Miami Show at Grand Central October 15

​Have you heard the officially leaked trio of chilly-hot tracks ("Ambulances," "White Elephants," and "Ace of Hz") off Ladytron's impending fifth album, Gravity the Seducer? If not, this is the kind of dense and brooding indie-dance stuff that'll throw you into cold sweats. Like a pretty, parano ... More >>

Calle 13 Cancels May 27 Show in Miami

​Almost a month ago, we received word that Puerto Rican tag team Calle 13 was planning a Miami show on May 27 as part of its initial 11-city Entren los Que Quieran US tour. At the time, there was no venue. And details were sketchy. But still, we got all riled up and started ranting wildly about ... More >>

Calle 13 Announces First 11 Shows for Entren los Que Quieran U.S. Tour With Miami Gig May 27

Calle 13's Residente and Visitante go guerrilla again.​With ten Latin Grammys and even a pair of standard gold-plated gramophophone statuettes stashed in the safe, it's been a solid minute since Calle 13's Residente and Visitante could be legitimately called underground guerilla rappers. The ... More >>

Lauryn Hill Announces Last-Minute Miami Show at Grand Central Tomorrow Night

Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezMs. Lauryn Hill at Jazz in the Gardens 2011.​Just 30 minutes ago, Ms. Lauryn Hill wrapped her only officially announced Miami set of the weekend at the first night of Jazz in the Gardens music festival. After 15 songs, including deeply reworked Fugees cuts, old solo h ... More >>

Girl Talk Extends North American Tour and Announces Miami Gig May 19

Photo by Paul SobotaGirl Talk worms out from the underground.​A night out with sample-happy psycho Girl Talk (AKA Gregg Gillis) is never gentle. Imagine your brain being force-fed 36 hours of music in 36 minutes, pushed to the brink of seizure, and then fucked by a superpowered laptop that's been ... More >>

Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes Announce Tour Opener at Fillmore Miami Beach March 2

Photo by Butch HoganBright Eyes' Conor Oberst.​Finally, an excuse for all you oversensitive indie types to stop being so emo and leave the bedroom for a few hours ... Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes are coming to Miami! In approximately 77 and a half days, the band will kickoff its first tour in thr ... More >>

Q&A With Dean Snowden of the Legendary JC's, Playing the Back Room Tomorrow Night

via myspace.com/thelegendaryjcsFew frontmen are as wildly energetic as The Legendary JC's Eugene Snowden. Backed by a badass eight-piece, he confidently recreates the soul revue sensations of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Snowden brings his own explosive quirks to the indelible personas created by ... More >>

Surfer-Girl Songwriter Deblois Plays a Sunset Show at the News Lounge

She's packing up and taking her campfire groove to Tinseltown.

Interview: Dillinger Escape Plan

Rapper Pimp C Found Dead

Last Night: Concert for Fair Food at Bayfront Park

Don't Forget the Hooligans

Mozzer wouldn't talk to us, so we got the next best thing: The country's most successful Morrissey tribute act

Coming Zune

Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster hardware game. Will it make sweet music this time?

Learning Curve

Clube do Choro revives a much-beloved Brazilian tradition

Requiem for a Lightweight Nightclub

Billboardlive is still blaming Sept. 11 for its many troubles

Start Me Up

Billboardlive promised to change the face of music in Miami. Six months later, we're still waiting.

Unamerican Music

A Brit-pop band's decidedly American rock

Rotations

Rotations

Calendar for the week

Ho Chi Minh Finds God

Albita Comes Alive

Even Major Labels Get the Blues

Swelter 13

Swelter 12

Program Notes 4

Program Notes 16

Kings & Queens of Marlin Gardens

Africa Fete gets on the global good foot