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May 4, 2009
Slideshow: SunFest 2009 in Pictures
Ian WitlenMoshing was alive and well at SunFest 2009.While it might not have the clout of other local musical festivals like Ultra or the temporarily (we hope) defunct Langerado, SunFest still keeps attracting South Floridians looking for a more family friendly event. That's not to say SunFest doesn ... More >>
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May 11, 2009
Over the Weekend: Nine Inch Nails, Exxxotica and Aqua Girl
If you stayed home this weekend, it was either because the unbearable heat kept you indoors or because you actually tried to behave yourself on Mother's Day. Skin and sin was aplenty this weekend (er, well more than normal), so here is what you missed:Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction at Cruzan A ... More >>
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May 15, 2009
Joaquin Phoenix Sighting at the Crystal Method Show at Revolution
Ian WitlenJoaquin Phoenix, is that you?Freelance photographer Ian Witlen was shooting for us at the Crystal Method show at Revolution last night when he spotted what he says was Joaquin Phoenix in the crowd. From the photo it looks like a unshaven guy in a top hat, so we aren't 100 percent convinced ... More >>
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May 15, 2009
Last Night: The Crystal Method at Revolution
Ian WitlenThe Crystal Method performing at Revolution in Fort Lauderdale. Click here to view the full slideshow.The Crystal MethodThursday, May 14, 2009Revolution Live, Fort LauderdaleBetter than: Revenge of the NerdsWhen I spoke with The Crystal Method's Ken Jordan last week, he assured me that whe ... More >>
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May 26, 2009
Over the Weekend: Urban Beach Week, Best of the Best and Lanzallamas Monofonica
Hopefully, the extra day off gave everyone enough time to recover from the mayhem the Memorial Day weekend brings to Miami every year. Not even the rain seemed to dampen the spirits of people looking to relax. There were plenty of things to do this weekend, so if the weather did keep you home, here ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
Ultra Early-Bird Tickets Sold Out
Photo by Ian WitlenMSTRKRFT at 2009's Ultra Music Festival.If there is one guarantee in life is that Ultra Music Festival's lineup is always one of the best in the country. Need proof? Early-bird, two-day tickets to the festival, which sold for $99.95, are gone. What's impressive is that it happe ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
Over the Weekend: Peaches, Sleepless Night and Dethklok
With the high season in full swing, the events just keep rolling into South Florida. It was a busy weekend that even with a case of the post-Halloween doldrums that almost kept us at home, there was just too much to do and see. So here is what you missed over the weekend:Peaches at Revolution LivePh ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Highlights From Design Miami/ 2009
All photos by Ian Witlen. Check out the full slideshow here. During a week when unchecked imagination runs wild and art comes close to scrambling your brain, Design Miami/ always refreshingly mixes things up by showcasing work with at least somewhat of a foundation based in function. Though the f ... More >>
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December 14, 2009
Over the Weekend: Y100 Jingle Ball, Miami Music Festival and Wolfgang Gratner
The holiday season is already in full swing which means events around South Florida aren't hard to come by. So in case you were out shopping for ungrateful relatives, here is what you missed over the weekend:Y100 Jingle Ball 2009 at BankAtlantic CenterPhoto by Sayre BermanShakira, Jordin Sparks, ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
NYE 2010: Party for Free at Respectable Street
Ian WitlenWhy is it that everyone expects New Year's Eve to be so awesome when the preceding 364 days sucked so hard? Maybe all this emphasis on the End is just some banal expression of Western Civilization's apocalyptic mindset. Or maybe we're all a bunch of overstimulated creeps incapable of en ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
Live Rock and Roll Tonight at Electric Pickle
Photo by Ian WitlenStonefoxIt's easy just to think of Electric Pickle as the home of Poplife and various underground techno and house events. But besides Champion Sounds Wednesdays, which focuses heavily on hip-hop, soul, and funk, there's another night that veers from the usual four-to-the-floor ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
Over the Weekend: Stonefox's Final Show, Haiti Mizik Relief, and Chocolate Festival
We're keeping it simple today. Here is everything you missed across South Florida over the weekend:Stonefox's Final Show at 1921Photo by Ian WitlenWe still don't understand why one of South Florida's most promising bands, Stonefox, has decided to call it a day, but we hope they all find success w ... More >>
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March 29, 2010
Concert Review: Little Boots, Passion Pit at Ultra Music Festival Day 1
Photo by Ian WitlenLittle BootsClick here to view photos from Day 1 at Ultra.Little Boots, Passion PitUltra Music Festival at Bicentennial Park, MiamiMarch 26, 2010Better than: Anything LMFAO brought to the stage.I'll admit right off the bat, the only reason I attended the first day of Ultra Mus ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
Rumor: Ultra Music Festival Expanding to Three Days in 2011
Photo by Ian WitlenUltra may be expanding to a three-day bender.Word is swirling around that Ultra Music Festival's organizers have decided to expand next year's festival to three days, presumably Friday through Sunday. Supposedly the decision was made after this year's sellout event.We've emaile ... More >>
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April 23, 2010
Slideshow: Surfer Blood Defies Gravity at Bal Harbour Resort
Photo by Ian WitlenSurfer Blood's TJ Schwarz flying the friendly Bal Harbour skiesSurfer Blood headlined the Ten-in-One Music Festival on Thursday evening at the posh Village of Bal Harbour in Miami, and shooter Ian Witlen was there to take lots of photographs of the guys wearing shorts and not s ... More >>
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April 26, 2010
Heads Up: Stonefox Members Reunite or Falco Back From the Dead Saturday at Poor House
Photo by Ian WitlenIt's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday (and Stonefox)No matter what happens Saturday at Poor House (110 Nugent Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) on Saturday evening, the results will probably warrant another blog posting.Thanks to a tip from New Times shutterbug Ian Witlen, we discove ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Slideshow: SunFest's New Music Night Brought Out Fans Young and Younger
Photo by Ian WitlenIf the big, gorgeous shot of Weezer's Rivers Cuomo in front of an 80-foot "=w=" didn't already get your attention, feast your eyes on two of SunFest's most passionate fans featured in Ian Witlen's colorful slideshow detailing everything that went on during Wednesday's New Music ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Photo Gallery: Dashboard Confessional at Lynn University Shots at Spin.com
Photo by Ian WitlenDashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba gives back to Boca RatonFriend of New Times Ian Witlen took some excellent photos at Friday's Dashboard Confessional extravaganza at Lynn University in Boca Raton that are now up at Spin.com. Read our wrap of the event, which honored the ... More >>
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May 31, 2010
Slideshow: Best of the Best Concert 2010
photo by Ian WitlenNicki Minaj, as always, signed female fans' chests.The annual Best of the Best concert has always been one of the crowning events of Memorial Day Weekend in Miami, and this year's edition, held yesterday at Bicentennial Park, kept the momentum going. While the lineup of course ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Drake at the James L. Knight: A Stack of Photos From Last Night and a Lovelorn Open Letter
Photo by Ian WitlenDrake is still the best I ever had.Crossfade -- and every other publication in the universe -- was denied reviewer access to last night's Drake show. Our blogger, Esther, took it pretty hard. So, alongside Crossfade's exclusive pics, read her lovelorn open letter. (Then go chec ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Nylon Magazine's Impromptu Show Proves Miami Music Kicks Ass, September 21
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos of the Nylon Show at Sweat Records.With Raffa Jo Harris, Animal Tropical, Lil Daggers, Afrobeta, ANR, Rachel Goodrich, and Deaf PoetsSweat Records, MiamiTuesday, September 21, 2010Better than: A professionally blended cocktail.The Review:Last night we ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Death to the Sun: Full Set Times for Tomorrow's Noise Fest at Bar
S. PajotIce Cream's screamer molests the crowd.For eons, humanity has celebrated the autumnal equinox. Back in the day, summer ended and the pagans immediately noticed that the dirt was dying, crops were rotting, and only the grave lay ahead. So they said "Fuck it!" and threw an apocalypse party. ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
LCD Soundsystem and Sleigh Bells at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 6
Photo by Ian WitlenView photos from LCD Soundsystem at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.LCD Soundsystem With Sleigh BellsWednesday, October 6, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: A million of those disappointing "appearances" by dance band members who wind up only doing DJ sets.The Review:If Ja ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
We Didn't Go to MGMT, But We Heard It Was Amazing!
Photo by Ian WitlenAt approximately 8 p.m. last night, a totally sold-out crowd of indie chick jailbait, brainy head-bobbers, and jocks in silkscreened black hoodies overran the Fillmore Miami Beach in anticipation of MGMT's impending psych-pop explosion. In fact, the place was so freaking packe ... More >>
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November 6, 2010
Robyn's Tour Kickoff at the Fillmore Miami Beach, November 5
Photo by Ian WitlenView photos from Robyn's Fillmore Miami Beach concert.RobynWith BFGF and Natalia KillsFriday, November 5, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter than: The Eurovision song contest.Perhaps it was the excitement of launching her first extensive North American tour, but Robyn didn't le ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Lil Wayne's Homecoming: Exclusive Red-Carpet Shots With Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Tons More
Photo by Ian WitlenSee the full Lil Wayne Welcome Home Party slideshow. It had been eight months since Weezy'd seen the streets. So he wasn't gonna waste his first weekend of freedom. On Friday, the Young Money Cash Money prince made a straight shot for New Orleans to see the Hornets vs. King ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Frank Turner Invites Crossfade Backstage at Social Distortion's Fillmore Show
Photo by Ian WitlenFolk-punk Frank Turner.One of the perks of being a concert photographer is sometimes you'll luck into a behind-the-scenes pass. You'll get to mingle (very briefly) with rock stars. Partake in a few ounces of free booze. And high-five beautiful groupies. Anyway, Saturday was on ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Vivian Girls and Beings at Tom Tom Magazine's Miami Music Festival Showcase
Photo by Ian WitlenVivian Girls rip it!See the full 22-photo Vivian Girls slideshow. Over the weekend, there was this thing called the "Miami Music Festival." We here at Crossfade chattered about it for days like a bunch of monkeys on speed. Some of you seemed to take notice. Others simply dism ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
Peaches Brings Her Laser Light Show to Bally Love Event at Moore Building, December 2
Photo by Ian WitlenPeaches arrived from the future with prophylactics for everybody.PeachesBally Love Private EventMoore Building, MiamiThursday, December 2, 2010Better than: Everything else happening at that very moment.Reporters sometimes get a bad wrap for diva behavior at events. These lo ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
Perry and Etty Farrell at Bardot for Precision Guided Musicians Art Basel Bash
Photo by Ian WitlenPerry Farrell shed blood at Bardot.Bardot is the only music venue in South Florida that has a very strict no-camera, no-press policy. However, Perry Farrell's Basel bash last night was the first and only time Bardot allowed select photographers inside the club. And while the c ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Major Lazer at Grand Central, May 15
Photo by Ian WitlenSkerrit Bwoy hittin' the Henny.As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami's Best Concerts of 2010.Major LazerMay 15, 2010Grand CentralCrowd control issues aside, Major Lazer's Skerrit Bwoy put on one hell of a ... More >>
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December 24, 2010
Phoenix at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 27
Photo by Ian WitlenPhoenix frontman Thomas Mars.As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami's Best Concerts of 2010. Phoenix October 27, 2010 Fillmore Miami Beach Thanks to last January's merger between music industry monoliths ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Crystal Castles at Grand Central, September 11
Photo by Ian WitlenCrystal Castles' Alice Glass goes manic.As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami's Best Concerts of 2010. Crystal Castles September 21, 2010 Grand Central Is it possible? Has Crystal Castles' glitchy goth ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
LCD Soundsystem at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 6
Photo by Ian WitlenLCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami's Best Concerts of 2010. LCD Soundsystem October 6, 2010 The Fillmore Miami Beach Imagine going to the best dance party of your life w ... More >>
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January 29, 2011
Little Dragon at the Electric Pickle, January 28
Photo by Ian WitlenLittle Dragon's Yukimi Nagano.With Billygoat Electric Pickle Friday, January 28, 2011 Better than: Getting fucked by an extraterrestrial? (See paragraph 16.) How does Little Dragon travel from gig to gig? Well, if you've spent the last few hours prepping for the Swedish band' ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
The Ultimate Ultra Survival Kit: Five Essential Items for the Superprepared Raver
Photo by Ian WitlenCandy ravers, not candy stripers: These girls can't help you.There's this shared fantasy among neo-hippies, blissed-out druggies, and naïve first-time festival-goers that three-day music extravaganzas like Ultra Music Festival are all about fun and friendship. But here's the ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
SXSW 2011: Cops Mace Rioting Crowd at Death From Above 1979 Reunion Show
Photo by Ian WitlenThe fence comes down and the mace comes out.The final hours of South by Southwest ended in, what else, a musically induced riot. Maybe it was the supermoon, or perhaps it was that Death From Above 1979, who hadn't performed in five years, played an unannounced show at Beauty Ba ... More >>
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March 26, 2011
CSS at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day One, March 25
Photo by Ian WitlenCSS' Lovefoxxx at Ultra 2011.Can CSS be considered electronic music? Barely. Except for a few synthesizers, the band is more about live instrumentation. But it was a welcome relief to ears already tired of the bleeps and bloops that come with attending a festival like Ultra.How ... More >>
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March 26, 2011
Ten Photo Highlights From Day One of the Ultra Music Festival 2011
Photo by Ian WitlenOver the last 18 hours, we here at Crossfade have provided you with 18 reports from our first day wandering through Ultra Land and beyond. So far, we've played a few rounds of Ultra Bingo. We've gone to pool parties and Sunday School. We've enjoyed sweaty encounters with CSS, E ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Ten Photo Highlights From Day Three of the Ultra Music Festival 2011
Photo by Ian WitlenYou know it's over when a giant, sexy rabbit shows up.Yesterday, the great nation of Ultra Land was 150,000 pookie heads strong. And yet today, it's just an enormously empty concrete expanse peppered with mangled pacifiers, rolling tufts of yarn hair, and discarded furry boots. ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Girl-on-Girl Bowling Bash and Eight Other Aqua Girl 2011 Parties
Photo by Ian WitlenEvery year when the weather tuns hot, sticky, and superintense, South Beach gets flooded with a million ladies who love ladies for a weeklong rush of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender fun. It's called Aqua Girl and the parties get started tonight. Expect LGBT mob scenes at th ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Looking Back at the Photos From Bar's One-and-a-Half-Year History
Photo by Lex HernandezRemember when Diplo played a secret set at Bar?Over the last year and a half, few Miami venues have impacted the local scene as significantly as 14th Street's Bar. After taking over the space formerly occupied by PS14 and setting up a replica of New York City bar Max Fish ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
Cut Copy at Grand Central, September 29
Photo by Ian WitlenSee the full 40-photo Cut Copy at Grand Central slideshow. Cut CopyWith Midnight Magic and Washed OutGrand Central, MiamiThursday, September 29, 2011 Better Than: Seeing them at Ultra 2011. It's pretty surprising that Cut Copy has never performed in Miami outside of Winter M ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Ultra Music Festival 2012 Promises Experience Like Never Before
Photo by Ian WitlenAre you excited for Ultra 2012 TV-panda raver?Ultra Music Fesitval quickly announced (and sold out) early bird tickets. But so far, the fest has given no indication of what else is in store. No acts. No venue. Nothing.However, a reliable source told Crossfade today that a venue ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
Art Basel Music: James Murphy and Black Lips Invade Grand Central, Toyota Sales Skyrocket
Photo by Ian WitlenSee the full 38-photo slideshow from Toyota Antics with Special Disco Version and Black Lips at Grand Central. James Murphy and Black Lips Grand Central Thursday, December 1, 2011 Better Than: 28 MPGs in the city, 35 on the highway. New York City hipsters, Pitchfork-approved ... More >>
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December 3, 2011
Art Basel Music: Yelle at the Fillmore Miami Beach, December 2
Photo by Ian WitlenSee the full 26-photo Yelle at Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow. Yelle With Housse de Racket Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, December 2, 2011 Better Than: Joining an actual safari. We were a little worried before heading to the Fillmore Miami Beach on Friday night. With all of th ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Photos: Mau5 Heads Come Out for Deadmau5's New Year's Rat Riot on Miami Beach
Photo by Ian WitlenDead Mickey Mau5.Read Crossfade's recap of Deadmau5's New Year's Day Pool Party at the Fontainebleau Miami. With our subtropical region's usual weeklong winter almost upon us, Deadmau5 and thousands of rabid club rats scurried and swarmed toward the Fontainebleau Miami Beach ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Photos: Skrillex, Steve Aoki, and 2000 Beat Freaks Aboard Holy Ship! Music Cruise
Photo by Ian WitlenSteve Aoki screaming, "I'm the King of the World!"Fist-pumping for four straight days inside a 12,000-square-foot spa! Dancing to 169 BPMs in the sushi bar's zen garden! Slamming tropical cocktails in the mojito bar at 2 a.m. with Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Fatboy Slim, Diplo, A-Tr ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Fashion Freakouts Aboard the Holy Ship! Electronic Music Cruise
Photo by Ian WitlenThe pirate look was obvious. But at least it worked. Check out Crossfade's fifteen photo highlights from Holy Ship! "Modern neon hippy," "kooky candy raver," and "almost naked" seemed to be the looks du jour aboard HARD's Holy Ship! electronic music cruise. On Monday, the t ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Sebadoh, Jacuzzi Boys, and Plains at Grand Central in Miami, January 18
Photo by Ian WitlenWe love Sebadoh's Lou Barlow.See the full 30-photo Sebadoh at Grand Central slideshow. Sebadoh With Jacuzzi Boys and Plains Grand Central, Miami Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Better Than: "Brand New Love" on a boat. Less than 24 hours before setting sail aboard the first-ever ... More >>
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