Indie Rock and Indie Pop

Ultra 2013: Yeasayer Insulted the Ravers While Matt & Kim Charmed Them

On day one of Ultra Music Festival 2013, the main-stage DJ surprisingly played Red Hot Chili Peppers' "By the Way." It's not one of the Cali crew's early songs, but it's a hit that came out when about 60 percent of the crowd (now dancing in tutus, "Show Me Your Tits" tees, and beaded masks slathered ... More >>

Ten Most Exciting Acts at Ultra Music Festival 2013

Minus the Bear at Revolution Live October 22

Matt and Kim at Fillmore Miami Beach October 14

Band of Horses at Fillmore Miami Beach October 16

Does the Looming '90s Revival Presage a Nirvana-Style Breakthrough?

Bon Iver Show Announced at the Fillmore with 47 Exclamation Points

​What is potentially the absolute last headline we'd gamble on reading just popped into our inbox. "GRAMMY WINNER BON IVER @ THE FILLMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yes, that's 47 exclamation points preceded by what may be the best news we've heard this month. Granted, we' ... More >>

Dinosaur Jr.'s Top Five Face-Melting Guitar Solos

​Everybody hates Monday. But the sound of the alarm in the early a.m. at the start of the work week is particularly brutal. Like, medieval. Crossfade would even go as far to wager that the hobbies and habits that constitutes one's stress-relievers and vices (everything from healthy options like k ... More >>

Dinosaur Jr. at Grand Central January 23

Scenes From Hopelandia

Peter Bjorn and John Partners Up With Ms. Cheezious For Free Food Giveaway in Coconut Grove

Peter Bjorn and John wants to feed you, Miami.​If you don't already know about Peter Bjorn and John, pop over to our music blog, Crossfade, to learn a little more about the Swedish indie rock outfit. Music editor Sean Pajot gives us his recommendation of food pairings with PB J songs.But why write ... More >>

Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, and Blake Sennet Have a Nasty Breakup

Photo by Pamela LittkyRilo Kiley didn't even look happy in their happy days.​Jenny Lewis's indie-pop band, Rilo Kiley, has broken up. And girl, it's nasty. Guitarist and singer Blake Sennett told Spinner.com that he initiated the bands dissolution after "a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed" an ... More >>

Langerado Announces 2011 Lineup With Trey Anastasio, Death Cab for Cutie, and 29 Others

Trey Anastasio says: "Langerado effing rocks!"​It's been almost three months since Crossfade got word that Langerado was being resurrected for the 2011 music festival season. Straight away, the organizers made it clear that the fest's lineup wouldn't be announced till June 1. And while that anno ... More >>

Lollapalooza 2011 Announces Lineup With Eminem, Girl Talk, DFA 1979, and 122 Others

​It's time to start planning your road trip to Lollapalooza land 'cause King Perry Farrell just released his 125-name guestlist for this August's three-day Grant Park extravaganza. And if you don't wanna be left at the gate, crying and clawing the dirt like a pauper, you better buy a full-weekend ... More >>

Cut Copy at Ultra Music Festival March 26

Cut Copy Drops Dreamy Psychedelics at Ultra Music Festival March 26

​Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Chicago house music, Animal Collective, and copious amounts of peppermint tea, Cut Copy -- made up of Dan Whitford, Tim Hoey, Mitchell Scott, and Ben Browing -- began as Whitford's solo DJ project in 2001. It then emerged on the scene as a performance trio with 2004's ... More >>

Broken Social Scene at Revolution Live February 12

Banging Royalty

Tokyo Police Club at Culture Room January 28

Eight Random Hipster Holiday Songs

Spend Christmas on Mars with Wayne Coyne and the Flaming Lips.​Holiday music, ugh. There's nothing festive about reindeer trampling grandmothers, little drummer boys, or catching your mother making out with Santa. In fact, it sucks. But for some reason, it's the type of shit music big-box retailer ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Phase One Lineup: Simian Mobile Disco, Empire of the Sun, Erasure, David Guetta, and More (UPDATE)

Simian Mobile Disco​Ultra Music Festival revealed its Phase One lineup announcement early this morning via Facebook. The lineup really shows an ambitious mix of live indie-dance bands, usual crop of house DJs, and more experimental electronic musicians. Really, it's one of the best lineups for the ... More >>

Wolf Parade at the Fillmore Miami Beach November 10

Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, October 26

via facebook.com/massiveattackMassive Attack bathe in rainbows.​Massive Attack and Thievery CorporationBayfront Park Amphitheatre, MiamiTuesday, October 26, 2010Better Than: No doubt the MGMT show was probably awesome, but if I could have split myself and watched both, I'm pretty sure this is wher ... More >>

We Didn't Go to MGMT, But We Heard It Was Amazing!

Photo by Ian Witlen​At 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 >>

Why You Should Check Out Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation Instead of MGMT

MGMT is sold out, but there is another option.​Okay, so MGMT is sold out. It sucks. But there's no use crying over spilled PBRs. We here at Crossfade are all about seeing a can half-full, anyway. There are plenty of tickets still available for Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation at Bayfront Pa ... More >>

MGMT plays the Fillmore Miami Beach October 26

Crystal Castles in Miami at Grand Central Saturday, September 11

Tegan and Sara at Bayfront Park

The duo comes to town on the Honda Civic Tour September 4.

Phoenix Announces Fillmore Miami Beach Show

​We've broken our "1" key over here typing out exclamation marks regarding all of Live Nation's recent bookings, especially at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Suffice it to say, Fillmore, we love you, keep being awesome. Here's another awesome, never-thought-it-would-happen show to add to your coming fa ... More >>

Ratatat's "Drugs" Video: Creepy Smiles, Threesomes, and More!

​Okay, we get it, Ratatat: You're way experimental. The New York-based duo has toured with even - cooler - than - they - are bands like Daft Punk, Interpol, CSS, and Mogwai, and their synth-heavy, guitar-laden beats sound a lot like an updated version of a '60s psych band.We thought they couldn't ... More >>

Aeroplane

MGMT, Serj Tankian, Louis C.K. Announce Fillmore Miami Beach Dates (Not Together)

via facebook.com/mgmtMGMT does the Fillmore Miami Beach a couple week after Yeasayer.​Here are three more nuggets of awesomeness from New Times' Best Endangered Live Music Venue, the Fillmore Miami Beach. Nearly every week brings a new announcement of a major act there, and one more chip away at B ... More >>

Free Music: DJ Mix and MP3 From Aeroplane; Vagabond Gig This Friday

​After a couple years of eardrum-hammering from the relentless-banger-addicted sect of the indie/dance crossover scene, acts like Aeroplane come as a welcome shot of sweetness and light. Hailing originally from the somewhat unlikely region of Wallonia -- that's French-speaking Southern Belgium -- ... More >>

Concert Review: Passion Pit and Tokyo Police Club at the Fillmore Miami Beach, June 13

Photo by Ben Thacker​Click here to view photos from this event.Passion PitWith Tokyo Police Club and BrahmsThe Fillmore Miami BeachSunday, June 13, 2010Better Than: Anything I expected ... and expectations were high.The Review:If you're reading this, I'll assume you're a Passion Pit fan. Either th ... More >>

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart headlines Poplife's anniversary party June 12

Concert Review: Weezer, We Are Scientists, Crash Kings and Gringo Star at SunFest's New Music Night

Photo by Ian WitlenWeezer's Rivers Cuomo amps up himself and the SunFest crowd Wednesday night​SunFest New Music Night With Weezer, We Are Scientists, Constellations, Crash Kings Gringo Star, Locksley, and These United States West Palm Beach Waterfront Check out Ian Witlen's slideshow of photos f ... More >>

Moving Units: Radio-Active Records' Top 5 Releases for March 30-April 5

Google "Big Black" if this isn't hilarious to you ​In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale's Radio-Active Records  graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.Two was the magic number last week, and things have only ... More >>

Ten Under $10 in Miami for the Weekend of April 2 to 4

​Friday, April 2*MGMT's colossally anticipated second studio album, Congratulations, is already all over your favorite local torrent search engine. Experience it nice and loud at a listening party tonight at the Vagabond -- and then, of course, buy a copy at Sweat Records when it officially comes ... More >>

The Second Best April Fool's Joke of the Day Involves Surfer Blood

​Gotta hand it to tastemaker and trendsetter Carles over at Hipster Runoff for declaring "Pitchfork gives MGMT's Congratulations a perfect 10.0" today, but there was something in the tone of Citylink's April Fool's Day gag, Jake Cline's "Surfer Blood bassist eats sandwich, inspires trend," that ke ... More >>

Plays Well With Others

Tonight at Revolution! Alkaline Trio and Cursive Both Love Dungeons & Dragons

In anticipation for tonight's Alkaline Trio show at Revolution, I spoke to drummer Derek Grant about a variety of topics. We discussed the seminal aggro punks' blistering "return to form" record, This Addiction (the title track's video is above), the band's Heart & Skull imprint, and their curre ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Tamara Sky, Pussy Violence II Mix

​It's here! Winter Music Conference officially begins today. What better way to get pumped up that with a DJ mix. Crossfade obsession and DJ Tamara Sky sent us the follow up to her last year's Pussy Violence mix, this one titled Pussy Violence II Lip Service.The mix feature hipster dancefloor clas ... More >>

SXSW: Surfer Blood Play VVM Party, Get New York Times Write-Up, Love Thee Oh Sees

Photo by Shannon CottrellGetting sleepy, J.P.?​As promised, Surfer Blood got the Village Voice's SXSW showcase started right on Saturday. VV's Camille Dodero confirms that the guys from West Palm Beach are "the nicest kids ever," and posted some nifty snaps from the other acts, including the Pains ... More >>

Boy Crisis

Surfer Blood Enter Remix Chamber to Benefit Haiti

​Current NPR darlings Surfer Blood already got a co-sign from Brooklyn electro-house producer Drop the Lime when he spoke about the bands he spins when not spinning for cash in an interview last year. Now the DJ, who rolled through Miami last month, has taken his adoration to the next step by remi ... More >>

Passion Pit, Caspa Added to Ultra Music Festival 2010 Lineup UPDATE

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

A look at 2009 in dance music

Vivian Girls, Exene Cervenka, The Blow at Pulse Miami Art Fair in December

Vivian Girls​The Art Basel Miami Beach music news just keeps coming. This time we've received word that the Vivian Girls, Exene Cervenka and the Blow will be performing at Pulse Miami Art Fair, which moves to Ice Palace Studios this year. Their performances are part of the fair's Pulse Miami Perfo ... More >>

Wish You Were There: Video of the NeckFace Opening and Afterparty on Halloween

If you missed it, and it's your kind of thing, you missed out: NeckFace's Devil's Disciple opening at O.H.W.O.W. was one of the best parties on Halloween. And Busy P's set at the afterparty at Poplife didn't disappoint, either. As much as we wanted to hate on it and find the track selection stuck in ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Jessica Who?

No question about it.