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Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10

Some days are better than others. Fridays are typically pretty good, and Saturdays generally rock. But it's Sundays of which we're most fond. Sure it's the last day of the weekend, and it's only 24 hours removed from the reality of work, traffic, parking tickets, all that shit. But the calm befo ... More >>

Deaf Poets Say "Bring Lots of Clean Underwear" to Gig with Teepee, Lil Daggers, Axe and the Oak

See also "Deaf Poets Will Rock Your Face Off at Their Seven-Inch Release Party" and "Teepee Explains His Two-Year Disappearance, Eats Ten Bananas for Breakfast Everyday" How's your Best Summer Ever checklist coming? It's nearly August. So by now, you should've had a steamy, deodorant-free fling wi ... More >>

Jacuzzi Boys, Lil Daggers, Gun Hoes at County Grind Live Music Series on Saturday

Sometimes South Florida can feel like too much dance music, not enough rock 'n' roll. But all that is about to change, thanks to Crossfade's sister blog County Grind and the next installment of its totally awesome live music series. Last time CG took over Fort Lauderdale's Green Room, it was an e ... More >>

Social Creep at the Scumbag Party: Beings and Discosoma's Listening Party at Lester's

​No local band could better encapsulate Neil Young's doom-y axiom that "It's better to burn out/than to fade away" than defunct trio Beings, who took the SoFla scene by storm, toured with Torche, released one of Crossfade's favorite records of 2010, and then announced their final show seemingly ou ... More >>

Lil Daggers' T-Shirt Depicts Diego Maradona Making Out With Brazilian Baller Pelé

Design by Johnny SaraivaGoal! It's a Maradona-Pelé makeout sesh.​Sure, it's called the beautiful game. But occasionally, like local band (and rabid football fanatics) Lil Daggers will tell you, soccer's just straight-up sexy. Sometimes, out there on the field in a sweaty pair of those short sho ... More >>

Lil Dagger's "Dead Golden Girls" Video Is a Druggy Downer That Doesn't Suck!

​Have you seen local psych-garage crew Lil Daggers' new music video for "Dead Golden Girls"? Well, according to the Dagger dudes' official post-shoot press release (you know, a single sentence and animated GIF of good ol' gluttunous Garfield, issued via Tumblr), the vid was shot in a "fucked up ... More >>

The Stage's Anniversary Weekend November 10-14

Your Nirvana Nostalgia Fix: Beached Miami's Complete Nevermind Miami Covers Compilation

​Crossfade is sick and fucking tired of Nirvana. If we never have to read about Nevermind, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," smutty pixxx of Francis Bean Cobain, or anything else pertaining to the 20th anniversary of punk's third (or fourth) death, it couldn't be too goddamn soon. But as the the anniver ... More >>

Hunx and His Punx Free-Balling With Sailor Jerry, September 9

Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezHunx and His Punx's Seth Bogart loves his microphone.​See the full 25-photo Hunx and His Punx at The Stage slideshow. Hunx and His Punx With Lil Daggers and the Coathangers The Stage September 9, 2011 Better Than: A golden shower in our butts. Seth Bogart is a c ... More >>

Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

Photo by Alex Penney You can do Hunx and His Punx for free tonight at the Stage.​Miami's a city full of ballers. Poppin' bottles with celebs on South Beach, makin' it rain dolla, dolla bills at King of Diamonds, and dropping stacks of Benjamins just 'cause it's the motherfucking weekend. That's ho ... More >>

Hunx and His Punx, Flamboyancy and Horniness at The Stage This Friday

Courtesy of Hardly ArtLet your horndog loose with Hunx and His Punx.​Seth Bogart is unapologetically horny, and he'll be at The Stage this weekend. As the flamboyantly fabulous frontman of Hunx and His Punx, the onstage banter between Bogart and the crowd often consists of boner references, pee ... More >>

Langerado Festival Wants to Give Broke Local Bands $6,000

Lil Daggers want cash! Don't you?​If you're in a band, you are probably broke. It sucks. But it's true. And there are a limited number of ways for a struggling rock 'n' roller to realistically collect some cash. You could (A) quit the band and get a real job; (B) ask Mom for the ten years of back ... More >>

Murder and Aliens in Lil Daggers' New "Dada Brown" Music Video

​Is it really just a coincidence that secluded rural areas happen to be prime spots for both brutal murder and alien abduction? Maybe. But if you ever find yourself stuck down a dirt road in the middle of fucking nowhere with some guy pointing a pump-action, pistol-grip shotgun at that diamond-sh ... More >>

Hunx and His Punx Announce Sailor Jerry Show at The Stage September 9

Hardly ArtSomehow, Sailor Jerry knows what we want to hear. Over the last couple of years, the booze brand has brought Austin's Strange Boys to town while hosting shows by Miami's own Jacuzzi Boys. And this time, Jerry and crew are importing a gayishly fabulous band with a 1960s rock 'n' roll feel ... More >>

Brains vs. Balls With TV Ghost and the Spits at Churchill's Pub June 10

Photo by Sarah LloydTV Ghost: Kinda like jelly, Scrappy Doo, and Ralph Malph.​In a certain way, TV Ghost is the sweet, playful jelly to the no-nonsense, peanut-buttery Spits. You could also say that TV Ghost is the pugnacious, frenetic Scrappy Doo to the Spits' more worldly, less frilly Scooby. Bu ... More >>

Casting Call: Lil Daggers Seek Girl and Guy for a Music Video About Murder

​Wanna star in a faux snuff flick? Well, if you've been dying to die on film (or commit some kind of bloody crime in front of the camera), this might be your big break 'cause local psych-rock creeps Lil Daggers are currently seeking one girl and one guy for a supersecretive music video about mur ... More >>

Lil Daggers Leave Livid Records and Self-Release New Debut LP UPDATE

​Officially, April 12 was the street date for local garage-y gang Lil Daggers' debut full-length disc. But so far, no one's seen an actual vinyl copy of the self-titled slab. As reported in New Times' recent Lil Daggers mini-feature, the album was supposed to be released via Boca Raton-based labe ... More >>

Screw Work! Shoplift! Lil Daggers Premiere "King Corpse" Music Video

​You're jolted awake at 7 a.m. by the infuriating screech of your dollar-store alarm clock, too tired, too sober, and too pissed off for another work day, just sick of minimum-wage paychecks, thinking, "Fuck my life." But after you've had your wake-and-bake and sipped some coffee, you start to f ... More >>

Lil Daggers release self-titled debut LP on Livid Records

Five Great Buys for Tomorrow's Record Store Day at Sweat Records

​We've talked non-stop about Sweatstock 2011 and all the bands playing tomorrow. But let's not forget, the reason Sweat Records is throwing this whole shindig is in celebration of Record Store Day -- and the store's anniversary.What's Record Store Day? In 2007, it started as a way to get people to ... More >>

Set Times for Sweatstock 2011

Go psycho at Sweatstock with Panic Bomber.​Are you ready to go psycho with Sweat Records, Panic Bomber, and the other 35 local noise fiends set to invade the Little Haiti record shop, its parking lot, and the entirety of the Churchill's Pub complex in t-minus five days? Well, we here at Crossfad ... More >>

Sweatstock 2011 at Sweat Records With Beings, Panic Bomber, Lil Daggers, and More

​If you missed out on last year's Sweatstock, Sweat Records' birthday bash and Record Store Day celebration, you're gonna want to make time for this year's event. The Little Haiti store has announced the first phase of the lineup for its April 16 bash. The outside stage returns this year -- ... More >>

Brendan O'Hara, Stokeswood, Xperimento, and More at the Stage's VIP Opening Weekend

via facebook.com/thestagemiami​Way back in November, the New Times gave you the very first taste of a new Design District club called the Stage when we hosted our Miami Music Festival party starring Teepee, Heartstrings, Lil Daggers, and Jays Blues. Remember? Probably not. You were too drunk of ... More >>

Our Rundown of Miami's Best Albums, EPs, and Mixtapes of 2010

The 305 in 2010 was so awesome that our heads totally exploded!​The swamps and warehouse squats, Carol City and Coco's Nightclub, South Beach and the megaclubs -- our city's music scene is the product of so many split-up, spliced, and remixed sources that any attempted overview of its output will ... More >>

Miami's best albums, EPs, and, mixtapes of 2010

Lil Daggers' King Corpse 7"

​Lil DaggersKing Corpse Limited Edition 7" (Livid Records)There's just something about a limited-edition record that makes you wanna go out, get it, and add it to your already overflowing collection of vinyl. But more enticing still? Psychedelic Miami rock 'n' roll crew Lil Daggers bringin' the h ... More >>

Smoke and Dagger

Lil Daggers, the Heartstrings, and Teepee at New Times' Miami Music Festival VIP Party

Marta Xochilt PerezLil Daggers' Johnny Saraiva is a screamer.​See the full 34-photo New Times VIP Party slideshow. Did you make it to New Times' Miami Music Festival thing at the Stage last night? If not, there could be a few reasons. For starters, it was only open to "Very Important People." (B ... More >>

Shock and The Stage Open, Travis McCoy Performs, and SET Sao Paolo Announced

SET wants to samba. ​The weekend is upon us, and with it comes a slew of nightlife shenanigans. Many Miamians will be dancing to the beats of the Miami Music Festival, while others may just want to keep to the same nightlife shit-shooting. For those of you in latter category, some club shit to s ... More >>

Come Crash the New Times' Miami Music Festival VIP Party

Lil Daggers are total VIPs.​We here at New Times are gonna be hosting a VIP party to help launch the 2010 edition of the Miami Music Festival. And yeah, we want all our friends to come, including you, J-Lo, and Jimmy Buffett. The bad news: Part of the night (9 to 11 p.m.) will be invitation-only ... More >>

Vice Magazine's Full Bleed Book Party Starring Lil Daggers, Confetti, and Free PBR, October 2

Johnny of Lil Daggers gets his confetti ready.​With Lil Daggers, Beings, Ticks, and Feathers Saturday, October 2, 2010 Bar Better than: A mouthful of asphalt and/or a complimentary Pabst. Typically, there's no reason a Miami partier would ever arrive early for anything. (The 305 formula: Reporte ... More >>

Vice Magazine Unleashes Full Bleed Skate Book With Lil Daggers and Feathers This Saturday

Ivory SerraScott Schwartz, Upper Westside, 1998, from Full Bleed.​Spilling blood in the streets is a common theme of both skating hard and rocking the fuck out. And often, these two extreme activities get tangled up and mashed together, breeding dangerous fun. Example: This Saturday's Vice Magazin ... More >>

Nylon Magazine's Impromptu Show Proves Miami Music Kicks Ass, September 21

Photo by Ian Witlen​Click 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 >>

Nylon Magazine Brings Lil Daggers, Animal Tropical, and More to Sweat Records Tonight

Johnny of Lil Daggers rips it.​We're guessing you don't like waiting six months or more for a tour to finally come to our fair city, either. (Lady Gaga and KoL, we're lookin' at you.) Scrambling to change your plans at the last minute and calling everyone to let 'em know about a crazy impromptu e ... More >>

Furious Dudes, Lil Daggers Joint Record Release Show at Bar Tonight

Courtesy of Livid RecordsLil Daggers​Those who say "Miami has no music scene," take note: Furious Dudes (from Miami) and Lil Daggers (from Miami) are having a joint record release show at Bar (in Miami) tonight. Those who say Miami has no music scene, may have never seen these bands. Those who hav ... More >>

Free Music: Furious Dudes, Lil Daggers, the Crumbs, and More on Free Livid Records Comp

​For the past four years, Boca-based Livid Records has been slowly but steadily releasing some of the better Florida (and beyond) rock records. With a roster that's curated more by feel than specific genre, founder Chuck Livid has revived the careers of some old South Florida classics -- like the ... More >>

Sloppy Seconds

Sloppy Seconds and Me: Memories of the Band's Landmark LP Before Its Show at Churchill's on Saturday

Destroyed came out in 1989 but it didn't become a reality in my household until the mid 90's when my kid brother purchased it and we spent a lot of time listening to it knowing a few facts: this shit was a helluva lot better than Kiss (and while Kiss is alright, it's still a phenomenon I can't ful ... More >>

Sloppy Seconds, the Spits, NoBunny, and More This Friday: Signs of Improved Churchill's Booking

Nobunny @ Silver Dollar from NOW Magazine on Vimeo.Churchill's seems to be humming along with a renewed energy lately, thanks to the semi-recent addition of booker Nayra Serrano. Under her watch, the venue (finally!) got an updated web site, an up-to-date online schedule, and a slate of shows by an ... More >>

Lil Daggers Get Blitzed in Brooklyn

Six weeks ago, the Sin City's unelected, unofficial representatives of the undead, Lil Daggers, got blitzed in Brooklyn, made friends with all the zombies there, and eventually returned home a conquering horde full of Bushwick and Williamsburg's finest booze and brains. The bad news: No one remem ... More >>

Lil Daggers to Release King Corpse Limited Edition 7" this July

​It seems Miami garage band grungers Lil Daggers have been pretty busy lately. In 2009, they toured the Southeast and the Midwest, ending up at SXSW and appearing in a few festivals. Earlier this year they released a 7" split single with Satan's Youth Ministers, and now they're scheduling the ... More >>

More Free Music: No Age and Teenanger, Both Storming Miami April 17

No Age to the left, Teenanger to the right.​All you hardcore weekend warriors can just keep on keeping on, living "in the moment," and partying so unendingly hard that your eyes, teeth, and toenails hurt till Wednesday. Personally, I'm taking a fucking break.Why? 'Cause I don't really give a shit ... More >>

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Great Endangered Yaks

MP3s of the Day: New EP From Green Sky, Playing a Sweat In-Store This Saturday

​Pity the hapless hipster who wanders into Sweat Records this Saturday night looking for a copy of Vampire Weekend's Contra. In an unusual but welcome change, the evening's in-store takes a turn away from the mellow indie and towards the grimy, in a four-band show organized by local trio Green Sky ... More >>

Garage Tapes: Lil Daggers Living the Poplife at Electric Pickle

Like vampires, hipsters are allergic to the sun. Sometimes even moonbeams. So, last Saturday, it only made sense that the Electric Pickle's upstairs romper room was darker than a fucking coffin for Lil Daggers' set. The only light in the room was the ambient glow of BlackBerrys mid-text and a faint ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Outta Your Hair" by Lil Daggers, Playing the No Brainer Party at PS14 Tomorrow October 8

​Like all purebred party animals, the adventuresome men of Miami garage psych crew Lil Daggers welcome any kind of fun, no matter how dangerous, drunk, or bizarre. They'll play house parties. They'll play pool parties. They'll play satanic séances, bake sales and shit fights. From the very fi ... More >>

Davila 666 play Churchill's on Tuesday, August 11

​Puerto Rican junk pop sensations Davila 666 are making a pit stop at Miami venue Churchill's Pub next week. They craft beautiful songs that echo some of the middle of last century's best American output. This is some of the best stuff to come out of the U.S. in the last little bit and the first s ... More >>

Spilling Blood

So Raw Festival Bringing Together Miami's Rawest Talent in June

Fresh from the butcher.We love festivals, even the small ones. But while most of our local festivals give non-natives the limelight, So Raw Festival aims to showcase the city's local artists and musicians to finally prove once and for all Miami possesses the rawest talent. The lineup so far includes ... More >>