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MP3 of the Day: "Status" by Dark Party (Eliot Lipp and Leo 123), Playing This Saturday at White Room

Some DJs wear their influences on T-shirts; others shout 'em out from the rooftops. Then there are the spinners who allow their influences to speak for themselves, in every loop, sample, edit, and beat. Not loudly, or blatantly, or garishly, mind you. But with a keen, cool discretion, so that it's n ... More >>

Bay Area breakbeat god Bassnectar hits White Room

Some DJs wear their influences on T-shirts; others shout 'em out from the rooftops. Then there are the spinners who allow their influences to speak for themselves, in every loop, sample, edit, and beat. Not loudly, or blatantly, or garishly, mind you. But with a keen, cool discretion, so that it's n ... More >>

Concert Review: Bassnectar at White Room, October 17

Photo by Anthony Verrilli​Click here to view photos from this event.Bassnectar Saturday, October 17, 2009 White Room, Miami Better Than: A full-scale dance riot. White Room shut down for a week and performed a few fan-friendly renovations, and when the joint reopened on Saturday night, it was ju ... More >>

Over the Weekend: New Found Glory Secret Show, Cat Show, Leonard Cohen and Bassnectar

Summer is finally over! The insufferable heat finally broke this weekend and its officially fall in South Florida. Yes, we didn't turn on our AC all weekend and we couldn't be more excited. So we hope you enjoyed the reason why we all moved here in the first place.We're sure you didn't stay in this ... More >>

Sound Tribe Sector 9

Summer is finally over! The insufferable heat finally broke this weekend and its officially fall in South Florida. Yes, we didn't turn on our AC all weekend and we couldn't be more excited. So we hope you enjoyed the reason why we all moved here in the first place.We're sure you didn't stay in this ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2010 Phase 1 Lineup Announced UPDATE

​I rarely ever take flier handouts while walking at night around South Beach, but for some reason as I was leaving Klutch I took an Ultra flier from a guy. Honestly, the first thing I felt was exhaustion because I don't know if I can handle the fact that Winter Music Conference is already creeping ... 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 >>

Afrobeta Do You Party? EP Release Party at 7th Circuit Studios Friday

Photo by Karla GarciaAfrobeta​Afrobeta has a very important question for you: Do you party? If we only have a nickle for every time we've been asked that in Miami's club bathrooms. (Answer is YES!) We'll the duo, compromised of Cuci Amador and Smurphio, are releasing their new EP, Do You Party?, a ... More >>

WMC 2010: Major Lazer, Sasha & Digweed, Bassnectar, Rusko, and Crookers at Ultra Music Festival (Videos)

Crossfade would like to bestow the best performance at this year's Ultra Music Festival to Major Lazer -- hands down the most engaging and energetic set we witnessed in the span of two days. The album, Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do, was easily the most ambitious and progressive dance album t ... More >>

Basshead Music Nine-Year Anniversary Party at Vagabond on Thursday

​Dubstep has taken Miami by storm in the last year -- hardly surprising in a city that has always loved its bass. The emergence of this once marginal sound rooted in the UK underground is due in no small part to record label/promoters Basshead Music fostering Miami's local bass culture over the ye ... More >>

Electric Zoo Festival: Full Final Lineup Announced

​The Electric Zoo festival, which launched just last year, is New York City's somewhat latecoming answer to Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival and Miami's own Ultra -- better late than never, right? 2009's successful inaugural event at Randall's Island Park in Manhattan summoned over 26, ... More >>

Bassnectar at Fillmore Miami Beach

​The Electric Zoo festival, which launched just last year, is New York City's somewhat latecoming answer to Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival and Miami's own Ultra -- better late than never, right? 2009's successful inaugural event at Randall's Island Park in Manhattan summoned over 26, ... More >>

Last Night: Bassnectar, VibeSquaD, ESKMO at the Fillmore Miami Beach

Photo by Justin Namon/WorldRedEye.comThe unofficial spokesperson for Vidal Sassoon, Bassnectar. If you don't look good, we don't look good.​Click here to view photos of Bassnectar at the Fillmore Miami Beach.Bassnectar, VibeSquaD, ESKMO
Friday, September 17, 2010
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Big Boi, ¡Mayday!, and ArtOfficial at Trinumeral Festival's Final Night

Big Boi in lights!The Trinumeral Festival With Big Boi, ¡Mayday!, ArtOfficial, Juan Basshead, Mochipet, and more Sunday, October 10, 2010 (10/10/10!!!) Grand Central Better Than: Probably the other two nights of the Trinumeral Festival. There's no doubt that 10/10/10 is a date that will make any ... More >>

Miami's Five Best Electronic Music Labels

Behold the BassHead!​Don't let us hear you say that Miami doesn't have a kick-ass underground electronic music scene, because we are absolutely brimming with homegrown talent.And the best thing is that it's still a relatively young scene. If there is this much forward-thinking creativity happe ... More >>

The Glitch Mob at Revolution Live July 12

Behold the BassHead!​Don't let us hear you say that Miami doesn't have a kick-ass underground electronic music scene, because we are absolutely brimming with homegrown talent.And the best thing is that it's still a relatively young scene. If there is this much forward-thinking creativity happe ... More >>

Underground Rebel Bingo Club Takes Over the Fillmore Miami Beach This Friday

Courtesy of Rebel BingoB-I-N-G ... Oh.​"It's bingo, sort of, but not like you've seen it before. We made up our own rules, because we don't know how to play ACTUAL bingo. This is Rebel Bingo. It's not nice and it's not fair. Do not bring your grandma." That's the way the cryptic press release for ... More >>

Bassnectar at Fillmore Miami Beach October 22

Courtesy of Rebel BingoB-I-N-G ... Oh.​"It's bingo, sort of, but not like you've seen it before. We made up our own rules, because we don't know how to play ACTUAL bingo. This is Rebel Bingo. It's not nice and it's not fair. Do not bring your grandma." That's the way the cryptic press release for ... More >>

Bassnectar at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 22

Photo by Yesenia Hernandez​See the full 27-photo Bassnectar at the Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow. Bassnectar With AmpLive and SuperDre Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, October 22, 2011 Better Than: The last time Bassnectar was here last year. On Saturday night, Bassnectar made a triumphant retur ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Lineup: Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, and 89 Others

Avicii: Ultra 2012's Saturday night headliner.​Big news, beat freaks. After months of teases, hype, and promises that it "will be bigger than last year," there's finally been a major development in the ongoing saga of Ultra Music Festival's 2012 lineup. Of course, we here at Crossfade have spe ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Sold Out With 73 Days Until Start

Photo by Ian WitlenDid you get your ticket to Ultra, brah?​That's it, folks! According to its website, Ultra Music Festival 2012 is officially sold out with 73 days remaining until the first day of the festival. This breaks last year's record, when tix sold out on February 18 with a full 34 days ... More >>