M.I.A. (Musician)

Skanko de Mayo, With Die Trying and Askultura, at Churchill's Pub May 4

Rapper Kenneth "Nu Money" Casilla Shot and Killed in Miami

Sitting in a car with two unidentified men near NW 152nd Street and Sixth Avenue in the parking lot of an apartment complex, Kenneth "Nu Money" Casilla was murdered. According to Miami-Dade Police Department (via NY1), the Brooklyn-bred, Miami-based rapper and Rich Mafia crew member was shot and ki ... More >>

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

If you survived the last ten days, you've probably had enough uhntz-uhntz to last you till 2014. Or at least the rest of the month. That's why we're taking time out to bring you five of the best chill, live performances happening this week. From hip-hop to electro fusion, post-punk, lo-fi, and live ... More >>

Twenty Best Club Parties During WMC and Miami Music Week 2013

Twenty Best Club Parties During Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week 2013

Who will survive Ultra Music Festival, Winter Music Conference, and Miami Music Week 2013? With UMF becoming a two-weekend behemoth and WMC/MMW turning into a ten-day smackdown, the month of March in the MIA has officially become an insane EDM endurance test. And here is the most important rule: Do ... More >>

Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z Reveal Legends of the Summer Tour Dates, Including Miami

Will JT and Jay-Z be hitting up the MIA? Last week, after Timberlake admitted "[Jay and I] are definitely going to go on tour" while walking the Grammys' red carpet, we here at Crossfade insisted: "These two dapper dudes gotta make a stop in Miami, right?" And it seems as though Justin and Mr. Car ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Announces North American Tour, Headlined by Fedde Le Grand

Ultra Music Festival is goin' on tour, beat freaks. So if you don't have the massive cash stash for a road trip to the flagship in the MIA (or enough frequent flyer rewards points for a jet ride to Ultra Europe in Croatia), just rendezvous with the UMF crew, Fedde Le Grand, and Sultan Ned Shepard ... More >>

Sofia Vergara Slips a Nip at Story NYE! Plus Seven Other Celebrity Titties

Story Nightclub has only been open for, like, a week and a half, and it's already made the front page of TMZ for a hilarious celebrity nip slip. Our homies Cultist reported that Modern Family's Sofia Vergara came down to the new SoBe club to party with Kaskade, but ended up getting so hella drunk t ... More >>

Dirtybird and Freaks Flocked to Grand Central Miami for an Ass-Clapping NYE 2013

Dirtybird NYE 2013 With Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, J. Phlip, Kill Frenzy, and Mark Starr Grand Central, Miami Monday, December 31, 2012 Better Than: Any party that doesn't let you load up on free drinks for the first four hours. San Francisco's Dirtybird Records isn't the fanciest label arou ... More >>

Cypress Hill, With Action Bronson, at Grand Central November 13

Cypress Hill's B-Real and Sen Dog Talk Weed, Rap, Punk, Gang Life, and Being Cuban

If you're ever in Amsterdam, cop a slab of paper-flat hash, palm the sheet, and breathe hot air on it. Once the sheet becomes pliable, load it up with OG Kush, roll it like a blunt, and smoke up till society melts. That's what Cypress Hill's B-Real calls "the giggle stick." Obviously, he and his S ... More >>

Six Best Club Parties in Miami This Weekend

While the rest of the country has been putting on hoodies and celebrating the first cold-fronts of autumn, we've been down here slaving away through the endless summer of our SoFla lives. Isn't it time we got a little refreshment? Well, it's the beat-freakin' weekend. And we're about to have us som ... More >>

Ten Best Miami Bands of All Time

¡Mayday! Tells Miami, "Bitch, I'm Back":
The Music Video/Interview Mashup

The ¡Mayday! dudes have a message for Miami, and it's "Bitch, I'm back ... Again." Ever since joining the Strange Music army, these rap warriors have been patrolling the countryside (from Pigdick, Arkansas, to Shitshoe, Utah, and everywhere in between) on a roadwar for the musical soul of America ... More >>

Miami Rapper SpaceGhostPurrp Releases Debut The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp June 12

Miami's Top Ten Underground Rap and Hip-Hop Acts

​New Yorkers still think they run hip hop. Canadians say, "It ain't dead. It lives in the North." L.A. radio plays more Pitbull than we do. Houston is still leaning off a never-ending cup of codeine. NOLA's doing it in the dark. Philly, Detroit, and Chi-Town are mad because it's winter. In Miami ... More >>

Curren$y Announces Jet Life New Year's Eve Party at Grand Central in Miami

​Break out your biggest bag of OG kush. Burn a bunch of superdoobies. And board your private Gulfstream for the MIA. Earlier today, NOLA rapper and marijuana connoisseur Curren$y announced (in tandem with his own Jets International and local event-slash-video production company Dope Ent) that he' ... More >>

Ghetto Style, Piccalo's Business Partner, Talks Stick N Roll and Sticks N Drumz

​Desloc Piccalo is one of the most highly respected rappers in all of Dade County. And no, you can't stop his vibe. "Stick N Roll" is one of his most popular tracks to date, and it was produced by none other than Ghetto Style, his manager and business partner in Loc & Grind Entertainment.Here' ... More >>

Santigold and Wale Booked For Dirty Hairy's Art Basel Bash at LIV November 30

​Bribe the bouncer. Buy a dozen bottles. Get a job behind the bar. We here at Crossfade will personally do whatever's necessary to get our art-addicted asses past the velvet ropes at LIV on November 30. But you should probably just keep it legit and buy a pair of tickets. Right. Fucking. Now. ... More >>

Rock the Bells Brings Ghostface, Raekwon, and Mobb Deep to the Fillmore September 13

​We all know hip-hop was better back in the day (namely the mid '90s) before MCs and beatmakers-for-hire became obsessed with their cellphones and started writing ringtones instead of blratt-blratt rap tracks. Thankfully, the Rock the Bells Festival Series is hustling hard to preserve the days - ... More >>

Lookout Weekend 'Cuz Here Comes Debbie Deb This Saturday at Transit Lounge

​Transit Lounge continues taking you back to the old school this weekend with its '80s Freestyle Series, and the featured performer this Saturday is a heavy hitter indeed ... Debbie Deb! If you remember the '80s, you know it was impossible to flip on the radio dial and not land on one of th ... More >>

Sleigh Bells at Grand Central Miami April 30

Abortion Art, Bieber Collabs, and Other Guesses for Odd Future's New Sony-Backed Label

via flickr.com/photos/ryanrigsby93​Are you one of Tyler's "new f****t ass followers" on Twitter? We suggest you take his advice and download Bastard if you don't already have a copy. In addition to being one of last year's best mixtapes, the album should also help you make sense of the fuck-you-th ... More >>

Keep It Hard With Gary Richards at Grand Central March 24

​Gary Richards wants to introduce you to your new favorite party. It's called Hard, and since 2007 it's been drawing thousands of electro heads together for messy free-for-alls in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Next city in Richards's sights? Miami, of course. A DJ and record industry ... More >>

Crossfade's Music Guide to Calle Ocho 2011

Yo Mr. 305, isn't that a little formal for the Pep Boys parking lot?​Why, amigos, are any of us willing to settle for a world where Calle Ocho comes only once a year? We here at New Times say: "Screw that noise. We demand more. Perfectly greasy arepas, warm Presidente, and pure party music sho ... More >>

Cleaveland Jones's CD-release party at the Stage February 11

Help Crossfade Convince Peter, Bjorn and John to Play Miami!

facebook.com/peterbjornandjohnHey, PB&J! Come to MIA!​On Monday, we wrote a letter to Fleet Foxes about their upcoming tour. We assured them that Miami's music scene is on the up-and-come, and promised that if they came down here, we'd willingly fork over the price of admission for a night of ... More >>

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

Robyn plays the Fillmore Miami Beach November 5

ArtOfficial and Brooklyn's Tanya Morgan Tear It Up at Transit Lounge Tomorrow

​Hip-hop heads and lovers of live music alike, hold on to your f'n hats. Tomorrow's Saturday night festivities at Transit Lounge are going to be bananas. But don't take our word for it. Let ArtOfficial tell you."This event in particular is gonna be bananas!" says bassist Rafy Valencia. "We're flyi ... More >>

Trinumeral Festival with Big Boi, Blackalicious, and Tokimonsta, October 8 to 10

Video: Think Tank Reps Omni Heavy in "Gun In My Hand"

Think Tank, a project of the Llamabeats and Parable MC, have a new video out for their song "Gun In My Hand" all shot in the City Of Miami in and around the Omni area of Biscayne and NE 2nd Ave South of 36th street. Recognize the landmarks, graffiti, pawn shops? This and other recent videos signal ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Radamas

​It's 2 a.m. on a Saturday night at Space. College kids and club crawlers, thugs and lovelies, Latinos, Key rats, and tourists from every country with an airport are all losing themselves en masse to the thunder of DJ Radamas. "I love this," shouts Radamas over a wicked mix of vintage Biggie. "Nob ... 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 >>

Colombia's Bomba Estereo plays at the Heineken Transatlantic Festival this Friday

Concert Review: Rye Rye and Kelis at the W South Beach, March 26

Photo by Alissa Christine​Rye Rye and KelisThe Sirius Satellite Belvedere Lounge at The W Hotel, Miami BeachMarch 26, 2010Better Than: Having to deal with the throngs.There's always a lot of side action goin' on at Winter Music Conference. Some of it is quasi-official; some of it isn't even advert ... More >>

Head Spins: Richard Vasquez

News Roundup: Lil Wayne Gets Eight Root Canals

Lil Wayne had his sentencing delayed so he could return to Miami for oral surgery. Well, TMZ said he underwent a marathon session yesterday and got eight -- yes, eight! -- root canals. You'd think that would be punishment enough for his weapon charges, but he'll still likely spend eight months to a ... More >>

Interview: Chef Brian Cantrell Gets the 10

Executive chef Brian Cantrell​Ever met Brian Cantrell, A Fish Called Avalon's executive chef and general manager? He's no stranger to South Florida, though he grew up hunting and fishing in the Blue Ridge Mountains near his farm home in Hendersonville, North Carolina. [Editor's Note: He still clai ... More >>

One Year Bold

Khaled, E-Class' Live From the 305 Takes Over The Internet

​DJ Khaled says, "Liiiisten." He says "We the best." And he says, "We global."E-Class from Poe Boy Records says he's right and together with some of the best artists the streets have to offer they're proving it's true.Live From the 305 is a compilation album they've created that is backed by the p ... More >>

Around the World in 80 Decibels: Bermudas to Berlin, Otto Brings the Bass

Otto von Schirach in Berlin​ The year is 1945 and Berlin falls to the allied troops as World War II comes to an end. Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have one last glass of apple juice as they depart for the big ol' Deutschland in the sky. I wonder what our old Führer would make of his dear belov ... More >>

Poplife Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

The long-standing local shindig went down at White Room.

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? Too Miami for NYC

Miami! My Miami! I missed you so much. I missed you like the deserts miss the rain. No, I miss you more than that; the desert has no idea that it's missing the rain. On my trip to America, I started getting worried. Especially, when I left you alone for your biggest weekend ever, WMC. I heard you di ... More >>

Bump 'n' Grind 2008: A Look Back at This Year's Club Bangers

Back in my days over at Miami Nights, I liked to close out the year by looking back at all the music I discovered where I spend most of my time -- in nightclubs. It's always interesting to see what makes it big the following year, because downtown club in particular tend to be ahead of the curve. So ... More >>

Interview with Prefuse 73, at Heathrow Lounge on Sunday

If you are into dazzling, disjointed hip-hop beats, then you have probably heard of a whiz kid and producer that goes by the name of Prefuse 73. Born in Miami, but raised in Atlanta, Prefuse 73 (born Scott Herren) also records under various monikers like Savath & Savalas and Delarosa & Asor ... More >>

Rilo Kiley Gets Deep... Sorta

Smooth Operators

Brooklyn's Tigercity teaches the unwashed hipster masses a little something about soul

The Roots of Change

Pirates in B.E.D.

F22 Studio fashion show pillaged at sea