MGMT (Band)

Odder Future: A Deep and Weird Look at the OFWGKTA Discography

Tyler the Creator isn't the limit of OFWGKTA.​With the formal release of Tyler the Creator's first non-self-released full-length record, Goblin, the MC has been the focus of all the hype surrounding Los Angeles-based (and young as hell) hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. But ... More >>

Aeroplane at the Vagabond May 27

Fly the Cosmic Disco Airways with Aeroplane at the Vagabond May 27

​The Italian popular music tradition of the last several decades has been an idiosyncratic one. When rock 'n' roll was paramount, Italians were considered the least likely to rock your world. Their sole contributions during the classic rock era being mainly sappy, straight-laced pop stars like L ... More >>

Catch Up With Kid Cudi and His Emo-Synth Hipster Hop at La Covacha May 20

​Kid Cudi loves Miami so much. In 2009, he threw a free party on South Beach with Santigold. And then he came back on New Years Eve to help ring in 2010. It's been a while, though. So to make up for lost time and make sure his experience is authentically "MIAMI," he'll be performing next week ... More >>

The Honeymoon Series with Zeds Dead at the Fillmore Miami Beach May 5

The Moon Is Out! Live Nation and Embrace Team Up for the Honeymoon Series

Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezThe neo-raver, grandchild of the hippies.​The Honeymoon Series begins this Saturday with Datsik, continuing with Zeds Dead May 5 and Borgore June 17. Back in the LSD-soaked '60s, a big boxy San Francisco building named the Fillmore Auditorium was routinely overrun by l ... More >>

Full Lineup and Set Times for SunFest 2011 With Cee Lo Green, MGMT, and Others

Worship with Cee Lo at SunFest.​Read Crossfade's print feature on Taking Back Sunday at SunFest 2011. Throughout history, humans have worshipped the sun in strange ways, often involving mass orgy and human sacrifice. Our ancestors really knew how to party, huh? Well, yes ... But it's now the 2 ... More >>

Empire of the Sun at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

Empire of the Sun at Ultra 2011.​There is no arguing here. Best. Ultra. Performance. Ever. Most were foolishly duped into checking out Underworld and Deadmau5's performances on the Main Stage. But you foolish punks missed out on one the best moments in the festival's entire history.Only once hav ... More >>

Todd Terry, DJ Sneak, and Lucho at the Vagabond, March 9

Todd Terry with enthusiastic furry hat wearing fan. ​Todd Terry's InHouse Records PartyThe VagabondWednesday, March 9, 2011Better Than: WMC on South Beach.Upon first arriving at Vagabond for a night of house music, we were greeted with a few dancers grooving to an MGMT remix. And the main room's d ... More >>

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

via facebook.com/massiveattack ​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. Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation October 26, 2010 Bayfront Park Amphitheater Even before the actual music started, the Mas ... More >>

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 >>

2010 Miami Music Festival, November 11 to 14

Robyn's Tour Kickoff at the Fillmore Miami Beach, November 5

Photo by Ian Witlen​View 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 >>

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

Yeasayer at Fillmore Miami Beach October 5

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 >>

Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation Play Miami October 26 (Same Night as MGMT)

CC by 2.0, via spiritquest on FlickrExpect a similarly crazy light show from Massive Attack when the group comes to Miami.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Was that enough? Sure, sure, Thievery Corporation just played at the Fillmore not too long ag ... 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 >>

Inaugural MoogFest Tickets Go On Sale Today

​In the early '50s, visionary electronic music pioneer Dr. Robert Moog and his Moog Music company would forever change the landscape of popular music by developing the first music synthesizers. Early on, Moog's technology would be championed by a few select experimental musicians, mainly '70s prog ... 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 >>

Yeasayer in Miami! October 5 at the Fillmore Miami Beach

photo by Jason Frank Rothenberg​Fun news. Miami has finally scored a proper show by part of the holy triumvirate of Establishment-Accepted Brooklyn Art-Pop: Yeasayer! (MGMT and the Dirty Projectors would round out the trio.... One can continue to dream.) The only bummer is that by the time Yeasaye ... 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 >>

Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Mix From 10K Islands; ANR and Millionyoung Homecoming Show Tonight at Bar

​Everyone and their mother seems to be offering a free Memorial Day Weekend mixtape, but for something with a little more indie-type flavor and hometown, grassroots pride, check out this offering from 10K Islands. The label and blog is the newest spinoff of Honor Roll Music, with a sharper focus o ... More >>

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 April 20-26

Axe and the Oak's Record Store Day 2010 release was created with love (and gold foil)​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.Just when you thought ... 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 >>

Head Spins: Tom Laroc

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 >>

Boy Crisis

A look at 2009 in dance music

Concert Review: Busy P at Electric Pickle, October 31

Photo by Jipsy​Click here to view more photos from this event.Busy PSaturday, October 31, 2009Electric Pickle, MiamiBetter Than: The prefect pair of alt breast, y'all.If websites like Hipster Runoff have taught us anything is that when the alt community comes together for a 'meaningful' experience ... 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 >>

Ketchy Shuby spreads downtown soul throughout Miami

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 >>

Head Spins: DJ Damaged Goods helms the decks at Louis and White Room

Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers.Best-sellers for the week of July 6-10:via journalstar.comMichael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Number Ones" albums topped the chart at Uncle Sam' ... More >>

Liset Alea and the SeXy TRiO at Viceroy's Club 50 Tonight

Have you ever wondered what Billy Idol's "White Wedding" would sound like with a bossa nova makeover? No? Me neither. But that doesn't mean it's not a good idea. And that's exactly the sort of thing that Liset Alea and the SeXy TRiO plan to do tonight at the Viceroy's Club 50. They promise to delive ... More >>

Head Spins Extra!: DJ D-Up Live at Mokai! Mix

via myspace.com/diallosharifWhen New Times first caught up with DJ D-Up, the DC native was bringing his no holds barred "party music" to The Rose Bar at South Beach's infamous Delano each and every Saturday night. He also was swooping into the continually cool Mokai once a month or so.Fast forward h ... More >>

Iggy Pop: King of the Dogs

He gets down, dirty, and quieter on his new album, written in Miami.

Head Spins: DJ Jessica Who?

No question about it.