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Jim Morrison Pardon Coming This Morning, But Local Rockers Ask Crist Not To Stop There (Update: It's Official)

No longer a suspected dong-dangler.​At last, our long national nightmare is over: the long deceased Jim Morrison will no longer have a record for drunkenly dangling his dong at a Miami concert. But while Morrison's pardon -- which should be made official at 9 a.m. -- closes a sordid footnote in ro ... More >>

Yeasayer, Awesome New Republic, and Washed Out at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 5

Photo by Ian Witlen​View photos from Yeasayer at the Fillmore Miami Beach.YeasayerWith Awesome New Republic and Washed OutTuesday, October 5, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: Staying in another night and downloading "witch haus" or whatever other new Internet-only genre threatens to suppla ... More >>

A New Reason to Catch Jersey Shore: ANR on Last Night's Episode!

​We're finding this really hard to admit, but yeah, we watch Jersey Shore. Sure, it's kind of a train wreck, but aside from the predictable cat fights and nonstop drama, there's now at least one other reason we can think of to not change the channel: The music. MTV has made it a point to start add ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Plains - "Stuck in the Night"

Newer-ish outfit Plains is poised to release a brand new 7" single this Friday at Bar and here at Crossfade we're pleased to share with you the B-side to that effort, "Stuck in the Night." This band comes with a pretty good pedigree. Technically the brainchild of Honor Roll's Michael McGinnis, he's ... More >>

ANR's John Hancock releases his second solo album

Newer-ish outfit Plains is poised to release a brand new 7" single this Friday at Bar and here at Crossfade we're pleased to share with you the B-side to that effort, "Stuck in the Night." This band comes with a pretty good pedigree. Technically the brainchild of Honor Roll's Michael McGinnis, he's ... More >>

Q&A With John Hancock of Awesome New Republic About His New Solo Album, Antenna Death

​It's easier than ever to record and distribute music, and still, this seems to have frozen many musicians stiff. Sure, there are enough new, one-off tracks to keep you torrenting all day and night, but the time gap between many artists' proper albums seems to be widening. Still, this is deci ... More >>

Video: "Not Scared at All" by John Hancock of Awesome New Republic, Playing the Vagabond Tomorrow Night

John Hancock seems to have always been the slightly more out-there member of local favorites Awesome New Republic, continually releasing his own, more experimental material during the band's down time. The latest addition to his solo oeuvre is a new vinyl-only album, Antenna Death, out now on 10K Is ... More >>

If You Love Sweat Records, Go Tonight for Blur Documentary, Lolo's Birthday

We sure are glad Lauren "Lolo" Reskin was born on this day, 20-something years ago (a lady never tells). If you run into Sweat Records' legendary proprietress around town this weekend, feel free to bow and give offerings. Or just show up at the store tonight for her actual birthday, celebration of w ... 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: Sweatstock, April 17

photo by Ian Witlen​To view a slideshow of photos from the event, click here. SweatstockWith No Age, Otto von Schirach, Awesome New Republic, Jacuzzi Boys, and othersSweat Records, MiamiSaturday, April 16, 2010Better Than: Giving more of your precious dollars to the local suburban big-box sto ... More >>

WMC 2010: Nite Jewel, Tanlines & MillionYoung Break in Grand Central

Kyle MunzenriederNite Jewel preforms at Grand Central​Nite Jewel, Tanlines, Million Young ft. Awesome New Republican, Palm Trees and Night WaveGrand Central, MiamiWednesday, March 24, 2010Better Than: Still sobbing over the fact Studio A is dead and gone ...and actually a lot better than most of t ... More >>

Best South Florida albums of 2009

Kyle MunzenriederNite Jewel preforms at Grand Central​Nite Jewel, Tanlines, Million Young ft. Awesome New Republican, Palm Trees and Night WaveGrand Central, MiamiWednesday, March 24, 2010Better Than: Still sobbing over the fact Studio A is dead and gone ...and actually a lot better than most of t ... More >>

Three Days, 75 Shows, 600 Hours of Music

Kyle MunzenriederNite Jewel preforms at Grand Central​Nite Jewel, Tanlines, Million Young ft. Awesome New Republican, Palm Trees and Night WaveGrand Central, MiamiWednesday, March 24, 2010Better Than: Still sobbing over the fact Studio A is dead and gone ...and actually a lot better than most of t ... More >>

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.Top Five Albums for the Week of November 8 - 15This ain't your kid sister: Kid Sister climbed Radio-Active Records charts with her new hip hop/electro debut, Ultraviolet.​Uncle ... More >>

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.Top 5 Albums for the week of November 1 - 7Sweat Records, MiamiMiami's home-grown rockers topped Sweat Records list for the first week of November.​1. No Seasons [LP], Jacuzzi B ... More >>

CMJ Wrap-Up: The Big Guns' Coverage of South Florida Bands

Photo by Ian WitlenMiami band Awesome New Republic at Fontana's in the Lower East Side. Click here to view more pictures.​Just a few months ago, Awesome New Republic seemed the next South Florida band likely to strike big. But a few months is a million years in blog time, and somewhere in the last ... More >>

organicArma and Awesome New Republic CMJ Showcases Start Tonight in NYC

Dharma and Phaxas of OrganicArma​Band-breaking showcases don't get any bigger than College Media Journal's Music Marathon (aka CMJ). Sure, the Austin-based South by Southwest has more than a few moments to its credit. And yes, Miami's own Winter Music Conference can sometimes even be counted on as ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Digital World" by Awesome New Republic, Playing Rokbar Tonight

Album art by Reeve Schumacher​For five years, local duo Michael John Hancock and Brian Robertson of Awesome New Republic have made hipsterized pop that sounds like some dead future from the '80s. They self-describe as "punk, soul, R&B," but that hardly probes the bloggy depths of the ANR enigm ... More >>

Awesome New Republic's Hearts Drops October 27

​You know the saying "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?" Well, Awesome New Republic know it all too well. After releasing their latest EPs Rational Geographic Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, October was suppose to bring the release of the final installment. Unfortunately, we'll never get to hear those ... More >>

Future Classic Festival

​You know the saying "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?" Well, Awesome New Republic know it all too well. After releasing their latest EPs Rational Geographic Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, October was suppose to bring the release of the final installment. Unfortunately, we'll never get to hear those ... More >>

Q&A with MJ of Awesome New Republic

Awesome New Republic​Michael John Hancock, better known as MJ, from Miami's soul-punk group Awesome New Republic, talked about the band's new release coming in October, settling in Miami, and band breakups. Awesome New Republic will perform Tuesday, September 8 at Roxy's in West Palm Beach a ... More >>

N.E.R.D Headlining Future Classic Festival at Soho Studios

via MySpaceN.E.R.D​It seemed for a while that Miami could play host to multiple music festivals. But after the rapid demise of Bang! (we hardly knew ye) and the sudden cancellation of Langerado, it seems like nobody will be able to match the success of Ultra, so far the city's only music festival ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Florida" by Awesome New Republic, Playing at Roxy's, West Palm, On September 8

​"Florida," a single off Miami-based duo (though they tour as a trio) Awesome New Republic's July release Rational Geographic II, taps kinetic echo-y vocals over New Wave synths and steady drumming for an anthem that is memorable and infectious; you'll sing it for days. Think dance-pop a la Dogs D ... More >>

Filter Mag Online Interviews Awesome New Republic

​First, the Pitchfork TV love, and now, an interview in another national indie taste-maker mag. Awesome New Republic is (finally!) properly on the verge of a breakout beyond this peninsula. Starting yesterday, Filter magazine began posting a three-part Q&A with ANR on its web site. (The third ... More >>

New Awesome New Republic EP Available for Download Now

Rational Geographic, Vol. 1Miami's very own Awesome New Republic continues on their steamroller release schedule with a follow up to this year's Rational Geographic, Vol 1., the aptly named Vol. 2. This band is constantly on the move, despite a recent injury to B-Rob's foot,  with the hel ... More >>

Pitchfork TV pimps Awesome New Republic Video

Awesome New Republic is bursting the seams of Miami's little scene with more national exposure.  This time it's the video for "Digital World."  We have blogged about these guys a few times before, and if you haven't done so as of yet, download their awesome free album Rational Geograph ... More >>

Awesome New Republic Tour Cut Short By Accident, Broken Bone

Awesome New Republic was celebrating its most extensive national tour to date -- but that's now most definitively in the past tense. The story goes that B. Rob, half of the band's awesomeness, was on some vaguely western body of water, and bet that he could jump from one dock to another nearby. He d ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Panic Bomber Remix of ANR's "Birthday"

Awesome New RepublicI just saw this on the Off the Radar blog.  Richard Haig aka Panic Bomber gets down with MJ and B-Robb of Awesome New Republic on a collabo remix.  This is like a Miami New Times Best of 2009 love fest for dance fans.  It's FreeFreeFree.com. Follow the link below [ ... More >>

Moving Units: Top Sellers at Local Independent Record Stores

Grizzly Bear's newest made the top five at Sweat and Radio-Active.Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers. Top Sellers for the Week of June 1 - 5:Sweat Records, Miami 1. Veckatimest, Gr ... More >>

ArtOfficial Wins Florida Grammy Showcase at FMF

I mentioned here previously that out of the six artists chosen as finalists for the Florida Grammy Showcase in Orlando last Wednesday, five were from Miami. They were, to recap, Selena Serrano, Spinlight City, Tristan Clopet & the Juice, and finally local favorites Awesome New Republic and ArtOf ... More >>

Awesome. New. Celebration.

I mentioned here previously that out of the six artists chosen as finalists for the Florida Grammy Showcase in Orlando last Wednesday, five were from Miami. They were, to recap, Selena Serrano, Spinlight City, Tristan Clopet & the Juice, and finally local favorites Awesome New Republic and ArtOf ... More >>

Awesome New Republic Offers Free Download of New Album

Awesome New Republic's new album is up for free on their website.  It is really good. Check out this Miami pop band's latest emission, Rational Geographic Volume I. They are infectious, often-talked about and very fun live. Of course, you probably already know this, because this rag always writ ... More >>

OMFG: Awesome New Republic ft. ...Blair Waldorf?

Anyone with even a casual eye on the Miami music scene for the past half-decade has been patiently waiting for Awesome New Republic to rightfully blow up on a national level. Well, we never quite imagined that happening with the help of Leighton Meester, aka the actress who plays Blair Waldorf, the& ... More >>

Did This Miami Beach Holocaust Survivor Lie To Oprah? The New Republic Says Maybe.

Herman Rosenblat, a Miami retiree, has for the last decade spread the amazing tale of how he met his wife. He even appeared on Oprah twice, and Ms. Winfrey dubbed it the greatest love story ever told. Rosenblat was a prisoner in the Nazi's infamous Buchenwald concentration camp. A young girl, a Jew ... More >>

Initial Lineup Announced for Langerado 2009: Snoop Dogg, Chromeo, Bad Brains, Public Enemy, Cafe Tacuba, and More

After much Internet gossip and rumor-mongering, the folks behind Langerado announced they would release the first phase of the festival's 2009 lineup yesterday morning. That didn't happen, with a delay as organizers "finalized last-minute details." Still, this morning they've come forward with a few ... More >>

Finger-Lickin’ Good

You can’t go wrong with Chicken n’ Porn at the UEG.

Downtown Delights

ANR rocks the UEG, bringing the boogie to Biscayne.

Wrecks and Effects

ANR rocks the UEG, bringing the boogie to Biscayne.

Concert Review: Artopia at Parkwest Night Club

ANR rocks the UEG, bringing the boogie to Biscayne.

Tooting Our Own Horn

It’s our anniversary! Party with us!

Still Awesome

ANR plays a one-time-only reunion jam

Adieu, Republicans

ANR plays a one-time-only reunion jam

Totally Awesome!

Hooray for free local indie rock

Awesome New Republic

ANR So Far and All Party Talks twelve-inch (Sutro Records)

Painting the Town Rad

On bikes or onstage, Awesome New Republic deconstructs the Miami mentality

Awesome New Republic

On bikes or onstage, Awesome New Republic deconstructs the Miami mentality

The Herald Strikes Back

A discussion with executive editor Martin Baron

Letters

A discussion with executive editor Martin Baron

The Monster Mash

Jorge Mas Canosa answered a journalistic hatchet jobwith a libel lawsuit. But now everyone is getting cut to the bone.