Pop-Punk and Emo

Rise Against at Sunset Cove Amphitheater April 28

I Am the Avalanche at Speakeasy Lounge March 31

The Kills at Revolution January 28

Travis Barker's Nude Photos Leaked! Plus Five Other Famous Rock Star Cocks

​Travis Barker's in a bit of a pickle. According to TMZ, private photos of the Blink-182 drummer's penis have surfaced, arousing suspicion that MediaTakeOut has "unauthorized use of private photos." TMZ's source claims that the photographs were "private and never intended for public viewing or t ... More >>

Hunx and His Punx at the Stage September 9

Six Musicians Pelted by Random Junk in Honor of the "Asshole" Who Ruined Odd Future Show

​Odd Future had to cut their May 16 Detroit show short when "some asshole decided to continue to throw GLASS BOTTLES [sic] on stage." The incident happened shortly after the "I'm opening a church to sell coke and Led Zeppelin" line from Tyler the Creator's Bastard track, "French." Not surpr ... More >>

Fall Out Boy Frontman Patrick Stump's Solo Project Sucks as Bad as His YouTube Channel

Ready to explode! Emo chubster Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy.​Remember Fall Out Boy, that quartet of silly midwestern emo dudes who shoved power chords down our throats in the early 2000s? Well, they're on an indefinite hiatus. (Blame it on Ashley "Yoko" Simpson.) But their longtime chubby front ... 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 >>

Mike Marsh's solo project Paper at Transit Lounge February 12

Dashboard Confessional's Mike Marsh Launches His Solo Project Paper at Transit Lounge

Mike Marsh goes solo.​Miami native Mike Marsh is no stranger to South Florida's music scene. After all, the Dashboard Confessional drummer grew up here, cutting his teeth on Rush covers while still a student at Sunset Senior High. And eventually, the trio of Marsh, guitarist Klaus Ketelhohn, and ... More >>

Screw the Cineplex, Hit Cinema Sounds #7 at O Cinema This Friday

via myspace.com/beingspageMiami pop-punk shoegazers Beings.​If you've never attended one of Roofless Records' Cinema Sounds soirees, then the whole concept can seem a little arty or highbrow or out there. And, duh, it's all of those things. But at the same time, no one's wandering around in a vin ... More >>

My Chemical Romance

Mike Marsh of Dashboard Confessional Talks About The Agency's Reunion This Saturday at Transit Lounge

Cheers, Miami, FL - 1995​If you were lucky enough to be in Miami in the mid to late '90s and of drinking age (okay, truth be told, anyone could get in anywhere back then), there's a good chance you know exactly what Arsenal 88 vocalist Andres Aguero means when he says, "I grew up singing along to ... More >>

Thrice

Blast From the Past and MP3: :Nobuhjest:'s Self-Titled EP ... Don't Call It "Emo!"

From The South Florida Music Scene​:Nobuhjest: Self-titled EP (Smooth Lips Records)myspace.com/nobuhjest As cool and casual as it might be to sit here and make and odd and/or end out of the whole post - punk, post - hardcore, post - post - post - whatever debacle, I feel like I've been beat ... More >>

L.A. Riots

Strut Your Punk

Q&A With Jared Leto; 30 Seconds to Mars Plays the Fillmore Tonight

photo by the Cobrasnake​Yes, Jared Leto has been a certified heartthrob for more than 15 years now. But unlike many actors who moonlight in vanity acts, Leto makes serious work of his decade-plus-running band, 30 Seconds to Mars. In fact, it was as an aspiring musician that he first headed to L.A. ... More >>

Boys Who Cry Wolf

Concert Review: TopSpot USA Showcases Young Punks at Talent Farm

Photo by Mikayla DavisVega Under Fire guitarist Brad Shellito is calling Dr. Love​TopSpot USA Industry ShowcaseWith Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, Easton, So Long Davey, and Not Here NowThe Talent Farm, Pembroke PinesSaturday, April 3, 2010Under the sparkling Talent Farm lettering, five young ba ... More >>

Vega Under Fire, Easton, New City Lions, So Long Davey and Not Here Now to Rock TopSpot USA Showcase on Saturday at Talent Farm

​As we have already pointed out, Saturday marks the TopSpot USA showcase featuring Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, So Long Davey, Easton, and Not Here Now at the Talent Farm (20911 Johnson St., Ste. 111, Pembroke Pines). Not only does the concert show the talents of TopSpot USA founders Sean Russ ... More >>

Tonight at Revolution! Alkaline Trio and Cursive Both Love Dungeons & Dragons

In anticipation for tonight's Alkaline Trio show at Revolution, I spoke to drummer Derek Grant about a variety of topics. We discussed the seminal aggro punks' blistering "return to form" record, This Addiction (the title track's video is above), the band's Heart & Skull imprint, and their curre ... More >>

Video: Dashboard Confessional on Jimmy Kimmel Live

courtesy of Sneak Attack Media​Poor Chris Carrabba. In the early-00s, when his project Dashboard Confessional first appeared, he was hailed as the bard of the overly-self-analyzing generatio, an acoustic troubadour reviewed in the pages of too-hip mags like Nylon. But that was before "emo" -- whic ... More >>

Four Year Strong

More Ways to Help Mend a Heart: NFG Photo Prints, Benefit Show Friday at the Talent Farm

​If you missed it last week, please read our post last week on Help Mend a Heart, the social network effort to help save the life of Maureen Waters. After battling a flu for several days, the day after Thanksgiving, she was rushed to the hospital with what turned out to be a serious heart infectio ... More >>

What to Hear in Broward Palm Beach This Weekend

via Flickr user Dark Botxy​Plenty to hear in Broward and Palm Beach this weekend, no matter what you're into. If you're in the mood to see an iconic punk band, The Misfits are playing Culture Room tonight. Sure they're minus Danzig, but Jerry Only is still around to blast out the horror punk. If y ... More >>

Buzz Bake Sale Preview: :30 Seconds to Mars

via Flickr user Alvinasheridan​Let's hope this blog post doesn't ruin anything for :30 Seconds to Mars fans. It's been said that if venues used the fact Hollywood dream-boat Jared Leto heads this band, he'll flat out refuse to play the show. I guess we're safe since we're clearly not the venue pro ... More >>

Taking Back Sunday

Buzz Bake Sale Preview: Panic at the Disco

via Flickr user NRK P3​Panic At the Disco is a very different band from Panic! At the Disco. Back when they had the extra punctuation, they also sported a more dark(ish), electronic, and  keyboard laden sound. Once they dropped the !, they also decided to start sounding much more like the Jon ... More >>

Le Party of the Week

Concert Review: The Get Up Kids at Revolution, November 12

Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos from this show.The Get Up KidsWith Mansions and Kevin DevineThursday, November 12, 2009Revolution, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Actually regressing back to 1999.The Review:For better or for worse, the Get Up Kids' reunion comes with no new album, just a to ... More >>

Video: New Found Glory - "Don't Let Her Pull You Down"

Okay, so this one's been out for a few weeks, but it bears sharing. Broward County's best pop-punk exports are still releasing new stuff to support their most recent album, Not Without a Fight, which dropped this past spring on Epitaph. When Crossfade caught up with local guys Jacobs Ladder in the s ... More >>

The Haps in Broward/Palm Beach

AFI, Dashboard Confessional, Dethklok Two-For-One Ticket Deals

​We know you've got at least one friend. Now's the time to hit that friend up for a little cash so you can pick up tickets to some of the biggest shows coming to local amphitheaters on the cheap.Until midnight tonight, tickets for shows like AFI, Dashboard Confessional, and Dethklok are buy one ge ... More >>

Concert Announcements: Dashboard Confessional, Forever The Sickest Kids, Norma Jean, Megadeth

​Emo/Alternative rockers Dashboard Confessional are slated to release their sixth album "After the Ending" on November 10 and will be playing Pompano Beach Amphitheater a couple weeks later. If you're in the mood for heart wrenching Chris Carrabba penned songs, and New Found Glory, Never Shout Nev ... More >>

Concert Announcements: 311, Sevendust, Blue October, Taking Back Sunday

​Did you know 311 has released nine albums? Seriously, nine! Chances are, if you already knew that, you're a family member or the creator of their fan club and already know they'll be playing Bayfront Park Amphitheater on December 1. Tickets will be available through Live Nation.The hits keep on c ... More >>

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The Clockouts Get Respectable

Miami According to Brooklyn: The Cinema Paradiso Record Swap

To read past installments of South Florida According to Brooklyn, click here. Last Sunday I went to the Cinema Paradiso record swap that was put on by Mark Pollack of New Art School. Three local bands played: the first was No Class Action, the second was Band Number 12, and the third was the Shakers ... More >>

More Letters than the Alfabet

The Queers Playing Respectable Street September 26

With all the garbage pop punk polluting the airwaves these days, sometimes it's hard to recall a time where pop punk was good, much less relevant. If the only punk you know is played on MTV3 or VH1, it's high time you head out to Respectable Street and catch this show. The Queers and  The Lefto ... More >>

Plain White T's

Jacob's Ladder Makes an Upward Climb

Miami Beach indie trio sets out on its second national tour in two months.

Rock Band Rocks the House