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Forward Motion Records' Fernando Perdomo Leaving Miami for California

In the summer of 2010, Fernando Perdomo vowed, "I'm Not Gonna Move to LA." That was the defiant title of a song off his band's self-titled album, Dreaming in Stereo. But last night, the singer, songwriter, producer, Forward Motion Records label founder, and tireless local music supporter announce ... More >>

Miami Beach Senior High Rock Ensemble's 40th Anniversary Concert, April 28

Miami Beach Senior High Rock Ensemble Turns 40 and Its Creator, Doug Burris, Retires

The Miami Beach Senior High Rock Ensemble is a storied local institution. Founded in September 1972, this program has allowed student musicians to travel the country and the world, playing as far away as Chicago and New York, as well as Japan in 2001. The ensemble has won award after award, even r ... More >>

Sol Ruiz's album fundraiser at PAX February 10

Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

​Whoa, this week totally flew by. Granted, it was a four-day workweek. But shit, where'd the time go? It seems like only yesterday we were bashing Nickelback, pushing Armand Van Helden's January 27 gig at Arkadia and getting down with Travis Barker's pee-pee. But that's old news. It's Friday, y ... More >>

"You'll Have to Leave Miami to Make It" and More Wisdom From Florida Music Get Together

​It's not easy being a musician in Vice City. The geographical challenge alone is enough to make any band go crazy. Miami may never be called a musical epicenter. But when Radioboxer's Jota Dazza put out the call for fellow musicians to take part in the Florida Music Get Together, the local music ... More >>

Tinariwen (and Sophie Hunger!) Speak the Universal Language of Music, November 10

Via facebook.com/TinariwenMusic​Tinariwen With Sophie Hunger Presented by Rhythm Foundation Grand Central Thursday, November 11, 2011 Better Than: Being exiled from your native land and wandering the desert in search of rock 'n' roll. In the past month Grand Central has treated us to eye-cros ... More >>

What You Listening To, Fernando Perdomo?

​Forward Motion Records CEO and Dreaming in Stereo frontman Fernando Perdomo is one of the hardest working dudes in Miami. He's a passionate guy, "one of Miami music's biggest cheerleaders," and a social media addict. Last month, Perdomo digitally released Forward Motion Records Live, a compilat ... More >>

FIU Students Speak Up! Top Five Places to Chow Down

​Short Order has friends in all the right places. Florida International University won this year's Best of Miami's Best Food Court, and now we're asking its students tell us where their favorite food spots are.The categories are as follows: Best Hangout Spot, Hookah & Hookup, Drunk Munchies, I ... More >>

Summer of Weirds II at Churchill's Pub August 19

Borscht and Sweat Records Announce Rachel Goodrich Video Contest for "Na Na Na"

​Not all sequels are total garbage. Ghostbusters II, for example, needed, to happen. If we didn't have sequels, we would have never seen John Connor battle the badass, liquid-metal T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. And let's not forget Weekend at Bernie's II, if only for managing to ... More >>

Home Is Where ANR Is

Sweatstock and Record Store Day at Sweat Records April 16

Hungry for Borscht

Save the Music! Celebrate CDs, Vinyl, and the Local Scene With Sweatstock 2011

Fight for your right to collect records with Beings and Sweat.​See Sweatstock 2011's full lineup and set times. Thanks to Napster, Steve Jobs, and the overlords of the Internet, we all live in an increasingly immaterial world where the only acceptable way to package, market, and consume music is ... More >>

ANR Premieres Slasher Flick-Inspired Video for "Big Problem" Directed by Lucas Leyva

The people who have sex in a horror movie are always the first to go.​If you haven't heard ANR's latest record, Stay Kids, you are perhaps missing the Miami duo's finest hour. It features tighter production, catchier hooks, and a bit of the unfamiliar to create something that sounds Pitchfork-read ... More >>

A Post-SXSW Miami Music Report From Forward Motion Records' Fernando Perdomo

The most inspiring Miami band of SXSW 2011 ... Pretty Please!​Hey, Miami! Let me report that SoFla was well represented at SXSW 2011 with a large variety of acts playing around Austin: ANR, Dreaming in Stereo, Locos Por Juana, Panic Bomber, and Surfer Blood all played official showcases that mad ... More >>

Sirens & Sealions, Performing at Transit Lounge Tonight With Sam Friend

​Sirens & Sealions is a troop of six sea creatures with a mission to spread a bright, feel-good sound throughout the city of Miami. That's not my line. It's theirs. Now, I don't normally open with a quote (notice, I even ignored grammatical convention and ditched the bunny ears), but thi ... More >>

Rachel Goodrich's Thugnificent "Light Bulb" Video One of the Year's Best, Says IFC

​It's no surprise that Surfer Blood is racking up the end-of-the-year listicle awards. But every now and then a curveball is thrown into the mix. This year's odd pick: Rachel Goodrich's "Light Bulb" snagging a place on IFC's Best Music Videos of 2010 list.Considering the video has probably ne ... More >>

Should Venues Play Local Music Between Sets? Fernando Perdomo Thinks So

​A few local venues get it right. Their nights of live music, even when there are DJs interspersed throughout, are crafted to create a specific vibe. Genre-appropriate music is played between sets to keep the momentum going, and if there's dancing before or after, it all seems to work in tandem.&n ... More >>

ANR Push Back the U.S. Release of Stay Kids for the Second Time

Don't run across the pond, pretty pink hologram horse!​Over here at Crossfade, we have a soft spot for local band releases. So when ANR told us they were pushing the release of Stay Kids back from October to November, we were a little sad. But we waited, somewhat patiently. Now November's come and ... More >>

50 Reasons To Absolutely Love Living in Miami

Yet another reason: The fact we hopefully don't have to explain to anyone this is a FriendsWithYou Valentine Card​​We love bashing our own city. We'll instantaneously bite the head off any non-Miamians who dares talk down about our town, but sometimes it seems we take a bit too much pleasure in ... More >>

Local Motion: The President's - LeBron Does Spanglish, Space Alien Freak Outs, and Miami Love Letters

​The President LeBron (Roofless Records) www.rooflessrex.com I blame my suspicions on authoritative persons based on my pseudo-socialist Latin American upbringing. Did I believe those bozos (namely Hugo "Monkey-Ass-for-Brains" Chavez) when they said they were in charge? No! Do I believe in Junio ... More >>

New Times Best of Miami Showcase Tomorrow Night at Churchill's Pub

​We know you love New Times' Best Of Miami issue. We know you pine for it each and every year. And that's why we work so hard to bring you the very best Miami has to offer in one spectacular issue, so that your months of gazing longingly at saved past issues doesn't go unrewarded. I ... More >>

Local Musicians: Borscht Film Festival Wants YOU

via facebook.com/BorschtFilmFestival​New Times loves the Borscht Film Festival and all the slightly off-kilter players behind it. That's why this year, the paper awarded Borscht Best Film Festival in our Best of Miami Issue. We also gave co-founder Lucas Leyva another nod for Best Local Music Vide ... 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 >>

Local Filmmaker Fro Rojas Directs N.E.R.D "Hot N' Fun" Promos

With Pharrell Williams spending a lot of time in Miami for the past few years, he is basically become a local act. But if you need an even stronger local angle, FriendsWithYou-decorated cars aside, you only have to look at the promos circulating around the interwebs for N.E.R.D's new single "Hot N' ... More >>

Neil Young Tribute Thursday at Gibson Showroom; Neil Young Recording New Album

​Fans of anything Neil Young should plan on going to the Neil Young Tribute Show tomorrow at The Gibson Showroom. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Neil's Charity, The Bridge School. You can expect performances and covers done by The Westar, Rachel Goodrich, Jacob Jeffries, Jim Camach ... More >>

Trip to Sugar Mountain

Record Store Day 2010 at Radio-Active Records and Sweat Records, or Why I Probably Have More Grey Hair Today

The front and back of Fela Kuti's 10-inch EP, which was a Record Store Day exclusive​Saturday was the absolutely perfect day to run around, buy records, drink a moderate amount of Strongbow cider, and consume a cornucopia of live music. Except: impressive Record Store Day events were planned for b ... More >>

Concert Review: Mike Mineo Album Release Party at the Funky Buddha Lounge, April 9

John MineoThe Buddha became eccentric​Mike MineoWith Rachel Goodrich and Matt ZThe Funky Buddha Lounge, Boca RatonFriday, April 9, 2010For years, Mike Mineo's shimmering talent has been in the shadows. For years, he's breathed sonic, life-giving breaths into rooms (and forests, valleys, beaches) ... More >>

Lucas Leyva Speaks on His Ass-Clapping Winner in Sweat's Rachel Goodrich Video Contest

Sweat Records announced the winners of their "Make A Rachel Goodrich Video and Win $500" contest this past Saturday night, which was followed by an in-store performance by the local superstar folk diva. (Read Crossfade's recap of the event here.)In my humble opinion, Lucas Leyva's entry, above, shou ... More >>

Video: Miami All-Star Band, City of Progress, Rocks For Haiti

Look, we've never liked having to say this, but basically the Red Cross fucking sucks. They do a lot of shit, but certainly not as much as people believe, definitely not as much as they portray, and beyond a shadow of a doubt with the heavy burden of "administrative costs" lessening their ability t ... More >>

Static Moon Plays the Miami Monstrosity Show at Churchill's This Saturday

via myspace.com/staticmoon09​Saturday's "Miami Monstrosity" mini festival at Churchill's features, unsurprisingly, a wildly divergent mix of styles in its all-locals lineup. But among the artists who depart most drastically from the venue's usual sounds is Static Moon, a.k.a. producer John Paul Si ... More >>

Ketchy Shuby spreads downtown soul throughout Miami

Tour Diary: The State Of Reports From the Road

​Hello everyone! We've been traveling the country for about two weeks nowand here it is summed up:The fall is starting to settle, the leaves are changing and the cold weather is kicking!!!  Layers are very essential at this point. The lowest temperature we've hit so far has been 33 degrees. B ... More >>

Rachel Goodrich Working With Superstar Producer Greg Wells

Photo by Heather BooneLast year, we declared local singer/songwriter Rachel Goodrich "You're New Favorite Singer," then New York Times featured her prominently in a story about Miami's emerging music scene. And now the Miami Herald reports that Goodrich will be going in the studio in July with L.A. ... More >>

Kayakman Takes Residency at Churchill’s

Alfresco gigs are just part of this band's plans for local domination.

Saturday Night: Swamp Stomp Music Festival at Jimbo's

Ben ThackerCuci Amador of Afrobeta performing at Swamp Stomp Music Festival at Jimbo's. Click here to view the full slide show.Swamp Stomp Music FestivalSaturday, April 25, 2009Jimbo's, Virginia KeyBetter Than: The average assignment.The Third Annual Swamp Stomp independent music festival, under a m ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Swamp Stomp, Tom Jones, and Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

The humidity stayed away all weekend, so the weather was as perfect as it gets in Miami, so let's hope all the swine flu hysteria didn't keep you indoors. But in case you spent the weekend spraying disinfectant on all the pork products in your refrigerator, here is what you missed over the weekend:S ... More >>

Friday Night: DWNTWN Concert Series with Conjunto Progreso and Special Guest Arturo Sandoval

Ben ThackerArturo Sandoval playing with Conjunto Progreso at the DWNTWN Concert Series. Click here to view the full slideshow.Conjunto Progreso w/ special guest Arturo SandovalFriday, April 10, 2009Tina Hills Pavilion at Bayfront Park, MiamiBetter Than: Badminton in Belarus.Friday night marked the e ... More >>

Heineken TransAtlantic Festival Brings World Music to Miami

If you've been paying attention, and I know you have, you're aware of some of the excellent live Latin and World offerings coming our way in the month of April.  We tipped you guys off to former Yerba Buena vocalist gone solo songstress CuCu Diamantes bringing her lavish blend of Golden Era ... More >>

New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands Finals Tonight

Tonight are the finals for the Miami New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands. If you haven't been following the action, one band will be flown to and put up in an NYC hotel and booked a show in the city for a Live Nation event.Tonight's finals bring you the siren-and-the-scientist-electro-sound-mach ... More >>

Best Local Music Albums of 2008

Power to the people.

Benefit Show For Sweat Records Tonight

A Troubadour for Troubled Waters

Jesse Jackson sings a city's soul to wake

Quiet Riot

Raffa and Rainer ask Miami to rock a little softer

Ozzy Knows Best

The first father of shock rock buries teen pop; Miami's little grrrls grow up and growl