The Grateful Dead

Aging rappers such as Rick Ross and Jay-Z are still on top

Jay-Z, Eminem, and Rick Ross Are Never Too Old For Rap

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke says hip-hop artists are never too old to stop rapping.Rick Ross recently celebrated his 36th birthday. Some folks might ... More >>

Top Five Rock 'n' Roll Plane Crashes

Blink 182's Travis Barker defies death. ​Rock 'n' roll makes ordinary men and women immortal. Almost. They're regular people who were born unfamous and will someday die, just like us. But because they're awesome at playing the guitar or howling into a mike (you know, rocking), they become the ce ... More >>

The Wholetones' Alex Dorris Talks Bluegrass Jams Under a Bridge and Living at the Alamo

​You wonder: What's that thrashing? The sky is dark. The fields have gone silent. But there's a bonfire off in the distance, surrounded by vaguely human shapes and a furious funnel of sound -- acoustic axe, banjo, cello, upright bass, mouth organ. This is the middle of nowhere and you've just s ... More >>

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 >>

Six Steps to Scoring a Ticket to the Totally Sold-Out Ultra Music Festival 2011

Photo by Ian WitlenSure, Ultra's sold out. But don't get sad. Find tickets!​Ultra Music Festival! It's the final countdown. Listen .. Can you hear it? Uhhntz, uhhntz, uhhntz . . . It's almost showtime. Yet many people don't have tickets. What do you do? Should you hit up Stubhub or Craigslist and ... More >>

Matisyahu Unplugged at the Adrienne Arsht Center, February 12

​Read Crossfade's interview with Matisyahu. Matisyahu With Adam Weinberg Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht CenterFebruary 12, 2011 On Saturday night, the Adrienne Arsht Center was transformed from world-class concert hall to new-age synagogue as Matisyahu and his guitarist Adam Weinberg we ... More >>

Crowded House plays at the Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday

​Read Crossfade's interview with Matisyahu. Matisyahu With Adam Weinberg Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht CenterFebruary 12, 2011 On Saturday night, the Adrienne Arsht Center was transformed from world-class concert hall to new-age synagogue as Matisyahu and his guitarist Adam Weinberg we ... More >>

Almost Famous Amos

​Read Crossfade's interview with Matisyahu. Matisyahu With Adam Weinberg Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht CenterFebruary 12, 2011 On Saturday night, the Adrienne Arsht Center was transformed from world-class concert hall to new-age synagogue as Matisyahu and his guitarist Adam Weinberg we ... More >>

Retired Miami Beach Lifeguard Has the Goods, Now He Needs a Ride to Haiti

Michael F. McElroy/ZUMA​Old hippie lifeguard turned hero for Haiti Jim Goodnow pops open the side of an ambulance, where he's been sleeping for the past two months. "Let's see what's behind door number one!" the ponytailed 70-year-old hollers. Inside, it looks like the Grateful Dead decided to run ... More >>

National Album Review: The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out (40th Anniversary Edition)

​The Rolling StonesGet Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 40th Anniversary Edition (ABKCO)In rock and roll, 1969 was perhaps the most historic year of the 20th Century. Of course both The Isle of Wight and Woodstock went down that year. Black Sabbath and The Doobie Brothers were formed. And, yes, the Beatles broke ... More >>

Feelin' Groovy: Beaujolais Nouveau Luncheon at Au Pied de Cochon

​Another year, another Beaujolais luncheon, another boast that the current crop is the best in years. "You get a vintage like this every century. Last one as good was 1947," insisted winemaker Stéphane Queralt. I didn't want to say this to Stéphane, but in spite of a positive spin on the 2008 vi ... More >>

Top Ten Thursdays: Top 12 Reasons I Generally Hate Jam Bands

Jerry Ruled​Top Ten Reasons I Generally Hate Jam Bands.1.  Jerry Garcia.Jerome John Garcia was awesome.  He died.  It's over. Insert Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, et al. 2.  Marijuana It's mostly for kids and burnouts. It also generally softens the harsh edges of horribly boring ... More >>

Shiso Cool

Consider this sushi joint a neat place for a drink and really great bar snacks.

Fiona Apple's Sister and Cabaret Singer Extraordinaire Maude Maggart Plays Colony Hotel, Palm Beach on June 12 and 13

Fiona Apple has an older sister, Maude Maggart. And she's kind of a big deal on the cabaret circuit. Drawing praise from most major media outlets such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR and Entertainment Weekly, Maggart has gained a following for her haunting and exquisite renditions an ... More >>

CD Review: Jane's Addiction - A Cabinet of Curiosities

Jane's AddictionA Cabinet of Curiositieswww.janesaddiction.comJane's Addiction is of those bands that, although its members don't especially like each other anymore, wields an influence simply too great to allow the band to stay broken up. The game-changing L.A. quartet that treated alternative rock ... More >>

With Friends Like These ...

Bruce Hornsby gets by with a little big-name help.

Heat Rave

Ten summers that rocked.

2007 Music Year in Review

It's all in the stars.

Lights Down Low

It's all in the stars.

Rock 'n' Troll

In a bland burg, Rock Fish Grill is a good neighbor

Concert Review--Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

In a bland burg, Rock Fish Grill is a good neighbor

Wilco

Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch)

Willie Nelson

Songbird (Lost Highway)

Gigantour

Gigantour DVD (Image Entertainment)

Unearthing the Stones

A Jumping Jack Flash quiz

Josh Wink

A Jumping Jack Flash quiz

Feast for the Ears

Devour a buffet of excellent music at the Langerado Music Festival

Join Our Club

La Renga play for the people of Argentina whether they live at home or abroad

Suenalo Sound System

Collage self-released

Night&Day

Collage self-released

From the Cradle to the Rave

Etiquette for the glow stick set

Vote, You Robots!

Just follow the sound of ka-ching as MTV invades a college campus near you

Smoke for Life

The sixth annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert raises funds for patients' rights

Mo' Flavor

Moe's most healthy pretty bland food

Aesthetic Involvement

The ABC's of AdB

Brother's Keeper

Tastes great, less filling: Ween gets serious

Kulchur

P-Funk to the sixth dimension

Jamming for Dollars

Touring pays off for Southern rockers Widespread Panic

Letters

Touring pays off for Southern rockers Widespread Panic

Reverb

Touring pays off for Southern rockers Widespread Panic

Alas Poor Rock, We Knew It Well

Touring pays off for Southern rockers Widespread Panic

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Touring pays off for Southern rockers Widespread Panic

Some Day

As Miami's premier groove rockers, Day by the River runs through it

Program Notes

As Miami's premier groove rockers, Day by the River runs through it

We're with the Band

Superstars fly personal jets from concert to concert. Real rock bands rent a van and go. Natural Causes is a real band. They're renting a van. And we're going with them.

Oaky Dokey

Superstars fly personal jets from concert to concert. Real rock bands rent a van and go. Natural Causes is a real band. They're renting a van. And we're going with them.

Program Notes

Superstars fly personal jets from concert to concert. Real rock bands rent a van and go. Natural Causes is a real band. They're renting a van. And we're going with them.

Swelter

Superstars fly personal jets from concert to concert. Real rock bands rent a van and go. Natural Causes is a real band. They're renting a van. And we're going with them.

Program Notes

Superstars fly personal jets from concert to concert. Real rock bands rent a van and go. Natural Causes is a real band. They're renting a van. And we're going with them.