The Ramones

The Casualties at Churchill's Pub March 8

The Casualties Hit the Circle Pit at Churchill's Pub on March 8

​Last time we saw The Casualties in Miami, the circle pit opened up wider than Bicentennial Park. It spread from Biscayne Bay to the Metro Rail and swallowed up everything from manatees to high-school girls, giant tattooed heshers, spike and leather punks, hardcore kids, metal mamas, stoner crus ... More >>

Ten Raging Punks (And Other Rockers) Who Crashed the Daytime Talk Show Circuit

Judge Judy bitches at an unseen punk. Guess who?​Punks are the ideal guests for the raunchy world of daytime talk television. They dress outlandishly. They say crazy shit. And they're totally unapologetic. Furthermore, mosh pits lend themselves very well to quick-cuts when you're trying to make a ... More >>

The Crumbs' I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl

​The Crumbs I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl 7" (Recess Records) recessrecords.com Admittedly, I had some grandiose ideas for this Blast From the Past. But now that I am thick in the drink and have spent the better part of the last hour grinding my needle into the beautiful marble-grey grooves o ... More >>

The Queers at Churchill's Pub January 14

​The Crumbs I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl 7" (Recess Records) recessrecords.com Admittedly, I had some grandiose ideas for this Blast From the Past. But now that I am thick in the drink and have spent the better part of the last hour grinding my needle into the beautiful marble-grey grooves o ... More >>

Steven Blush and American Hardcore at Sweat Records January 13

​The Crumbs I Fell in Love With An Alien Girl 7" (Recess Records) recessrecords.com Admittedly, I had some grandiose ideas for this Blast From the Past. But now that I am thick in the drink and have spent the better part of the last hour grinding my needle into the beautiful marble-grey grooves o ... More >>

Beings' Self-Titled EP

​To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2010 here.Beings Beings (Amnesian Records) Miami's reigning power trio, Beings, doesn't waste a single second on its eponymous mini-album. While the official stats ... More >>

ANR, Can't Stop, Deaf Poets, and More Get Holidazed at Churchill's, December 16

Photos by Cathy IzaguirreCan't Stop ... It's a new band.​Holidazed 2010 Presented by 10K Islands and Discosoma Records With ANR, Can't Stop, Sumsun, Plains, and Deaf PoetsChurchill's PubThursday, December 16, 2010Better than: A lame corporate office Holiday party.When we heard 10K Islands and Disc ... More >>

Johnny Salton and the Reactions' The Reactions Love You

​The Reactions The Reactions Love You (Reaction Records) While we're all still reeling from Johnny Salton's passing, I have to admit that it has been a real pleasure to revisit the music that the man left behind. Without a doubt, the Psycho Daisies are one of Florida's most criminally underr ... More >>

Ten Bands That Wouldn't Exist Without the Ramones in Honor of Johnny and CJ's B-Day

Photo by Michael MarkosJohnny Ramone wilds out in '77.​Today we celebrate the birthday of two Ramones: Johnny and CJ Ramone. Yes, CJ (who turns 45 today) is viewed as a ringer or a hired gun. He isn't anyone's favorite Ramone, but he did a fine job filling Dee Dee's Chucks and leather jacket John ... More >>

McRackins: Oddities & Eggcentricities Vol. 1

​ The McRackins Oddities & Eggcentricities Vol. 1 (Stiff Pole Records) www.stiffpolerecords.com In honor of Richard "Big Stiff" Konwinski, who passed away this July in Tampa, I'll be bouncing between the County Grind and Crossfade blogs doing my "Blast From the Past" thing on the record label ... More >>

"Anti-Folk" Originator Paleface to Play a String of South Florida Shows in February

Paleface is an archetypal musician's musician, the kind of fiercely talented guy whose friends all go on to surpass him in fame, but never stop singing his praises. Known as one of the originators of so-called "anti-folk," he got his musical start more than 20 years ago thanks to a friendship with t ... More >>

Peking Turkey at Philippe Now, Family Day at Pacific Time Tomorrow, Q and Fin on Monday, Tuscany in Spring

Photo by Lee KleinPalm Beach Spanish Mackerel at Fin​Support Miami's Schoolchildren The Design District will be celebrating Family Day tomorrow, December 12, and proud daddy Jonathan Eismann will be taking part by: Exhibiting beautiful artwork by the talented students of South Pointe Elementary sc ... More >>

Teenage Bottlerocket to Play Respectable Street Cafe October 15

Teenage BottlerocketI'm not going to make the usual references to Teenage Bottlerocket being from the small town of Laramie, Wyoming and then go on to say that they remind people of the Ramones even though they are from this really small town in a western state and the Ramones are from NYC and isn't ... More >>

Rock This Way

Teenage BottlerocketI'm not going to make the usual references to Teenage Bottlerocket being from the small town of Laramie, Wyoming and then go on to say that they remind people of the Ramones even though they are from this really small town in a western state and the Ramones are from NYC and isn't ... More >>

The Postmarks Leave Their Stamp with a New Album

They’re more than one-hit wonders.

Art Basel Week: Hex Dispensers, Brutal Knights, Reigning Sound, Dec. 5

Reigning Sound The party continues at the Kill Your Idols space on Friday, December 5, first with Hex Dispensers, an Austin quartet who overdosed on the Ramones, but not so much the Beach Boys (it's a good thing ). Brutal Knights hail from the much colder climes of Toronto, and title their fun di ... More >>

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

The Queers

Have Another Ball! (Fat Wreck Chords)

Local Motion

We check out more Miami music.

Shell-Shocked

Meet the Turtles’ Flo and Eddie at the Pompano Beach Hippiefest.

Vampire Weekend: Scary Name, Friendly Music

It's more Manilow than morbid.

Boy Prostitute

Boy Prostitute (Ramhaus Records)

Jolly Badfellow and Hang Jowls

Boy Prostitute (Ramhaus Records)

Punks Have Hearts Too

Classic punk ballads for hardened hearts.

Shred Cred

You wanted the best — you got the best: Guitar Hero III

Subhumans

You wanted the best — you got the best: Guitar Hero III

The Leftovers

You wanted the best — you got the best: Guitar Hero III

Natural Causes

You wanted the best — you got the best: Guitar Hero III

Coffin Caddies

You wanted the best — you got the best: Guitar Hero III

be your own PET

You wanted the best — you got the best: Guitar Hero III

The Horrors

Horrors EP (Stolen Transmission)

Gabba Gabba Birthday!

Horrors EP (Stolen Transmission)

Flood

A dog would think a dude wearing a necklace made of bones was advertising his prowess as a kindred hunter ...

Guitar Hero cranks rhythm-gaming up to eleven

A dog would think a dude wearing a necklace made of bones was advertising his prowess as a kindred hunter ...

Docs that Rock

A dog would think a dude wearing a necklace made of bones was advertising his prowess as a kindred hunter ...

Hook Up

Miami rockers are forming a new, virtual neighborhood on MySpace

Hot Water Music

Miami rockers are forming a new, virtual neighborhood on MySpace

Grandpa Punk

Call U.K. Subs old if you want to -- they won't hear you cuz the music's too loud

Catch It Live!

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

I Wanna Be Distorted

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Punk and Proud

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Lollapaloser

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Reverb

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Attack of the 50-Foot Band

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Rotations

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Unlisted Numbers

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Program Notes 44

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Rotations

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

'Ad 'Mone on the Rise

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro