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Edward Archibold News: Ten Ways To Eat Insects Safely

The internet is abuzz with the story of Edward Archibold, a 32 year-old West Palm Beach man who died last Friday after winning a roach eating contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach.Read Also:- Cockroach Death: Five Other Foods That Can Kill You- West Palm Beach Man Dies After Eating ... More >>

Kiss and Mötley Crüe Announce "Biggest, Baddest Rock Tour," Playing Cruzan Amphitheater in July

​When he's not pushing Dr Pepper or exposing his Family Jewels on A&E, Gene Simmons rocks silly makeup and platform shoes as the legendary lead singer of Kiss. Similarly, when he's not dubstepping aboard Holy Ship! or steering megayachts with his penis, Tommy Lee beats the skins for arena rock ... More >>

Second Annual Chef's Challenge At Northwood Village

Northwood Village via FacebookNorthwood Village setting up tents for the Chef's Challenge.​The second annual chef's challenge, which pits local chefs against each other in a friendly little battle of wits and skills, will be held this Friday, February 24 at Northwood Village in West Palm Beach.The ... More >>

Sumsun at Speakeasy Lounge February 11

Overload Extreme Street Food: Consume Mass Quantities at Tropical Park

Overload Extreme Street Food via FacebookOverload Extreme Street Food -- wear stretchy pants.​There are two schools of thought in the eating game.On the one hand, there are the people who want to eat clean and healthfully. Thinking of their bodies as temples, they look for buzzwords like organic, ... More >>

Elbows Versus Fangs

Sleigh Bells and Black Kids Set July Shows at Respectable Street

​Sleigh Bells, which we think you should be listening to out of a sense of South Florida pride, and because Treats is a phenomenal mix of beats, ragged guitars, samples and Alexis Krauss' versatile voice, is coming to West Palm Beach's Respectable Street July 8. Do not sleep on buying tickets to t ... More >>

Music Newsletter: Hardcore Madness at Ground Control Friday

​Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here's one stimulating entry from this week's edition. The sludge flung from speakers this Friday night at West Palm Beach all-ages punk ven ... More >>

Stoned on Sludge

Palm Beach Music & Entertainment Awards at Club Ovation on May 20

​The third annual Palm Beach Music & Entertainment Awards will be held at Club Ovation AKA the Spot (Forest Hill Blvd. and S Congress Ave., West Palm Beach) on Thursday, May 20, starting at 8 p.m. Hosted by John Lamur and the Queen of Crunk, the night will celebrate the year's best in hip-hop ... More >>

Destroy Your Sweaters

Video: The Flaming Lips' "Powerless" Provides Yet Another Eyeful

Stay tuned for the happy ending​Please note: Crossfade does not condone blindfolding young women, forcing them to wear noserings and bright orange underwear, and tying their limbs to a lawn chair so that a monkey can sit and watch them struggle.That said, the Flaming Lips, a band that will be in W ... More >>

Nas, Weezer, Damian Marley, Flaming Lips and Rise Against Among Acts Confirmed for SunFest 2010 April 28 - May 2

311 performing at SunFest 2009​West Palm Beach hasn't had this much musical excitement since Ozzy Osbourne rolled through town. An impressive crop of national acts are set to play the 28th installment of SunFest, which takes place April 28 - May 2 in downtown West Palm Beach along Florida's Intrac ... More >>

Head Spins: Dubstep ambassador the Reazin plays the Vagabond

Head Spins: The Reazin, Playing at the Tenth Get Low at the Vagabond This Thursday

courtesy of Tara Ink​Who'da thunk they'd even heard about dubstep up in West Palm Beach, let alone been in on the action? But it's true. The U.K.-birthed electronic music phenomenon is alive and kicking up in South Florida's third county. That either means those folks are hipper than we think, or ... More >>

A Cure for Loneliness

Concert Review: Moonfest 2009, Downtown West Palm Beach, October 31

Photo by Christina MendenhallKill Miss Pretty's Alicia Olink dressed as a sexy zebra.​To view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here. Moonfest 2009Downtown West Palm BeachSaturday, October 31, 2009Better Than: Witnessing a scantily clad Tinker Bell getting spanked by Beaker the ... More >>

Throwback Video: Dimebag Shreds with Pantera Live in West Palm Beach 1997

Dimebag Darrell lives!Every last tiny speck of brain matter splatted against the Columbus, Ohio stage he was riffing on when he was killed by a crazed gunman may have already been sold on Ebay, but the legend of Dimebag lives on through recorded documentation of his music.The video above features ... More >>

Surfer Blood Releasing Debut Astro Coast January 2010

​If you haven't been following the meteoric rise of West Palm Beach's Surfer Blood, it's definitely not too late to start. The band, who will be all over CMJ in New York this week, including the Brooklyn Vegan's showcase on October 22, make great indie-pop music, it's as simple as that.Well, its b ... More >>

Live Nation Deal of the Week: $10, $20, $30 Tickets at Cruzan -- That Includes Blink-182

​Another Wednesday another ticket deal at Live Nation. Until 11:59 tonight, tickets for shows at Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach will run you as little as $10. These all inclusive tickets (read: no extra fees) are as follows: $10 for lawn tickets, $20 for general admission tickets, and $3 ... More >>

Random Local Metal Video: Blood Oath Live from West Palm Beach on 9-11-05

This is video of a metal band called Blood Oath playing live in West Palm Beach on September 11, 2005 at Classics Bar. The information is courtesy of YouTube user  EsotericDeath who uploaded the above video and wrote a brief description of it.If you are a fan of fast, loud, heavy music, and lo ... More >>

Concert Review: Respectable Street's 22nd Anniversary

Afrobeta opened the night's festivities.​Respectable Street's 22nd AnniversaryClematis Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, August 22, 2009Better Than: The 21 previous Respectable Street anniversary parties (probably)The Review: It's been 22 years since Rodney Mayo bought an old  Salvation Army s ... More >>

Hey Monday

West Palm Beach Punk Rockers the Clockouts Release New CD, Play Respectable Street

via myspace.com/theclockoutsLooks like West Palm Beach street punk band the Clockouts have a new CD out called Toxic,and I am listening to it. It's a grittier step away from the more pop-punk projects that three of the four members usually pump out under the guise of the Ridicules. And yes, that cov ... More >>

The Clockouts Get Respectable

Stonefox CD Release Party at Propaganda July 30

It's no secret Crossfade thinks Stonefox is the bee's knees. If you want to find out exactly why, you can go through the archive and read the blogs we've written about them, or you could wait for the upcoming feature, or better yet, you can just clear your calendar on July 30 and check out their ... More >>

Saturday Night: Yellowman at Respectable Street Cafe, West Palm Beach

Yellowmanwith Spred the DubRespectable Street Cafe, West Palm BeachSaturday, June 27, 2009Better Than: Discovering sticky hydroponically grown sensimilla in your backyard.The Review:Deep rub-a-dubbing reggae in legendary West Palm Beach rock haunt Respectable Street? Why not? After all, "King" Yello ... More >>

Astari Nite and Old Wives Tale

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No Doubt, Paramore and The Sounds Tonight at Cruzan

It's not too late to pick up some tickets for tonight's No Doubt, Paramore and The Sounds show in West Palm Beach. Lawn tickets are still available for just $10. Call 561-795-8883 or visit the website for tickets. Hit the jump if you need more motivation to see this show.

Warped Tour Coming to Cruzan Amphitheater

Feel like roasting in the South Florida sun while putting your hearing at risk, but you haven't figured out how to do it? Why not fight through crowds of tweens and check out Van's Warped Tour, which is stopping in West Palm Beach on Saturday, July 25?  Cruzan Amphitheater invited over 30 bands ... More >>

Rascal Flatts Can't Stop Touring, announce July 24th Stop at Cruzan

After just finishing a nationwide tour, Rascal Flatts announced another tour to promote their forthcoming album "Unstoppable" which hits stores on April 7th.  The threesome will be visiting Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach on July 24th, and tickets will be available through Live Nation. H ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band South Florida Tour Dates Announced

photo by Santiago FelipeA live shot from DMB's West Palm Beach show in 2007As predictable as death and taxes, the Dave Matthews Band returns to the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach this summer for another two-night stand. The tour will support the band's still-untitled forthcoming studio album ... More >>

Propagandhi To Play South Florida For the First Time on Mar. 6

Propaghandi is coming to South Florida in March. Fans of the long-running thrashy punk band from Canada may or may not be psyched to see them at the Culture Room, but you can be sure that they will go.  For starters, the band has never played down here, ever. A show scheduled some eight years a ... More >>

State Lawmakers Pull an All-Nighter at the BCS

Things were really weird yesterday (Did you miss me? No? Oh,thanks.), and I ended up briefly at the Opa-locka Executive Airport before heading up to West Palm Beach, only to turn around and drive back to Miami. Anyway, the runway was busy with lots of bigwigs flying in for the BCS game. Bigwigs such ... More >>

Combichrist/Black Light Burns Tour Kickoff Moved to Respectable Street Cafe

Crossfade reported earlier this month that Combichrist and Black Light Burns would kick off their tour in South Florida on January 14, at Club Premier in Ft. Lauderdale. That sounded like a weird fit, as the venue usually specializes in hip-hop and reggae dance parties. The event has been moved to a ... More >>

Slow Food Cocktails at Forte, Dec. 21

Bessie had one too many pea-shoot gimletsIf the prices of local slow food events has been a bit rich for you, or you haven't quite had your fill of wacky holiday cocktails yet, hie yourself over to Forte di Asprinio in West Palm Beach this Sunday for "The Farmer and the Mixologist," an event that pr ... More >>

Mötley Crüe Returns to South Florida on Mar. 3

If it seems like Mötley Crüe was just here, well, it's because they were, in July, headlining their Crüefest tour at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. They're coming baaaaa-aaaaack, though, as part of their Saints of Los Angeles Tour, and diehard fans will be happy it's a relatively in ... More >>

New Brew: Beer Events and the Fresh Beer Times

I was just reading the latest installment of the Fresh Beer Times newsletter, put out bi-monthly by Fort Lauderdale's own distributor of fine, hopped products Fresh Beer, Inc, and I have to say that it kicks ass. It comes out on the second and fourth Fridays of each month, and covers everything from ... More >>

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