Last night marked the latest installment of the quarterly Lip Service writing/performance mash-up event, and it provided further shining hope for local writerly types. Apparently, not only are there other people in Miami willing to give aspiring scribes a forum for their real-life stories, but there are people who will…
Before the Internet was such a big thing, if you were a creative kid with passion to burn and a knack for stealing photocopies from Office Depot (um, or not), you turned to publishing a zine. These totally do-it-yourself publications were unapologetically tactile. And Subjects spanned anything from handwritten tortured…
Before the days of Tumblr, those with a love for postmodern aesthetic and oversharing of feelings had to turn to real-life media. Before the Internet was such a big thing, if you were a creative kid with passion to burn and a knack for stealing photocopies from Office Depot (um,…
These days, burlesque is a term as abused as a stripper’s feet at the end of a night in clear heels. Oops, that was a bad comparison — especially because, dammit, despite all the misuse, burlesque is not, in fact, a euphemism for stripping. In its classical form, the term…
With everyone here in transit or on a seemingly permanent mental vacation, Miami abounds with weird, sad, and funny stories. Unfortunately, by simply eavesdropping, you don’t get the full deal. Why is that lady a bitch, or why is that person on the cell phone crying? Luckily, Lip Service lets…
These days, burlesque is a term as abused as a stripper’s feet at the end of a night in clear heels. Oops, that was a bad comparison — especially because, dammit, despite all the misuse, burlesque is not, in fact, a euphemism for stripping. In its classical form, the term…
Sure, you might have left behind your wild-child, club-kid days for the peaceful beatitude of parenthood. But we all know better. Under the baby wipes, diaper bag, toddler language-building DVDs, and puréed organic carrots still lies a heart that thumps to a four-four beat. Luckily for you, your days of…
The Monkees at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre June 5
Taylor Swift at BankAtlantic Center June 2
Some of the material on Astari Nite’s new forthcoming EP, Requiem Mass, may sound familiar. Songs like “Astrid” and “True Romance” have become staples in the four-piece’s repertoire over the past couple of years as the band has honed its reverb-laden, English-influenced sound. What’s new here, though, is the band’s…
Long before pop stars set out to create a brand image, there were the burly, bearded guys of ZZ Top. From the late ’70s to today, even folks who couldn’t name one of the band’s songs could likely recognize its signature look. Bassist Dusty Hill’s and guitarist Billy Gibbons’s matching,…
So prom was a disaster. Your date puked, your best friend spent the entire night crying in the bathroom, and the DJ played nothing but booty bass for drunk cheerleaders. That’s OK. For all but the scariest pep-squad types, prom is designed to suck. Now that you’re a grownup and…
Pitbull’s T-Pain-featuring pop-club banger “Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)” continues to burn up the airwaves, playing on Power 96 approximately every third song, it seems. But while that track continues to linger in the top 100 of various Billboard song charts, its successor has already arrived. The recently…
As Crossfade has chronicled the career of twentysomething, Miami-based songwriter Rico Love, his star has continued to rise. Last year saw major Billboard Hot 100 success for three songs he penned for Usher’s “There Goes My Baby,” Nelly’s “Just a Dream,” and Diddy Dirty Money’s “Hello Good Morning.” More importantly, 2010…
Miami-born international fetish superstar Rubber Doll has, over the past year, realized a difficult feat: Crossing over into the mainstream. Kind of. By the time she appeared on New Times’ cover back in 2008, she had already become one of the world’s most in-demand rubber models and performers. But her star was…
In a fit of alliterative inspiration, Rick Ross and company have dubbed May as the official Maybach Music Month. Rap lately has been all about the label clique and compilation album — just see the recent blockbuster success of Diddy’s Dirty Money record, and Lil Wayne’s Young Money posse cuts. Now…
Good news for local lovers of live music: Transit Lounge (rises again! Though the club itself was doing brisk business, earlier this month owners announced that the building form which they rent the space had gone into foreclosure and would be sold by the bank. Thanks to some last-minute wrangling,…
My Chemical Romance at Revolution May 17
Choreographer, director, and all-around multimedia artist Yara Travieso got her start dancing here relatively late, at age 13, and not in the usual realms of jazz, modern, or ballet. Rather, the self-described “super-sassy” teen was drawn instead to the flamboyance of flamenco. And though she later attended the New World…
Crossfade loves a good laugh at the wonderful, weird range of human expression. Hence, last week’s deep anthropological studies on the phenomena that are these five crazy dances. Or the amazingness that is Mexican tribal guarachero and its related fashion. But that was just scratching the surface in the contemporary world…
Tonight’s in-store show at Sweat Records, brought to you by the people behind the Death to the Sun series, presents rowdier fare than usual. Original headliners, the ominously named Brooklyn duo Unstoppable Death Machines, have canceled. but there’s still plenty of weirdness. To wit, touring circus Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt,…
Carnivores at Propaganda April 29
