Willy Chirino at Fillmore Miami Beach December 4

Happy Thanksgiving, party people. There’s a chance you’ve already skipped out on work. But if you’re still stuck in the grind, then take comfort in the fact that you’ve checked out mentally. You are sitting there reading Crossfade during bid’ness hours, after all. Whether it’s the prospect of endless gluttony…

With Art Basel looming, the masses are already buzzing with barely controlled excitement about the country’s most enormous and important art event of the year. So we here at New Times have been ear-deep for weeks, gathering intel on both official and unofficial arty parties. Off-the-grid case in point: Transit Lounge’s December…

Chayanne at Hard Rock Live November 19

We can never get too much Bachaco. Which is lucky, we suppose, because the guys have a pretty staggering schedule this weekend with the Miami Music Festival, playing five different showcases in just two days. “We couldn’t be happier to share our music with so many new and old fans…

Happy Halloween, party peeps! Sure, it may not be for another two days, but who gives a damn? You can celebrate that mofo all weekend long. And if a full 72 hours of drunken costumed debauchery is in fact what you seek, Transit Lounge is willing to lend a hand…

Hip-hop heads and lovers of live music alike, hold on to your f’n hats. Tomorrow’s Saturday night festivities at Transit Lounge are going to be bananas. But don’t take our word for it. Let ArtOfficial tell you.”This event in particular is gonna be bananas!” says bassist Rafy Valencia. “We’re flying…

Judging by acts like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, L.A.’s music scene seems to be experiencing something of a metamorphosis, courtesy of these forward-thinking folkies forging new ground and making inroads into new auditory adventures. These bands are splicing unexpected influences, experimenting…

When you think about it, Space Between Words is a project that’s been decades in the making. And their CD release party tonight at Titanic Brewery is a milestone in a lifelong journey. The bandmates are high school friends from all over the globe: vocalist Steve was born in Germany;…

Formed in 2008, Maq is an acoustic pop duo comprised of guitarist-vocalists Quinn Carson and Matt Alderman, who fine tuned their chops together at UM’s Frost School of Music.”We formed as an acoustic songwriting duo, writing songs about girls,” explains Alderman. The two wasted no time recording a demo to…

The collabo project can be tricky, especially when the key cogs of the two separate sides seem to come from different places. Sometimes it works, and other times it doesn’t. In the case of Kingsley and Perdomo, the thing is a total success. The end result of this pairing between…

It’s been a big week for local tropi-pop outfit Local 34. Only seven days ago, they were in L.A. to perform as part of the Viva Tu Musica With 5 competition, sponsored by Wrigley’s 5 Gum. The band and four others were selected by fans online and performed before a…