When Evan Lamb lost $60,000 worth of guitars and sound equipment to a brazen early-morning gas station van-jacking, we never thought he’d find his gear. But yesterday, a fence with a conscience contacted Lamb and returned the goods during a 5 a.m. transaction near the airport. The cops were none…
Locos Por Juana is one of the Best Miami Bands of All Time. And the self-described “Latin Urban Orchestra” just banged out another classic album, Somos De La Calle, packed with smoked out, Afro-reggae/dub-clash/hip-hop fusion. So we here at Crossfade called up this Grammy-nominated Latin fusion outfit’s Itagüí Correa for…
Evan Lamb was at the BP gas station at Coral Way and SW 23rd Avenue around 1 a.m. when he got a bad feeling about the $60,000 worth of gear that he’d left in his van with the engine running. As he was walking back to his idling truck, a…
Big Poppa E went down to Biscayne Bay and rowed his way to the land of dead legends. R.I.P., dude. But his fellow musicians in Miami have banded together to raise $10,000 for a student award in his name — the Big Poppa E Music Scholarship Endowment Fund — so…
Ever since Against All Authority screamed, “I’m a fucking timebomb waiting to explode,” backed by a sax, the world has felt the fury of ska punk from Miami. Keeping the spirit of the streets alive with a positive message is Askultura, a ten-piece band that combines DIY punk roots and…
The Freedom Flask is a wearable liquid-dispensing invention for sneaking liquor into sporting events.We took it into the streets of Miami to test it, but replaced the vodka with water so Alex Rodriguez wouldn’t get arrested.From the sands of South Beach to Lincoln Road to the Wynwood art walk, the…
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Cool hued lights and serene music made for a peaceful atmosphere at this weekend’s Guava Rugelach Festival. Ladino singer Susana Behar, flamenco guitarist Jose Luis Rodriguez, and dancer Niurca Marquez’s worldly fusion, exploring the roots of Spanish and Jewish music culture, left the crowd awestruck. Accompanists Ariadne Barbe-Villa on the…
Judge Will Matthews from Dothan, Alabama, was settling into a meal of hot dogs loaded with ketchup and mayonnaise inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum amidst the third day of the Republican National Convention when he noticed a Republican from Southern California to his left. She had puffy blonde hair,…
Mayday at Grand Central August 31
When we ran into Geraldo Rivera broadcasting live from the Republican National Convention, we asked him what everyone wanted to know: whether he was among the nearly 6 million people who watched our recent “Girl Gets Butt Hole Tattoo” video. “Can’t say that I have,” he replied. “But I have…
The ¡Mayday! dudes have a message for Miami, and it’s “Bitch, I’m back … Again.” Ever since joining the Strange Music army, these rap warriors have been patrolling the countryside (from Pigdick, Arkansas, to Shitshoe, Utah, and everywhere in between) on a roadwar for the musical soul of America. The…
See also “Korn and Six Other Bands Join ShipRocked 2012” — plus “Godsmack’s Robbie Merrill Talks ShipRocked Cruise, Tequila, Gambling, and Sushi.” God forbid the ship sinks … But if the big, bad, heavy music behemoth known as ShipRocked happens to go down during P.O.D.’s set, maybe the band’s positive…
Also read “New Times Frees Boxer Yathomas Riley, Jailed Two Years Without A Trial” For two years, boxer Yathomas Riley sat in Miami jail cells awaiting trial on an attempted murder charge. Prosecutors said he’d shot his ex-girlfriend Koketia King in a jealous rage in 2010, derailing his promising career as…
See also “Juvenile Arrested in Miami Beach This Morning.” When Terius Gray (AKA Juvenile) was arrested on Miami Beach outside LIV at 4 a.m. today, he might have said, “Ha? I’m just Being Myself, wearing these Solja Rags in this 400 Degreez heat, following The G-Code and speaking my Project…
With his leg muscle shredded, his scooter crushed, and medical bills mounting, Gregg Shienbaum stepped up and offered Miami artist Aholsniffsglue a solo show, with all proceeds benefiting the thousands of dollars in debt in hospital bills he’s accrued. Taking place Thursday, August 9, in Wynwood, the show, titled “Hit…
DJ Selfborn’s Insider’s Guide to Pissing Off the DJ
Miami Ink’s Ami James and Chris Nunez sell their stake in Love Hate Lounge on South Beach
Francisco “Pipín” Ferreras of Matanzas, Cuba, is one of the world’s most famous freedivers and spearfishers. He’s known as much for the hundreds of feet below the surface he’s traveled on a single breath of air, as for losing his wife Audrey Mestre to the sport when she was attempting…
See also a four-step guide on “How To Piss Off the DJ” from Love Hate Lounge’s DJ Self Born. Yo, club rats … The Miami Ink guys have cashed out of Love Hate Lounge on South Beach, leaving DJ Self Born (the guy who started the most successful night, the…
See also “Miami Ink Guys Cash Out of Love Hate Lounge on South Beach; DJ Self Born Takes Over.” DJ Self Born is the proud new franchisee of Love Hate Lounge on South Beach. But he’s been in the game for decades, doin’ work in his native Chicago and touring…
See also “Rick Ross, Big-Booty Strippers, and 3,000 Ballers at King of Diamonds in Miami (NSFW).” Last time we caught up with Ice “Billion” Berg about the possibility of signing with Rick Ross and Maybach Music, he was just about to drop his Strictly For The Streets 3 mixtape. That…
