Cat Power’s Sun Playback Party at Sweat Records September 4

Churchill’s Pub 33rd Anniversary Party With Jacuzzi Boys September 1

Every metal crew strives to be faster (or slower), harder, and more evil than the last. But is there any bludgeoningly heavy band that’s more dynamic than Today Is the Day? We think not. Since the band’s inception circa 1992, its lone constant and chief songwriter, Steve Austin, has been…

After becoming big stars among the Biscayne Corridor’s Senior High and Junior College demographics (not to mention landing spots on tastemaking scene showcases like Death To The Sun 2011 and the most recent edition of Sweatstock), proggy pop-punk power trio Toad Eyes is taking an indefinite hiatus. The cause turns…

We can’t write our best Churchill’s Pub stories on the Internet because we don’t wanna get the place shut down. However, in anticipation of Miami’s only true rock ‘n’ roll dive celebrating its 33rd anniversary, we here at Crossfade will gladly share some family-friendly tales. Like that time in the…

See also “Cat Power Announces Sun North American Tour, Kicking Off at Grand Central in Miami.” Given the historical precedent, a polite listening party at a quirky record-and-coffee shop like Sweat Records might be the safest option if one were jonsing for an earful of Chan Marshall. Performing as Cat…

See the full 45-photo slideshow from Summer of Weirds 2012 at Churchill’s Pub. Summer of Weirds III With Xela Zaid, Sharlyn Evertsz, Ed Wilcox, The Jellyfish Brothers, Rose Quartz, Mr. Feathers, Crucial Taunt, Luma Junger, and This Heart Electric Churchill’s Pub, Miami Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Better Than: Taco Tuesday…

What exactly does Waka Flocka Flame mean when he claims to go “Hard in Da Paint?” Let’s start with what we know … The ATL rapper and Gucci Mane protégé advocates a lifestyle built upon clear, consistent thematics: trappin’, cookin’, slangin.’ And of course, keepin’ the chickens in line. But…

Solos are boring. Encores are predictable. And opening bands suck. Thankfully, Grand Central and Idle Hands Bookings have cooked up a wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am showcase that dumps a cinder block on the accelerator and let’s that bad boy ride right off the edge of the circle pit. And did we mention that…

Earth First Journal Benefit at Churchill’s Pub August 1

Tanlines at Bardot July 19

Punk rock’s political history is more convoluted than the plot of Prometheus.By most accounts, the fast-hard-and-loud aesthetic came into vogue during the mid 1970s as a sneering response to the hippies of the ’60s and an extension of the hard-partying glam scene.Although obviously rooted in social angst, first-wave punk was…

Humans are obsessed with the beach because it reminds us that we are sacks of flesh fulfilling the evolutionary teleology that began when all life on Earth was, like, primordial soup. This is about more than sand, saltwater, and boobies, dammit. We’re talking about the birthplace of our existence. The…

See Crossfade’s review of 305 Fest’s Day One and Day Two — plus interviews with Speedfreak Presents, Merchandise, Torche, Noothgrush, and Dropdead. 305 Fest 2012, Day Three With Shitstorm, House of Lightning, Iron Lung, Bastard Noise and othersChurchill’s Pub, MiamiSunday, July 8, 2012 Better Than: Chinese checkers in the dark…

See Crossfade’s review of 305 Fest’s Day One — plus interviews with Speedfreak Presents, Merchandise, Torche, Noothgrush, and Dropdead. 305 Fest 2012, Day Two With Floor, Dropdead, Noothgrush, Post-Teens, Rose Cross, Failure Face, and others Churchill’s Pub, Miami Saturday, July 7, 2012 Better Than: Day Two of 305 Fest 2005…

See Crossfade’s review of 305 Fest’s Day Two — plus interviews with Speedfreak Presents, Merchandise, Torche, Noothgrush, and Dropdead. 305 Fest 2012, Day One With Torche, Jacuzzi Boys, Merchandise, Black Mayonaise, Fistula, Gorilla Pussy, No Qualms, No Childen, Sure Charm, Baker Acted, and others Churchill’s Pub, Miami Friday, July 6,…