Men of Miami, women feel your pain of wearing the same shit, day in and day out. We witness your struggle, and it hurts equally, because we know you guys deserve better. You deserve more than the repetitive “Bro” uniform of acid-wash jeans and V-neck tees from Abercrombie and H&M…
It’s the creepy feeling underneath your skin. You know, the one that causes your breath to quicken and your muscles to tense. Your heart starts beating so fast you think you’re having heart palpitations. You feel the rush of anxiety flood your mind, feeding into your worst nightmares. Your knees…
The 305 helped invent modern dance music. In the late 1970s, Henry Stone’s TK Records, headquartered in Hialeah, pumped out disco hit after disco hit from KC and the Sunshine Band, even introducing the word booty into the pop lexicon. Today, Miami party music is still making asses shake. And…
Apps were invented to simplify life’s toughest conundrums; some help dilute our cruddy sense of direction (Google Maps); some to make reservations for brunch at Zuma seamlessly – or not (OpenTable); and some to make our loins burn with passion. A whole techy business has emerged centered around the limbic…
Celebrating ten years of Found Magazine, the publication’s founder Davy Rothbart is coming to Miami on a live tour with a cornucopia of found items. He’s bringing birthday cards, poetry on napkins, and anything random that gives a peek into a stranger’s life. It’s exactly the kind of thing you…
Julieta Venegas and Los Amigos Invisibles Sala Siete Concert Series, Presented by Jack Daniel’s With Mr. Pauer and Domino Saints Grand Central, Miami Wednesday, March 19, 2014 It was the middle of the week. But it felt like a Saturday night in Miami. Doors opened at Grand Central by 8:00…
Usually, it’s D-Wade who gathers all the complements off the court for his sharp-line suits and wing-tip shoes. However, it seems yet another style icon is looming on the Heat horizon. As your champion Heat gear up to play the unfashionable Cleveland Cavaliers, Chris Bosh wants Miami to know that…
When it comes to the art scene, Miami is still a baby sucking on its mother’s teat. Helping nurture it to rapid adulthood, however, is Haitian artist and tropical culture buff Edouard Duval-Carrié. The 59-year-old’s newest body of work, “Imagined Landscapes,” is now showing at Pérez Art Museum Miami. “This…
Let’s face it. Runway shows in Miami are about as hard to find as a straight man on Lincoln Rd. Although our “Cuban cousin” community is slowly ascending the fashion ladder of life, we’re still no New York, and forget about coming close to Paris. However, in every shadow there…
Pablo Alborán Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, March 15, 2014 Over the weekend, fans filled the Fillmore Miami Beach for a sold-out night full of rhythm and romanticism as 24-year-old Spanish singer Pablo Alborán performed for the first time in the United States. Earlier this month, when we here at Crossfade…
First and foremost, I want to apologize to Wilmer Valderrama. I didn’t make it to your Tide/Covergirl tent on Sunday during the Calle Ocho festival last weekend. You’re a young handsome, talented, and successful man who deserves attention. P.S. I’m single, bilingual, and ready to mingle. However, let’s be clear…
Calling all fashion mavens of the 305. Thursday marks a day of narrow runways, models by the dozens, and blogger beauties offering up killer style advice. Express is debuting their Spring 2014 Runway collection in the heart of South Beach, and they’ve chosen the iconic Raleigh Hotel for this exclusive…
Match is for desperados, eHarmony for old fogies, and Christian Mingle for closeted freaks, leading us cyber whores to the next best thing – Tinder. Meant to serve as an on-the-go service for both social and non-social single specimen, this dating app triggers and targets local hotties (and sometimes the…
In just three years, Spain’s Pablo Alborán has become a pop phenomenon. It all started with a video recorded at his house and posted to YouTube in 2010. The clip reached one million views and he became a near-instant celebrity. Since then, the 24-year-old singer and songwriter has released three…
(Spoiler alert: The following piece discusses up to the February 16 episode of Looking.)HBO’s Looking has had a tough time winning over its intended fans. Upon its premiere, Gawker’s Rich Juzwiak yawningly summed up the political achievement of creator Michael Lannan’s wonderful half-hour dramedy about three homosexual men in San…
An exotic gem hailing from Morocco with a smooth, olive complexion and a heavy coat of black eye liner sat opposite me. “Expression in the eyes is super important; it’s really important to my culture to have the liner in my eyes,” the young gem said. “It makes them brighter!”…
It was sad — Jay Leno’s 22 years hosting The Tonight Show ended with all the excitement of a guy farting at the mall. We all talked about his joke stealing and his talk-show stealing and how he’d played to the middle, threw away his talent. We were happy to…
Alejandra Guzmán La Guzmán en Primera Fila Tour Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, February 21, 2014 Over the weekend, Mexican rock star Alejandra Guzmán arrived at the Fillmore Miami Beach to celebrate 25 years of rock ‘n’ roll and desmadre. After a series of health issues that threatened her life, the…
Since, the onset of the Kindle and e-readers, palpable, hand-held books have been in danger of becoming obsolete, but true book-lovers in Miami have found a way to preserve the sanctity of real books. Last month, 27-year-old Isis Miller started the Wynwood Book Club, dedicated to spreading the love of…
The sun is setting as Kaleem Muhammed, AKA Phresh James, sips a glass of Cabernet at an outdoor café near Little Haiti. Relaxing after dropping his kids home from school, the Carol City born rapper pauses to chat with two girls as they walk past. Keeping the conversation light yet…
Deadmau5 Ice Palace Studios, Miami Saturday, February 15, 2014 Better Than: Sitting at home realizing you definitely can’t afford to go to Ultra this year, thinking up futile ways to try and sneak in. Yep, we did it guys. We’ve finally earned cranky old Joel Zimmerman’s respect. As you may…
Paul Mecurio is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning comedian, writing for the Tonight Show and both incarnations of The Daily Show. His journey is a winding road that has taken him through writing, stand-up, law, banking, cable news commentating, podcasting, and undoubtedly more. He will be performing February 6-9 at…
