Upcoming: Styx Drummer Todd Sucherman Shares His Secrets

The South Florida music community is in for a treat. Todd Sucherman, current acclaimed drummer of the multi-platinum band Styx, will be here April 1, hosting a drum clinic in Fort Lauderdale at The Bienes Center for the Arts at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.In addition to spending the past…

SXSW: Meatist and Crash Kings Agree to Agree on Salmon

We’re lucky to have bands like LA’s Crash Kings for a lot of reasons. Their kick-ass, self-titled debut album is filled with rocking power-pop — in the absolute best sense of the term — tunes that are undeniably great. Plus, they’re a drums, bass, and keyboard trio with a huge…

The New White Stripes Rock Doc Screens Tonight at Sweat

​Fans of all that is red, white, and black don’t have to wait for their White Stripes rock-doc to arrive in the mail. In honor of the limited-edition box set release, Under Great White Northern Lights, Sweat Records is holding an official screening of the film tonight, Tuesday, March 16,…

Yelp Hosts a South Beach Dive Bar Dash Tomorrow

Ever made a run for it in the name of alcohol? The people behind the Miami chapter of Yelp.com want to see if you can really hang. Every month the Yelpers plan pub and bar crawls, rotating neighborhoods and themes. First up this year was South Miami, with a white…

Tonight! Art Alexakis at Adrienne Arsht Center

Way back in 1995, Everclear’s “Santa Monica” (off the album Sparkle and Fade) was one of the best songs on the radio. Although often unfairly accused of being Nirvana-lite, Art Alexakis and his revolving cast of backup musicians were capable of channeling a lot more than grunge into their clever…

Free Matisyahu Show at SKY309 on Thursday

The adorable children above are performing Matisyahu’s reggae-tinged pop smash “One Day,” which got massive play during the 2010 Winter Olympics. On Thursday evening, the Brooklyn-based Hasidic Jewish singer brings his act to West Palm’s SKY309, the rooftop section of Roxy’s Pub. It’s a free show linked to the venue…

Music Movies at the Miami International Film Festival This Weekend

The Miami International Film Festival starts this weekend, and if you missed Miami New Times’ guide to the event, click here. Of more immediate interest to Crossfade readers, though, is the fest’s selection of music movies. Here they are. For complete screening and ticket details, visit miamifilmfestival.com. ​No One Knows About…

Concert Review: Keller Williams at Revolution, February 26

Keller WilliamsRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleFriday, February 26, 2010Better Than: Solo acts at Mallory Square in Key West that rely on their money-fetching dog to provide the show. The Review:”Who, what, when, where, why, how much?”- “Stupid Questions,” Breathe After a playful instrumental warm-up, these were the questions posed by Keller Williams as…

Club Report: Pyramid Club Wednesdays at Mokai

To view a slideshow of photos from the Pyramid Club’s opening night last week, click here. ​Not long ago Mokai, the white-brick-walled and coiffed club that appealed to imported models and jet-setting socialites, was on the verge of becoming just another burned-out nightlife staple of yesteryear. Luckily, last year the…

Concert Review: Paleface at the Monterey Club, February 24

Paleface With Black Weather Shaman and EverymenWednesday, February 24, 2010 The Monterey Club, Fort Lauderdale Better Than: Staying inside ’cause it was raining.  The Review:  Perhaps the chilly drizzle kept a lot of people home. Or maybe it had something to do with Black Weather Shaman, and some kind of mystic hex. Regardless…

Interview with Keller Williams, Playing Tonight at Revolution

Touring in support of his 13th album, Odd, Keller Williams is just that. That’s meant in the best way possible. The 40-year-old fits the very definition of unique, having toured almost exclusively as a one-man-band since the early ’90s. (Exceptions include short stints with String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, and…