Of the 17 acts set to perform during the fifth annual Jazz in the Gardens at Sun Life Stadium, only about half are jazz artists by the genre’s strictest definition. When it comes to headliners Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Robin Thicke — three R&B stars who have enjoyed…
Just a few items we enjoyed reading from this week’s expertly designed print edition.In Music: Taylor Swift poised to make all of South Florida stop and listen, get hit with some Steel Pulse, stomp the floor with the Dropkick Murphys, News: Heath Miller, ugh, In Film: Tim Burton’s Alice in…
It’s already painfully obvious that Lil Wayne, a South Florida resident soon to take a sabbatical at Riker’s Island, gets a lot of attention on this blog. Thanks to his Twitter developments and the unveiling of the rapper’s dentist Dr. Victor Mongalo, Crossfade can stay flowing with fresh content and…
Thanks to the influential meme-crowning fashion and culture blog HIPSTER RUNOFF for pointing out a SXSW flyer featuring Surfer Blood and the rest of the Pitchfork/Windish Agency’s showcase set for March 19 in Austin.Writer Carles or whomever makes the unattributed claim that Pitchfork “comes under fire” for this flyer, which…
West Palm Beach hasn’t had this much musical excitement since Ozzy Osbourne rolled through town. An impressive crop of national acts are set to play the 28th installment of SunFest, which takes place April 28 – May 2 in downtown West Palm Beach along Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway, extending along Flagler…
Last week, I asked New Times Miami Music Editor Arielle Castillo if we should track down the dentist who gave Lil Wayne his eight root canals for the jaw-dropping sum of reportedly $150,000. Her response was rational: “doctor-patient confidentiality, right?”Fortunately for all of us, no one’s lips stayed sealed for…
T-Pain’s Freaknik: The Musical is exactly the sort of amalgamation of talent and weirdness that the late-night, cartoon-watching, Doritos-eating demographic lives for, but how it plays out is a mystery. “It is based on Freaknik, a once popular annual festival in Atlanta, Georgia,” says Wikipedia, and Teddy Pain loves a…
On Friday, we brought you “Superfast Jellyfish,” the new Gorillaz track most likely to make the Finding Nemo 2 soundtrack. Today, the riches continue with the Guardian offering an exclusive stream of Plastic Beach in its entirety currently rocking the office. Aside from Damon Albarn’s requisitely trippy “Rhinestone Eyes,” an…
Props to Michael J. Mooney, blogger over at our sister blog the Juice, for spotlighting the plight of Chrissy Benoit, who owns Havana Hideout in Lake Worth. Basically, local officials were riding her pretty hard to pay an “Entertainment Fee” aka “Dancing Tax.” Benoit countered that she does not charge…
Over at New Times Broward-Palm Beach sister blog the Juice, we find that heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is to join the illustrious company of Miami’s own Pitbull as a recipient of a city’s key. Osbourne is in West Palm Beach tonight for the honor, “in recognition for his many…
Crossfade can exclusively confirm that Drake will not perform at Karu & Y on March 12. According to Drake’s manager Cortez Bryant, who spoke with New Times Friday afternoon, the concert continues a trend of shady promoters impersonating members of his team. The story is developing, so keep checking this…
For those who can’t get enough heavy metal mayhem, hopefully 70,000 Tons of Metal will suffice. So far, the cruise no wuss should book (it’s $666, ferchristsakes!) has unveiled 11 of the 40 acts terrorizing the high seas from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011…
While adding local blog RSS feeds from the Crossfade blogroll to my Google Reader, I noticed a disturbing number of dead links, which made me momentarily sad. Props to The 305, South Florida Classical Review, Radio-Active Records, The HoneyComb, South Florida Punk, Penned Madness, Crown the South, Sweat Records and…
As Spring Break season nears, Gorillaz uncork another track off of their anticipated Plastic Beach (out March 9) that’s upbeat enough to get the crowds game for snorkeling at Commercial Boulevard and A1A, but with lyrics that won’t make SwimAtYourOwnRisk.com’s MP3 of the day. “Superfast Jellyfish,” features the Super Furry…
Even after watching Lil Wayne’s interview with Katie Couric last year with a bucket of popcorn and tears in my eyes, I somehow forgot: this guy is a self-proclaimed gangsta. “I don’t take nothin’ from no one, I do what I want to do,” he told Miss Katie. “And I’m…
Even if British soft-folkster David Gray hasn’t been a fixture in your playlist since his days as Radiohead’s opening act in the mid-’90s (or ever), do consider attending his April 14 show at Fillmore Miami Beach if only to see his opener, Phosphorescent.For the past five years, frontman Matthew Houck…
After only 18 tweets, and what must be an inordinate amount of Internet heckling, Lil Wayne has decided to close his freshly augmented trap. After expressing yesterday that Weezy’s introspective side was helping me settle in at New Times Broward-Palm Beach, I will now have to resort to following Justin…
What we know for sure: West Palm Beach’s Cruzan Amphitheatre will host the traveling version of the Bamboozle Festival on May 25. Specific acts for this date have not been announced, but a little checking in on Cobra Starship’s Too Fast for Love dates with 3OH!3 confirms that these two…
Sure, both of these earth-shattering events happened on Monday. I’m still taking daily solace being in sync with my South Florida neighbor’s unfolding Twitter platitudes as I settle in as Music Editor at the New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Fans should not be surprised that Weezy’s typical crass bravado (“I’m on…
Current NPR darlings Surfer Blood already got a co-sign from Brooklyn electro-house producer Drop the Lime when he spoke about the bands he spins when not spinning for cash in an interview last year. Now the DJ, who rolled through Miami last month, has taken his adoration to the next…
