Just so everyone is prepared to throw a fit and/or send us big, sloppy e-kisses, New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s Best Of issue is out June 17. Until then, we’d like to get some information from you, faithful readers. Which of the many bands that we write about — or perhaps…
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is hitting the road with his band at the end of the month, and so the restaurant he co-owns, Rock ‘n’ Roll Ribs, is throwing a Memorial Day Weekend bash on May 30. Broward-Palm Beach Food editor John Linn has more details here and a…
We’re going to make this quick: if you fancy yourself a Little Monster, the floodgates open at 10 a.m. today for Lady GaGa tickets. The Monster Ball Tour is coming to South Florida next year on April 12 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and April 13 at American Airlines Arena…
Everyone dying to hear the XX’s “Islands” performed live in South Florida this fall can likely get their wish by attending one of Shakira’s two concerts in the area: September 25 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, and September 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami. You see, as several folks…
Directed by David Lynch Rupert Sanders, “The Space in Between,” the first music video from Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor’s new project, How to Destroy Angels, is a gory display, but not quite on par with this redhead-hating clip. Although singer Mariqueen Maandig (also Reznor’s wife) gets most of…
Fort Lauderdale-based Iron Forge Press creates some of the most eye-popping rock posters we’ve ever seen. Whenever possible, we’ll share their designs right here on Crossfade.South Florida’s own tropical funk act Suénalo gets represented by a mythical, six-armed, one-man Blue Man Group for this charming illustration courtesy of Scotty Baldwin…
The JamesesWith Chill Pillars/Cop City, Nervous Systems, Guy HarveyPropaganda, Lake WorthFriday, May 14, 2010The Jameses’ “Gobi Desert” is nearly seven minutes of revivalist lo-fi rock built with a guitar riff every bit as seductive as Pavement’s noodlings on “In the Mouth of a Desert.” During the West Palm Beach trio’s…
Lilith Fair’s August 10 tour stop at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach features Gossip, Corinne Bailey Rae, Norah Jones, Court Yard Hounds, Sia, Sarah McLachlan, Martina McBride, the Rescues, Ceci Bastida, Katzenjammer, and the winner of a local talent competition judged by fans.Artists must submit their finest original song…
Two local concerts of note for those making important Friday night decisions include a slate of fabulous local indie rock talent at Propaganda in Lake Worth led by West Palm Beach’s the Jameses, and a spiffy pair of guys called Two Man Gentleman Band (“a fusion of vaudeville, early jazz,…
Recently reunited South Florida blooz-rawk trio Stonefox has posted a missive to its Facebook friends requesting assistance booking gigs up and down the East Coast in September. The shows would ideally occur September 17-19 in New York, and October 13-17 in Orlando, Atlanta, Raleigh, and Baltimore. UPDATE: the fellas just…
After conducting several highly scientific polls at downtown Fort Lauderdale watering holes, we are convinced that Tears for Fears’ August 31 concert at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts will be off the chain. Tickets are available today.Few bands can boast a body of work…
Symmetry, a new compilation curated by W Hotel’s Global Music Director Michaelangelo L’Acqua, made the rounds at Winter Music Conference, and now there’s an event planned for Fort Lauderdale’s W Hotel at Living Room (401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.) May 21 at 7 p.m. Miami New Times’ esteemed Jose…
Kudos to Courtney at Mood Vane for pointing out this absolutely adorable flyer for tonight’s Goolsby show at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. The poster is courtesy of the Flaunt crew, who always post photos of the revelers after they throw a party at the venue.Even if Caspar the…
Sleigh Bells, which we think you should be listening to out of a sense of South Florida pride, and because Treats is a phenomenal mix of beats, ragged guitars, samples and Alexis Krauss’ versatile voice, is coming to West Palm Beach’s Respectable Street July 8. Do not sleep on buying…
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.For the uninitiated, Flying Lotus is a California-based electronic music producer whose great-aunt is experimental jazz artist Alice Coltrane. Aside from the…
Get over to NPR for an exclusive stream of Brooklyn electro-rock duo Sleigh Bells’ debut album, Treats, like now now. As Sound of the City’s Zach Baron points out, an anticipated album that should be in the dictionary under “Leak” somehow managed to stay away from complete public consumption and…
Fort Lauderdale-based Iron Forge Press creates some of the most eye-popping rock posters we’ve ever seen. Whenever possible, we’ll share their designs right here on Crossfade.Iron Forge Press designer Ian Rowan sent over this shot of a Minus the Bear poster for Tuesday’s show at Revolution. According to Rowan: “It…
Well, that didn’t take long. In a deft move obviously aimed at minimizing the impact of Christina Aguilera’s just-announced North American tour dates (and stop at Cruzan Amphitheatre), Lady Gaga has rolled out a slate of new shows. The catch: South Florida’s little monsters are going to have to wait…
The Christina Aguilera-Lady Gaga comparisons are never going away, and whether they admit it or not, both singers are secretly very pleased to reap the publicity benefits of said “feud.” In terms of South Florida diva points, however, Xtina is way in the lead with her announcement of a performance…
Legendary African-American singer Lena Horne died Sunday in New York City at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She was 92. No cause of death was given.The Los Angeles Times has an extensive obituary that follows Horne’s rise from a 16-year-old chorus girl at Harlem’s Cotton Club to six decades of…
Now you did it again, Lil Wayne. We’re sitting here reading an incarcerated rapper’s blog and getting all misty eyed with his message to the mothers of the world — several of whom happen to be the mothers of Weezy’s own children.On Friday, he posted “Letter #02: A Mother’s Worth”…
Mother’s Day weekend surely had its share of pool parties around South Florida, but only one that we know of had an ambitious offering of 15 bands. With a couple equally curious companions in tow, we entered the correct gate code and were welcomed to 8577 Estate Drive South in…
