Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba is doing Lynn University a solid following a tragedy that rocked the Boca Raton campus earlier this year. The January 12 earthquake in Haiti claimed the lives of four students and two professors who were in the country providing care to the less fortunate for the…
Even the most blunted Cypress Hill fans know that 4/20 marked the release of Rise Up, the group’s eighth studio album. The release — the weed-loving rap group’s first collection of new material in six years — features local rap kingpin Pitbull on “Armada Latina,” as well as collaborations with…
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.Our last entry showed off a showman seahorse promoting Wilco’s Miami show, and today’s poster could not be more different. Showcasing the scrappy garage rock…
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.Based upon the amount of this column devoted to teasing Record Store Day last week, it should come as little surprise to…
New Times scribe Gus Garcia-Roberts has a gem of a feature about the rise and complete ruin of South Florida hip-hop producer Scott Storch, who once played John Travolta’s role in Grease and can play any top 40 song from the past 20 years on the keyboard. His gifts for…
Former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, whose thudding lower notes on The Queen is Dead even gave the dour Morrissey some pleasure, is now a thriving DJ at Manchester, England’s Xfm. His acumen for assembling a mix of influential songs spanning the years is impressive given that he must know that…
Among the many bands we are excited to see at SunFest’s New Music Night next Wednesday, Crash Kings are near the top — due largely to our SXSW correspondent’s unwavering love for the Los Angeles band. Now, as the images of Texas barbecue and sweat-soaked tapered jeans start to fade,…
Following the media blitz of baseball’s new greatest hit “Marlins Will Soar”, Scott Stapp and the recently reunited Creed have announced the 20-10 Tour, which hits us locally August 31 at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. The ticket prices are so low that Stapp enthusiasts should feel welcomed with…
Just a reminder about an event we teased last week. Fort Lauderdale indie rock group Alexander is indeed giving away It’s Not Always Signs, It’s Not Always Wonders, a yet-to-be released album, tonight at 1921. The doors open at 8 p.m., and music will follow.Now, instead of giving just some…
Saturday was the absolutely perfect day to run around, buy records, drink a moderate amount of Strongbow cider, and consume a cornucopia of live music. Except: impressive Record Store Day events were planned for both Radio-Active Records in Fort Lauderdale, and Miami’s Sweat Records, and there are 27.5 miles separating…
Surfer Blood is back home in South Florida and boy is there a pile of dirty tube socks to wash! The gents will perform Tuesday evening at Respectable Street (518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach) with Turbo Fruits and locals the Dewars. Then, check them out at Bal Harbour Resort…
To the delight of local skinny-jeaned optometrists, Los Angeles alt-shoegaze rockers Silversun Pickups will bring “Lazy Eye,” as well as more recent material off 2009’s Swoon to the scenic Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton June 16. See the whole tour itinerary here. Ticket sales are forthcoming.Along for the ragged…
As we approach the June 8 release of South Florida native Uffie’s debut album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans, the leakiness will likely turn into a full-on gush soon enough. A radio rip of her electro-heavy upcoming single “ADD SUV” featuring Pharrell, is currently making the blog rounds, and as…
As you may have heard about 2,112 times already, Record Store Day is Saturday, and Sweat Records (5505 NE 2nd Ave., Miami) has posted the full schedule for the Sweatstock extravaganza. (Previously: “Radio-Active Records Unveils Details of Saturday’s Record Store Day”)The free, all-ages block party launches at 10 a.m., and…
For the uninitiated, Kickstarter.com is one of the smartest ideas for a website since Al Gore invented the Internet. Its goal would probably appeal to our former Vice President: helping creative people get their projects off the ground with equally creative donation solicitation. In the case of Fort Lauderdale pop-punk…
This blog posting was actually written from inside a dark-green Coleman tent that’s perched on the sidewalk outside Radio-Active Records (1930B E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). Although the store is technically open right now, we predict a Bonnaroo-level event in the parking lot in anticipation for Saturday’s 10 a.m. launch.In…
Memphis/South Florida glam-punk luminaries the Rock City Angels top the bill for a night of unbridled rock ‘n’ roll at Monterey Club (2608 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale). Show starts at 9:30 p.m. In short, the band, fronted by Bobby Durango, has a history far too long and twisted to…
The happiest moment of Crossfade’s day so far was transcribing the full lyrics for Scott Stapp’s new musical wet kiss to the Florida Marlins, “Marlins Will Soar.” After the tepid reception his National Anthem performance received at the Marlins’ home opener, it’s kind of a surprise that anyone would let…
In yet another awesome cover choice, check out ex-Fort Lauderdale synth-rock trio Selebrities’ take on Technotronic’s “Move This” right now. Like, now! Hit it over at the group’s MySpace. For the ’90s-challenged, just think about the song that reminds you to “shake that body” a lot.Thanks to the Guest Lab…
Aside from an event Friday evening featuring the cuddly DJ Mig Lauderdale and Rebel that we’re very excited about, 1921 is hosting another event worth noting on Monday. Local art-rock act Alexander is giving away new album It’s Not Always Signs, It’s Not Always Wonders on Monday at 1921 S…
For the most part, the now-incarcerated Lil Wayne is a rapper by trade. But now that he’s behind bars, as we recently pointed out, he now has become a blogger using a computer terminal that probably would not allow him to stream “Lollipop.”The latest item up for perusal over at…
One of the best scenes in Noah Baumbach’s 2005 Brooklyn brownstone drama The Squid and the Whale features Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) playing an acoustic version Pink Floyd’s “Hey You” from 1979’s The Wall in a talent show and claiming that he wrote it. The movie takes place in the early…
