See also New Times’ recap: “Heat Let First Half Lead Slip Away, Lose Game 1 .” Still got a little tenderness between the legs? On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat took a thunderous pounding to the crotch in Oklahoma City, losing Game 1 of the 2012 NBA Finals by a…
Break out your rubber underwear and alien-eye sunglasses, beat freaks. ‘Cause if the official video trailer for Afrojack’s Jacked 2012 Summer Tour is even 69% accurate, this Dutch dude’s two-night stand at Mansion is guaranteed to be a serotonin-soaked stroboscopic freakfest of totally epic proportions. There will 12-inch glowsticks, furious…
Visit miaminewtimes.com/bestof for winners in all categories, including Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drinks, People & Places, Shopping & Services, and Sports & Recreation. Whether we’re scarfing an entire cake covered in cocaine fondant like Scarface or chasing that electro cheese across South Beach like Deadmau5 on a cheddar bender,…
Miami Rapper SpaceGhostPurrp Releases Debut The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp June 12
Cuba. It’s the mother land. And yet Miami rapper Garcia and his Crazy Hood homie DJ EFN haven’t even stood on its soil. Until now. “We, as Cuban Americans, have never been to the country that our parents are from,” EFN says. “But it still feels like we’re going back…
See SpaceGhostPurrp’s win for Best Solo Artist in Miami New Times’ Best of Miami 2012. Shrouded in all-black swag, SpaceGhostPurrp can be a seriously mysterious dude. And from the very moment he began haunting the Internet’s music blogs in the late winter of 2011, this enigmatically spooky Miami rapper has…
Juke’s Down Low Cool EP Release at the Stage Miami June 1
Miami’s Joe Risolia Invents MagnetaPicks, the “World’s First Magnetic Guitar Pick”
The average rock ‘n’ roll animal, whether amateur or pro, is a totally absent-minded beast. He or she will always be late to the gig, forget to fill the gas tank, and constantly misplace gear. Sometimes, booze can be blamed. Others times, too much hydroponic herbal relaxant. Most often, though,…
Hungry for some bacon, booze, and rock ‘n’ roll? Drag your greasy, drunk, boogie-woogie ass to The Stage on Friday night. There will be big fat piles of all-you-can-eat pork belly, endless jugs of whisky, and a fresh five-track slab of tuneage — titled Down Low Cool — from local…
See also “Memorial Day 2012: Six Best Electronic Music Parties Around Miami.” The Beach is about to get flooded, son. At this very moment, there are 250,000 rappers, DJs, celebs, porn stars, strippers, and regular people packing the Hummer full of champagne, cash money, and 12 changes of clothes. They’re…
Fifteen Best Memorial Day Weekend 2012 Parties in Miami
In the summer of 2010, Fernando Perdomo vowed, “I’m Not Gonna Move to LA.” That was the defiant title of a song off his band’s self-titled album, Dreaming in Stereo. But last night, the singer, songwriter, producer, Forward Motion Records label founder, and tireless local music supporter announced via Facebook…
Under normal circumstances, partying with a porn star might mean all kinds of DP, TP, ATM, RTF, and money shots. It would also require a clean STD test, fresh bikini wax, and 60ml tube of spermicidal lube. But this weekend, the Exxxotica 2012 adult entertainment expo has come to town…
See Crossfade’s preview of Space Miami’s 12th anniversary party as well as the full lineup and official invite video. With only hours until Space officially celebrates 12 years of uhntz-uhntz and afterhours parties, the Downtown Miami megaclub’s owner, Louis Puig, seems to be in a conquering mood. This morning at…
Don’t be fooled by his laid-back California surfin’ schtick or occasional impersonation of a “racially ambiguous homeboy” … The Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston isn’t some hippie in love with the Democratic party and Obama. In fact, he thinks our nation’s first black president is “an asshole” who’s planning to bankrupt…
How often do we here at Crossfade find ourselves alone in the dark, fondling a laptop while watching steamy videos and wondering, “Is it time for another stint in sex rehab?” Oh, maybe three or four or five or six or seven times per day. And we blame Shakira …..
After shocking South Florida last month by suddenly resigning from his longtime morning-show gig at Power 96, Latin booty bass pioneer and 22-year radio vet DJ Laz (born Lazaro Mendez) insisted that he was “going to take the boat out for a little while” and spend more time with his…
Be comfortable, creatures. Also, get your adorable, furry asses to an Explosions in the Sky show this summer. Just over an hour ago, the Austin-based instrumental rock band added ten dates to its June tour schedule and posted a cutesy notice to its Facebook page that read: “Dear Houston, Mobile,…
Who’s ready to get dressed up like a six-foot Rastafarian puppet, suck down some lukewarm Corona, and absolutely not do any drugs while cruisin’ across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the MSC Poesia? That’s right … We’re talking about Jam Cruise, every South Florida hippie music junkie’s favorite floating vacation. This…
See Crossfade’s interview with Mayer Hawthorne about sophomore album How Do You Do and singing with Snoop — plus his “Six-Song Miami Playlist” featuring Little Beaver, TK Records, and More! Wanna get close to Detroit singer, songwriter, and soul man Mayer Hawthorne? Well, coincidentally, he wants to meet-and-greet you too…
Are all y’all ready to effing alt-rock across the Atlantic Ocean with the 311 Carribean Cruise 2012? On Thursday, May 10, the rock/rap/reggae/funk juggernaut known as 311 will be steaming outta the Port of Miami aboard the Carnival Destiny with 15 musical cruise mates, including The Dirty Heads, Shwayze &…
