Fedde Le Grand Announces Final Tour of 2011 With Miami Show on December 17

When he’s not hanging out with Chris Martin and remixing Coldplay tracks (see “Paradise”), superstar Dutch DJ-producer Fedde Le Grand likes to stay busy plotting the final stages of his total takeover of the North American continent. As if superexplosive 2006 hit “Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit” and non-stop…

Bayside Rocks Reggae Festival’s Full Lineup and Set Times

Almost exactly a year ago, local production company and activist organization ROCKAS MVMT summoned the righteousness of reggae and Jah’s blessedness for the inaugural Bayside Rocks music festival, “a full day celebration of cultural awareness and consciousness.” From noon till midnight, soldiers of peace, love, and ganja like Toots and…

Roofless Records Talks Ballscarf and Nightmarish Chaos at Cinema Sounds IX

An astute and insightful cultural seer once observed that the movies are actually mankind’s collective dreams. But what about our freaking nightmares? Well, our fave films can be anxiety-soaked, terror-inducing experiences too. Especially when scored by a deeply twisted noise trio like Miami’s Ballscarf. So November 23 when the lights…

Ten Photo Highlights From The Bank’s Grand Opening in Downtown Miami

Normally, we here at Crossfade don’t spend a ton of time hanging out at banks. For one, we don’t have much money, hence our weekly scramble to find the best music-related things to do under $10. For another, we’ve been (sorta) brainwashed by the Occupy Miami movement. Also, there’s usually…

Michael Jackson’s Death Bed For Sale!

Just in case the whole, two-and-a-half year soap opera following Michael Jackson’s death wasn’t already packed with enough cheap intrigue and tabloid tawdriness (e.g. nude postmortem photos, that creepy Cirque du Soleil tribute, the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial), the King of Pop’s devotees can now buy his death bed. In…

Full Lineup and Set Times for The Stage’s One-Year Anniversary Weekend

Each and every devoted boozer and fanatical music lover in Dade County’s gotta be jonesing to spend four solid days with 24 soul, funk, hip-hop, blues, and rock bands; tons of loud and dirty tuneage; and endless quantities of straight bourbon, cold beer, and flaming tequila shots, right? Well, here’s…

Chris Cornell Postpones Unplugged Songbook Gig at the Fillmore Miami Beach

After catching a nasty case of seasonal influenza, grunge-y sex symbol, former Soundgarden singer, and current acoustic crooner Chris Cornell was forced to cancel last night’s unplugged gig in Miami. “Due to laryngitis caused by flu, Chris Cornell is unable to perform tonight,” the official Live Nation cancelation announcement explained…

Big Freedia Talks Azz Everywhere on the Check Yo Ponytail Tour

When we here at Crossfade tried to get bounce music’s biggest star, Big Freedia the Queen Diva of “Azz Everywhere,” on the phone to answer a few questions (e.g. How much azz? What size azz? Is there such a thing as too much azz?) about tonight’s Check Yo Ponytail tour…

Wake and Bake With MMC Da Click’s New “Bonfire Music” Video

What’s the perfect Friday morning? Wake and bake with your homies, then cruise over to the swap meet, shopping for bargain-bin shades, sucking the water straight from the coconut, and stonerishly staring as the smiling, bright blue inflatable dancing man does his thing. And if you don’t know, now you…