It’s been a very long time since Phil Collins played his last concert. In 2009, Collins suffered a spinal injury. “Somehow during the last Genesis tour, I dislocated some vertebrae in my upper neck and that affected my hands,” he explained at the time. “After a successful operation on my…
Take Skrillex’s advice. And say, “Imma try it out.” The EDM superstar with the world-famous haircut is gonna be bringing the boom and unloading the drop on South Beach’s Mansion this weekend. But that’s not even the awesomest news … Because he, the party pros at Mansion, and we here…
“So expensive, bro.” That’s been among ravers’ most epic complaints about Ultra Music Festival for the past few years. Especially as electronic dance music became “EDM.” And the popularity of festivals like UMF boomed. And the cost of tix ballooned. But now “for the first time in its history, and…
Jack White’s Lazaretto Tour With Olivia Jean Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, September 21, 2014 Better Than: An evening without feedback and hearing damage. Is rock ‘n’ roll dead? Fuck no. Just over a decade ago, the White Stripes’ Jack and Meg came screaming, shredding, and pounding out of Detroit to…
Brrr-duhhh-brrr-duhhh-ba-dada-ba-dada-ba-dada-brrr-duhhhhhh. In 126 hours, the streets of downtown Miami will be quaking with the apocalyptic axe thunder of Bay Area thrash destroyers Death Angel and Oakland metalheads High on Fire. Lots of people pay good money to have their guts rumbled (and possibly emptied) by this kind of fast, furious,…
“He was superfunny. He was full of conviction. He was so talented.” Three months ago, on the afternoon of Monday, June 23, 2014, Nicole Salgar lost her 29-year-old brother, Louis, a well-known Miami punk musician and bartender, when he was fatally shot in his own home by an intruder who’d…
“Just living, taking in your experiences. That’s how you grow, especially as an artist.” Almost exactly a year ago, before her Miami debut, Banks told Crossfade all about her journey from “writing in my room” to touring with the Weeknd. And now the 26-year-old brooding pop songstress is returning to…
“Luv u.” That’s a special message from Broward County native, former Nickelodeon star, and breakout pop diva Ariana Grande. After two consecutive number-one albums, Yours Truly and My Everything, as well as three Top Ten singles, “Problem,” “Break Free,” and “Bang Bang” … The girl is all grown up and…
He can feel it coming in the air tonight. Of course, we’re referring to the annual benefit gala for the Little Dreams Foundation, a youth scholarship and mentoring program created by Phil Collins and his ex-wife, Orianne Collins Mejjati. On December 6, the Genesis member and “In the Air Tonight”…
The man appears to be allergic to any article of clothing that covers his taut, tan sexagenarian chest. And yet, Iggy Pop, the 67-year-old rock god, punk pioneer, and Miami resident, who’s spent much of the last six decades going shirtless, is gonna be designing a clothing line. Teaming up…
Push-ups and funky pirouettes. That’s how sexy R&B slow-jammer Usher is preppin’ for his UR Experience tour, a 27-city sprint set to hump and bump through party towns like New York, Philly, Chi-Town, L.A., Vegas, Dallas, Nola, and ATL, before spending its penultimate night in the MIA. This 2014 U.S…
It’s official, ravers. Over the weekend, we here at Crossfade, like the rest of the EDM world, were surprised by the sudden revelation that Ultra Music Festival seemed to be adopting a strict 18-and-over policy for its 2015 edition. The rumor began to spread after a flier (which read “you…
On the afternoon of Monday, June 23, 2014, Louis Salgar was shot and killed in his own home after interrupting a home invader during the commission of a robbery. The confessed murderer is Raul Reinosa, an ex-convict and drug addict, who used a gun found at Salgar’s residence to commit…
Behold the triangle. A potent (and sometimes mystical) symbol, this simple geometrical shape is often used to represent such eternal trinities as past, present, future. (Or, say, music, art, technology.) And occultists even scratch it into the earth to summon spirits. But if you’ve recently spotted an equilateral, three-sided polygon…
Why do wayward women have to be penitent? That was the thought tearing through Tori Amos’ mind as she gazed upon an etching entitled “Geraldine” by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise. “It got me thinking about not apologizing,” the fiery (and fiery maned) singer-songwriter recalls. Hence, Unrepentant Geraldines, her defiant…
The Pimp With the Limp is back. It’s been a rough few years for booty bass pioneer and radio host DJ Laz. In 2012, the Miami legend suddenly and shockingly split with Power 96, ending a 22-year tenure. At the time, he planned “to take the boat out for a…
Dude’s a filthy freak. However, after building a rep for bump-n-grind, smash-n-dash sex anthems (and then suffering a nearly career-ending spinal injury), Jason Derulo says he’s determined to become a more mature artist. Sure, the Miami native’s new album is entitled Talk Dirty. And yeah, the biggest hit is a…
Rev it up, ravers. Superfamous pro party pros Baauer and Boys Noize are hitting the road for their Run X Tour. And you can come along for the breakneck, 180-BPM ride. Just buy tickets on August 1. Or you know, win a free pair of passes to the Run X…
Could Primus & The Chocolate Factory be to Willy Wonka as Dark Side of the Moon is to The Wizard of Oz? Well, Les Claypool hopes so. The Primus frontman admits he “always wanted to be Wonka.” And now he’s come as close as possible by reuniting with his original…
“Back in the world again.” After nearly a half-decade, England’s David Gray is finally taking another trip around America. His newly announced U.S. tour begins in Boston before eventually striding south for a September 30 stop at the Fillmore Miami Beach. As the British singer-songwriter muses on the latest single…
Party on the pitch, people. Miami’s Life in Color — the homegrown EDM production company formerly known as Dayglow — went from epic college rager to “World’s Largest Paint Party” after being acquired by entertainment mogul Robert F. X. Sillerman in 2012. And now LIC is set to present the…
A $1 million settlement. That’s what Miami Latin pop singer Katherine Alexander is seeking from Jesus Salas, her former manager and a Spanish Broadcasting Systems Spanish Broadcasting Systems executive vice president. Last week, Alexander filed a lawsuit against Salas accusing him of rape, sodomy, death threats, and stealing the earnings…
