Curren$y Talks Low Riders, Weed Rap, and His Upcoming Pilot Talk 3

Curren$y’s cool just can’t be matched. Even if he tutored you himself. It’s effortless, as his raps about weed, cars, and women, with the occasional off-cadence flow. Still, many fans (who he has been able to amass since the inception of Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records, when the internet mixtape…

Miami’s Ten Under $10 Weekend Party Guide

Ten bucks and a dream. That’s all you really need for a little fun in the Magic City. And to ensure that you have the greatest (cheap!) weekend ever, your party pros here at Crossfade are hooking you up with the best ragers Mr. Hamilton can buy. Just check out…

Steam Miami’s WMC 2015 Party Lineup

It may be Steam Miami’s first Winter Music Conference, but the downtown club builds steadily upon old Vagabond tradition. The new leaders are veterans of the scene, and already, the week is slammed with showcases and old favorites. From Sunday, March 22, through Friday, March 27, it’s going to be…

Miami Music Week Hotel 2015: A Six-Day Takeover of the Delano South Beach

Four years ago, Ultra Music Festival made waves when it split from the usual date range of Winter Music Conference. Traditionally, the festival and the conference took place during the same week. In 2011, though, the two entities feuded and scheduled separate stretches during the month of March. Thus, the…

WMC and MMW 2015: The Parties Announced So Far

There’s still another month until Miami degrades into a giant Winter Music Conference/Miami Music Week mess, but the list of parties is already longer than the city is wide. We can tell you from experience that such a list is daunting, especially when it’s scattered around the Interwebs. How are…

Sam Smith Announces 2015 Tour, Coming to Miami

“Oh, won’t you stay with me?” With his debut studio album, last year’s In the Lonely Hour, and his melancholic meditations on love desired, love consummated, and love lost, English pop crooner Sam Smith has emerged as an unlikely pop phenomenon. He’s moody. He’s brainy. And he doesn’t do choreography…

Ultra 2015 Announces Phase Two Lineup

The Ultra Music Festival 2015 party plan is finally complete. Last month, the EDM festival’s organizers confirmed 113 acts for this year’s musical roster, from Avicii to Afrojack, Die Antwoord, Deep Dish, Loco Dice, Röyksopp, and Kygo. Now the UMF folks have revealed their Phase Two lineup. Among the additions:…

New Times‘ Artopia 2015 Music Lineup: Jolt Radio, Limited Fanfare, and More!

Feeling fancy? Well, that’s convenient. Because it’s nearly time for New Times’ Artopia 2015, the latest edition of our annual jubilee in honor of “Miami’s best artists, musicians, fashion designers, culinary masters, and cocktail creators.” As we’ve done on this occasion since 2010, we will also be giving out MasterMind…

Win Free Passes for Electric Pickle’s Sixth-Anniversary Three-Day Bender

Happy Pickle Day! Well, almost. The Wynwood dance institution won’t actually kick off its dauntingly named Sixth-Anniversary Three-Day Bender for about another 60 hours. But we’ve already got some serious anticipatory tingles. And you should too. Because the Pickle crew is offering free passes for the entire weekend’s festivities. It’s…

Hip-Hop’s Ten Best Crews of All Time

Crews are the backbone of rap and hip-hop. Sure, you can be a solitary rapper, but there’s strength in numbers, and who doesn’t want a gaggle of talented homies to have his back? Rap and hip-hop has been around since the ’70’s, so crews are no new thing. There’ve been…

Miami Beach “100-Hour” Centennial Adds Flo Rida and Announces VIP Tickets

“It’s going down for real.” That’s what Flo Rida tells us. And yep, he’s talking about Miami Beach’s “100-hour, non-stop” centennial festival. As the latest headliner added to the beach’s landmark b-day celebration, Flo will join Gloria Estefan, Andrea Bocelli, Barry Gibb, and Wyclef Jean for the fest’s finale at…

Ten Best Piano-Playing Rock Stars of All Time

Were it not for the extroverts, rock ‘n’ roll piano players would be at a decided disadvantage. Though a frontman who wields a guitar has the mobility to move about the stage and pose and posture, your average keyboardist is forced to remain in a stationary position due to the…