It was the song that blew up the radio last summer, earned Enrique Iglesias three Latin Grammy awards, including Song of the Year for 2014, and made Cuba’s Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno international estrellas. But now there are two Miami musicians suing Iglesias, Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno,…
Vinyl is mothafunkin’ back, baby! And soon, the Miami sounds of soul, funk, and disco, as globalized by the late great Henry Stone, will be coming to a store near you. Joe Stone has just inked a deal with U.K.-based Above Board Distribution to manufacture and distribute the entire TK…
Stacks on stacks on stacks. That’s one thing most of us Miamians wish we had but, sadly, don’t. What we do have is a wad of ten $1 bills. That, and an insatiable urge to party, paired with an endless supply of wild bashes filled with cheap booze, pretty good…
Nine hours of hip-hop and EDM, free carnival games, and food trucks? Must be the Greatest Day Ever. Coming from the mastermind behind NYC’s BrunchBounce parties, Irvin Benitiez, as well as Henny Palooza, World Famous, Suave Haus, Apt 78, Ashley Outrageous, Norma Now, YesJulz, and Derick G, this Brooklyn-bred bash…
“Be patient and disciplined, and keep dreaming all the time.” That’s the most important lesson J Balvin has learned throughout his career, as he revealed to Crossfade in a one-on-one interview last summer, just a day before his first televised performance of the hit single “6 AM” on Premios Juventud…
Y los nominados son… Since being established in 2013, Miami’s Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has honored those performers and composers who represent “the greatest Latin talents from all over the world in every genre.” In 2013, Latin Hall inductees included Julio Iglesias and José Feliciano. And last year, Miami’s…
For the uninitiated, the International Noise Conference might sound like a pedantic experience. But don’t worry. There’s no keynote speaker, and there sure as hell aren’t any PowerPoint presentations. Revelers have come to Churchill’s Pub annually since 2004 for a cornucopia of radical weirdness: hooded artistes tweaking knobs to generate…
Like Erykah Badu sings: “Bring it over here and let’s go back, way back.” The “On & On” and “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)” songstress is the latest headliner added to Miami’s most mature ‘n’ sexy music fest, Jazz in the Gardens. She represents a classic…
If you’ve been wondering how acts like Jamie Jones, Art Department, Maceo Plex, tINI, Tale of Us, Guti, and Dixon were going to factor into Ultra Music Festival 2015’s master plan, wonder no more. Yesterday, the fest announced Resistance, its newest stage concept for the three-day event. There’s no question…
If III Points’ 2013 debut was the beta test, think of last year’s fest as the official all-systems-go launch. “Year two, you saw the skeleton model of what is going to be III Points in the future,” says organizer David Sinopoli. “I think 2015 is our opportunity to create the…
UPDATE Uncle Luke and 2 Live Crew have started announcing tour dates. Check out the schedule so far. Booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty. The godfathers of Miami bass are back. And there’s gonna be ass everywhere, from the 305 to the 310, and the U.S.A. (where…
In Miami, partying isn’t something you just do. It’s a lifestyle. That’s why the club is always poppin’ with party freaks doing their thang. Like, every single night of the week. Even Wednesday. So grab your crew, hit those flashy Magic City streets, and get ready for the six best…
Sweat Records was founded in 2005 by Lauren “Lolo” Reskin, along with Sara Yousuf, who had been a DJ on the University of Miami’s WVUM. They set up shop on NE Second Avenue near 24th Street. This was back when crack was still a hotter product on the streets of…
Stop sleeping. “The Miami scene is huge in my eyes,” says Dope Entertainment cofounder Tariq Cherif, “and somehow, it’s still slept on.” But he and business partner Matt Zingler got a plan for taking the 305 to the world. It’s the Rolling Loud Music Festival, set to turn up on…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Alex Omes had been missing for 12 hours. The morning of Monday, January 12, his big brother, Carlos, tried texting and calling. But there was no answer. Later in the day, Carlos texted and…
Life and Death is serious stuff. And we don’t just mean the breathing, heartbeating, loving, fighting, and facing mortality that’s being done every day by all 7 billion humans on this lonely planet. We’re also talking about the Life and Death label, run by the worldly DJ Tennis, which attempts…
These hips real estate listings don’t lie. Wanna buy the 8,355-square-foot, six-bedroom, nine-bath home that Colombian pop superstar Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll has owned since 2001? Well, the Colombian pop superstar’s luxurious Miami Beach mansion will only cost you about $12.9 million. And that’s down from her 2013 asking price…
It’s easy for cynics to dismiss Billy Joel’s decades-long career as nothing more than a continuing cycle of hot singles, alcohol abuse, and roller-coaster relationships. But he has also earned the distinction of being one of the most successful singer-songwriters in music history with indelible melodies that inevitably become standards…
Do you mess with Rihanna? O.T. Genasis? Crystal Castles? Fujiya & Miyagi? Who in the world could rock such a crazy mix of musical stylings? Well, Chicago mashup duo the Hood Internet, for one. And you probably have love for every genre on the planet too. Maybe you just aren’t…
Music is what gives meaning to life. Even Mondays. Sure, waking up at the crack of dawn to face the workweek is no fun. But at least there are some pretty good shows coming up. Just check out the five best concerts going down this week, from Napalm Death and…
Party. Sweat. Party. Mosh. Party. Thrash. Party. We’re pretty sure that’s what one does at an Andrew W.K. concertt. And what could be better? Did you know Andrew W.K. is, like, one of the nicest guys in rock ‘n’ roll? Yeah. He’s also maybe one of the bloodiest. But that…
Will the city and permitting drama at House Nightclub ever end? House has been facing an uphill battle almost since the project was announced in 2011. The futuristic megaclub opened last May. The latest hurdle is a letter from the City of Miami. It tells the owners that the certificate…
