Daleee! Mr. Worldwide for public office? Not quite. That’s just City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado giving Armando Christian Pérez the keys to the 305 and Florida Gov. Rick Scott naming Pitbull the Florida Ambassador of the Arts. Not a bad way to celebrate your 34th birthday. See also: Pitbull…
The men of Napalm Death are never too busy decrying human slavery to take a Caribbean vacation. But as soon as the 7000 Tons of Metal music cruise returns to shore, they will march, sunburned and rested, from the Port of Miami to downtown’s Grand Central, where they will rip…
Miami, the city of lights, bottles, and nighttime shenanigans, where no matter how broke you may be, you’re never too broke to party. That’s because cheap (and at times, free) parties are always on the radar. So if you’re looking for some weekend fun, but all you’ve got is change…
“The first time I heard techno in a rave, it was like a real revolution in my mind.” So says Étienne de Crécy, French touch electro-house producer, DJ, and conceptual artist. Likewise, de Crécy’s original releases and live productions have been revolutionary to the worldwide dance music movement. In a…
How can a man be everywhere and nowhere all at once? Ask dance music professional Lazaro Casanova. He holds down several jobs. He plays club gigs every week. But “I sometimes get into these music hermit holes,” Casanova says. “I sit here and I get so caught up in work,…
Sure, Lil Wayne may be seeking a divorce from his daddy, Birdman, who runs the Cash Money record label to which Weezy’s been signed since he was 9 years old. But just because he ain’t no longer “Stuntin’ Like His Daddy”… That doesn’t doesn’t mean the “Lollipop” rapper’s gonna quit…
A lot of kids have dreams, and we’re all told to shoot for the stars, but the unfortunate reality is a lot of us get lost along the way. Well, the Cocodrills guys must have found some magic map, because they never wavered or wandered while reaching for the sky…
Megatons of human energy will be expended. But it shouldn’t cost a million bucks. That’s right… We’re talking about an all-night, five-band metal sesh, like this week’s show with Municipal Waste, Torche, Night Birds, Nunhex, and Wrong at downtown Miami’s Grand Central. Some clubs might try to steal your life…
As Michael McDonald once sang: “Grindin’ down a secret part of you…” For 40 years, folks have been making love (and occasionally babies) to the strong and sweet and syrupy strains of this St. Louis native’s soulful voice. After all, they don’t call a man by a nickname like White…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Only 43 years old, Alex Omes has passed away. He was a cofounder of Ultra Music Festival. And he was a Miami nightlife icon. But most important, he was a father, a son, and…
All day, all night. That’s how often we 305ers love to party. Not just because we live in such a hot and bangin’ city, but because we get so many world-famous DJs at our world-famous night clubs almost every single day. Just check out Crossfade’s pick for Miami’s six best…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Word spread on social media today that Ultra Music Festival cofounder and longtime Miami nightlife fixture Alex Omes has passed away at the age of 43. According to the medical examiner’s office, Omes died…
What does a hobbit do after destroying the One Ring and saving Middle-earth from becoming slaves to the Dark Lord Sauron? Become a DJ, of course. At least, that’s what Elijah Wood’s been up to since his Frodo days with The Lord of the Rings. And this Thursday, he’ll be…
It’s been a tumultuous three years for Miami singer-songwriter Kat Dahlia. In 2012, the fledgling recording artist and former waitress signed a recording contract with Epic Records. A year later, she released her first single, the piano-laced hit “Gangsta,” which ranked 47th on Billboard’s Hop R&B Songs of 2013 list…
Over the weekend, L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle stopped by the 8&9 Clothing Showroom to meet-and-greet Miami. There was also a pop-up shop stocked with his Hussle’s popular Crenshaw merch. Stuff like flatbill caps, beanies, tees, and other swag. Then he cruised over to the Design District’s best party spot, The…
There’s a great boom gathering in the distance, and it’s the impending drop of thousands of DJs descending upon our shores for the Winter Music Conference/Miami Music Week season of 2015. Doesn’t it start on Monday, March 23? Nah, it gets going the week before. How will you ever keep…
Update: An arrest has been made: Cameo bouncer Cody Quaife, AKA Q. Nearly two weeks. But there’s been no progress in the investigation of the South Beach beating on New Year’s Eve that left Mohamed Youness Adlan, a 22-year-old tourist, in a coma. “Unfortunately, he is still in a coma…
True hip-hop will never die. But if the people want to rescue real rap music, they’re gonna have to fight. That’s what Miramar producer Hazardis Soundz is doing with his latest mixtape, Save the Culture, which is a battle cry of lethal verses, head-cracking beats, and OG rappers from the…
Waking up at the crack of dawn, having to deal with chatty co-workers way too early in the morning, and attending never-ending meetings … Yeah, Mondays can be pretty brutal. But when you live in Miami, there’s one thing that’ll make everything alright with the world: music. And when you’ve…
King Tuff’s Kyle Thomas does not have all the answers. Shit, why should he? The Vermont native has already explored enough facets of the guitar-wielding arts to make any casual player seem innocuous. So why pester him in these nascent days of garage rock’s revival? Oh yes, why not? He’s…
#FreeElCritico On March 21, 2013, Ángel Yunier Remón Arzuaga, a Cuban rapper also known as El Critico Del Arte (which translates to The Art Critic), was arrested during a raid on his home by agents of the Castro regime. On October 15, 2014, he was sentenced to six years in…
“If you add up the numbers in 2015, you get eight,” says Danny Burns, singer, guitarist, songwriter, and numerologist for Miami garage rock band Grey 8s, when asked about his plans for the upcoming year. The group began in Dania, where Burns and drummer Andres Bedoya formed the foundation of…
