Torche is a kickass rock band. These guys riff, shred, and open portals of feedback into annihilating dimensions of brutality. But they do so while maintaining a welcoming, accessible tone that’s drawn legions of fans and won over critics, all around the world. Their new album, Restarter, is slated to…
Sir Elton returns. It’s been 12 years since the rock legend, gay icon, and member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire has sung about “hunting the horny back toad” in Miami. He last played at the old Miami Arena. (And South Florida at Sunrise’s then-BankAtlantic Center, now…
UPDATE Ultra 2015 just revealed its Phase Two lineup and the fest’s set times. Remember that time when we told you about the rumor that Avicii, Afrojack, Die Antwoord, Deep Dish, Loco Dice, Röyksopp, and Kygo were going to be at Ultra Music Festival 2015? We were right. Ultra has…
Rock ‘n’ roll and buns. That’s what California’s Burger Records and Cheap Miami will be bringing to the Magic City when Burger Revolution 3 Fest hits the grill at Churchill’s Pub. “It’s like a worldwide festival,” explains Cheap Miami’s Patrick Garcia of the Burger party. “It’s open to every city…
When King Sporty died, Rihanna cried. The man who wrote “Buffalo Soldier” with Bob Marley in a smoke-filled studio in Hialeah flew to the other side on Monday, January 5 in a Miami hospital at the age of 71. With roots in Jamaica’s Trenchtown music scene that wholly informed hip-hop,…
Welcome to the first full week of 2015. At this point, you’ve either (a) broken your New Year’s resolution or (b) failed to even come up with a self-improvement plan for these next 12 months. But regardless of your post-NYE circumstances, we here at Crossfade would like to propose a…
For seven decades, Montgomery Bernard “Monty” Alexander has been at the forefront of jazz. After immigrating to Miami with his family from Jamaica in 1961, it would be a chance meeting at a now-defunct Miami jazz club that would set the wheels in motion for Alexander’s five decades-plus as one…
Update: The schedule has been announced for J Dilla Weekend 2015 in Miami. On February 10, 2006, James Dewitt Yancey, also known as J Dilla, died. He had suffered from health problems for much of his life. And he was only 32 when he passed away after a heart attack…
Darren “DJ Spin” Rudnick produced “Scarred,” “It’s Your Birthday,” and “Raise the Roof.” And he was just 12 years old when he first saw 2 Live Crew in concert at the Miami Baseball Stadium. He’d known the group’s music since age 11, when a buddy from school showed him the…
Get down to Grassroots. In 1990, Donna the Buffalo — a cajun, rock, folk, reggae, and country fusion crew — invited friends, fellow bands, and followers to Ithaca, New York, for the inaugural Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival. And over the last quarter century, the movement’s given birth to two sister…
Ballin’ with Hova and Becks… For the past year, former fútbol star and underwear model David Beckham has been working to bring Major League Soccer to Miami. It’s been an absolute soap opera, with starts, stops, schmoozing, recriminations, failed stadium site proposals at Port of Miami and Museum Park, worries…
There is a special place in the memory bank for that first person who turned you on to something cool, whether they slipped you a flyer or made a mixtape. For D.C.-based band Ex Hex, featuring indie veteran Mary Timony (Wild Flag, Helium, Autoclave), bassist Betsy Wright (Fire Tapes), and…
UPDATE Erykah Badu and Run-D.M.C. just joined Jazz in the Gardens 2015. Jazzin’, slow jammin’, bumpin’ ‘n’ grindin’… In just a few months, Miami’s most mature ‘n’ sexy music fest, Jazz in the Gardens, will return to Sun Life Stadium for yet another sweaty, screaming two-night stand. As always, there’s…
It’s been a decade and a half. But Fleetwood Mac is whole again. For 15 years, the legendary rock outfit had been touring without singer and keyboardist Christine McVie. She, along with Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, ex-husband John McVie, and Lindsey Buckingham, were the classic Fleetwood Mac crew that crafted…
The Phish-inspired art created by the band’s devoted fans is an essential part of the community, and the overall Phish experience. Before every show, hundreds of original works are sold and traded in the bustling parking lot, and sometimes at mini Phan Art conventions. Over the weekend during Phish’s New…
The Holidays are over. The New Year has begun. And it’s Monday. Sure, you might be feeling pretty bummed out now. But there is a remedy for those post-Holiday blues — music. But not just any regular tuneage. We’re talking about SoFla’s five best concerts. Check ’em out, from the…
Bon Iver, Jamie Foxx, Chief Keef, Hudson Mohawk, and now, Paul McCartney. That’s just a partial list of Kanye West collaborators. Ever since the Chi-Town don rapped “call him Kwah-li or Kwey-li, I put him on songs with Jay Z,” fans have known to expect left-field musical partnerships, and that’s…
Holy Ship! 2015 sails tomorrow. The January embarkation of the dance music cruise is just around the corner. (And it will uhntz-uhntz out to sea in February too.) But tonight, it’s all about that pre-party madness. The official bash pops off at Space with back-to-back headlining sets from Justin Martin,…
While most of us spent New Year’s Day recovering from all that Dom and our other drunken NYE shenanigans, Usher enjoyed the first day of 2015 by going Instagram crazy at PAMM. Just a few hours after hosting his New Year’s Eve countdown bash with DJ Irie, Bow Wow, and…
Update: An arrest has been made: Cameo bouncer Cody Quaife, AKA Q. It was just hours into the new year. At about 5 a.m. on Thursday, January 1, a 22-year-old man named Mohamed Youness Adlan was found brutally beaten and unconscious on the sidewalk beside South Beach’s Cameo nightclub, according…
Five… four… three… two… one. Hooray for 2015! While you may still be recovering from that NYE hangover and cash blowout, it’s the first Friday of the year. That means no matter how drunk or broke you may be, staying home and binge watching old movies on Netflix is not…
There was funny energy in the room before Phish took the stage to kick off its New Year’s Run 2015 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. It’s unusual that the first of a four-night Phish gig is also the big NYE celebration. Usually, that occasion is the climactic finale…
