Ultra 2015 Confirms Phase One Lineup

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…

Miami’s Six Best Club Parties This Week

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…

Monty Alexander Talks Miami Beach Jazz Festival

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…

Jay Z Rumored to Invest $100 Million in David Beckham’s Miami Soccer Team

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…

Jazz in the Gardens 2015 Lineup: Toni Braxton, R. Kelly, Seven Others

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…

Fleetwood Mac: Reunited and Coming to Miami

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…

Miami’s Five Best Concerts This Week

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…

Kanye West & Paul McCartney and Four Other Strange Musical Collaborations

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’s Miami Pre-Party Set Times

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,…

Miami’s Ten Under $10 Weekend Party Guide

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…