There’s always tons of talk about III Points’ dance music acts, but the annual fest pays serious tribute to Miami’s rock scene too. It’s important to give a boost to our local bands, and we here at Crossfade were stoked to catch up with groovy garage rockers Plastic Pinks, whom…
If you had the chance to ask Diddy any question, what would it be? To be honest, we used to think Diddy was a kook. He seemed so wacky, so flashy, and so demanding on Making the Band. Then we heard him speak at this past weekend’s Revolt Music Conference,…
If you’re going to take advice from anyone, Russell Simmons isn’t a bad mentor. He started a media empire out of his college dorm. He’s easily responsible for more than half of the hip-hop classics you’ve enjoyed in your lifetime, not to mention tons of television and movies you’ve loved…
It was a night of glitz at the Ritz for the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame’s La Musa Awards Gala. The swanky hotel was filled with big names from the Latin music world, including producers and songwriters (and LSHOF cofounders) Desmond Child and Rudy Perez, as well as David Bisbal,…
Porter Robinson Worlds Tour With Giraffage and Lemaitre Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, October 17, 2014 Better Than: The hazing we went through growing up because we liked Sailor Moon and Mario Bros. more than whatever it is “cool” kids do. “Say my name and you can say it with honor.”…
From the alarm clock that woke you up at an ungodly hour this morning to the symphony of 8 a.m. traffic on your way to work, music is everywhere. Sure, it may not be the kind of music you wanna hear, but that’s why you’ve got us to hook you…
Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Band Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center Thursday, October 16, 2014 Better Than: Anyone who didn’t know any better would ever expect There was this comment overheard in the men’s room following an astounding set by Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group: “Can…
Café Tacvba’s 20ReCT25 Tour Presented by Jack Daniel’s Olympia Theater at Gusman Center, Miami Thursday, October 16, 2014 Last night, Mexican rock band Café Tacvba kicked off its 20ReCT25 Tour at the Olympia Theater in downtown Miami. This tour is a celebration of the band’s 25th anniversary, as well as…
Shorter days, cooler nights, and 70-degree temperature… Yep, fall has (kinda?) begun in the Magic City! And to top it all off, on the weekend! So take advantage of the not-as-humid Miami weather and party it up with the ten best things to do under $10, from sweet jams with…
Foster the People With Soko Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, October 16, 2014 Better Than: A no-hit wonder. “Pumped Up Kicks” is such a good fucking song. It’s cool and catchy and inspires people to use their Shazam app when they hear it on a TV show or at a bar…
Looking back at last weekend, the second-ever III Points was a real big winner. It was bigger and more ambitious than its predecessor. Attendance was up — way up. The move to Soho Studios was the right one. And between Shake Shack, La Latina, and Panther Coffee providing festival-goers with…
It’s tough to say what the greatest show at Bardot has been over the past five years, but that time Dwayne Wade rented out the Wynwood lounge in 2012 for Gabrielle Union’s 40th-birthday pajama jam was one for the books. “Doug E. Fresh played,” recalls David Sinopoli, the guy responsible…
“In some ways, yes. In some ways, no.” That’s how Capital Cities’ Ryan Merchant feels about his and bandmate Sebu Simonian’s so-called “overnight success.” As he pointed out to Crossfade a few months ago, the duo’s biggest hit, “‘Safe and Sound’ was put out in 2011, so it actually feels…
What do you get when you combine a veteran rapper from L.A. with a hip-hop group from Miami? Nothing less than the celebration of sound known as ¡Mursday! The creative relationship between Murs and ¡Mayday! goes back to the band’s first album, Take Me to Your Leader, which featured Murs…
The electronic dance music world wasn’t always so obsessed with the age of its DJs. But Chapel Hill, North Carolina native Porter Robinson, who hit the international scene at 17, may have started an industry-wide mania for the so-called “prodigy.” Even tweens are getting record deals in 2014. But how…
Larry Harlow plays the piano like palm trees play the breeze, like a lizard plays the grass, like the sunrise plays the morning. He’s a natural. And 50 years of practice have made him even better. The so-called Judio Maravilloso, which translates to “Amazing Jew,” was the first guy signed…
An industrial-sized fan, huge enough to cool off hell, whirred across from Jerry, AKA the Gamma Bot. About to perform some awesome ’90s R&B-influenced electronic tracks, the guy’s glorious mane was not even mussed by the manmade gusts. Originally he and the other members of XYZA (pronounced zi-zuh) were planning…
No one knows more about Sex and Love than Spanish panty dropper Enrique Iglesias. In fact, it’s the name of his new album. “I love my fans, and they are allowed to go crazy on me,” the Latin heartthrob teases. “Believe me, they keep surprising me with their creativity to…
It’s Hump Day! For every other city, that’s just a catchy name given to the mid-week slump. But for us here in Miami, it’s the start of the unofficial weekend kick-off. So party it up at the six best club bashes going down this week, from Diddy and Calvin Harris…
After nearly 102 years, Tobacco Road is closing. It’s been seven months since longtime owner Patrick Gleber told Crossfade that Miami’s oldest bar would soon be shuttering its doors. (The Road property was bought for $12.5 million by real estate developers in 2012.) And at the time, he said: “The…
Serious props to III Points. The fest has done an impeccable job of booking world-class musicians and DJs alongside local favorites. But no doubt, one of the biggest names to grace the Mainframe stage this past weekend at Soho Studios was London house hero Duke Dumont. He’s a Grammy-nominated producer…
We want to give a big fat congrats to everyone who participated in this year’s second-annual III Points music, art, and technology festival. It was a wild few days and nights, and there were a lot of great strides made between this year and the last, one of those being…
