Burn down the disco, hang the blessed DJ. For too long, those classic indie, Brit pop, post-punk tunes, from the Smiths to the Kinks to the Strokes, have been conspicuously absent from the downtown Miami soundtrack. “Not a lot of bars are playing this stuff that we all used to…
Beefs ain’t what they used to be, and the world of hip-hop is honestly better for it. But over the weekend, one California rapper was happy to have a war of words over social media — and let some fists fly — with one of Miami’s local legends. At the…
Get the champagne poppin’ and your booty rockin’ … Labor Day weekend is just a few short days ahead. While the holiday may mark the unofficial end of summer, for us here in Miami, where the temperature is always soaring above 90, the three-day weekend is just another excuse to…
Anjuli Stars has a voice that could make the devil change his ways, the sun shine brighter rays, and the ocean calm its waves. She’s a rapper, a singer, and a business woman reppin’ West Kendall to the fullest who has taken the sounds of The Hammocks to the world…
Lil Debbie With Otto Von Schirach Presented by Notorious Nastie The Nest, Miami Saturday, August 23, 2014 Where can you go for real Miami hip-hop, booty bass jams, and general debauchery? The Vagabond used to have the market cornered with their weekly (((Shake))) party, but that NE 14th Street club…
Who shreds best? We here at Crossfade have witnessed oh so many of Miami’s punk guitarists. But this particular list focuses on those ax-wielding individuals who’ve moved us the most with their fret-working powers. Soon, we’ll post another list in honor of the best lead/rhythm combos that the 305 has…
Tori Amos With Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, August 24, 2014 Better Than: Listening to “Stairway to Heaven” again. At first it made no sense that a medley of Led Zeppelin’s greatest hits would be playing at the Fillmore Miami Beach as the seated crowd waited for…
With music, you can face anything … Even Mondays. Sure, it won’t get rid of those annoying coworkers who steal your lunch, countless e-mail threads, and hour-long meetings. But at least it’ll make the work week fly by quicker than an Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. To that end, here are the…
It’s finally Friday, and that means we are thirstier than a motherfucker for this workweek to be over. Of course, the only thing that can quell our craving is a cold, delicious brewksie enjoyed in a dark setting, maybe with some music and food too. But where do we head…
Why do wayward women have to be penitent? That was the thought tearing through Tori Amos’ mind as she gazed upon an etching entitled “Geraldine” by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise. “It got me thinking about not apologizing,” the fiery (and fiery maned) singer-songwriter recalls. Hence, Unrepentant Geraldines, her defiant…
Who’s ready for some Friday night action? We are! And with all of the wild parties and killer tuneage to check out this weekend, from garage rock at Railroad Blues to tech-house at Treehouse to poolside vibes at the Freehand, you’ll be raging from the second the clock strikes 5…
Every serious music lover dreams of opening a live-music bar. The chance to program and design your own venue, every week, six days out of seven, is the life. Sure, it can be tough, but fellow fans will recognize the quality and appreciate your vision. That’s what Steam Miami owner…
#453888644 / gettyimages.com Rita Ora With DJ Laz As part of HITS 97.3’s HITS Sessions Grand Central, Miami Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Finding a pop star with a real set of pipes feels like trying to win the lottery. You know it’s possible, but the odds are long. Last night,…
A lot has changed for the boys of GTA. They’re no longer Miami’s most promising upstarts but internationally known DJ-producers. They’ve opened for Rihanna’s world tour, played nearly every major music festival in the United States, and relocated to the West Coast. But even though JWLS (AKA Julio Mejia) and…
Ready to get turnt up? It’s (almost) Labor Day weekend! That means that in a little over a week, the Magic City will be celebrating the American labor movement with an extra day of wild partying, mindless drinking, and grinding with strangers. Here are the 305’s Labor Day bashes, so…
As an electronic dance music artist, you can either draw your influences from the relatively limited palette of styles within the genre itself, or reach beyond it. If you’re Quantic (AKA Will Holland), the quest for inspiration could even take you as far as crossing the Atlantic, from England to…
The rise of Stitches, the Miami rapper who attracted millions of page views and huge national attention for his hit “Brick in Yo Face,” provides a blueprint for modern-day hip-hop myth-making. Almost overnight, Phillip Katsabanis went from being a suburban Kendall kid known as “Lil Phill” to a bona fide…
From his early days cutting hair and trimming beards as a barber en la isla del encanto to global reggaeton dominance and Billboard Latin Award-winning success with Wisin y Yandel to his solo career, Llandel Veguilla Malavé (AKA Yandel) has never stopped striving to become a legend. Or as he…
It’s been a few years since EDM became big business. But the bubble hasn’t burst. And those folks who wear bulky headsets and press play (i.e. celebrity DJs) are still laughing all the way to the bank. The giddiest jock is once again Calvin Harris. The scruffy-faced Scotsman topped Forbes’…
Blonde Redhead and Mayer Hawthorne As part of the Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour Soho Studios, Miami Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Not everyone can afford a fancy Mercedes-Benz, but when Mercedes-Benz is putting on a party to celebrate the launch of the new GLA sports utility vehicle, everyone can afford live music…
Walking up the familiar stairwell of what was once Soho Lounge, there are now the sounds of hammers and electrical saws. Reaching the building’s second level, it looks like Bizerq — the newest nightclub in mainland Miami — has a long way to go. To say the space is in…
Mayer Hawthorne (real name Andrew Mayer Cohen) is a chill dude. Backstage at Miami’s Soho Studios, prepping for last night’s Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour gig, his band, manager, and crew crowd around him, listening to every word that comes out of his mouth. With such a successful career, he could be…
