Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

Have a case of the Monday blues? Well, get over it! You live in Miami. That means there’s always a pretty good party comin’ up. Just check out the five best concerts going down this week, from Futro’s Oscar G and Lazaro Casanova at Bardot to Cut Copy and Classixx…

Little Dragon – Grand Central, Miami

Little Dragon With Lawrence Rothman Grand Central, Miami Thursday, June 12, 2014 Better Than: Watching the Miami Heat lose … Sob. On a night when parking was hard to come by (as a few blocks away an NBA Finals game was being played), a sold-out crowd still managed to pack…

Miami’s Ten Best Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend

Freaky shit happens in the Magic City come Friday the 13th. Full moon bashes are thrown, free parties appear out of thin air, and regular lounges transform into mystical gardens like some sort of magic. Yeah, it’s weird. But instead of being all superstitious about it, go and get your…

Win Free Tickets for Chvrches at Fillmore Miami Beach

Yes, Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry is a lovely lady from lovely Glasgow with a lovely voice. So it’s only natural to develop a crush. But please, save yourself some embarrassment … And do not ask her to marry you via Twitter. That foolish mistake has already been made by many an…

Ten Best Female Punks Ever

The music industry is a male-dominated business. And though punk rock disturbs the status-quo, it’s no exception to paternal rule. That being said, it is one of the most open and inviting genres in music. With the right attitude, anyone can be a punk rocker, and plenty of ladies have…

Cut Copy at Grand Central June 18

The last time Cut Copy performed outside Ultra Music Festival (which the Aussie outfit has played three times), it was for a couple of back-to-back concerts at Grand Central. The band sold out one night. So the venue took a gamble and booked the band for a second evening. The…

Belle & Sebastian Announce 2014 North American Tour, Kicking Off in Miami

Get giddy. Glaswegian indie-pop outfit Belle & Sebastian have announced a short, seven-city 2014 North American tour. “So since we’re in Austin in October,” the band teases in its official announcement, “we thought we’d drop by and say ‘hi’ to some of you good people in Florida, Atlanta, LA, and…

Morrissey Caught a Cold in Miami That Canceled His Entire U.S. Tour

The Moz is oh so sick. Again. When the post-punk crooner announced his 2014 U.S. tour, we here at Crossfade joked about his recent history of repeated concert cancellations caused by food poisoning, extreme flu, and other health issues. “Let us pray that the Pope of Mope does not fall…

DJ Khaled, Miami Heat Superfan, on AC-Gate: “The Spurs Are Cheaters”

Listennn! Rap superproducer, local radio personality, and Miami Heat superfan DJ Khaled has an NBA Finals prediction: “It’s over! We winnin’ tonight! And we’re winnin’ in the next game!” Oh, and big homie’s also got a message for the San Antonio Spurs: “You cheaters! They don’t love you no more!”…

Eats Everything: “Never Plan Anything, That’s My Motto”

When we were kids, our dads made us listen to a lot of classic rock and heavy metal. Of course, electronic producer Eats Everything of the Dirtybird crew has his own priorities. “I’d been playing techno into my wife’s belly all the way through the pregnancy,” says the proud father…

Four Bars That Could Help Fill Miami’s Rock Club Gap

With Churchill’s Pub sold, the future of Miami’s most legendary rock establishment is uncertain. It’s hard to imagine that the new owners will shoot themselves in the foot by making radical changes. Shit, leave the bathrooms alone, save yourselves some cash. Meanwhile, Tobacco Road could be facing relocation next year…

Ty Segall Announces Manipulator 2014 World Tour, Coming to The Stage Miami

The limo is loaded. The road-trip tunes have been recorded. And it’s time to hit the highway. With three whole months till the August 26 release of his latest garage-y psych-rock opus, Manipulator, the ever-frenetic Ty Segall is getting restless. Dude does not like downtime. So naturally, he’s crashing the…