The 305 did not invent punk rock, nor was it instrumental in the development of its subculture. As a matter of fact, South Florida was plagued by so-called “album-oriented rock” clubs, insufferable cover bands with Eagles aspirations, and misguided disco heads who were ignoring the better stuff put out by…
Floor’s Oblation Album Release Show Churchill’s Pub, Miami Wednesday, April 20, 2014 Reunions are so often stuck in the mire of underlying tension and unresolved drama, clouded by financial motivations, or just plain incapable of living up to the band’s own myth that they tend to do disservice to an…
Rejoice, kids. Just days after the new owners of Churchill’s Pub announced a 21-and-over policy, they’ve already abandoned those plans. Yesterday, following the pub’s weekly staff get-together, an announcement of the reversal was made on Churchill’s official Facebook page. “After a meeting today with the new owners, the age policy…
Vampire Weekend With Jacuzzi Boys Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Better Than: All of those other vampiric pop-culture creatures feasting on the blood of the millennial generation. A fat, crooked queue of teens and post-teens stretched from the Fillmore Miami Beach’s doorstep to 17th Street before veering around…
“Yesterday’s history, tomorrow’s a mystery.” He spent his teens break-dancing on the streets of Dallas and busting moves in Miami malls. He snagged a string of motocross championships. He learned to beatbox and rhyme. And then he became the most famous rapping white boy in the world. He immortalized the…
Vampire Weekend is an anomaly. As popular among the hipsters as the straights, it’s one of the only bands that might be heard at both American Apparel and American Eagle. Very early on, the New York City-bred, Columbia-educated foursome earned its “cool” cred thanks to 2008’s self-titled debut, which was…
Don’t try to pin a tidy label on Of Montreal, baby. In fact, when we here at Crossfade chatted with crew leader Kevin Barnes as he prepared to unveil the band’s latest album, Lousy With Sylvianbriar, the puckish indie type toyed with us, insisting he “might call [it] Americana maybe”…
¡Órale, güey! It’s Cinco de Mayo! While la gente de México are going about their day, we’re all just here, eating tacos and pounding tequila till we drop. So put on your somberos and lucha libre masks, unleash your inner Mexican, and celebrate the 152nd anniversary of the defeat of…
Congrats to our favorite Cubanita. Miami Beach’s Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has revealed its second annual list of inductees. And our own Gloria Estefan es la más fabulosa of the 2014 class. Set to be enshrined in the LSHOF during October’s La Musa Awards ceremony, the pop queen and…
Courtesy of Flickr user Casey Hugelfink We all know it, but it’s time to show it. Urban Outfitters is a shortsighted cul-de-sac of trends bent for capital gain — one large, unthinking slab of cultural masturbation. But like creepers to a drug deal, we lurch in, grab what we want,…
Haim With Shy Girls Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Better Than: The musical skills of any other teeny bopper groups. Haim (pronounced unlike late-1980s teen dreamboat Cory and more like the last four letters of Hebrew toast l’chaim or the first four letters of Spanish name Jaime) have…
Hey, gamers … Have those formerly nimble wrists gone stiff? Is that trigger finger sore? Your button thumb irreversibly bent? Well, it’s time to muster a last flurry of whipping, poking, and joysticking, because these are the final hours for New Times’ Best of Miami 2014: Game On! readers’ poll…
Sorry, kids. Local punk landmark Churchill’s Pub, a longtime haven for 18-and-up shows, will no longer be letting anybody except drinking-age adults through the door. It’s been only three weeks since founder and owner Dave Daniels completed the pub’s sale. And many Miami promoters, scene figures, and band members are…
“Get back to your seatssssss.” That’s just St. Vincent, snarling so glamorously for your attention and “all of your mind.” Because the art-rock artiste, otherwise known as Annie Clark, has just expanded her 2014 U.S. tour. After helping to close out the current season of Saturday Night Live, Ms. Clark…
In December 2011, Crossfade first wrote about the impending arrival of House, a nightclub concept from Living Room veteran Mark Lowe. Months and eventually years went by with no word on the fate of House. We’ll admit, we just thought it was going to join Miami’s long history of never-materialized…
Marino Maali lounges in the backyard of his friend’s house. His arms are covered with tattoos of Psalm 23, a coy fish, the name of his hometown, Windsor Castle, and the footprints of his son. His non-stop smile bridges the space between his ears. Behind his left ear, a hearing…
“Yesterday’s history, tomorrow’s a mystery.” He spent his teens break-dancing on the streets of Dallas and busting moves in Miami malls. He snagged a string of motocross championships. He learned to beatbox and rhyme. And then he became the most famous rapping white boy in the world. See also: Review…
The key to a quality concert experience … As Mogwai guitarist John Cummings might say: “General respect of other lives of other people, I suppose, is more important than a lot of other stuff.” But Crossfade would also like to toss off some shout outs to comfortable shoes, mind-expanding substances,…
Lana Del Rey Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, April 27, 2014 Better Than: Staying at home, sobbing over the “West Coast” music vid. Lana Del Rey, despite producing a steady output of mostly excellent recordings over the past few years, still somehow elicits a fairly polarizing response from people (read: Internet…
#OnTheRun This summer, Jay Z and Beyoncé will be taking their whole “boy meets girl, girl perfect woman/Girl get the bustin’ before the cops come running” act across these Unites States of America for a 16-city crime spree stadium tour. Previously rumored to be called the Mr. and Mrs. Carter…
Close your eyes, now open them. Just like that, the weekend has come to an end, and now, it’s back to the Monday morning grind. But with gigs from Bruce Springsteen AKA the Boss, indie rockers Vampire Weekend, and pop queen Lady Gaga to look forward to, Friday will get…
Peanut Butter Wolf, founder of the legendary Stones Throw Records, has presided over some of the most important releases and moments in modern hip-hop history. Recently, a Kickstarter-funded documentary, Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton, was released about his iconic mecca of underground hip-hop beats. It has received rave reviews. PBW,…
