4/20 is more than just a holiday. It’s a lifestyle, man. And there’s nothing like getting high and throwing on some classic rap records. ‘Cause rapping and weed go together like, well, rapping and weed. That’s not to say that all rappers smoke the sticky green flower, but those that…
Chris Victorio/OC WeeklyYou tell ’em, Grandpa! Age, of course, is a state of mind. But it’s easy to feel like you’ve aged 30 years after three busy days at Coachella. Whether you’ve gone to the festival since the first year in 1999 or just started going a few years ago,…
Miami’s newest record label, Space Tapes, is set to launch. Founded by three of the creative minds — David Sinopoli, Jason Odio, and N.E.R.D.’s Shay Haley — behind many of the Miami music scene’s most interesting recent goings-on, Space Tapes seeks to help build a better infrastructure for the 305’s…
Congratulations, you made it through all the deadlines, meetings, and endless phone calls of the week! As a reward for being such a dedicated worker, you deserve to spend the two days jamming to some sweet tunes, buying vinyl, and getting blasted. The best part of it all, you won’t…
At a time when most 19-year-old pop stars are wagging their tongues and twerking on anything that moves, being arrested for DUIs, or getting caught in a sex tape scandal, bachata sensation Leslie Grace is focused on writing music, topping the charts, and hanging with music legends at the Billboard…
Roll a blunt, light it up, take a puff, and pass it down. It’s 4/20, man. And in honor of the national weed holiday, we here at Crossfade have provided you with the best places to go and smoke a fat one, jam with THC-drenched party people, and laugh at…
The Sounds With Blondfire and Ghost Beach Grand Central Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Bringing the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll to the stage is easier said than done. For a band like Sweden’s The Sounds, however, it’s an art that seems to come naturally, as they circle the globe, making…
Reverend Peyton is a fishin’, huntin’, hootin’, hollerin’ hillbilly from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. He can cut a tree down faster than a forest fire. He can build a cabin in his sleep. He’s got more beard than a black bear. His overalls stay covered in other people’s…
Oh, James Murphy. The former LCD Soundsystem frontman, DFA Records founder, entrepreneur, and generally amazing human will soon be gracing our city once again. He’ll return to Bardot Miami (where last year’s Red Bull Music Academy Couch Session was held during the inaugural III Points Festival) to spin some wax…
When the average 21st-century music fan wakes up in the morning, he or she often turns on the smartphone and taps away into the digital life that we all now share, like, 18 hours a day. Free download after free download glides past our eyes as we swipe at touch…
In this city of sun, sand, and fast money, the average life expectancy of most megaclubs is, like, a year, two months, and 56 seconds. So Space Miami reaching its 14th anniversary is about as close to nightlife immortality as it gets in the 305. And quite appropriately, the legendary…
Is nightclubbing awesome? Or awful? As former LCD Soundsystem frontman and DFA Records founder James Murphy once quipped: “It depends on your idea of fun. Champagne, music — it could be a nightmare.” But when Mr. Murphy’s handling the disc-jockeying, any trip to the club is just dreamy. Even if…
Like the polar ice caps, the rainforests, and the Yangtze finless porpoise, the record store remains in peril. However, there is hope. Over the last seven years, Record Store Day has become an increasingly visible global phenomenon, encouraging fans, artists, and proprietors to unite and breathe life into this once-thriving…
So here we go again. My band, Juke, was asked to play the Wanee Festival for the third year in a row. We made the seven-hour trek to the 580-acre Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, and I was stoked. This year was to be the Allman Brothers last show. Also…
It took long enough, but Mogwai will finally be playing a gig in Miami. The post-rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, has been around for nearly 20 years, but as its upcoming debut show in our town proves, there are still many firsts for the quintet to experience. Speaking via phone…
When the average 21st-century music fan wakes up in the morning, he or she often turns on the smartphone and taps away into the digital life that we all now share, like, 18 hours a day. Free download after free download glides past our eyes as we swipe at touch…
Before Cash Money Records, there were the Cash Money Brothers, a group of fictional New York City drug dealers whose criminal ascension during the ’80s crack epidemic was masterminded by their leader, Nino Brown. The New Jack City character, played by Wesley Snipes, has become an iconic rags-to-riches story in…
Timothy Norris Round one of Coachella is over. And damn, was it a good one! We’re all sore, sunburned, and smiling. Here’s the best of another memorable weekend in Indio. Finding 20 bucks on the ground. We spent it on a slice of Hot Lips Spicy Pie pizza and a…
Timothy NorrisCoachella’s first weekend was amazing this year! Except when it wasn’t. Here are the parts of the festival that rubbed us the wrong way. Saturday Night dust storm Conditions may not have been as bad as they were during last year’s Red Hot Chili Peppers set, but Saturday night’s…
Oh, free tickets … As The Sounds’ Maja Ivarsson once sang: “I think about you all the time.” In about 48 hours, that Swedish songstress and her pals will saunter into downtown Miami’s Grand Central for an evening of shimmering New Wave pop. So we here at Crossfade, along with…
Photo by Colin Young-Wolff So many Coachella-goers spend months before the festival working on their tans, their outfits, their figures, and their breezy poses. There’s a real glut of fabulousness, we have to say, both among those in attendance at the Polo Grounds and the parties surrounding the festival. Here…
There was a time when the cynics believed that record stores were doomed to go the way of Blockbuster video rental joints: abandoned and forgotten by the masses who once flocked to their doors. But the resurging popularity of vinyl has created a new niche market in which local music…
