In Miami, we don’t have to wait for the weekend to rock our stilettos, put on our little black dress, and party. That’s because star-studded, vodka-fueled bashes seem to appear out of nowhere almost every night of the week. Guess that must be why they call us the Magic City…
Over the weekend, a head-on car accident on Krome Avenue tragically killed three people. At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, a Dodge Durango SUV driven by 19-year-old Erick Betancourt veered into oncoming traffic and smashed into a Chevy Cavalier. “The impact was so severe,” Florida Highway Patrol trooper Joe…
How did Justin Bieber celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day? He began by dropping a choice quote from the civil rights leader via Twitter: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” And…
Even though, as Carcass bassist, singer, and lyrical mastermind Jeff Walker cheerfully notes, “Life? It’s just food for the maggots and fertilizer for the plants” … That doesn’t mean you can’t take pleasure in the simple (and ultimately meaningless) things, like free tickets to an extreme metal concert in downtown…
Without a ticket for Disclosure’s upcoming sold-out show at the Fillmore Miami Beach, which will witness the return of the British brothers’ highly anticipated live performance, equipped with live vocals and instrumentation? Well, enjoy the next best thing when Eyal Agai (better know to some as Pirate Stereo) and his…
Feeling refreshed this breezy morning? Well you should be ’cause it’s a short work week! And what’s better than having to wake up at an ungodly hour just to sit through bumper-to-bumper traffic, as you head to your dark cubicle to respond to countless emails and deal with pesky co-workers…
If there’s a more appreciative, team-playing, music-loving producer than Kill the Noise, we’ve never talked to them. Dude shout-out at least 10 guys he’s been working with in the past few years with nothing but praise and admiration – and we only talked for about 30 minutes. He’s got a…
Sometimes bizarre things happen in the Magic City — like 45 degree weather in the middle of January. Yeah, you may be freezing your ass off this morning, but don’t let a little chilly weather stop you from partying this weekend. Stay cozy with great local music music and vodka,…
Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom, and Shonky are each celebrated DJ-producers in their own right. But as Apollonia, this Parisian trio is even greater than the sum of its individual members. It is a collective dance music powerhouse that, in many ways, encapsulates the global house music zeitgeist of 2014. Of…
As an electronic music promoter, you either fail or succeed. But one win doesn’t mean the struggle is over. A second attempt must prove your accomplishments were no fluke. You’ve got to avoid the sophomore slump. Pull something off not once but twice, and you’ve officially hit a watershed. It’s…
Are Dubfire and Sharam finally getting back together? On hiatus since 2006, this house music duo, famously known as Deep Dish, have been independently pursuing solo careers for the last eight years. Today, though, a website at DeepDish.com began a mysterious “countdown to Miami.” UPDATE Deep Dish’s Dubfire and Sharam…
“Pace yourself.” That’s party veteran and Groove Cruise founder Jason Beukema’s advice to all who board the Norwegian Pearl for the 10th anniversary edition of his floating uhntz-uhntz bash. “It’s so high energy, people go raging from the moment they walk in,” claims Beukema. “They go too hard, too fast.”…
There were two ways to procure Nipsey Hussle’s recent release Crenshaw: either download a digital copy for the cost of nothing or pay $100 for one of 1,000 hard copies. But who the hell would buy a $100 album? Jay Z did. Well, more like Jay Z bought 100. And…
What do bass music, a pig, and Miami have in common? Why, Slow Roast Records, of course! Now, you may know that Slow Roast was spawned by the 305’s own three-time DMC world champ, DJ Craze, and studio-junkie producer Kill the Noise. And you may have heard how its artist…
Carcass’ Jeff Walker forges ahead, continuing to craft innovatively searing sounds and poetically grim lyrics.
The cover of Mr. Feathers’ new album, Cold Horses, depicts the artist carrying a naked blonde girl with her throat slit toward an altar. He is dressed in what looks like Beethoven’s old clothes. The room is dark. And there are candles. A mysterious arm and black gloved hand jut…
If you’ve ever climbed aboard Holy Ship, you’re a part of Ship Fam, whether you wholeheartedly embrace it or not. But what exactly is Ship Fam anyway? It means you’ve joined a tight-knit network of fellow Shippers and their extended families that spans the country and the world, and these…
Crazy costumes have always been a big part of the electronic music party scene. But these days, you’re nobody unless you’re pretending to be somebody you’re really not. Perhaps it’s the sense of anonymity that comes with a disguise. Or maybe it’s because every single one of you is an…
When Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler set about creating Miami, they wanted one thing and one thing only: for the 305 to be the best fucking party city in the South. They envisioned a place where DJs from all across the globe would pack the streets of South Beach and…
Enough about the music and enough about the giant ship — everyone wants the good stuff! Like, who was the most wasted asshole on the boat? Who delivered the most snooze-worthy DJ set? And who was the most ratchet dancer of Holy Ship!!! 2014? While the rest of the blogosphere…
After three years of raging at sea, Hard Events’ Holy Ship cruise has proven itself to be the best nautical EDM adventure that money can buy. (Of course, we here at Crossfade enjoyed press accommodations, so we didn’t actually pay.) It might still be a new-ish phenomenon, but this party…
At present, South Florida’s hardcore scene is strong. And that really should not be taken for granted. We have benevolent promoters who continue to toil away, convincing bands to make the journey down the length of a seemingly endless state to perform in Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach. The area…
