Over the last few years, Twitter has become the diary of almost everyone’s lives, where we air out personal grievances or document what we ate for lunch. But Kevin Pouya, the 18-year-old rapper known simply as Pouya, prefers to use it for more practical purposes, especially with his female fans…
Yep. The Reflektors is Arcade Fire. Yesterday, we here at Crossfade noticed a curious update on local world-music promoter Rhythm Foundation’s website for a special edition of the monthly Big Night in Little Haiti at the Little Haiti Cultural Center starring a band that we’d never heard of. Oddly, though,…
Claude VonStroke, the Claudefather of Dirtybird records, the big guy behind the ghetto-booty-tech madness that defies genre limitations, is enjoying some highly-deserved time in the spotlight. He’s built his empire from the ground up for years, and 2013 has seen him reap serious benefits. But it wasn’t always that way…
Being a PLUR warrior isn’t just something you do at 2 a.m. in a dark club, it’s a 24/7 job. You’ve got to awaken people to a higher consciousness and use your powers for good at every moment possible, even if it means marching on a couple hours of sleep…
Laidback Luke isn’t just some international EDM superstar. He’s also a kung-fu master. But like all truly dangerous martial artists (and genuinely famous DJ-producers), he prefers to undersell his neck-snapping and ass-kicking skills. “I’m not really a master yet,” Luke insists, modestly. “But I am practicing at a high level,…
It may only be Tuesday, but hey, at least you survived all of those dreadful meetings, went through countless Monday morning emails, and finally got over that weekend hangover. And with all of the SoBe parties this week, from R. Kelly’s official afterparty to Steve Aoki’s Aokify America Tour, the…
When Mount Kimbie, the London-based production duo of Kai Campos and Dominic Maker, dropped 2010’s critically-acclaimed debut album Crooks & Lovers, the media swiftly christened them poster children for the “post-dubstep” movement. But even then, it was a reductionist label for Kimbie’s sound. While held up by broken beats and…
Spoiler alert: Yep, probably. Arcade Fire’s new album Reflektor is nearly here and while a formal tour has yet to be announced, rumors suggest a series of secret shows around the country in the next few weeks. Well, we suck at keeping secrets, so you might want to keep October…
Drugs are bad, mmk? Almost everyone does them, but it’s totally not rad to depict people having a drug-fueled good time in your music video. Especially not if you’re signed to PMR Records. England’s Disclosure is a couple of cool bros who probably do drugs, but when they put drug…
Sensation Ocean of White With Fedde Le Grand, Nic Fanciulli, Prok & Fitch, and Mr. White Saturday, October 12, 2013 American Airlines Arena, Miami Better than: All the colors found in a Crayola 64 box — and that horrible crayon sharpener that never fucking worked! As we’ve gotten older, we’ve…
It’s never easy letting go of the beloved weekend, but sometimes there’s nothing else to do but face the music. And by facing the music, we mean watching talented artists from international musicians to rock legends to indie folk bands, put on a show for us beautiful people. Just check…
How many different ways can you wear white? It’s not the most exciting color in the crayon box, but get tens of thousands of ravers together in the same brilliant monochrome, and you’ve got an experience that’s anything but bland. Sure, Sensation: Ocean of White’s got a strict all-white dress…
Black metal is a spiritual music for people who like to call forth Satan. Kult Ov Azazel’s founding member Xaphan is a true believer, and will prove it tonight at Churchill’s Pub for the first annual Black Kvlt Metal Fest “with 2 infernal stages, and 11 Kvlt bands.” Here are…
Strahil Velchev — better known as KiNK on international dancefloors — took no shortcuts during his two-decade trajectory as a producer. Nor was he given any major breaks. It was pure passion and perspiration that got him where he is today. Raised in Bulgaria when the country was still culturally…
What 46-year-old man do the ladies want to just reach out and fondle? Who sings the dirtiest, freakiest things with a voice sweeter than sugar and smooth as molasses? What American icon can be caught in scandal, time and time again, yet still sell 38.5 million records? There’s only one…
It’s Friday night! So Stop Being Sober, get blasted with Patrón, Cîroc, and Hennessy, and shake your ass till the sun rises. More than just a Miami state of mind, booze, beats, and even more booze is what Bamboo’s latest weekly bash is all about. “We wanted to do something…
Alright, so you blew all of your money partying with the Bingo Players at LIV last night and are left with nothing but a few dolla bills in your pocket to last you the entire weekend. No problem… We’ve got you covered with the 305’s best liquor-fueled musical bashes that…
The Breeders With Beach Day Grand Central Miami Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Break out your jelly shoes, your well-worn flannel, your youthful discontent — the ’90s are back. It’s not just some fashionable truth. The classic music of the ’90s is still relevant. And that’s cause for celebration. Some of…
The wound of losing a first love heals at its own pace, not when you say so. And sometimes, the pain leads to depression, which may lead to worse. But it could also lead to the kind of music that makes a career. The best example, of course, has been…
Sigur Rós With Julianna Barwick Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami Wednesday, October 9, 2013 We arrived at around 7:30 p.m. to a barely audible Julianna Barwick crooning to ambient drones and hums provided by a guitarist and her occasional piano strokes. A circular screen above Barwick played images featuring…
Sure, observing sculptures of pregnant ladies and paintings of flying pigs with angelic wings and watching the random street performances of the lynching of Jason Voorhees that go down during Second Saturday Art Walk are an experience in itself. But the best part about Wynwood’s monthly fest is the liquor-fueled…
Timmy Thomas is in a Hialeah warehouse slapping palms with a Cuban Santero named Oba Frank Lords. In the back room, there’s an altar with a straw-hatted guajiro sculpture set down beside a sacrificial blade. Up front, in a 12-by-12-foot production studio equipped with little more than a computer, keyboard,…
