You know that amazing dream where you’re, like, chillin’ on some supercomfy sofa in a swank hipster bar, and then former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy just — poof! — magically appears outta nowhere, plops down beside you, and commences to shoot the shit while punctuating his sentences with wry…
You know that cliché that goes, “You can’t eat your cake and have it too”? It probably came from one of our broke friends up north who spend their weekends staring at the wall and watching reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond, because that’s all there’s to do since they don’t…
Does your wardrobe consist of parachute pants, shoulder pads, fingerless gloves, and huge earrings? Is your record collection dominated by bands like Flock of Seagulls, the Smiths, the Cure, Pet Shop Boys, the Psychedelic Furs, New Order, Run-D.M.C., Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, and Boogie Down Productions, just to…
Bardot is turning four! And in those four years, the Wynwood club has brought some of the best local and national indie, hip-hop, and electronic acts, including Surfer Blood, Gaslamp Killer, XXYYXX, and Peter Bjorn & John, to its floor-level carpet stage. So, in celebration of its birthday on October…
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-foot-by-12-foot production studio equipped with little more than a computer, keyboard,…
III Points Music, Art, and Technology Festival October 3 to 5
“What more can I say? We did it again.” That’s what Floyd “Money” Mayweather tweeted after slapping Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ’round all night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Yeah, yeah, yeah … It ended up being a split decision. But let’s all just agree that judge C.J. Ross’…
In the 1920s, some intellectual turd purportedly told Earnest Hemingway that he couldn’t write a compelling story in less than a few hundred words, and Hemingway was all, “Watch this.” He drank something stiff, no doubt, and turned out a most heart-wrenching tale in six words: “For sale: Baby shoes,…
“We’ve got a name, but you’re not gonna like it.” That’s exactly how Uruguay’s Latin Grammy-nominated rock band came up with its well-known moniker, No Te Va Gustar, or You’re Not Going To Like It. “It was like a joke between the band,” explains drummer Diego Bartaburu. “The band first…
Wanna get caked?! Good. Because EDM superstar, Dim Mak label head, and master baker Steve Aoki has been slaving away in the kitchen, prepping hundreds of sweet, edible props for his Aokify America Tour with Brick Squad boss, rapper, and dessert enthusiast Waka Flocka Flame. Stevie’s been mixing up all…
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde is one of the greatest classic hip-hop albums of all time. Ever since that slab dropped in 1992 on Delicious Vinyl Records, it has resonated with fans across the globe. And hits like “Runnin’,” “Ya Mama,” and “Who Is the Nigga in Charge” are so…
Everyone in this world is ruled by two emotions — fear and love. They can keep you in check or drive you insane. But without them, you wouldn’t even know you’re alive. Artists and musicians are no different, though it seems songwriters are more inclined to pen anthems in love’s…
The beauty of living in the Magic City (aside from the perfectly-chiseled, gorgeous people and orange, pink, and purple sunsets, of course) is the endless star-studded bashes jam packed with world-class DJs and overflowing Hennessey. And that’s not just on the weekend — that’s every night of the week. Check…
At 9 o’clock sharp in downtown Miami, the Weeknd — also known as Abel Tesfaye — took to the microphone behind a translucent curtain hanging from the rafters above a nearly pitch-black stage. His repentant yowls chilled the packed James L. Knight Center as he opened with “Adaptation” from the…
Conformity is overrated. The desire to fit the mold is so 2006. For video directors, the age of applying their vision with full creative control has already been upon us for several years, thanks to YouTube, Vimeo, and cheap but effective filming equipment. In just a little over a year,…
Matias Aguayo is not your garden variety EDM artist. Not by a long stretch. In many ways, the Chilean-born producer is Latin America’s answer to UK sonic mad scientist Matthew Herbert, approaching the formulaic house and techno genres with an irreverent spirit of experimentation and unconventional studio techniques. Mirroring Herbert’s…
Hundreds of live-music fans packed Churchill’s Pub on Saturday night for hours of non-stop entertainment from Die Trying, Low Visibility, The Ruins, Hardware Youth, SSK, Bottom Shelf Warriors, and FWA. The bar ran through liquor like a freight train. The circle pit was a hurricane of flying limbs. And between…
Music must be magic. What else (besides maybe booze) can unite hipsters with large, thick-framed glasses and red lipstick, rockers with fishnet stalkings and leather jackets, models with little black dresses, and everyone else in between for the sole purpose of jammin’? Whatever it is, music’s got it. So let’s…
California-born, Tijuana-raised Julieta Venegas is a multifaceted singer-songwriter whose sound has clearly matured over the years. And that is especially noticeable on her 2012 release Los Momentos, which she is currently promoting with an extended U.S. tour that makes a Miami stop this week. We here at Crossfade recently caught…
As the world waits with bated breath to see what America’s favorite twerk monster will do next, we can say with near-absolute certainty that it will be something to do with weed smoking — not that there’s anything wrong with that. In the past, lil’-no-more Miley Cyrus has been shifty…
Two months ago, Miami Beach cops tasered a kid to death over graffiti. And today, Miami and his family are still seeking Justice for Reefa. From October 3 to 5 at LMNT, local skaters, dancers, artists, and DJs will come together to celebrate Israel Hernandez’s life, raise money for his…
Ketchy Shuby might be a lot of things, but a flash in the pan is definitely not one of them. Even in an arid Miami indie music scene that doesn’t offer its artists a hell of a lot of opportunity, the band has stuck it out together for over six…
