Good hip-hop can be hard to find, but the beat lives on at The Stage. And next week, the Design District club is pleased to welcome Buckshot, the latest in a string of shows by underground rap kings. The heavyweight rapper is renowned for his funky flow and sick collaborative…
If partying with The Knocks and Brass Knuckles are any indicator of what’s in store for Memorial Day weekend, then you better put your party pants on and get ready for some non-stop EDM and dance action. The best part of it all, you don’t have to wait until the…
“Specs,” a note posted to the recently closed Coral Gables music shop’s front door read. “A piece of Miami, a piece of history, never to be forgotten, nor replaced! Especially by some lousy bank.” Consider that Spec’s Records & Tapes’ epitaph. Because the Dade County landmark — a 64-year-old purveyor…
The winds of change are blowing for Caligula, Miami’s darkest dubstep duo. Members Damaged Goods and Mikey Millions have worked hard since 2010 to make a name for themselves in the streets, catching fire with hot remixes of Kid Cudi’s “Marijuana” and Swedish House Mafia’s “Miami to Ibiza.” They’ve also…
The festival was supposed to be Miami’s biggest music event of 2012.
What’s the street value of Afrobeta’s “pigeon mascot”? Probably zilch. But that didn’t stop some pathetic burglar from thieving Cuci Amador and Tony Smurphio’s preciously plump and adorable columbidae charm from their car. That’s right … Over the weekend, the band got robbed. And it wasn’t just silly stuff, like…
What does a number-one song and a viral video Internet sensation get you in Miami? If you’re a street-credible DJ and producer, it gets you a sold-out show at Grand Central and a sweaty mess of bodies lovin’ ever second of it. At least, that’s how it worked out for…
It’s Monday, and although it may feel like the end of the world, here are a few things to cheer you up. El Heat made it to round three of the playoffs. Memorial Day is exactly one week from today, which means we’ll have an extra day to party our…
It’s a myth that all breakups are messy. Just take Hialeah power-pop band Radioboxer, who announced a surprisingly amicable split last month. “We are kind of disappointed to say there is not a scandalous reason for this decision,” the four-member outfit admitted in its official goodbye letter to fans and…
It seems strange, but in almost ten years of record releases and world tours, Bloc Party had never played Miami until last night. A celebration was in order, so Absolut vodka teamed up with artist Agustina Woodgate to transform Soho Studios into an interactive wonderland of booze, rainbows and great…
“50 concerts, 50 states, one day” … Just a couple of weeks ago, we here at Crossfade announced that Bud Light Music First tour would be coming to Miami. Other cities had already gotten their headliners, including Kendrick Lamar and The Hold Steady, for “Bud Light Music First’s grand finale,…
If you’re anything like the average American, you spend at least 40 hours a week slaving away in a cubicle. Yep, you work hard. But chances are you play even harder. And you friggin’ deserve it. The good news is you don’t have to blow all your hard-earned cash on…
Whose ears are ready for some nostalgic noms? Starting tonight, The Garret at Grand Central will be serving up a heaping hot monthly portion of bass and funk, spruced up to perfection with some Latin spices. It’s going to be muy picante. It’s going to be Sabrosura! The new party…
Bumrush the bank, beat freaks. Because Ultra Music Festival has just announced that tickets for the 2014 edition of its annual uhntz-uhntz-ing extravaganza will be going on sale in exactly 7350 minutes! Oh, and obviously “festival organizers expect 2014 to be the fastest sell out in the event’s history.” See…
Everyone’s talking about Kanye West’s new album and how awesome it’s going to be. Meanwhile, Kim K is getting so plumped up, we know that baby is about to drop. His new album has a ridiculous name, and it goes without saying that the Louis Vuitton Don will concoct some…
Come summer, reggae festivals are as commonplace in the States as Bob Marley tees are at reggae festivals. Held every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Miami since 2007, Best of the Best is one of the only annual fests in the U.S. that puts the emphasis squarely on dancehall, and…
Cuba. It’s the largest island in the Caribbean, a true paradise for over three million people from around the world who visit each year. Yet tragically, few Americans have ever set foot on the island nation despite its proximity to the United States. And even fewer are learning about the…
How many times have you danced “con los terroristas”? If you’re anything like the rest of the world, it’s more times than you can count. Admit it, you were doing the “Harlem Shake” all through March. Even now, Baauer’s biggest hit is climbing past 39 million views on YouTube and…
Since 1955, Haiti has offered the world a uniquely danceable and infectiously sexy music known as compas, konpa, or kompa. The Kreyol language has been standardized in written form since only 1979, so there are several ways to spell everything. But what has hindered Kreyol’s literal documentation has strengthened its…
DJs are the modern rock stars. Onstage, they look like golden gods, surrounded by thousands of admirers and showered in fire. But behind the scenes, these seemingly superior beings aren’t all that different from the rest of us. Sure, they’re making thousands of dollars a night. But without the fans,…
Innasense was founded in 1990 by A Man Named Scratch, last seen in Belize after saying, “Screw the tour! Let’s stay here forever.” (He did, however, help the band win its coveted 1991 Best Reggae Band award from Miami New Times.) Today, the group still soldiers on with core members…
“Mr. Worldwide! Pharrell! Daft Punk! Let’s ‘Get Lucky’!” The other day, a Pitbull remix of the lead single off Daft Punk’s new studio album, Random Access Memories, popped up on the Interwebs, thanks to YouTube user kevvy9gorillazfan and a guy named DJ Pup Dawg. But unsure of the clip’s authenticity,…
