How did Dick Dale (AKA the Grandaddy of Shred) finally stop setting speakers on fire? “With the output transformers that Leo Fender and I built together,” the 75-year-old King of Surf Guitar explained to Crossfade, “and the 15-inch D130 speakers. “Back then, the transformers were 10, 12, and 15 watts…
It wouldn’t be Sweatstock without some good old-fashioned Miami freakiness. Maybe in Canada the music festivals end with handshakes and strangers gently complimenting each other on their felt hats. But this is Miami, where nothing’s over until it has weird, probably videotaped sex with you. And Sweatstock 2013 was no…
Native American Headdresses These have still not gone away. In fact, one particularly irritating woman (not pictured) wore a towering feather mohawk weave, a sartorial statement that combined racism with rave gaudiness. On Friday, she pushed her way in front of us, obstructing our and everyone else’s view of the…
Sweatstock is for lovers. Lovers of independent music and record stores, yes. But also lovers of drunken groping before the sun has fully gone down. A good chunk of the attendees of Sweatstock 2030 were conceived indoors (and out) this weekend, spurred on by a hurricane season clothing-optional dress code,…
The Visual Stimulations for People Who Were High Coachella’s art installations — the ones designed to impress you while you’re high, aka all of them — were particularly impressive this year. There was the tesla coil, the crane that was formerly a flower but now a praying mantis, the giant…
Put another Sweatstock in the wrinkly, rain-faded books. The fourth installment of Sweat Records’ anniversary party and Record Store Day celebration played out on three stages in Little Haiti. But it’s not just good times and dancing in the intermittent sun. It is also bleak, stomach-turning angst inside Churchill’s, Miami’s…
If you were at Coachella, chances are you experienced full-throttle security measures attempting to snatch any drugs. As usual, these included three tiers of security checkpoints, at which eventgoers were frisked and searched. It can all feel a bit personal, particularly considering that drugs and Coachella are practically synonymous. But…
There are few locals that Miami electro-pop darlings Afrobeta haven’t converted into undying fans during their years on the scene. Of course, though, chanteuse Cuci Amador’s sweet Latin freestyle vocals are decidedly feminine and dance-y. So any bro looking for a more aggro masculine sound should definitely check out the…
It is a dark day for booty- and bottle-poppin’ EBT welfare ballers in the FLA. Following a Thursday vote in the Florida house of representatives, Electronic Benefit Transfer cards are now prohibited “from being accepted in certain locations” like the strip club “or for certain activities” like buying booze. Sponsored…
Go ahead. Ask Roofless Records honcho Matt Preira “about the future of the record store” … Oh yeah, that’s a dare. Because even though Mr. P isn’t as pessimistic as Kenny Fucking Millions (who doesn’t give “a shit about the future of anything”), he will share some pretty terrifying nightmares…
Rock ‘n’ roll is dirty business. It’s made of spit and blood and piss and drugs, smeared lipstick and dirty laundry and stale beer. When you’re a rock ‘n’ roller, your hair gets sticky, you smell bad, and you can’t remember what day it is. Some would say it’s no…
It’s the weekend y’all! If the thought alone of these next two days doesn’t want to make you get up, shred your papers, and do a victory dance, then maybe we should remind you of a few things. The Miami Heat made it to the playoffs (no shocker there), the…
Holly Hunt is two people. And collectively, they’ve been hanging ’round the Miami music scene, like, forever. Drummer Beatriz Monteavaro has done duty in rock crews including Human Oddities, Methadone Actors, Funyuns, Basils, Cavity, and Beings. She’s also an artiste who does paintings, installation art, and other stuff. Ditto guitarist…
“Drink lots of water.” That’s just a lil’ piece of practical Twitter advice from EDM meme megastar Baauer for any of y’all beat freaks planning to spend a whole night raving, raging, and “Harlem Shake”-ing. Especially when he arrives to “ey, ey, ey, ey, shake, ta, ta” at Grand Central…
Via facebook.com/anrmiami Immaterial music formats will take over. Vinyl will disappear. (Or become contraband in some dystopian future.) And still, the world will survive. “But,” says Michael-John Hancock of ANR (otherwise known as Awesome New Republic), “there are physical artifacts that have history to them, that keep you connected to…
Inner Circle are the Bad Boys of reggae. Every you time watch an episode of COPS, they’re the first thing you hear. They also make you “sweat, a la la la la long long li long long long.” And this Saturday, they’ll be headlining the CDXX 420 Celebration at Sunset…
Go wild in the streets! Score swag! Mosh! In exactly 49 hours, everyone’s favorite Little Haiti music shop, Sweat Records, will be celebrating Sweatstock 2013, its third annual one-day music fest, anniversary party, and Record Store Day bonanza. There will be limited-edition RSD releases, indie music, sweet munchies, indie music,…
“Like we say in Jamaica,” Inner Circle founding guitarist Roger Lewis tells Crossfade, “it’s a gladdy good thing for some smoke.” This Saturday (AKA 4/20), Roger and his bruddas will be bringing the “Mary Mary” and “Boom Shaka Laka” to Sunset Cove Amphitheater with Steel Pulse. And it’ll be a…
Hey Lolo, why bother rescuing music shops? 1. “Service you’ll never, ever get at a Best Buy.” 2. “We’re one of the only all-ages event spaces in town, we’re a vegan-friendly coffee bar, a meeting place.” 3. “Anyone who cares about culture in general should support record shops.” OK. Sweat…
If you’re a regular on Miami’s dance music scene, then you’ve probably caught Induce (AKA Ryan Smith) spinning records at any number of local hotspots over the years. Or maybe you remember him as half of DJ-production duos Midnight Moroders with Danny Daze and Casual Sax with Sven Barth. In…
Sure, Record Store Day is usually a day when indie rock enthusiasts take the spotlight. But maybe you prefer BPMs to bands. That’s alright. There are still plenty of bottle-poppin’ moments to look forward to this week. And the underground’s in for a treat too. Get ready for some trap,…
Openly not gay Puerto Rican reggaetonero Daddy Yankee and two male friends, fellow countryman J Alvarez and “Cubatón” pioneer Osmani Garcia, recently announced their upcoming three-way at Miami’s Fuchs Pavilion at the Dade County Youth Fair and Expo grounds. And they’re encouraging others to come watch! Billed as “El Concierto…
