Kid Sister at Grand Central February 4
Kid Sister at Grand Central February 4
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Showing 11441 - 11462 of 26080Hard’s Holy Ship! Electronic Music Cruise “Will Return in 2013”
Exactly 26 days ago, Hard’s Holy Ship! electronic music cruise packed Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Fatboy Slim, Rusko, Diplo, A-Trak, dozens of other professional party starters, and 3000 beat freaks onto the MSC Poesia for a full weekend of uhntz-uhntz-ing across the high seas. And yes, there were a couple of…
Paco de Lucía, Flamenco Master Shredder, at Fillmore Miami Beach on April 5
The concept of shredding — that is, achieving an enlightened and evolved state of being via guitar — is almost exclusively discussed in the context of metal. You have the righteously soloing heavy metal axeman, the frenetic yet intricate tech-grind guitar nerd, the lumbering stoner behemoth. In their own way…
Soul Train‘s Don Cornelius Dead at 75 of an Apparent Suicide
Legendary Soul Train creator and longtime host Don Cornelius has died of an apparent suicide. He was 75 years old. According to the Los Angeles Times, police arrived at Cornelius’s Sherman Oaks home around 4 a.m. PST and transported the Soul Train producer to an area hospital, where he was…
Theophilus London With Steven A. Clark at Grand Central, January 31
Theophilus London With Steven A. Clark Grand Central Miami Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Better Than: The entertainment at Fashion Week parties. During the last New York City Fashion Week in September, Theophilus London was unavoidable. The dapper rapper/singer, who’d just released his full-length debut, Timez Are Weird These Days, for…
ANR Warms Up for SXSW With Mamushka’s Gig on February 4
Last time we checked, ANR’s Brian Robertson and Michael-John Hancock said they were busy recording an album. So when 10K Islands’ Will Suter emailed us about the band’s upcoming show at Mamushka’s, we asked for an update on Robertson and Hancock’s doings.”[They’ve] added [a] live drummer, Luke Moellman, to the…
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Nine Noisiest Acts at International Noise Conference 2012
Every year, producer-musician Rat Bastard throws his globally acclaimed International Noise Conference at Churchill’s Pub. And, every year, squares of every shape, size, and variety — from costumed punk rock LARPers to “serious musicians” with serious chips on their shoulder — bitch and moan every chance they get. The most…
Strippers Tip Drill and Blac Chyna Giving $1500 to “Best Pole Dancer” at South Beach’s Cameo
Yes, King of Diamonds stripper Tip Drill has been experimenting with politics lately, crashing MSNBC talk show Morning Joe on Monday and then helping New Times analyze the Florida Republican Primary. But tonight, Ms. Drill will return to her true area of expertise, putting aside a possible presidential bid to…
O’Grime Dedicate “Kush Smoke & Pussy” to “Women Who Smoke Weed”
Whenever O’Grime’s L.Rey and Nikolais Javan ain’t too busy playing video games and enjoying domework, they’re cranking out absurd and amazing rap vids dedicated to stuff like strippers ass-smashing Nachos Supreme, the handsomeness of Miami Heat center Udonis Haslem, or “#Planking On Yo Bitch.” And their latest shot of audio-visual…
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Who Wants Free Tickets to Bruise Cruise Two-Day Kickoff Party in Miami?
After being brutally rocked ‘n’ rolled for seven hard, sweaty, superintense hours at last year’s Bruise Cruise kickoff party, everyone was totally exhausted. Eyes were bleary. Hair was messed. Mascara was smeared. It was basically an all-night, non-stop garage-y gangbang. And as we said in our post-show recap: “Most Bruisers…
James Murphy’s Coffee Business and Five Other Musically Inclined Food and Beverage Ventures
LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy makes “a lot of coffee.” Just how much? Enough to develop a gourmet espresso brand. According to New York Magazine’s Grub Street blog, the semi-retired 41 year old is teaming up with a New York City roaster who’ll tweak beans and temperatures to create the…
Chemical Brothers’ Don’t Think Movie Opens With Miami Screenings at Four Theaters
For EDM fans, there are only a handful of live experiences worth hundreds of dollars. And while we wait patiently for Daft Punk to announce a new tour, the Chemical Brothers reign supreme as old-school dance masters we just gotta see. Luckily, Miamians are about to get the chance to…
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Ten Songs Barack Obama Should Sing Next If He Wants a Second-Term
Dude makes running for President look like American Idol. When Barack Obama busted into a few bars from Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at an Apollo Theatre performance, he reminded the entirety of the United States of why we elected him back in 2008: He’s a total rock star! If…
Free Tune by SomeJerk, Playing Down Monthly Bass Party at Purdy Lounge This Wednesday
Miami’s not exactly behind the curve when it comes to bass music. After all, we invented booty bass. But we’re no strangers to the UK’s bass exports either. Local crews like BassHead were playing dubstep in Miami when Skrillex was still squeezing his pimples. And now that dubstep has become…
Amber Rose Gets a Face Tattoo, But Is She Really an Avatar? Take Our Poll
Kanye West’s ex-girlfriend and Wiz Khalifa’s current girlfriend Amber Rose was struck by lightning on Saturday night at Cameo. The 28-year-old bald supermodel was in Miami over the weekend with Wiz and she was spotted sporting a lighting bolt face tattoo.. TMZ broke the story, questioning whether or not the…
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Bruise Cruise 2012 Party Plan: An Unofficial, Expanded, Five-Day Guide
Ahoy, hipsters! Welcome to the second annual Bruise Cruise Festival, “a three-day tropical rock extravaganza” set to sail outta the Port of Miami and straight for Nassau, Bahamas, like some kinda dream ship for cool kids in search of a Spring Break that doesn’t suck. The passenger list: You and…
Sol Ruiz’s New Album Promises Postcolonial, Horny Cuban Blues
”Playing in Cuba was more than just a gig,” says postcolonial and quirky acoustic songstress Sol Ruiz. “It was spiritual. It brought meaning to my existence.” In keeping with the passionate reverence she expresses toward performing music in the ancestral homeland that she has long been barred from visiting, everything…
Score Free Fra Nefarious Tune From New Album on Miami’s So Sound Recordings
Miami’s So Sound Recordings was among Crossfade’s Five Best Electronic Music Labels in 2011. But what we didn’t point out about DJ-producer Jazzy Eyewear’s beloved imprint was the eclecticism of its catalog. Sure, the label focuses on house and electronica. But there’s also plenty of traditional dance songcraft, from disco…
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Who Wants Free Tickets to Rick Ross’s South Beach Birthday Bash This Sunday?
On Monday morning, we here at Crossfade ate a half-stack of hotcakes, smoked a skinny post-meal blunt, and tried to imagine what it’d be like to celebrate a birthday if we were The Boss. We fantasized about counting massive stacks of cash, snagging a nice long midday snooze in an…
¡Mayday!’s Bernz Talks Take Me to Your Leader: “Everybody’s a Follower Right Now”
The rap game is all about grind. Just ask local six-dude rap crew ¡Mayday! After scoring a deal with Kansas City spitter Tech N9ne’s Strange Music label last year, Bernz, Wrekonize, Plex Luthor, Gianni Ca$h, L.T. Hopkins, and Nonymous took off with their new boss on the All 6’s and…
Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend
Taking a page out of the Shit Miami Girls Says…and guys video, “Bro, we’re getting bottles, bro.” OK, not really. We’re broke. So broke, in fact, that we can barely afford a bottle of beer. The thought of dropping mad loot on a bucket of Goose is ludicrous, especially since…
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Party With Porn Star Cherokee D’Ass at Miami’s Take One Strip Club
Listen up, all y’all porn-y playas. Go party with sex professional, adult entrepreneur, and genuinely sweet chick Cherokee D’Ass tonight. She’ll be droppin’ her famously fat, 47-inch booty at Little Haiti’s Take One Cocktail Lounge while DJ Black Holiday cranks out the XXX soundtrack. Now don’t feel weird about introducing…