There have been good times, plenty of booze, and a few flashes of craziness. Back in June, we kicked off Crossfade Presents The Local at The Stage with a wild punk rager soundtracked by Furious Dudes, Bulletproof Tiger, and Secret Arms. Next, we took a midsummer trip to the country,…
With Langerado acts like Arctic Monkeys and Ghostland Observatory rebooked at Broward venues, we suspected it was only a matter of time before Miami got some of the other defaulted acts. First one announced: Das Racist at Grand Central, which was confirmed yesterday by Poplife’s Jake Jefferson via Facebook.The October…
The Guns N’ Roses will never reunite. But Axl’s other band, Guns N’ Roses, is still touring. And they’re kicking off the 2011 US leg of the Chinese Democracy tour right here in Florida. In the band’s 26-year history, 21 different dudes have shuffled through GNR’s revolving door. And aside from…
Just 144 days after Lil Wayne wrapped up his eight-month stay on Rikers Island, bounced out the clink, and fled back to his Miami Beach mansion, the taxman came calling with an enormous bill from Uncle Sam. As reported by Riptide (via Detroit News) in April, the Young Money Maniac…
As reported a few minutes ago by Crossfade’s sister blog County Grind, bespectacled intellectual Elvis Costello has just delayed his current worldwide trek, cheekily named The Spectacular Songbook Tour, and postponed six shows including his September 18 stop at Hard Rock Live. In a postponement announcement on elviscostello.com, the musician’s…
Miami’s a city full of ballers. Poppin’ bottles with celebs on South Beach, makin’ it rain dolla, dolla bills at King of Diamonds, and dropping stacks of Benjamins just ’cause it’s the motherfucking weekend. That’s how we roll. Alright, that’s a bunch of bullshit. Crossdade’s never made it rain, those…
Following his nasty, shocking split from America’s favorite Latina ice queen, salsa-pop singer and semi-serious actor Marc Anthony’s been in the news a lot. Of course, when we say news, we mean that his bony face has been splashed all over tabloid rags, celebrity gossip websites, and supposedly reputable entertainment…
Few artists on the international EDM scene have undergone as many career permutations as UK veteran Richard West, AKA Mr. C. The guy is a veritable chameleon. And over the course of three decades, he’s shifted gears numerous times.Today, Mr. C remains a force to be reckoned with. You can…
Even as night falls, you’ve gotta keep it business casual. Just ask masters of smoothness David Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel. Better known as Dave 1 and P-Thugg of Chromeo, these electro-funk freaks will teach your amateur ass all about the finer points of staying sexy, keeping it fresh, and making…
Dolly Parton is a tiny lady with great big assets. She’s got a giant voice, huge hair, plump lips, and — don’t pretend like you never noticed — massive boobs! The Southern songstress has a certain kind of lightheartedness and sense of humor about most everything, including her gifts. She’s…
Miami’s live music scene is on the up-and-come. And in particular, one Midtown lounge is really stepping it up by bringing some of the most diverse acts in indie pop, hip-hop, and chillwave to the 305. Bardot recently announced the Thursday Living Room Sessions, a weekly series of intimate shows…
Jessica Simpson’s boobs are huge. And at one point, so was her career. But as of late, the 31-year old pop star’s celebrity status has been reduced to headlining Chili Cook Offs and PBS Christmas specials–a far cry from a prime-time reality show slot on MTV in the early 2000s,…
The season has begun! It’s not quite cool outside. But people are getting all amped on art right now. This year, though, music shall not fall to the wayside in the huge ugly face of art! Sometimes art walks in Miami yield more white noise and tackiness than critical thinking…
It’s a Manu-mental week here in Miami. Yes, the corny joke sucks. But honestly, this town is intensely anticipating the arrival of the multilingual, genuinely cool, hyper-political artist. Besides the chatter, O Cinema even screened his tour documentary Babylon Fever earlier this week. It’s clear … We love Manu. If…
Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne shot off a sour-ass tweet about a “wakk” Nebraskan “Sk8 park.” Evidently, the Cash Money Millionaire was too busy skating shitty ramps and rails to address the news of his 18 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations. Naturally, Mr. Carter received nods for his personal style (Made-You-Look…
Now and again, the average music fan needs to escape the humdrum realities of daily life by fleeing to some alluringly exotic locale (say, uh, Pensacola), sucking back loads of intoxicants (only legal shit, of course), and vibing out to a cross-genre clusterfuck of awesome tuneage at a really rad…
Manu Chao at Klipsch Amphitheater September 9
Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Mobb Deep at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 13
Atari Teenage Riot at Culture Room, September 13
Psychic Mirrors 12-Inch-Single Release at Bardot September 10
Willy Chirino’s My Beatles Heart at the Arsht Center September 10
Hunx and His Punx at the Stage September 9
