Swans at Respectable Street September 14
Swans at Respectable Street September 14
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Showing 12343 - 12364 of 26089Slick Rick Survival Gear for the Ruler’s September 24 Show at Eve
Immigration’s off his back. And that nasty attempted murder charge … Chalk it under pardoned. Not only is Slick Rick on top of the world, he’s straight touring it. The Ruler’s Back, bitches! So Let’s Get Crazy. Charlotte, Salt Lake City, the dude’s been everywhere. And later this month, the “Liberace of…
Girl Talk’s Florida Tour Featured on Morgan Spurlock’s “A Day in the Life” Series
Remember when you and your frat bros raged on stage with Girl Talk at Fillmore Miami Beach? Y’all were pounding Red Bulls, dancing half-naked in short shorts, and reveling in the sweaty, glittery world that is electro pop. It was exhausting. But imagine what Gregg “Girl Talk” Gillis must feel…
Seraphic Fire’s Recording of Brahms’s Requiem Kicking Ass on Billboard‘s Classical Charts
Hey, you totally out-of-control choral music fanatics! Turn down that hyper-climactic fugue for a second and listen up … Local ensemble Seraphic Fire, fronted by artistic director and conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley, just released its version of Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, a fresh slab of quasi-classical awesomeness. And already,…
Five Innervisions Bombs We Hope Dixon Drops at Electric Pickle This Thursday
Miami loves Dixon.In fact, the whole world loves him. The veteran Berlin DJ-producer was ranked the seventh top DJ of 2010 by Resident Advisor, placing him right behind the likes of EDM demigods Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin.So what makes Mr. Dixon so special? His Innervisions imprint, for one. Since…
Incubus Talks Evolution, Facebooking With Fans, and New Album If Not Now, When?
It’s not uncommon for so-called fans to dismiss a band’s latest offering in favor of the early work that first hooked them. And it seems that nowhere is that kind of I-liked-them-when snobbery more prevalent than in the world of rock music. But frankly, Incubus couldn’t give a damn. On…
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Beer Snob Bicycle Pub Crawl’s Manatee Mascot Picks a 12-Pack Playlist
In honor of the fourth Beer Snob Bicycle Pub Crawl, we caught up with the event’s beer-drinking manatee mascot. And he picked out a tasty 12-pack playlist perfect for a sweetly simple ride from the Beach, across the Venetian Causeway into downtown. Named Miami New Times’ Best Urban Bike Ride…
Was Beyoncé’s Baby Bump a Hoax?
Remember when you found out the awful truth about Milli Vanilli? How did we ever recover from learning that neither of those super-’90s hunks on stage could actually sing? After we learned the real Milli Vanilli was a couple of average-looking old guys, could we ever believe in popular music…
Amy Winehouse’s Parents Give First Post-Death Interview to Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper, the silver-haired Carmen Sandiego of international news, has a new, syndicated talk show premiering next week. And he’s landed an interview with Amy Winehouse’s family, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cooper will sit down with Winehouse’s mum, dad, brother and boyfriend for a conversation that will air on…
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Janet Jackson Announces December 5 Show at the Fillmore Miami Beach
Gary, Indiana’s favorite wardrobe malfunction is bringing her pasties to South Beach. Early this morning, Crossfade received a very excited press release from New Times Best Flack 2011 winner Woody Graber. The subject line simply read, “JANET JACKSON @ THE FILLMORE,” followed by the most exclamation points we’ve ever seen…
Maceo Plex’s Top Five Miami Rave Classics
If you’re at all in the loop of what’s been going on in the international EDM underground this year, then there’s little chance you’ve missed the meteoric rise of producer Eric Estornel, AKA Maceo Plex. And if you attended the now-legendary 2011 edition of Crosstown Rebels’ Get Lost party during…
O’Grime’s “Valanciunas” Basketball Tribute Track Gets Major Play in Lithuanian Arenas
Last week, O’Grime — the fresh faces at the front of Miami’s #Swag hip-hop contingency — dropped their new single, “Valanciunas (Big V Lithuanian Hero),” a tribute to Lithuanian sports star and Toronto Raptors draft pick Jonas Valanciunas. As the track details, the South Florida rap wrecking crew admire the…
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Mayer Hawthorne Talks Beautiful Women, Motown, and Yacht Rock
Mayer Hawthorne is a Michigan-bred dude with a genuinely soulful sound. Undoubtedly, Motown influenced the young singer’s timeless melodies. His falsetto vocals can sometimes sound straight out of 1971. But this producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist is making original tracks on Peanut Butter Wolf’s Stones Throw label in 2011. Hawthorne will…
Oily Bods and Beach Balls at Lords South Beach’s Cabana Boy Pool Party
There’s nothing better than strapping on your Speedo, soaking up some rays, and getting a little tipsy in the plunge pool at “an appropriately oriented hotel” like Lords South Beach while oily bods and beach balls fly around willy-nilly. As Lords itself proclaims, that’s the kind of “fun, posh, friendly,…
Top Five Most Annoying Pop Star Pets
The only thing more annoying than pop stars and their lavish lifestyles … The lavish lifestyles of their freaking pets. Yeah, while plebs like us spend our downtime shuffling kitty litter that sears our nostrils and looking for Junior’s lost hamster at 4 a.m., fat cats, excuse us, fat dogs,…
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Wyclef Jean at Sun Life Stadium, September 3
Wyclef Jean Sun Life Stadium September 3, 2011 Better Than: Being president of Haiti. Or at least, that’s what Wyclef tells himself. The last Super Saturday concert I went to after a Florida Marlins game at Sun Life Stadium, the lead singer of KC and The Sunshine Band pulled out…
Hunx and His Punx, Flamboyancy and Horniness at The Stage This Friday
Seth Bogart is unapologetically horny, and he’ll be at The Stage this weekend. As the flamboyantly fabulous frontman of Hunx and His Punx, the onstage banter between Bogart and the crowd often consists of boner references, pee fetish pillow talk, and the occasional loose pubic hair in someone’s mouth. He…
Langerado Music Festival 2011 Canceled
In March, the Langerado Music Festival announced its return after a long two-year abscence, exclaiming, “the wait is officially over.” Backed by Florida’s Boros Entertainment and Austin’s C3 Presents, there was hope that Langerado could avoid being sunk — as it had in 2009 — by “‘sluggish ticket sales,’ and…
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Happy Belated B-Day, Gloria Estefan! Crossfade Writes a Love Note to Our Favorite Cubanita
Dear Gloria, Mama, que pena. We forgot your birthday, and that’s unforgivable. And can you believe we even set a reminder on our iPhone? Anyhow, we were shocked to learn you turned 54 yesterday. You still look like that sexy Cubanita from the “Dr. Beat” video. In fact, we think…
A Day in the Life of Odd Future: Pissing People Off and Slapping Plastic Bitches
Loitering outside Burger King. Pimp slapping plastic bitches on a street corner. Bumping Waka Flocka Flame while driving down the block sans safety belts. Yeah, Odd Future crew’s hard as fuck, yo. Well before OFWGKTA was on GLADD’s radar or Jimmy Fallon was piggybacking Tyler the Creator on national television,…
Electric Pickle Closed for Labor Day Weekend by Fire Department; Moves Guy Gerber, James Holden, Reboot to Cafeina
Yesterday afternoon, we here at Crossfade got word that DJ Benton Galgay’s Eclectic Electric party with Möthersky and Snakehole (originally scheduled for last night) was going to be postponed till October. Why? The Electric Pickle had been suddenly (though temporarily) shut down by the City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue…
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Pay $399 to Spend Labor Day With Pitbull, Gettin’ Drunk Off Voli Vodka at Fontainebleau
Ever fantasized about hiring Pitbull to be your friend for a weekend? Well, dreams come true! And all you gotta do is pay $399 per night. If your holiday weekend is still a giant gaping three-day block of nothing, the Fontainebleau Miami Beach is offering three very special Voli Labor…