When it comes to music from Miami, all of the big names are either Gloria Estefan or rappers. Who’s got time for rock ‘n’ roll when you’ve got a city full of people constantly blasting the trap-rap bangers of Rick Ross, dancing in the street to the Latin-tinged hip-hop of…
We’ve all wanted to “Crank That” in the young men’s section at Macy’s, right? Or maybe you belong to the camp that’s got a headful of skeezy fantasies about weird fun with Soulja Boy and Kat Stacks in the change rooms. Either way, go get a taste of that “Pretty…
UPDATE: Crossfade has received word from Grand Central that The Knocks show has been canceled. Brooklyn-based electro-pop duo and production team The Knocks took its name from those early days when the constant broom-thump of neighbors in adjacent apartments communicated a rhythmic command to “shut the fuck up.” Now, though,…
Way back in June, we dropped the inaugural edition of the Crossfade music series at The Stage. It was a drunk punk rager starring Furious Dudes, Bulletproof Tiger, and Secret Arms. By the end of July, a full moon had risen. And so we wandered off into the woods, sucked…
Beat freaks in the MIA gotta wait another 14 days. But right this minute, 10,000 lucky party people in the Midwest are shaking ass with the ID Fest. The moveable electronic music extravaganza kicks off tonight in Noblesville, Indiana, before zipping across the country to Charlotte, Atlanta, and eventually Miami…
Yesterday, Crossfade reported on Steve Albini’s recent beef with Odd Future. Here’s the gist: After getting stuck on an airport shuttle with the rambunctious hip-hop collective, the notoriously cranky producer and musician wrote a post on his recording studio’s message board detailing the group’s rude behavior, which allegedly included shouting…
Hailing from a Land Down Under, the men of Art vs. Science have quickly claimed both commercial and critical success in their native Australia.Now, the trio is looking to replicate its achievements in America. The band’s US invasion kicked off in March with the release of the Magic Fountain EP,…
Perez Hilton believes the new Spice Girls musical will be the best thing on Broadway since Abba. Or, in the words of the Queen of All Media, it’s gonna be straight-up “phenom”! Looks like Absolutely Fabulous’s Jennifer Saunders will be in the writer’s chair while Mamma Mia!’s Judy Cramer will…
In September 2010, Nicchols Toussaint of Blackout Anima, known to his friends as Nico, was working at a regular job. Reflective of these crazy times we live in, he wasn’t getting paid enough. So he quit and started doing his own thing, booking rock shows under the name of Legion…
Sometimes there’s truth to clichés. Cuban music isn’t just good for your ears. It’s good for your soul. Maybe it’s because most of us grew up with those sounds, so they’re engrained in us. Or maybe it’s because Latin musicians are just so in tune with their emotions that they…
When we last saw the Rapture, it was at Nocturnal, of all places, alongside the Miami Heat’s DJ Irie and electro icon Felix Da Housecat. Odd lineup? Definitely. It was one of those liquor-sponsored events that took over the 11th Street nightclub on a weekday for the sole purpose of…
Ace Hood’s Blood, Sweat and Tears Release Party at Mansion August 11
Off With Their Heads at Churchill’s Pub August 12
Thrilla at the Villa on August 13 at Villa 221
Exposé with Lisa Lisa at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino August 13
Shit Robot at Grand Central August 13
MartyParty and Calverton for the Honeymoon Series at the Fillmore Miami Beach August 12
Little Beard, Plains, and North & South at Grand Central August 12
Gospel documentary Rejoice and Shout screens at O Cinema August 11 to 14
Let’s start with the facts: (1) Rap giants Jay-Z and Kanye West joined forces to create an album titled Watch the Throne; (2) There is a teaser trailer for their upcoming video “Otis”; (3) The video was directed by Spike Jonze; (4) The song features a sample of Otis Redding’s…
The slick, jet-black spirit of cool jazz is embodied by the mythological street corner saxophonist. We picture him as a guy in fedora and shades, knees bent in ecstasy, torso shaking back and forth as his lungs push air through his pursed lips to rip forth some of the cheesiest…
In 2011, most international EDM fans can probably agree that if there’s one act currently rocking their world, it’s Hot Natured, the explosive DJ-production duo of Jamie Jones and Lee Foss. That’s because Hot Natured are eclectic groove mixologists, stirring and shaking everything — from disco to electro-funk to techno…
