Jason Webley isn’t your normal folkster. And you might be asking yourself, “Well, what the hell’s a ‘normal’ folkster, anyway?” Damned if we know. But he sure as hell isn’t it. The singer-songwriter forgoes the requisite Martin acoustic, the upright piano, or even the quirky but not entirely commonplace fiddle…
Out on the streets of Miami Beach during this long Memorial Day weekend, there were some innovative, crazy, stupid, and jaw-dropping ensembles. This year, the hipster look was in full effect and preppy getups were peppered in among more revealing garb. Gender-bending hair was all the rave with men in…
Best of the Best 2011 With Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Lloyd, Miguel, Jeremih, Marsha Ambrosius, Travis Porter, and Big Sean Bicentennial Park Saturday, May 28, 2011 Better Than: Seven hours of unsafe sex. Cruising through Bicentennial Park’s main gates at approximately 6:10 p.m. with about a…
As many of you know, Big Sean is G.O.O.D. Music’s newest star and Kanye West’s protege. Having entered the scene back in 2007 with a totally ill mixtape entitled Finally Famous Vol. 1, this Detroit native brought the fire, which eventually led an enthused West to scout him out during…
Yesterday, Crossfade hooked up a guide to the first day of the Best of the Best fest. We got the mob. We got the grub. And we got the booze. But most of all, there’s that block party music with rappers like the Boss Rick Ross and Travis Porter, divas…
During Memorial Day weekend in Miami, even if it doesn’t rain, there will be a perfect storm of liquor, music, and dancing from South Beach to downtown, and up I-95 to King Of Diamonds — not to mention every strip club in between. From all-day festivals at Bicentennial Park and…
It’s almost Memorial Day weekend. And as any backyard playa who’s ever organized a badass barbecue block party will recognize, you can’t honestly call it a holiday blowout unless you hold strong and fast to the following checklist: (1) The guest list should be designed to draw a crowd that’s…
Not again! First, it was Cudi and the so-called “miscommunication” between his old and new management that led to the cancelation of his May 20 show. Now it’s hip-hop’s newest savior, Big Sean, who told Crossfade earlier today that this Sunday’s show at Eve is a fraud. Say wahhh?! We’ve…
Admit it, you thought Chris Bosh lost his mojo when he cut off his Raptor dreadlocks before joining the Miami Heat. Or maybe you scoffed when he demanded to be a bigger part of the team during the regular season struggles. Maybe, you even sided with the Bulls’ Carlos Loser…
This weekend, while you’re spending Memorial Day sipping a fruity mixed drink and fist pumping to the newest Ke$ha dubstep remix, take a good long hard look at the DJ. Yeah, lots of ravers and club kids have full sleeves. But there’s a good chance the person manning the decks…
For the last few years, there have been people asking: Is reggaeton dead? Or is it just hiding out in the hills of Puerto Rico, waiting for the world’s pop music clocks to rewind all the way back to 2006? Sure, this line of questioning might be totally bogus, as…
Guy Gerber is that rare breed of electronic dance music producer who’s always done his own thing. And “Stoppage Time,” his 2004 breakthrough hit on John Digweed’s Bedrock label, was a slice of epic big-room techno that became a global club anthem and continues to sell by the truckload.Today, Gerber…
Do you know Los Amigos? Well, this Venezuelan disco-funk crew is right on the forefront of the Latin indie-dance scene, one that thrives here in Miami and runs parallel to the general street-level culture oozing out of our downtown bars and clubs. And really, lead singer Julio “Chiulu” Briceño’s trademark…
Trina’s looking more and more like a grown-up, classy lady these days. Maybe it’s because she is a grown-up, classy lady. Of course, the Diamond Princess is still putting out albums. But she’s also becoming a total fashion maven! And yesterday, Miami’s first lady of rap was in town meeting…
Beings With Davila 666 and Artime Bardot Miami Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Better Than: The set that the band experienced. All three members kept shrugging and apologizing between songs. But everything sounded great from where we were standing…
Born and raised in Broward County, Ace Hood knows hard times. But he knows all about winning too. It’s pretty simple. Like he barks on his latest hot hit track: “Same old shit, just a different day/Out her tryin’ to get it, each and every way/Momma need a house/Baby need…
Originally, Calle 13 and its army of guerilla street soldiers were scheduled to invade the 305 for Memorial Day weekend. And back in April, Crossfade got so hyped up about the possibility of joining Residente and Visitante’s campaign of sonic warfare and outright social rebellion that we were screaming, “Entren…
Memorial Day weekend is officially here. And you know what that means? More ass on the beach than grains of sand, so much liquor you can’t feel your face, and so many parties you can’t even decide where to wild out without help from Crossfade.Kick your Thursday night off proper…
Some of the material on Astari Nite’s new forthcoming EP, Requiem Mass, may sound familiar. Songs like “Astrid” and “True Romance” have become staples in the four-piece’s repertoire over the past couple of years as the band has honed its reverb-laden, English-influenced sound. What’s new here, though, is the band’s…
Maybe you know him as Mr. Pauer. Or maybe you know him as Toto Gonzalez. But you definitely know him for getting parties started all over town. For years, Toto has been doing way more than his fair share for Miami’s lovers of Latino and international culture. And now you’ll…
Trina is Da Baddest Bitch. And ever since we first heard her rhyming all brilliant with Trick Daddy, we knew the Miami-native was the strong feminine voice of our people, the 305 people. The platinum-selling artist is still putting out albums, making music with other big names like T-Pain and…
Memorial Day weekend parties in Miami, May 27 to 29
