Slowly but surely, Afrobeta’s full-length debut will see daylight. While a vague “summer 2011” release date has been confirmed, we’ve also got other news: It finally has a name! Set to be released via the Do IT Music Group, Under the Streets will be a 13-track album featuring plenty of…
It’s now been two years and one month since venue problems, “sluggish ticket sales,” and the general shittiness of the U.S. economy sank the Langerado Music Festival. But now, the fest is back. Mere minutes ago, Crossfade received notice from Fresh Clean Media that “the wait is officially over.” And…
Manchester has been the breeding ground for Joy Division, New Order, the Smiths, Chemical Brothers, and Autechre, among many others.And David Wolstencroft (AKA Trus’Me) is another proud Mancunian. Since the late 2000s, the DJ, producer, and Prime Numbers label chief has been banging out some of the most soulful and…
It’s possible you’re not too familiar with Gal Costa. Hell, you may have never heard of her. But if that’s the case, you probably aren’t all that into Brazilian music in the first place. Because Costa’s career in musica pop Brasileira has been a storied one. Costa, born Maria da…
Yo, homie. We here at Crossfade have dug up another pair of rap-related throwdowns for your already thick-ass Winter Music Conference party plan. This Thursday and Friday, critic’s fave Talib Kweli and superproducer-slash-MC 9th Wonder will be teaming up to lay down a double dose of heavy hip-hop knowledge –…
I guess there’s a Rolling Stones joke somewhere when you mention rock ‘n’ roll powerhouses that have been around for what seems like an eternity. And sure, like the Stones, there have been highs and lows for everyone. But when it comes to the thirty-two years that Fishbone has been…
Bar is like an everybody-knows-your-name-art-gallery where you can buy beer and booze. But they never seem to have PBR for some reason. And for a fairly compact watering hole located on the edge of Overtown, the place has hosted a string of impressive musical names like MIA, Ariel Pink, Diplo,…
It wasn’t so very long ago that Lady Gaga was still an up-and-comer playing lots of nightclubs and hitting gay clubs like Score. Though some of us might have had a suspicion, her rise was hugely unpredictable. So that isn’t to say we’re expecting meat dresses and Gaga status for Erika…
See the 25-photo Winter Party Beach Party slideshow.Is there any better way to spend a debaucherous Sunday than partying half-naked on the white sands of South Beach with 5,000 oily Egyptian princes, tough babes in bikinis, skater boys with boyfriends, tatted-up riot raver chicks, and blue-haired drag queens? Yesterday, the…
Hidden in the rolling, bright-green Dry Harbour Mountains of St. Ann Parish on Jamaica’s north coast, there’s a tiny rural village called Nine Mile. You will find it by following the narrow road from Brown’s Town and counting down the mile markers till you reach one less than ten. Just…
There’s nothing we could add to the Charlie Sheen internet chatter that hasn’t already been said. However, it was only a matter of time before the first rap song dropped using the phrase “on that Charlie Sheen.” So who was to answer the clarion call first? Turns out it was…
See the 25-photo Winter Party Beach Party slideshow.Winter Party Beach PartyWith DJ Charlmix and DJ Alyson CalagnaLummus Park, South BeachSunday, March 6, 2011Better Than: A #4 combo meal from Chick-Fil-A.The Winter Party Beach Party on 12th Street in South Beach was what you have come to expect from all large-scale…
Ultra Naté is the consummate professional. When interviewed, the Maryland-bred and -based maverick diva of deep house, R&B, and the Billboard dance charts steadily holds your gaze, answering questions without a single awkward pause, but in a manner that never feels rehearsed. She speaks freely on the industry she entered…
Note: The text after this introductory paragraph is an unedited journal entry from November 2009. I wrote it a few days after getting out of jail. Thanks to everyone who came out to Bas Fisher Invitational on Saturday night for the Experience Sobriety release party and opening reception festivities for…
The human body is an amazing biological machine. You can try your best to irreversibly damage its every last cell by subjecting it to a sleepless six-day WMC spree of ass-pounding party music, 36-hour dancing blackouts, and a diet consisting of Red Bull, vodka, and miscellaneous pharmacological products. But still,…
The Death SetThe VagabondFriday, March 4, 2011 Better Than: Drinking to the usual indie-dance playlist going on in the other room of the club.The 50-odd people who managed to wander in to the Vagabond’s main dance floor area last night for the Death Set’s performance got a fast, furious half-hour…
Have you ever taken a guided tour of the White House? Shaken the hand of the commander-in-chief? Broken out the Ouija board and communed with the ghost of our Founding Fathers while shotgunning Old Milwaukee NA and jamming on twin axes till the sun comes screaming over the the horizon?…
Why, amigos, are any of us willing to settle for a world where Calle Ocho comes only once a year? We here at New Times say: “Screw that noise. We demand more. Perfectly greasy arepas, warm Presidente, and pure party music should be celebrated 100 percent of the freaking time.”…
After releasing a live album on Jack White’s Third Man Records in January and then generating boatloads of blog buzz as one of nine bands aboard the inaugural Bruise Cruise Festival, Jacuzzi Boys welcomed March by signing to Seattle-based indie label Hardy Art yesterday. Needless to say, Miami’s very proud. “They’re…
Last year, ANR released its latest album, Stay Kids, via the Something in Construction label. Bad news: It was only released in UK. Where’s the stateside love, ANR?The Miami duo are finally showing it when Stay Kids sees its U.S. release this month (March 15 digital, March 29 physical). If…
Miami seems to have a lot of record labels these days. The Discosoma singles series is red-hot, with seven-inch releases from Beings and ANR. Destroyio Records and Pendejo Productions hold down the butt-flap punk beat, with the latter issuing new material from black metal outfit Hellmass and snot punks Baker…
Now that Valentine’s Day is long gone and couples can stop pretending they like each other, it’s the perfect time to give a giant middle finger to youthful romantic bliss and get back to reality. And like a sinking ship of Titanic proportions, the duo simply called the Dysfunct brings…
