Dubstepper Jakwob Delivers the Deep Stuff at Eve January 15

Like a lot of other post-millenial musicians, 21-year-old dubstepper Jakwob (AKA James Jacob) is an internet-made man. A year and a half ago, nobody really knew his name. Hailing from the English Midlands, he was just another university student who sidelined as a laptop producer. But then things changed: He…

No Age Comes Back to Miami for the Third Time in Ten Months

This is Miami and the local appetite for rock ‘n’ roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. The standard wisdom says the people of South Florida have no stomach for churning squalls of guitar noise and skull-battering drums. But the simple fact that experimental Los Angeles…

Afrobeta Remix Contest Could Put You Onstage at Ultra 2011

We love a good contest, especially when the grand prize is a chance to play for thousands at an enormous electronic music festival. And that’s exactly what Afrobeta, their label Do IT Music Group, and Ultra Music Festival are offering every wannabe DJ-producer.The deal? You gotta take a stab at…

Shroud Eater Brings Good Metal to Wynwood Tonight

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Shroud Eater and we completely resent their criminal lack of recorded goodies for us to enjoy. Last year’s EP has done a good job of keeping us entertained. But we are gonna need a full-length effort soon! Until then, we’ll have to…

Gunplay and Waka Flocka Flame’s “All On You/Rollin'” Video by Dre Films

Dre Films, Miami’s best one-man hip-hop video production company, recently released Gunplay Don Logan’s “All On You/Rollin’,” featuring Waka Flocka Flame and cameos from DJ Khaled, T Pain, Rick Ross, and lots more industry types. Gunplay is a Rick Ross affiliate, Maybach Music Group label roster member, and one-third of rap…

Surfer Blood Announces Spring 2011 US Tour

It’s crazy when one of your local scene stars goes fucking supernova in the space of a year. But that’s been the Surfer Blood story so far … Big bang. And maybe it’s about to get bigger. Still riding the crest of that massive wave called Astro Coast, the West…

Ian Svenonius Sails Out as Bruise Cruise Director

The Bruise Cruise is a little over a month away and Crossfade’s still begging El Jefe to pony up $1230 for us to secure an interior, two-person cabin on the Carnival Imagination. Maybe the fact that Ian Svenonius will serve as the cruise’s master of ceremonies will convince boss man…

Novalima at Grand Central January 7

Listening to Novalima, fans will find similarities between the modern Afro-Peruvian group and the highly percussive sounds heard every night in Calle Ocho nightclubs. After all, both Peru and Cuba have a long history of blending the music of formerly enslaved Africans with the drums of native people to create…

The Adolescents at Respectable Street January 7

More than a decade before Weezer’s Blue Album toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents’ highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Distortion during the affectionately turbulent days of the Southern California hardcore scene…

Loco Dice at Space January 8

With a name like Dice Corleone on his birth certificate, you know Loco Dice has to be pure gangsta. So it’s kind of fitting the international techno sensation was originally a hip-hopper. Born in Tunisia and raised in Germany, Dice started out as a rapper, playing support slots for the…

Avicii at LIV January 8

Rookie DJ-producer Tim Berg (AKA Avicii) is only 22 years old. But his resume already reads like that of a seasoned industry heavyweight. In 2008, after topping BBC Radio 1 luminary Pete Tong’s Fast Trax poll, the Swedish prodigy dropped his breakthrough release “Manman” on Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam label. And…

Drugged Conscience is making Miami punk history

To the outside world, Miami isn’t particularly known for its punk history. We weren’t part of the first wave (New York City, Los Angeles, London), we didn’t invent hardcore (Washington, DC), and we burn through venues so fast we’ve never managed to forge a long-term institution like Gilman Street Project…

Max Vangeli DJs at Mansion January 8

At this point, San Franciso-based DJ-producer Max Vangeli is basically a made man. He has scored support sets for Swedish House Mafia. He’s been signed to Mafia member Steve Angello’s Size Records. And he’s even the production partner of Stevie’s brother, Antoine Josefsson, otherwise known as AN21. Those kind of…

Rhythm Devils at Revolution Live January 9

The Grateful Dead era effectively ended with Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, but a handful of projects carry on the celebrated jam band’s storied experimentalism. One such act is Rhythm Devils, run by drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Decades ago, the duo used portions of Dead concerts to play…