Ah, electroclash. The dance genre known for its analog rhythms and monotone vocals. Part krautrock, part electro, it was a genre doomed to fail from the start. Why? Well, once you heard one electroclash track, you’ve pretty much heard them all.That’s not to say there weren’t some genuine electroclash superstars…
Rifas Is Here A Sense (Self-released) rifasband.com The last time I encountered the music of Evan Rifas and Ron Huneycutt was well over a decade ago when, under the name Laptripper, the pair put forth some of the best and most heartfelt pop-punk tunes you’ve probably never heard. In other…
When discussing dancehall, there are certain names that come to mind, all coincidentally starting with the letter B, like Beanie Man, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton. For some, those names are sacred. For others, they’re curse words. And Buju Banton has definitely experienced his fair share of negative press. Most recently,…
Ever wonder much caffeine-jacked energy drink you could suck down before totally losing your sense of rhythm? Go find out this Thursday when the Red Bull Versiones party lands at Grand Central with endless party tunes provided by local Latin acts Karina Iglesias, Flow Official, Elastic Bond, Xperimento, Bachaco, and…
Ah, the holidays … Whether you celebrate Christmas or Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or a Festivus for the rest of us, the season represents the same stuff: peace on earth, good will towards your fellow man, and totally crazy parties. Lots and lots of them. Case in point: The Recording Academy’s Florida…
Everybody loves beer, movies, and music, right? OK, well, maybe not every single human being on Planet Earth (e.g. straight-edge punks without eyes or ears), but the crowd at Roofless Records’ Cinema Sounds #7 was definitely down with the program. Fed on cheap-ish beer and table wine, roughly 120 people…
It’s no surprise that Surfer Blood is racking up the end-of-the-year listicle awards. But every now and then a curveball is thrown into the mix. This year’s odd pick: Rachel Goodrich’s “Light Bulb” snagging a place on IFC’s Best Music Videos of 2010 list.Considering the video has probably never aired on…
UPDATE: Crossfade just received notice from the LINK crew that “We have to cancel our Thursday night show with Martin Buttrich, he won’t be able to fly in due to a broken ankle, we promise to bring him back as soon as possible.” German DJ-producer Martin Buttrich is known for…
As you prepare to celebrate with massive amounts of alcoholic nog, hours of lyrically inaccurate Christmas caroling, and some very drunken, dirty dancing, Crossfade has been busy making helpful, funny, and seasonally appropriate lists. Today we present a local music guide, sung to the tune of the 18th-century folk classic…
Miami seemed to be in a post-Basel slump this weekend. Things were eerily quiet. Still, there was the Y100 Jingle Ball at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. The annual holiday concert brought together a who’s who of chart-toppers including Katy Perry, Enrique Iglesias, Flo Rida, Train, Selana Gomez, Adam Lambert,…
Good morning, FM lovers! It looks like Cox Radio finally received our Christmas wish list. Over the weekend, it was announced live on the airwaves that the former 93 Rock (currently 93 Holiday Nightmare) will discontinue its 24/7 holly jolly programming at 11:59 p.m. on Christmas night. Really, the announcement…
Virginia Woolf once said, “All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn… for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” Had Woolf been a teen with a ‘zine during the late ’70s or early ’80s, she might have said…
German tech-house sensations Booka Shade have always colored outside the lines, whether it’s with their one-of-a-kind performances or the exquisite Get Physical output. They’ve also maintained a prolific pace over the years, releasing six albums to date, including 2010’s critically acclaimed More!, a nuanced and evocative work that continues to push the…
While our sources at Ultra Music Festival have neither confirmed nor denied that Aussie electro-rock band Cut Copy is appearing at Ultra Music Festival 2011, sites like Festival Outlook are reporting that the band’s will be there. Evidence is pretty strong too, considering the band’s booking agency, Windish, says so…
Fair to say that Miami isn’t known for its rock music, right? Not that we aren’t the home of some of the hardest bands ever, like Cavity, Floor, the Eat, Load, and Secret Service. These are bands that stood head and shoulders above their contemporaries. Even today, we are the…
On an average day, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Mr. Paul O’Neill is busy doing stuff like masterminding proggy Christmas epics, recording rock operas about the Bolshevik Revolution, testing lasers, selling a billion albums, or shooting Beethoven’s Last Night: The Movie. But when he’s got some down time, he’s out there honing…
It was billed as a “private” performance. But unless you’re one of those rule-watching wimps with way too much respect for authority, you snuck onto the University of Miami campus to see November 5’s free homecoming concert starring Lauryn Hill. We did. And we brought back a recap, some photos,…
The man behind Miami-based record label 10K Islands, Will Suter, is a full-time business man. He’s also a part-time jetsetter. “I technically live in Washington, D.C.,” he explains. “But I also stay in New York and Miami.” And while it seems almost impossible to run a label — organizing distribution,…
Pepvert is something of an enigma. Don’t believe me? Look him up. You won’t find that much on him (trust me, I looked). A pair of MySpaces, a website that affirms Pepvert is an “alter ego,” a link to his management, a pair to iTunes to download his music. And…
If you’ve never made the trip, there’s only one way to enter Candyland: Get a group of festively costumed friends together, drop a tab and a little gamma-hydroxybutyrate, spin some drum ‘n’ bass (or maybe dubstep, if you’re under 21), and then dial up the nostalgic ’90s quotient. Soon a…
See the full 26-photo La Roux slideshow. Yeah, it wasn’t exactly a “concert.” A nightclub’s got bottles to sell and a dance floor to fill, so La Roux’s set last night at Mansion was typically short, just a few songs: “In for the Kill,” “Bulletproof,” and “I’m Not Your Toy.”…
When you book Lady Gaga to perform at your New Year’s Eve event, it’s going to be very hard to top. So excuse us if we aren’t as shocked by the news that Tiësto will be headlining this year’s Fontainebleau’s New Year’s Eve poolside party, along with San Francisco DJ…
