Ahh, the glory days of the boom-bap era. Remember backpacks, shell tops, and real MCs who actually rapped. Those dudes would have laughed in the face of auto-tune. Well, relive your high school days when classic ’90s hip-hop crew Brand Nubian drops a rare performance this Saturday at the Florida…
Happy Thanksgiving, party people. There’s a chance you’ve already skipped out on work. But if you’re still stuck in the grind, then take comfort in the fact that you’ve checked out mentally. You are sitting there reading Crossfade during bid’ness hours, after all. Whether it’s the prospect of endless gluttony…
Perhaps you haven’t heard of German DJ-producer Jannis Siopis yet. But if you’re a genuine EDM lover, then you already know Berlin’s Get Physical label, and Siopis has recently emerged as one of their most promising new artists. A classically-trained musician who dropped the clarinet lessons in favor of turntables…
Over here at Crossfade, we have a soft spot for local band releases. So when ANR told us they were pushing the release of Stay Kids back from October to November, we were a little sad. But we waited, somewhat patiently. Now November’s come and still no release. What gives,…
With Art Basel looming, the masses are already buzzing with barely controlled excitement about the country’s most enormous and important art event of the year. So we here at New Times have been ear-deep for weeks, gathering intel on both official and unofficial arty parties. Off-the-grid case in point: Transit Lounge’s December…
Who loves free vodka and British accents? Say “I” ’cause you’re in for a treat with Smirnoff’s “Nightlife Exchange Project” — a one-night affair involving 14 different countries who signed up for an “experiment in global nightlife culture.” The idea: showcase the best music, food, fashion, drinks, and party like…
A few local venues get it right. Their nights of live music, even when there are DJs interspersed throughout, are crafted to create a specific vibe. Genre-appropriate music is played between sets to keep the momentum going, and if there’s dancing before or after, it all seems to work in…
George Lewis Jr. (AKA Twin Shadow) is Dominican-born, Florida-raised, and New York City-bred. What’s in a name? Lewis was close to his sisters growing up, particularly to his twin. He has a thing for the nostalgic — some of his lyrics for his debut album, Forget, were crafted on an old…
If the news of Rökysopp or Crystal Castles didn’t get you excited about this year’s three-day Ultra Music Festival, the news of UK big beat legends, the Chemical Brothers, being added to the lineup will. An inside source at the festival confirmed that the duo will be headlining next year’s…
Take Crossfade’s 93 Rock “Radio Sucks” poll. After discovering late Saturday night that 93.1 FM made the switch (or, as many commenters claim, “improvement”) from crappy alt-rock to 24/7 holiday music, Crossfade sent mega-broadcaster Cox Radio a few questions. And today, since regular office hours have resumed, the suits finally…
German DJ-producer Timo Maas has been in the EDM game since long before it was the mainstream soundtrack for weekend clubgoers around the world. As a child of the early ’90s rave generation, he soaked up the era’s variety of cutting-edge new electronic music styles, emerging as a master of…
We kind of wish we weren’t so young in the ’80s. Sure, we got to watch the amazing cartoons and play with those kick-ass toys (Teddy Ruxpin and Kid Sister), but that’s all we actually remember. We missed the fashion. We weren’t old enough to really enjoy the music. And…
Greil Marcus and Alex Rossat the Miami Book FairSaturday, November 20, 2010Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, MiamiBetter than: Watching an Almost Famous meets Ray meets I’m Not There hybrid. Unless you’re an avid, anal-retentive reader, you’re probably not familiar with Greil Marcus and Alex Ross. The music critics — Marcus…
Still reeling from the success of August’s Super Open House, Stone Promotions did it again this past Saturday with a varied bill that rocked the house, brought back memories,and emphasized the spirit of community in time for the holiday season. Keeping in the tradition of the Open Houses from back…
For such a tiny book (a 112-page, six-inch square), it sure took a whole team of authors to complete Akashic’s Please Take Me Off the Guest List. The most famous contributor, Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, snapped photos of couples kissing, black metal wannabes, and baby rats in toilets…
Bayside Rocks Festival Featuring Toots and the Maytals, Steel Pulse, Bunny Wailer, Marcia Griffiths, Cultura Profética, Midnite, and many others Bayside Park Ampitheater Saturday, November 20, 2010 Better than: An overpriced reggae cruise heading to Montego Bay. Downtown was abuzz as local book nerds and wandering teenage ravers flooded Biscayne…
The suits at Cox Radio finally replied! Read what they had to say about killing 93 Rock for Christmas. (Then take Crossfade’s 93 Rock “Radio Sucks” poll.) Whenever Crossfade wants to flood the interior of our automobiles with a non-stop stream of mediocre alt-rock, we listen to 93 Rock. So…
In the run-up to massive reggae fest Bayside Rocks, Crossfade’s already spoken with Frederick “Toots” Hibbert about the birth of reggae. We’ve also convened with Puerto Rican crew Cultura Profética. (Not to mention, we’ve spent the week revisiting our cache of Marley albums, Marcus Garvey manifestos, and hydroponic ganja.) But…
Never heard of UK DJ-producer Chris Lake? Then you’re hopelessly out of the loop, because he’s one of the greatest EDM stars in the world. Some notable stats: Two Billboard Dance Airplay Chart number ones, several US Dance Chart top tens, and “the best thing to come out of Scotland…
Slip-N-Slide founder Ted Lucas says: “I remember when we had breakdancing. We used to go to the youth fair and go have a real breakdancing contest.” So he used to be a breakdancer? “I did a little something, man. I ain’t saying I was a professional.” Today, Ted wants to…
For days, we here at Crossfade have been tirelessly reporting minute-to-minute developments in arty party music news. Now we’ve got our very own Basel week bash. Two, actually. As one of the seven main sponsors for this year’s fifth annual Fountain Art Fair Miami, New Times is psyched to announce…
On Tuesday, counterculture queen Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids won the National Book Award for nonfiction. Taking part in the finalist readings, she described it, saying: “My book is the story of my friendship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe, which has never ceased even with his death in 1989.” (See…
