Hank III and Assjack at Culture Room August 31
Hank III and Assjack at Culture Room August 31
Hank III and Assjack at Culture Room August 31
The Glitch Mob brings underground electronic to Revolution Live
Meat Loaf performs at Hard Rock Live September 1
Like world-renowned contemporaries Dirty South, Bag Raiders and TV Rock among others, Sydney-based DJ/producer Bass Kleph (born Stu Tyson) has been riding the crest of the wave of an Australian electronic dance music renaissance since the late ’00s. But Tyson has in fact been honing his craft for well over…
The week of Rick Ross’ Teflon Don release madness, a whole slew of artists were around town partying or working. One was Bobby V., formerly known as Bobby Valentino until he ran into legal trouble with a British violinist of the same stage name. You might remember him for his Top-10…
Local hip-hop artist Serum has been making waves with his debut album Brainstorm Troopah. But the 305-reppin’ emcee isn’t stopping at constant mentions of “Vice City” when it comes to his Miami love. The music video for the album’s title track has just been released, and there are enough local…
To quote Hank Williams Jr., “are you ready for some football?” True, that line may not be the most original. But the temptation is simply too great to pass up when the rare opportunity to intone the venerable Monday Night Football open arises for a music writer who’s also a…
Yesterday, we speculated on the possibility of a November performance by Lauryn Hill at the Arsht Center, based on a promotional postcard we got in the mail this past weekend from the venue. Still, while the postcard touted a sale of tickets to shows that included Hill’s, we didn’t find…
Anjuli Stars is truly a gifted soul. Her music and her voice are as thought-provoking as they are pleasing to the ears. Anjuli has been working on her mixtape STARVATION Volume One for the better part of this year, and will finally unleash it to the public on September 1…
Click here to view photos from the Golden Filter at Grand Central.The Golden FilterSaturday, August 21, 2010Grand Central, MiamiWhen Goldfrapp released its disco monstrosity, Black Cherry, in 2003. It was heralded as a disco revival, mostly on the heels of the single “Strict Machine.” The follow-up, Supernature, would keep the…
What is up with all these WMC-quality bookings outside of Conference? Jeez! Couple that with the amazing indie-rock shows happening at the Fillmore Miami Beach, and we haven’t seen this sort of amazing musical cornucopia happening, well, since we’ve been old enough to go out.Now add to a busy fall…
…. Well, it is, according to BBC Radio One’s Zane Lowe, who dubbed the house supergroup’s latest track “the hottest record in the world today” this past Thursday. In dance music, 2010 is officially the year of Swedish House Mafia. The holy triumvirate of Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso have…
Masomenos Balloons (Welcome to Masomenos)”Masomenos” is Spanish for “more or less,” of course. The acclaimed French production pair Masomenos chose an appropriate moniker. Their sound inhabits that blurry “more or less” area where genre-bending hybridized electronica is more or less techno, more or less IDM, more or less glitch, and more or less…
Kanye West has been busy lately. Of course there was the day he released his video for his first single “Power” the same night as Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie,” his impromptu performances, and his infamous new Twitter account. Now comes his most recent announcement: He’s releasing a new song every…
Not too long ago, I bought some tickets for an Arsht Center event to give as a gift. Since then, I’ve remained on the venue’s snail-mail list, and this past Sunday, a little postcard caught my eye. In trying to get me to sign up for a membership, it was…
Crossfade is giving its readers the chance to see and meet Serj Tankian on Saturday, October 9 at the Fillmore Miami Beach! We’re giving away a pair of tickets, plus entry to a meet and greet with Serj himself. The show should be an epic one: Tankian recently announced he will…
Perhaps the biggest name in dance music right now, the Swedish House Mafia (Steve Angello, Axwell, and Sebastian Ingrosso) returns to Miami October 30 after headlining Ultra Music Festival back in March. The Masquerade Motel is being billed as a Halloween event (our first) and is set to take place…
Anyone who’s ever caught Suenalo performing live at Transit Lounge would understand immediately why vocalist Amin de Jesus says, “Playing at Transit is one of my guilty pleasures.” Suenalo, of course, are pioneers of Miami’s fusion sound, that inimitable melding of various styles both Latin and American to form sumptuous…
Click here to view photos from Interpol at the Fillmore Miami Beach.InterpolWith Twin TigersThe Fillmore Miami BeachSaturday, August 21, 2010Better Than: Spending comparable bucks on a trendier flavor of the week.The Review:Interpol’s latest tour, which ended last night at the Fillmore Miami Beach, was slightly awkwardly scheduled. Originally, at about…
Sometimes we like to think of how much nicer life would be if we viewed everything through rose-colored glasses — or through the Golden Filter. The aptly named electronic duo got their start under the name Lismore, and while some of the synth-heavy beats continue to power on through their…
In May, we introduced to you DJ duo Ess & Emm, who together honor their native land of Canada through music once a month at Cafeina at a party called The Eh Team! If you haven’t checked it out, tonight you’ll have another chance during the August edition.Tonight will feature…
Marjorie Migliaccio, a.k.a. Bloody Mary, is one of Berlin techno’s most darkly seductive new artists. The French-born DJ/producer first signed to Sender Records in 2006, and after three years of hard work, staking her place in Europe’s underground EDM scene, she released 2009’s critically-acclaimed debut album Black Pearl on Berlin’s…