New Times Winter Music Conference Guide 2010 in Newsstands Now

After much blood, sweat, and tears it’s finally done and hot off the presses. In newsstands today all over Miami you will find our Winter Music Conference Guide 2010 put together by Miami New Times music editor Arielle Castillo and featuring work by regular Crossfade contributors Esther Park, Sean Levisman,…

SXSW: Bradford Schmidt Has a Date With Rogue Wave Today

Yep, Bradford “The Meatist” Schmidt is in Austin covering SXSW. So far, we know that he didn’t catch Motorhead Tuesday night.From what we gather from Bradford’s Twitter (@boneinthefan) postings yesterday:Bradford caught New York art-rock darlings the Walkmen, was impressed by the farfisa, and made this editor insanely jealous. It’s impossible…

People From Venus Land Tonight at Sweat Records

The alarm bells have sounded. The sirens have been set off. And those flashing strobe lights you see are meant to be a warning. Tonight People From Venus will land at Sweat Records, and no soul is safe until the alien boys depart back into the nether regions from whence…

WMC 2010: Back 2 Basics Too Party on the Clevelander Rooftop

Just when you thought WMC was nothing but an out of towner fuck fest with no room for locals, in steps Public Wizard Inc. and Back 2 Basics Too: DJ Edition, a Clevelander rooftop party where homegrown talent meets tourists on work visas.Party organizer Sammy “Parable” Donado says “We scouted…

Concert Review: Deicide Brings Devilish Delights to Revolution, March 14

DeicideWith Kalakai, At Odds With God, Paris Is Burning, and First Born5Revolution, Fort LauderdaleSunday, March 14, 2010Schlepping to Broward from Miami-Dade isn’t too much of a task when the end product is something like metal muthas Deicide. They carry a real Floridian pedigree along the lines of say, a Hunter…

Tonight! RX Bandits Leads Evening at Culture Room

Southern California’s RX Bandits have come a long way from their ska-revivalist roots in the mid-’90s — so long a way, in fact, that it’s hard to discern the roots of their eight full-lengths. One second, there’s a full-fledged horn section; the next, there’s a knock on Yes’ psychedelic-prog door…

Jon Saxx Gets Sexy at Jazz in the Gardens 2010

Jon Saxx is a young saxophonist who’s been making waves in the local jazz scene for some time now. We had a little chance to catch up with him before this weekend’s Miami Gardens’ Jazz in the Gardens 2010 where he’ll be performing on a roster including Mary J. Blige,…

Nickodemus

At times, WMC can feel a little heavy on the Euro beats, but for those of you looking for jazzier, more Afro-centric flavors, there’s always a cool, soul-shaking DJ to fit your bill. Representing Brooklyn, DJ Nickodemus incorporates the outer edges of Brazilian and Caribbean music into a laid-back house…