Monday-night clubgoing has always been for a particularly hearty breed of night crawler. Most venues are closed, which frees the industry insiders from their usual spots behind the bar, in the booth, at the door, or in the back office. And because it’s the beginning of the workweek, there’s very…
Turns out it’s gonna be a full house on Friday night at the Electric Pickle with Benno Blome booked to play the upstairs room while Sunshine Jones and Pete Herbert play downstairs. Berlin-based DJ/producer and Sender label owner Blome is a veteran of that city’s underground scene and a highly-regarded…
Not to be totally outdone by all of Live Nation’s various and sundry discount deals of late, rival concert promotions titan AEG Live is announcing its own special deal. It’s good on this Friday, only, for one show — the Blazed and Confused tour date on August 1 at Bicentennial…
Miami’s isn’t shy about it’s love of bass. Big-booty bass so fat that when the room shakes you could almost mistake it for an earthquake. So it’s no surprise that the dubstep genre has finally boiled over from the underground. It’s natural evolution from electro-house – think dirty, choppy beats…
Here’s Derick G’s behind the scenes video for the new Pitbull song “Hotel Room Service.” This video is presented in HD. Holy fuck are cameras getting good now. The actual music video is directed by David Rousseau and the location is the Epic Hotel downtown…
Mikey Ramirez and the folks over at Radioactive Records are celebrating 8 straight years of holding it down for the Broward County music scene with a big ass party Saturday, July 18. You might remember them as CD Collector, but they switched over to the more appropriate name around 2007ish…
Today is your lucky day jam/modern day hippy fans. The Black Crowes, one of the most successful jam bands in history, have announced an October 6 date at Pompano Beach Amphitheater. The Crowes will be touring in support of their upcoming album Before The Frost, Until The Freeze, which is…
A couple weeks ago, local music/culture webzine RevMiami started a nifty vlog series called “Big City Breakdown,” a biweekly thing meant to take local favorites and turn ’em loose to play in unusal environs. The first featured Afrobeta playing on the sand, so I wondered where the series would go…
Today’s Live Nation deal is another all-In event. For $29.99, you get a lawn ticket, parking, all fees, a hot dog, and soda. This offer is good all day today, until 11:59 pm, and is valid on all shows currently on sale for Pompano Beach, Bayfront, and Cruzan Amphitheaters. This…
Sam, the rotund frontman and trombonist for Big Sam’s Funky Nation, will his bring his signature New Orleans big funk and big brass to Miami on July 24. Formerly the trombonist for Dirty Dozen Brass Band, another New Orleans jazz staple, “Big Sam” is one of the six very talented jazz-trained musicians that comprise the Funky…
The latest petFood podcast, petCast003, came out this week and this one is mixed by L.A.’s Shoddy Lynn. The podcast series is the brainchild of Miami natives Lazaro Casanova and Jay-You. They put out a nice stream of electronic based music that incorporates elements of Miami’s Caribbean flavor and rhythms…
Awesome New Republic’s popularity seems to just keep growing and growing. With Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester covering their track and the release of their EP Rational Geographic Vol. 1, the Miami duo seem to be on the cusp of making it as a national act.Speaking of Rational Geographic Vol. 1,…
It’s a punk rock extravaganza going down at Culture Room on August 8. Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks, and Drive A are set to take the stage on August 8 starting at 7:30. Four Year Strong is a pop-punk band from Massachussets, Set Your Goals…
Cobra Starship are bringing their synthpop goodness to Respectable Street on August 21 in support of their upcoming album Hot Mess. The first single off the album is called “Good Girls Go Bad” and features the impossibly hot Leighton Meester singing (and in the video). Surprisingly enough, Meester more than…
Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida’s campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.Top Ten Albums for the week of June 28- July 3Florida International University- WRGP 88.1 FM & 95.3 FM, “Radiate”Radiate 95.3 FM transmits…
Another Pickledelic house music soirée is on this Saturday night with Sunshine Jones and Pete Herbert booked to spin DJ sets. San Francisco-based DJ/producer Pete Jones was originally one half of live electronica duo Dubtribe Sound System in ’90s. Now he produces and tours under his own name, releasing on…
Scottish punk rawkers 4 Past Midnight deliver the kind of old-school punk anthems that used to play in rotation in your brain throughout the late ’80s and early ’90s. The first song on their MySpace playlist, “Fuck Them All,” is a gritty criticism of those destroying the punk scene, while…
Backdoor Bamby’s Fourth of July PartyFeaturing DJ Shannon and Shameless BurlesqueJuly 4, 2009The Vagabond, MiamiBetter Than: Sitting at home and watching the fireworks on TV The Review: After watching the fireworks in Miami Beach, the perfect place to do some Fourth of July dancing was the always-naughty Backdoor Bamby. That…
Danny TenagliaIndepenDance Pool PartySaturday, July 4, 2009The Surfcomber Hotel, Miami Beach Better Than: Any other Fourth of July pool party in South Florida. If dance music happens to be your thing, then the place to be this last Saturday was the IndepenDance Pool Party at the Surfcomber Hotel. The main…
Local underground all ages venue Goo is branching out into more art and film related events. This week several fixtures on the Miami scene are putting together an art show at the fledgling venue. There will be the requisite food and beverages served up as well as some music of…
Try showing up at a Reverend Horton Heat show and not having a good time. It’s physically impossible. The good Reverend has been playing his signature style of rockabilly/psychobilly for about 25 years now, perfecting his over-the-top energetic stage show and the science of wowing audiences. It’s hard to describe…
Local nightlife tv channel A3 captured this freestyle wordological association from Dr. Geek the infamous Blue Blockers infomercial rapper. If you don’t know Dr. Geek’s backstory, read this exclusive New Times article on the man, the hat, and the shades that made him famous…
