Kendall HC act Homestretch is finally releasing a seven-inch they have been working on since late last year. It’s finally done mastering and after all the typical delays associated with independent releases should be out this summer on Hot Air Press. The band has been making plenty of noise at…
He’s been linked to RIhanna romantically, and everyone from Lil’ Wayne to Lykke Li professionally – its high time that your favorite rapper’s new favorite rapper Drake made his way to the 305 to play. Friday night he partied with the 400 Club at the Fifth, and got on…
Concha Buika is not your traditional flamenco singer. Originally born in Equatorial Guinea, she grew up near a gypsy community on the island of Mallorca in Spain –a perfect place for such an artist to lay her foundation. But hers is a non-traditional take on Spain’s most traditional sound. Influences…
On any given Thursday evening at the Palms Hotel on South Beach, you’ll find an intimate confab of hipsters swaying to a decidedly worldly beat. The party’s called Sip and Spa, and, as the name implies, it’s as heavy on the cocktails as it is on the massage. Actually, there…
Fatboy SlimFriday, June 19, 2009LIV at the Fontainebleau, Miami BeachBetter Than: paying $70 worth of parking tickets.The Review: Let me start off by warning Crossfade readers that this review might get a bit ugly. I’ll do my best to remain as objective as possible about the music (after all that’s…
¡Mayday! Friday, June 19, 2009 Transit Lounge, Miami Better than: A photo of yourself. The Review: Sometimes a club fills with 400 and every single one seems to be starring in his or her own personal reality show. That was the scene at Transit Friday night. The entire crowd came armed with Elphs, iPhones,…
To read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here.The other night, I had an assignment at O.H.W.O.W. art space to cover the Michael Genovese show that debuted for this month’s art walk. It’s one of the galleries to close last (midnight) during Second Saturdays of the month and…
Here’s a brand new video for Zillion Dolla Man’s “Rap, Hustle, Flour.” The video is produced by Ason Productions and appears on their Touchdown305 youtube channel. Can’t find any information on the artist, but think that’s Ramses from Chef Creole in the video. Here’s my favorite line from the song:…
With a penchant for the more soulful and emotionally compelling sounds of the dance underground, PL0T resident DJ Mansur continues to mark Miami’s downtown minimal scene with discerning taste and cultivation. When he’s not opening for the likes of Justin Martin, Seth Troxler, and Lee Curtiss, Mansur goes digging deep…
Friday, June 19*The So Raw Festival starts tonight at ‘ISM Gallery in Wynwood, Miami. Individual show tickets are just $10, and a whole weekend pass is just $18. This includes free beer and vodka, people. Do it. Click here for full details.*Miami New Times’ 2008 Best Hip-Hop act, Mayday!, celebrates…
Black Jail has a new cassette release coming out on Broward county’s own imprint, Acid Casualty. The act features Dub and Rick Smith (Shitstorm, Mehkago NT, Torche) and is a brutal plodding noisy assault on the senses. In addition to this release the label has a Last/Rauh split cassette and…
The wheel in the sky keeps on turning, and Journey keeps on touring. Enjoying a second revival thanks in no small part to their song being used as the punctuation mark at the end of HBO’s The Soprano’s, Journey is tearing up the country, packing as many shows as possible…
How’s this for some good tour timing: Tony Bennett’s long, meandering tour which spreads 33 shows over 8 months, will be conveniently making a slew of stops in Florida throughout January 2010. On January 8, Mr. Bennett will bring his golden voice to the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, and…
Sneaky Sound SystemWednesday, June 17, 2009LIV at the Fontainebleau, Miami BeachBetter Than: Most vocal-accompanied house music.I’ve got to admit I don’t know much about Sneaky Sound System apart from what I’ve heard played at the clubs. So when the Sydney trio were scheduled to make a rare appearance at LIV’s…
Know what I want to do? Coin a phrase. You know, like I’ll use it here and soon people will be employing it elsewhere, like in everyday conversation. What better way to truly indulge, or perhaps abuse, my access to the masses? Ideally, it’d be some nearly nonsensical word that defies…
Melodic and pop-driven, Jim Camacho’s music has been featured on several films including Tom Dowd & the Language of Music, Pledge This, and Fatboy and captures the catchy, soft folk-rock instincts of Elvis Costello and Jack Johnson, with occasional riffs that conjure up Oasis acoustic sessions. The Miamian songwriter, who…
I know from experience that reggaeton is one of those genres that people either love or hate. I myself have mixed feeling about reggaeton, but I admit than I’m fascinated by its cultural impact and worldwide reach. Like salsa before it, reggaeton quickly became the music of choice for a…
Local music/culture webzine Revmiami has just introduced a fun new video series called Big City Breakdown. The aim, they announced in this post, is to take favorite local acts, set them loose in the urban wilds, and tape them performing a song in one take. It’s a concept that’s been…
Want to see something a little different in November? Try Mute Math, a new wave, post-rock, alternative hybrid band from New Orleans. I guess they’re not entirely new or undiscovered, seeing as they’ve been nominated for a Grammy for their “Typical” video (found after the jump) and they’re playing at Revolution…
Don’t sleep this weekend. Now the So Raw Festival goes all day, night, and late-night on Saturday. The first show that day goes from noon to 4 p.m. at the Upper Eastside Garden, followed by an evening show back at ‘ISM Gallery in Wynwood, starting at 7 p.m. (Check out…
The backlash against Atmosphere is puzzling. Wasn’t it just a few years ago that Slug and Ant were THE darlings of the underground hip hop movement? Anyone non-commercial hip-hop fan had an Atmosphere sticker or two on their car, or at least rocked a Lucy Ford CD. Fast forward to…
Miami Beach’s Ashworth lays low in the cut doing visuals and lighting most nights at the Vagabond. If you look under that baseball cap of his, you might recognize him as Audioid that noisy experimental electronic musician who builds and mods his own freaking instruments. At any rate, now the…
