Chico Mann’s new album, Magical Thinking, sounds like a mix of Company B, P-Funk, and every freestyle song ever. It’s a style characterized by classic machine drums, catchy synth lines, funky guitar chops, thumping bass, and party-ready female vocals. The Brooklyn producer has been making waves throughout the States since…
Saudade is an untranslatable Portuguese noun that describes a feeling of yearning that goes deeper than the English equivalent miss. And saudade is what so many expat Brazilians feel, no matter how acclimated or integrated they might have become with life in the U.S. After all, their rich culture and…
Te gusta Papa Yon? On August 16, Miami’s favorite Afro-Cuban funk band, Palo!, will be throwing a free party at PAX celebrating their 10th anniversary with tons of free giveaways from Car2Go, Azucar Ice Cream, El Rey de las Fritas food truck, and all kinds of other stuff. The concert…
Just because it’s Monday, who says you can’t “keep on dancing” and “party every day”? With alt-rock, pop, and metal shows going down, we predict that you’ll be doing a whole lotta rockin’ and rollin’. Good luck going into the office the next morning. Check the cut for Crossfade’s best…
Like the Easybeats, tonight you’re gonna have fun in the city and you’re gonna lose your head… It’s Friday! Before you make plans to get buck wild with Lil Jon at LIV, know that you could still get your “Drink” on and “Get Low” without leaving a huge hole in…
Back in June, we announced that the massive Dutch EDM event, Sensation, would be trekking across the United States this fall, hitting New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Miami. Well now more information has been released about the possible acts on board for the tour. Fedde Le Grand, Michael…
When you’re getting ready to throw your first music festival in the heart of the city that raised you, it’s important to make a big impression. But how big Is big? Try reaching out to 67,000 people during the height of the International Champions Cup final between Chelsea and Real…
Hey prog junkies. You might wanna bring out your King Crimson T-shirts, psychedelic “vibes,” and sunscreen… We’re gonna glide away to the era of Yes, Rush, and Dream Theater aboard the Progressive Nation at Sea cruise. Setting sail from the Port of Miami on the Norwegian Pearl in February 2014,…
Jay Z and Justin Timberlake are so rich that their butlers have butlers, their maids have maids, and their cars have cars. They’re so rich that bankers in parking lots fight each other to the death in a circle of fire trying to secure their investments. They’re so rich that…
When you combine the traditional percussive powers of Maracatu Nação Estrela Brilhante with the rhythmic vibes of Nation Beat, the result is a mega carnival that’ll keep you dancing the samba til o nascer do sol. “It’s an epic experience,” brags Scott Kettner of Nation Beat and Maracatu New York…
Seems like Ultra Music Festival organizers took our suggestion to heart, because today the festival has announced it will let allow festival-goers to purchase a limited number of tickets via a payment plan. See also: – Ultra Music Festival: It’s Time for Ticket Layaway – Ultra 2014 Early-Bird Tickets Sell…
Tickets to see Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z’s Legends of the Summer tour at Sun Life Stadium: $40. Watching JT in that “Suit & Tie” at an exclusive aftershow at the Fillmore Miami Beach: Priceless. Well, at least for MasterCard holders. See also: -Jay Z and Justin Timberlake Not Boycotting Florida,…
From her early days as lead vocalist of Banda Eva, Brazilian songstress Ivete Sangalo has enjoyed a solid, steady career, becoming her home nation’s biggest-selling solo artist with a string of axé music hits aimed not only at the four-day Carnaval holiday but also the perennial micaretas, which are weekend…
It’s Monday. That means you gotta rise up to the challenge of your rival, the workweek. Good thing there are plenty of concerts going down to help you get back on the streets and face “The Eye of the Tiger.” Check out Crossfade’s five best concerts in Miami this week,…
When you’re living on a budget, weekends can get, well, complicated. You wanna party with your (better-off) friends at one of SoBe’s star-studded nightclubs, but there’s one minor detail standing in the way … You’re broke. Before you start making plans to watch weird cult movies all night while laying…
The Metric concert last night had to be the most punctual rock show to ever take place at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Maybe it was the five cameras preparing to stream the show live on Myspace; it was the Florida entry for Bud Light’s 50/50/1 music festival — 50 bands,…
America loves dance music, and bass music is especially beloved by thousands, probably millions, of happy beat freaks, from Miami to New York and Los Angeles. Now, we can’t really say 12th Planet is the man responsible for the current bass trend in the U.S., but we can say he…
If you’re old enough to recall the mid ’80s, you can probably recognize the sounds of Debbie Deb’s “When I Hear Music” and “Lookout Weekend” in an instant. The freestyle hits were the teen anthems of their day, ubiquitous soundtracks at roller rinks and mall parking lots. Younger listeners may…
Too $hort is an independent hip hop pioneer who made his first million on cassette tapes. The East Oakland pimp is famous for dirty sex raps, and has put out a new album almost every year since 1987. He’s also a ghetto reality rapper in the style of Melle Mel…
How many rappers are there with multiple number-ones and college degrees? How many rappers stay pure amid the media circus, refusing to change who they are physically or morally? How many rappers are immediately embraced by the biggest names in the industry while spitting cold, hard truths? On second thought,…
One of the standout tracks on Metric’s latest entry into their 15-year oeuvre, Synthetica, features vocals by a figure who helped lay the foundation of modern alternative rock, Lou Reed. On “The Wanderlust,” a song that arrives close to album’s end, the breathy alto of vocalist Emily Haines gives way…
Before Marilyn Manson painted a stripe across his face, before Lady Gaga turned sonic sex into a catchy summer anthem, and before Johnny Depp donned a pirate hat, Adam Ant was Adam Ant. Even today, this influential ’80s mad man who once led Adam and the Ants continues to be…
