As you read this, a lot of would-be Jimmy Edgar imitators are sitting in their bedroom studios scratching their heads and wondering why they can’t sound like him. That’s because nobody sounds like Jimmy Edgar except Jimmy Edgar himself. From the start, his sound was so freethinking that the Detroit…
If you’ve been “Hangin’ Tough,” down “On Bended Knee,” just hoping to be touched by “The Hardest Thing” … The wait is over. ‘Cause three of America’s favorite 30- and 40-something boy bands — New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, and 98 Degrees — are finally hooking up…
For less than what’d it cost to sit in the last row of the American Airlines Arena to say that you saw Taylor Swift live and in-person, you and a date can dance rueda mere yards from Puerto Rican-born, Miami-based salsero Marlow Rosado. Apples to oranges, you say? Well, they’re…
Project Pat EVE, Miami Friday, January 18, 2013 It was a rap show. So in the tradition of rap shows, EVE was turned into a battleground state for real and/or true hip hop. And Project Pat — Three Six Mafia affiliate and Juicy J’s real-life brother — was the guest…
It’s not often, if ever, that you hear of a reggae and dancehall artist crossing over into underground house and techno. But it’s not as random a makeover as you might think. After all, electronic dance music has big roots in Jamaican sound system culture and dub reggae. In the…
In 2010, Torche guitarist and vocalist, Steve Brooks reunited three different lineups of his cult-favorite weed metal band, Floor, and took the show on the road for four exclusive shows. We bought a commemorative poster at the Churchill’s Pub show, and under the legendary band’s name and logo reads an…
Wolfgang Gartner Story Nightclub, South Beach Friday, January 18, 2013 If LIV is among the world’s premiere locations for high-profile socializing and progressive house, then SoBe’s new hotspot Story Nightclub is Miami Marketing Group’s answer to a bottle-service “alternative.” As much as a club with a strict dress-code can be…
The best place to party is the high seas. Everyone knows it, and more and more reveling ravers are taking their good times to the deep blue. Now that Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week lineups are emerging, it’s no surprise a whole crop of party cruises, yacht parties,…
The Hoxton has been the biggest buzz to hit Brickell since last year’s St. Patty’s Day block party, ironically enough on the same day and spot where the Lucky Clover celebrated its grand opening. See also: -The Hoxton: Replicating New England in Miami -Three New British-Inspired Spots to Open in…
True metal, hardcore, and punk junkies will not be strangers to the long and illustrious recorded legacy of Mike “IX” Williams. Influential on all fronts, especially with well-respected New Orleans sludge band Eyehategod, he has made massive contributions — as a musician, former editor of Metal Maniacs, and freelance music…
Steve Berke is in the middle of an ardent conversation about the decriminalization of marijuana and the plant’s medicinal benefits when he interrupts himself to ask, “Do you know anybody who doesn’t’ know someone who smokes weed?” We don’t. See also: -Steve Berke: Comedian for Miami Beach mayor -Steve Berke…
Ellie Goulding The Fillmore, Miami Beach Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Better Than: Tears, fears and the heartbreak of young love. How many singer-songwriters can boast a sold-out show for their first performance in Miami? Well, we can’t be sure. But we do know Ellie Goulding left no seat empty for…
Go Hard. That’s right … Destructo (AKA Los Angeles DJ, producer, and superpromoter Gary Richards) is comin’ back to the 305 for Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week with another absolutely epic edition of Hard Miami. Just like last year, Destructo and crew will be unloading two consecutive days…
Whenever we here at Crossfade manage to slink out from behind our grimey laptops, take a shower, slip on some clean jeans, escape the office, and empty our bank accounts, there’s only one reason … A hard-core, seven-day beach party. These are the six best club parties on South Beach…
The beat-freaking season has officially begun … Today, Robbie Rivera revealed the nine-act Phase One lineup for Juicy Beach, his annual Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week throwdown on the sweaty ‘n’ sexy sands of South Beach. Uhntz-uhntz-ing into Nikki Beach Miami on March 21, Robbie will be will…
According to the Internet, a ten year anniversary is to be celebrated with diamonds. Because “a marriage that lasts ten years is as durable and beautiful as a diamond.”Now, “durable” and “beautiful” may not be the first words one associates with Frank “Rat Bastard” Falestra’s annual International Noise Conference, which,…
Up until a few months ago, Miami felt empty. The shortage of Afro-Caribbean rhythms in a city built by Afro-Caribbean immigrants was downright shameful. We had become the Big Mango tree without roots. But then Tumbao happened, and Afro-Caribbean beats found a permanent home at the intersection of I-95 and…
London’s hot soprano crooner Ellie Goulding found a lot of success with her debut album, Lights, especially Stateside with her single by the same name. But that kind of multiplatinum, worldwide success doesn’t come easy. To thrive like Ellie, an artist must approach their career with tons of determination and…
Jorge Villamizar is unloading an arsenal of his best work with an intimate gig at Bardot.
It’s been a hell of a year for the Suol label, scoring international chart-topping success on the strength of an uncompromising A&R vision and formidable string of releases. And the man behind it all is DJ-producer, tastemaker, and all-around musical badass Chopstick, AKA Chi-Thien Nguyen. Suol can only get bigger…
“The sun is shining, the breeze is softly blowing, and we’re thinking of you.” Those far-out good vibes come courtesy of your friends at the Virginia Key Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, who’ve just announced the 2013 lineup for their second annual South Floridian celebration of Cajun, country, blues,…
On April 19, 2002, Alice in Chains lead singer Layne Staley’s body was found in a Seattle apartment by his mom, dad, and city cops. According to the autopsy, he had OD-ed on a combination of heroin and cocaine approximately two weeks earlier. Most grunge fans and rock observers assumed…
