Concerts

Andrew Bird at the Fillmore Miami Beach October 8

Pretty Lights With 12th Planet, Sounduo and SuperVision Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Better Than: Pretty Lights has ever been. The man known as Pretty Lights puts on one hell of a show. He’s really gotta bring it with that kinda name. And he definitely lives up to…

Y’all ever miss the days when a Jansport full of Phillies, a quarter-pound of Grand Daddy Purp, and a cassette copy of Cypress Hill’s Black Sunday was all you needed in life? Us too. Now we’re stuck with shit like smartphones and complimentary fast-access Internet inside highway service plazas. Newspapers…

These days, you can’t go outside without hearing the sickeningly familiar strains of “Le7els.” But before that sweet melody had the scene on fire, the go-to track of the moment was a little edgier. Congorock is the Italian electro monster behind massive anthem “Babylon,” which he never even thought would…

Yes, John Lydon (AKA Johnny Rotten) is still a total asshole. Last week, we here at Crossfade attempted to conduct a phone interview with the Public Image LTD frontman and former Sex Pistol. But unfortunately, Johnny seemed to be stuck in one of his legendarily shitty moods. After only a…

Ferry Corsten is a trance powerhouse. While the world of EDM is shiny and new to young Americans, bro is packing decades of experience. When these little ravers were just dropping balls, Corsten was already well versed in dropping beats. So by now, he’s terribly jaded, right? Maybe he’d be…

Gargle a celebratory gallon of blood and wipe your ass with a snapshot of God, “another of history’s biggest assholes,” because Gwar has a new Scumbag. Less than a year after the sudden death of guitarist Cory “Flattus Maximus” Smoot, the satirical heavy metal freaks’ quest to find a replacement…

Metric With Half Moon Run Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, September 28, 2012 Better Than: Ugly people playing boring music badly. The last time Metric played in Miami, it was at an outdoor show on the beach during Art Basel. Paired with the band’s outsized sound were exceptionally large easy chairs…

Kendrick Lamar With Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Stalley, Fly Union, and others Fillmore Miami Beach September 27, 2012 Better Than: Sitting at home reading other people’s Tweets about BET’s Music Matters Tour with Black Hippy boss Kendrick Lamar. We arrived at the Fillmore Miami Beach about 30 minutes after the advertised…

Cody Chesnutt Ricochet Bar & Lounge, Miami Thursday, September 28, 2012 Better Than: The ten-year wait to hear these new songs. Last night, Crossfade’s favorite bearded soul crooner/advocate for cranial safety, Cody Chesnutt played an intimate solo show at Ricochet. He previewed stripped-down, delicate versions of songs from his upcoming…

Better Than: Dead Kennedys without Jello, The Misfits without Danzig, and the last 25 years of Bad Brains. Last night, Downtown Miami dance hall Grand Central hosted yet another righteous punk show. In fact, this might’ve been the best rock concert that we’ve ever seen at the club. See also:…

South Beach nightlife has long been ruled by commercial dance music and VIP club culture. And some locals have fought back with parties catering to underground house and techno. (See LINK Miami’s nights at Treehouse and Kontrol Thursdays at Mansion.) But few locals know the trials and tribulations of keeping…

M83 Wednesday, September 26 Fillmore Miami Beach Better Than: Dreaming … IRL. A “nightmare” is the word Anthony Gonzalez used last night at the Fillmore Miami Beach to describe M83’s disastrous appearance at Ultra Music Festival in March. But if Ultra was a nightmare, than the band’s performance at the…

Cody Chesnutt’s fans are used to an explosive and eccentric live show during which the bearded soul crooner dons a matador’s cape and dances his sexy dances with audience members. And that army helmet he wears? There’s more revolutionary power under there than under all the helmets at a Critical…

Modern English at Grand Central Miami September 28

Adam Ant at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino September 28

Miami Rocks Our Troops at BankUnited Center September 29

Miami Rocks Our Troops, Jon Secada, Billy Ray Cyrus, Billy Gibbons, Nick Carter, BankUnited Center September 29

Diplo at LIV’s Dirty Hairy Party October 3

Pretty Lights (AKA Derek Vincent Smith) has come a long way in a relatively short time. Since 2006, he’s built a musical empire with his friends and labelmates at Pretty Lights Music, stirring up what many consider to be a whole new genre in the process. His blend of natural…

Essex, England-birthed five-piece Modern English boasts a legacy that’s pretty much the reverse of its ’80s post-punk peers. Where similar outfits enjoyed serious commercial success in their homeland but only cult-band status in the U.S., frontman Robbie Grey and Modern English achieved the opposite. While they dutifully worked the club…

Unless Genghis Khan comes back to life in the next 48 hours and decides that humidity, not pillaging, is his first priority, the most badass dude in Miami on Thursday night is going to be Cody Chesnutt. No bones about it. That’s Mr. Chesnutt in the picture to the right…

Has anyone seen Molly? Madonna was looking for that bitch when she was in town for Ultra Music Festival. Maybe you could hook Madge up with Ms. Molls when she comes through the MIA again in November? But don’t get too popped off during Ms. Ciccone’s two-night stay at the…