See the full 80-photo slideshow from the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party at Fontainebleau Miami Beach. iHeartRadio Bleau Live Ultimate Pool Party A “special appearance” from Enrique Iglesias With performances by Flo Rida, Maroon 5, and Gym Class Heroes Fontainebleau Miami Beach Saturday, June 30, 2012 Better Than: A naked Flo…
See the full 36-photo slide show of Coldplay at American Airlines Arena. Coldplay With Robyn and Wolf Gang American Airlines Arena June 29, 2012 Better Than: The feeling you get from four hours of hot yoga and a good leeching I first learned of Coldplay two years ago while foraging for…
The geographical disadvantage that has historically plagued Miami’s live music scene is seemingly dissipating. Touring indie acts are traveling further south than ever before, logging the extra 250 miles from Orlando or Tampa to play shows in Miami-Dade. While venues like Bardot and Grand Central have helped tremendously in bringing…
After wasting another week flipping burgers, pumping gas, pouring drinks, pushing papers, writing blogs, or whatever, the whole world just wants to get smashed. Even the Bastard Lovechild of Rock ‘n’ Roll. And if this were next Friday, we might suggest buying up massive quantities of beer, booze, cigarettes, fireworks,…
The classic house revival is well underway, sweeping across the international dance music scene as young producers who weren’t even old enough to walk in the ’90s revel in that decade’s sound. Sadly, a lot of these kids are probably unaware that among the pioneers of that deep house sound…
When twelve Argentineans with an affinity for ska and rockabilly formed a musical group in 1986, their only intention was to have fun and play their friends’ parties at el Colegio Nacional San Martín in Buenos Aires. Late last year, though, Los Auténticos Decadentes found themselves at el Palacio de…
Dayglow Tour Miami: Life in Color at Miami Beach Convention Center June 29
Al Green at Hard Rock Live July 2
Flo Rida, Cee Lo Green, and B.o.B. on the R U on the List Tour July 3
Reel Big Fish at Revolution Live July 4
In the church of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash is the father and Run-D.M.C. are the apostles who broke onto the scene in Hollis, Queens, some 30 years ago to spread the word of rap music one verse at a time. But in the Pentecostal church, Run’s the chosen one. And Joseph…
See also “Pretty Lights at Ultra Music Festival 2012” This Friday morning will be greeted by the mashed up sounds of your mouse clicking and you going, “Come on, come on, COME ON!” Why is this news? Because this time, it will be sample-smashing hoodie monster Pretty Lights causing the…
To quote a wise man named Meek Mill, “Dreamchasing is an occupation.” As opposed to a simple hobby or some shit, the act of hustling after one’s essential needs and wildest wishes (e.g. “tryna fix the roof leak,” “tryna keep the house warm,” “tryna touch a million dollars”) should consume…
Curiously, LIV has become Miami Beach’s epicenter of irony. Last week, the Miami Heat’s LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Shane Battier reveled in their 2012 championship win at the megaclub, just 375 days after the Mark Cuban-owned Dallas Mavericks bought out the bar to celebrate beating LeBron and company in…
See also “Drop the Lime Talks Cyber-Sex, Style and Enter the Night.” Drop the Lime and Flosstradamus With Mike Deuce, Troy Kurtz, Damaged Goods Grand Central, Miami Saturday, June 23, 2012 Better Than: A night without free tequila. The party’s always been crazy at Grand Central. But this past Saturday…
See also an interview with James Murphy about Shut Up and Play the Hits — plus the screening details for the LCD Soundsystem movie in Miami. Ahead of LCD Soundsystem’s third studio release, James Murphy sat down with Rolling Stone magazine and all but assured the public that This is…
The Miami New Times’ pick for Best Dance Club is readying for a feel-good Swedish invasion, and they want you on the front lines. On Saturday, July 7, LIV is welcoming Adrian Lux to the stage. The Grammy-nominated man behind big-room hits “Teenage Crime,” “Can’t Sleep,” and “Fire” is gonna…
See also “Stalley on His New EP, Mixtape and Album Plans” and “Stalley on Sharing Beard Picks with Rick Ross, Beating 2 Chainz in One-on-One” Stalley Grand Central, Miami Friday, June 22, 2012 Stalley’s concert poster bragged of “Special Invited Guests” Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Wale, although we didn’t…
See also “Stalley on His New EP, Mixtape and Album Plans” When Crossfade spoke with MMG’s unstoppable Stalley earlier this week, he gave us exclusive info about his release plans for the rest of the year. He also told us about how he had been “getting back in the groove…
Drop The Lime is the slick-haired, black-clad leader of New York’s Trouble & Bass crew, though you might mistake him for a vampire if you saw him on the street. He’s been DJing for about a decade. But he’s recently hit his stride, creating his own unique sound by incorporating…
See the full 32-photo slideshow of Explosions in the Sky at Grand Central. Better Than: Going half-deaf because of old age. When Explosions in the Sky begins to play, there’s something almost disorienting about it. For most fans, this is headphone music. But last night at Grand Central, the band’s…
Miami can trace its royal bass lineage all the way back to ’80s booty clappers like Maggotron and the 2 Live Crew, if not earlier. Does the ’70s disco-funk groovage of Miamians KC and the Sunshine Band count as booty bass music? They did pen the 1976 hit “(Shake, Shake,…
