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,…
See also “Best Fourth of July 2012 Parties on South Beach.” If you think that radio’s only shortcomings are (1) the musicians aren’t playing live for you and (2) the lack of heat mirages rising off a vast field of tanned European buttocks — well, things are about to change…
Justin Martin at Electric Pickle June 22
Dub Vibes, Chapter Six: Bros Gone Wild at Revolution Live June 23
Robb Bank$ at Green Room June 27
Schoolboy Q at Grand Central June 21
Few countries ball as hard as Colombia, just ask the United States Secret Service. Whether kicking it with beautiful women or shooting aguardiente, those dudes couldn’t resist Colombian charm, succumbing to Cartagena’s nightlife and potentially jeopardizing national security along the way. But who cares? Even though it may have cost…
Miami loves Justin Martin. Maybe it’s the San Francisco DJ-producer’s penchant for the kind of booty-clapping bass music the 305 holds so dear. Or maybe it’s his boundless charisma behind the decks — a fun-loving happy-go-lucky personality that shines through in his energetic DJ sets and gets any party started…
Finding success in the music industry is hard. Pleasing both critics and commercial fans is even more difficult. Doing it all, plus setting a Guinness World Record by the time you’re 23 is not only an achievement, it’s an awesome feat. And apparently it sends you into hiding. That’s the…
See also “Explosions in the Sky: The Stories Behind Each Song on Their New Album” If you’re an Explosions in the Sky fan, you’re probably blowing up your water wings right now, in preparation for Grand Central filling with tears this Wednesday night. When Crossfade suggested to EitS guitarist Munaf…
After driving recklessly while behind the wheel of a $1.7-million Bugatti on South Beach and then failing a field sobriety test, you’d think Flo Rida would want to squash his reputation as one of hip-hop’s wild ones. But instead, the 32-year-old Carol City native turned that rep into Top 40…
See the full 38-photo slideshow of Digitalism at Grand Central — plus Crossfade’s interview with Digitalism about new DJ-Kicks album. Digitalism Grand Central, Miami Saturday, June 16 Better Than: Being at Pawn Shop or Studio A. If you went to parties like Revolver, Poplife, and Spiderpussy during the mid-2000s, you…
On the shore of Lake Michigan in the small city of St. Joseph, indie poppers Los Campesinos! enjoy a few days of rest and relaxation before embarking on the latest leg of their North American tour. The day after Crossfade speaks with the band’s guitarist, they’re scheduled to co-headline Chicago’s…
See the full 35-photo slideshow of Afrojack at Mansion. Afrojack With Shermonology, Quintino and R3hab Mansion, Miami Beach Friday, June 15, 2012 Afrojack is like the USPS. Neither rain nor sleet nor snow can stop him from bringing the heat to his home away from home. Thankfully, that happens to…
San Francisco has been an electronic dance music hotbed for decades. The Bay Area is home to beloved house labels like OM and Dirtybird, along with such luminaries as Dubtribe Sound System, Miguel Migs, and PillowTalk. And on the more experimental tip of the city’s dance music scene is DJ-producer…
The future is born a trillion times a second when the present meets the past through subatomic intercourse. Our universe is the climactic product of this union. And our physical reality is its explosive fury, travelling at lightspeed through every molecule on Earth. Of course, humanity doesn’t possess many means…
Unlike with a lot of bands who play ten-minute guitar songs, if you start seeing things when listening to Explosions in the Sky, it isn’t necessarily because of drugs. “We find images for reference points,” guitarist Munaf Rayani tells Crossfade. “Sometimes melody isn’t even introduced until an entire story is…
Mr. Feathers is a creature from the future. Since 1994, he has taken the elements of Miami Bass, and chopped them into his own brand of anti-music. His new album Knife Cream Sundae is out on Otto Von Schirach’s Triangle Earth Records. And tonight, he’ll be celebrating its release with…
Sometimes South Florida can feel like too much dance music, not enough rock ‘n’ roll. But all that is about to change, thanks to Crossfade’s sister blog County Grind and the next installment of its totally awesome live music series. Last time CG took over Fort Lauderdale’s Green Room, it…
Il Divo at Hard Rock Live June 14
