Concerts

Junior Boys at Chalk Ping Pong and Billiards Lounge March 16

Juan Luis Guerra at American Airlines Arena March 17

Young the Giant at Culture Room March 18

Mimosa at Revolution Live March 15

Before Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week became a spring breaker’s paradise, it was all about discovering new music and artists. When did we all lose sight of that? Well, if you look close enough, you’ll still find there are acts worth discovering. Just let us introduce you to…

Did you know that Tiësto (AKA the Led Zepplin of EDM) considers Miami to be his second home? It’s true. When the Dutch superproducer isn’t slaving away in his pimped-out studio, doing the uhntz-uhntz on the sands of Ibiza, or partying with Swedish House Mafia on a plane while getting…

Are you among the legions of sad, ticketless beat freaks who failed to score three-day Ultra Music Festival passes before the big sellout of 2012? Well, real-life raves are overrated. And we here at Crossfade suggest that you forget about furry boots, caffeinated booze, babes of both sexes, pep pills,…

Calle Ocho is the biggest, livest street party in the whole United States and represents the real Miami to the fullest. Members of every nation including Cubanos, Boricuas, Nicas, Catrachos, Zuelans, Boludos, Zoes, Bajans, Trinis, Jamaicans, Chilangos, Norteños, Sureños, Truchas, Gringos, even tourists — not to mention the rich and…

Ultra Music Festival, much like the Universe itself, is constantly expanding. Over the past 14 years, what started as a one-day party on Miami Beach has morphed into a huge corporate monster with a million heads. Rather than one day of debauchery, you get three days, plus an UMF concert…

Everyone plugged into Miami rap has known about Gunplay and his raw, unhinged lyrical style for years. The longtime Rick Ross running mate and Carol City Cartel member figured prominently on the Triple C’s 2009 album Custom Cars and Cycles, and scored a substantial regional hit with his Waka Flocka…

Everybody “Vogue”! It’s been approximately four weeks and three days since we here at Crossfade totally wet our panties over the news that Ms. Louise Ciccone (AKA our favorite quinquagenarian pop dominatrix) would be bringing her “Girl Gone Wild” act to the MIA for a “Gang Bang” as part of…

Who’s Got The Funk? With Amtrac and Brass Knuckles Grand Central, Miami Thursday, March 8, 2012 Better Than: An awkward ’70s-themed party with fake afros and platforms. Miami’s own Amtrac and Brass Knuckles brought the house down last night at Grand Central with support from some of their funkiest friends…

Ostensibly, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week provide thousands of very serious electronic dance music fans with an annual opportunity to meet, mingle, and discuss the current state of EDM.But c’mon, that’s bullshit. The truth: Both WMC and MMW are just excuses for totally out-of-control beat freaks to strip…

Beethoven’s father was a drunk and his momma was dead. His guts were twisted up. He was clinically depressed. And his mind was full of screaming from the dying cells inside his ears. Cash was low, the girls he loved couldn’t love him back, and the aristocratic bastards he hung…

When it comes to New York City hardcore, Sheer Terror is one of just a handful of bands from the ’80s to still be around and playing shows. The band’s lead singer, Paul Bearer, got into punk rock as a kid in Staten Island. He’s got a face like a…

​Attention passengers. You’re normally allowed one carry-on per flight. But Ultra Music Festival is going to go ahead and upgrade that to about 10. No, we’re not actually flying anywhere, but Ultra is spreading the love with their Carry On series of after parties throughout Miami Music Week. Festivities kick…

Waka Flocka Flame’s Spring Break Kickoff at SoBe Live March 8

The Casualties at Churchill’s Pub March 8

Amtrac and Brass Knuckles at Grand Central March 8

Ricardo Arjona at American Airlines Arena March 9

Experience Hendrix 2012 Tour at Hard Rock Live March 14

Who leads a sexy life of million-dollar beats, limitless bottles, sweaty groupies, massive megaclubs, rooftop condos, famous friends, and international travel aboard personally branded private jets? Well, we certainly don’t. But Tiësto does. And as usual, the Dutch electronic dance music superstar’s gonna be returning to his second home –…