Concerts

Diplo at LIV November 9

These days, former Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Green is the Liberace of hip-pop. He wears sequined jumpsuits with effortless flair. He can’t be without his baby grand for more than 24 hours. And he totally loves South Beach. But while the King of Bling (as Wladziu Valentino Liberace was nicknamed)…

For the past 356 days, the Design District’s most devoted boozers and fanatical music lovers have been regularly letting loose at a classy NE 38th Street joint called The Stage, draining goblets of Chivas at the bar, sleeping on the sofas in the parking-lot lounge, and drunkenly two-stepping on the…

​Man, oh man! We had the weirdest dream last night. Well, to start things off, Sebadoh was there. Y’know, the weepy and weird side-project-turned-anti-band started by Lou Barlow when his mid-’90s feuding with fellow Dinosaur Jr. bandmate, guitarist and singer J. Mascis, forced his exit. But, like, in stark contrast…

UPDATE Au Revoir Simone’s Miami show has now been moved to Grand Central. And it’s free! Even as Crossfade continues to closely monitor Art Basel Miami Beach music and party news, we’re already looking beyond the early-December art extravaganza, working our sources and scouring the interweb for the scoop on…

See the full 19-photo Odd Future at Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow. Odd Future The Fillmore Miami Beach Monday, October 31, 2011 Better Than: Biting into an apple and finding a rusty, AIDS-infested razor blade. Or getting an SLR slapped out of your hand by Odd Future’s Left Brain. About 350-or-so…

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists With Deaf Poets and Pujol Churchill’s Pub Sunday, October 30, 2011 Better Than: Bobbing for apples in the rain It’s been a weird Halloween, right? And not the good kind of weird. Last Halloween, after an extended series of poor choices, a candy raver dominatrix…

See the full 31-photo Guns N’ Roses at American Airlines Arena slideshow. Guns N’ Roses With Buckcherry American Airlines Arena Saturday, October 29, 2011 Saturday night’s Guns N’ Roses concert at the American Airlines Arena was the biggest group S&M experience we’ve ever had. And believe us, we’ve drooled on…

Battles With Nisennenmondai Grand Central, Downtown Miami Thursday, October 27, 2011 Better Than: Approximately 95% of most live music events. Two tight bands, decently timed sets, booming sound. What else do you need? Last night, Battles blew our fucking mind. Sorry to indulge the most standard live music hyperbole. But…

What do you call a rowdy bunch of Latin Americans showing up in Miami to work for your dollars?The Rola Music Festival, a three-day concert event featuring some of the biggest music names in the world that end in Gonzalez.Representatives include Venezuela’s Patafunk, Spain’s Jarabe De Palo, Puerto Rico’s Jerry…

Kendrick Lamar at Revolution Live October 28

Space Twilight Zone at Club Space October 29

Sebastian Ingrosso, Erick Morillo, Bob Sinclar at Scope Art Arena October 29

Anthrax at Revolution Live November 2

Austra at Grand Central November 2

TV on the Radio With Sorne Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Better Than: Being blinded by Nine Types of Light. On the one hand, this past year’s been a really tough one for arty Brooklyn indie band TV on the Radio. In June, the quintet became a quartet…

Hailing from one of the most hardworking outfits in South Florida, one would assume that young Sammy Gonzalez has all he needs. But while we’re sure that rocking for ten years with Jacobs Ladder has its charm, Gonzalez has also developed an intense relationship with the classical guitar over the…

“What’s you name?” Tyler Okonma asks an audience member in Minneapolis. The guy in the crowd introduces himself as Melvin. Naturally, Okonma replies, “I fucking hate you, Melvin.” In a 12-month span, Tyler, The Creator, and his gang of street punks have gone from relative West Coast obscurity to headlining…

​Given the godlike status enjoyed by superstar EDM DJs today, it’s easy to forget their profession’s humble roots. Before DJs were selling out global festivals, arenas, and mega-clubs, many of the veterans cut their teeth on the illegal rave scene of the ’80s, playing under motorways and in abandoned warehouses…

See the full 27-photo Bassnectar at the Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow. Bassnectar With AmpLive and SuperDre Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, October 22, 2011 Better Than: The last time Bassnectar was here last year. On Saturday night, Bassnectar made a triumphant return to a sold-out Fillmore Miami Beach. It was just…

See the full 44-photo Amnesia Grand Opening With Bob Sinclar slideshow. Bob Sinclar With Philippe B. Amnesia Miami Friday, October 21, 2011 Better Than: A foam party, which the old Amnesia Miami was known for. It was the same charming faces in a new and unexplored domain. Well, at least…

Enrique Iglesias’s Euphoria Tour With Pitbull and Prince Royce American Airlines Arena Saturday, October 22, 2011 Better Than: Penis talk and private snapshots. ​The first thing to note about last night’s bachata, hip-hop, and Latin pop love-fest starring Enrique Igleasias, Pitbull, and Prince Royce is that these dudes fucking love…