It’s one thing being an international DJ megastar with residencies at some of the world’s hottest clubbing meccas, plus a chart-topping Grammy-nominated producer to boot. Add to that being head honcho of one of the most respected labels in the business, and you’re on your way to true demigod status…
Joaquín Sabina is a true songwriter. He’s also a singer. And yes, he’s a living legend in his native Spain. Over the course of a 33-year career as a recording artist, Sabina has amassed a ton of honors and accolades. And it all began with Sabina’s first number-one single, “Pongamos…
If you really want Memorials (and ex-Mars Volta) drummer Thomas Pridgen to define his Bay Area band’s powerfully psych-y, soul-spiked tuneage, you’re almost gonna have to bully him into it. That’s how a plucky music reporter for the Danbury, Conneticut daily News-Times managed to break down Pridgen’s resistance last week,…
DIY punk venue Miami Chum Bucket recently had a run-in with John Law and it’s now on hiatus. The venue had a lot of shows booked in the next couple of months, and its uncertain status is a definite downer for a scene that has recently experienced a swell in…
Spam Allstars’ Fuacata! ten-year anniversary at Hoy Como Ayer May 19
Crocodiles at the Vagabond May 20
2 Live Crew at Exxxotica Expo May 21
Dirty South at Mansion May 21
Luis Miguel at American Airlines Aren May 19
Sometimes electronic music can be soul-crushingly boring. But fans can’t tell the difference because they’ve been hypnotized by a series of bleeps and bloops. In a few years, however, when trends change and the difference between what’s good and not good is revealed, Fujiya and Miyagi will remain enshrined in…
Lenny, an old guy with sparkling bling who calls himself “The Granddaddy Rapper,” presented a flawless a cappella rendition of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” riding onstage atop a Rascal electric wheelchair. Marlene Jenkins only started singing six years ago when her adult son started a karaoke business. When she…
These days, the term underground gets thrown around a little too easily in the electronic dance music scene. Certainly not all DJs can boast the same sort of authentic subterranean cred as Christopher Milo, AKA DJ Three. It’s a relentless comittment to the musical cutting-edge at the expense of mainstream…
Aqua Girl 2011 Aqua Beach Pool Party With DJ Just Steph and DJ Pat Pat Surfcomber Hotel, South Beach Saturday, May 14, 2011 Better Than: The series finale of The L Word. As part of the Aqua Girl foundation’s weeklong series of events, Saturday’s pool party was all about cooling…
The Axe and the Oak With Pretty Please and Fight Like Animals Grand Central Miami May 13, 2011 Better Than: Feeding ducks at the park. Last Wednesday evening, I sliced my hand open while trying to stuff some squid flukes with chopped prawns and veggies. And while that doesn’t mean…
We here at Crossfade pride ourselves on breaking new international talent ahead of their debut Miami performances. And UK disco-house sensations Death On The Balcony are one act we’ve been following closely all year in anticipation of its first apperance this side of the pond. DOTB hails from Leeds, where…
View photos from Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.Hooligans in Wondaland Tour With Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe Fillmore Miami Beach May 11, 2011 Better Than: I thought it would be.Top 40 music has long dealt in mediocre performers who just happened to be plucked…
Sybil Gage is one of those rare chanteuses in the world of jazz who is capable of evoking some decidedly un-jazz feelings. Often compared to greats like Nina and Ella, Gage shares more with Janis Joplin, Eartha Kitt, Grace Slick, and Corinne Bailey-Rae than one would suspect. Her live engagements…
Truth at the Vagabond May 12
Del the Funky Homosapien at Churchill’s Pub May 13
Mark Knight at Space May 14
Camilo Sesto at American Airlines Arena May 14
My Chemical Romance at Revolution May 17
