Holidazed 2010 Presented by 10K Islands and Discosoma With ANR, Can’t Stop, Sumsun, Plains, and Deaf PoetsChurchill’s PubThursday, December 16, 2010Better than: A lame corporate office Holiday party.When we heard 10K Islands and Discosoma Records were teaming up to have a holiday party, we half expected tacky Christmas sweaters, strings…
That old-school jacking house sound from the early ’90s made a big comeback in 2010. One of its pioneers was none other than Miami’s Oscar Gaetan, who along with DJ Ralph Falcon and their seminal Murk Records single-handedly put Miami on the house music map two decades ago. Under the…
Back when a president called Clinton ruled the White House, a band called Harry Pussy lorded over Miami’s tiny noise rock scene. The explosively experimental unit first emerged in 1992 when guitarist Bill Orcutt and drummer Adris Hoyos decided to cause general musical mayhem for no real reason besides their…
Shortly after moving into our swanky new offices at 4500 Biscayne, Crossfade saw the potential for a concert series. The premise was simple: Musicians come into our editorial suite and perform on a plush white couch overlooking the Ivax building’s parking garage. We film the performance, post the vid on…
By now, if you’re a dirty rock ‘n’ roll lover, you should know all about the Furious Dudes, a local band that proudly carries the torch of heavy-hitting, feedback-laden punk rock thrash as originated by scene stalwarts like FWA, the Fuck Boyz, and Load. Like us, you also might’ve heard…
Due to a constantly aching heart, UK pop star Leona Lewis is always singing about stuff like romatic disappointment, relationship trainwrecks, moving on. While they’re not the freshest topics, she still manages to give it a little oomph and combine powerful, soulful vocals with a catchy beat so that her…
If you’ve never made the trip, there’s only one way to enter Candyland: Get a group of festively costumed friends together, drop a tab and a little gamma-hydroxybutyrate, spin some drum ‘n’ bass (or maybe dubstep, if you’re under 21), and then dial up the nostalgic ’90s quotient. Soon a…
As opposed to rap-phobic product pushers like Hennessy, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is totally stoked that peeps be name-droppin’ its shit. In October, company spokesman Jeff Miller told Fortune that his employer was “thrilled” to hear Far East Movement’s “Like a G6” referencing the G-650 aircraft, even amid lines about sucking…
Can you believe there was a time when Pitbull (AKA Don Armando Christian Pérez) couldn’t even get his party jams played on Power 96 (WPOW-FM 96.5)? Back in the day, OG supporter and booty-bass legend Luther Campbell asked the radio station’s jocks to slip some of Pit’s early records into…
Virginia Woolf once said, “All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn… for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” Had Woolf been a teen with a ‘zine in the late ’70s or early ’80s, she might have said…
After 20 years, DJ-producer Josh Wink still hasn’t lost sight of what originally got him started in the EDM game — his passion for the music itself. It’s taken him from stints in the early ’90s as a rave DJ, through his “Higher State of Consciousness” chart-crushing heyday, and now all the…
Finally, an excuse for all you oversensitive indie types to stop being so emo and leave the bedroom for a few hours … Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes are coming to Miami! In approximately 77 and a half days, the band will kickoff its first tour in three years at…
Rifas Is Here A Sense (Self-released) rifasband.com The last time I encountered the music of Evan Rifas and Ron Huneycutt was well over a decade ago when, under the name Laptripper, the pair put forth some of the best and most heartfelt pop-punk tunes you’ve probably never heard. In other…
When discussing dancehall, there are certain names that come to mind, all coincidentally starting with the letter B, like Beanie Man, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton. For some, those names are sacred. For others, they’re curse words. And Buju Banton has definitely experienced his fair share of negative press. Most recently,…
UPDATE: Crossfade just received notice from the LINK crew that “We have to cancel our Thursday night show with Martin Buttrich, he won’t be able to fly in due to a broken ankle, we promise to bring him back as soon as possible.” German DJ-producer Martin Buttrich is known for…
German tech-house sensations Booka Shade have always colored outside the lines, whether it’s with their one-of-a-kind performances or the exquisite Get Physical output. They’ve also maintained a prolific pace over the years, releasing six albums to date, including 2010’s critically acclaimed More!, a nuanced and evocative work that continues to push the…
While our sources at Ultra Music Festival have neither confirmed nor denied that Aussie electro-rock band Cut Copy is appearing at Ultra Music Festival 2011, sites like Festival Outlook are reporting that the band’s will be there. Evidence is pretty strong too, considering the band’s booking agency, Windish, says so…
If you’ve never made the trip, there’s only one way to enter Candyland: Get a group of festively costumed friends together, drop a tab and a little gamma-hydroxybutyrate, spin some drum ‘n’ bass (or maybe dubstep, if you’re under 21), and then dial up the nostalgic ’90s quotient. Soon a…
It’s impossible to talk about minimal techno without mentioning Minus label darling Magda. The Polish-born, Detroit-bred DJ-producer is one of the most highly respected women in the male-dominated EDM game. For over a decade, she’s earned cred through hectic touring and an unwavering commitment to the cutting edge — an approach…
Can you believe there was a time when Pitbull (AKA Don Armando Christian Pérez) couldn’t even get his party jams played on Power 96? Back in the day, OG supporter and booty bass legend Luther Campbell tried pushing the radio station’s jocks to slip some of Pit’s early records into…
As opposed to rap-phobic product pushers like Hennessy, the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is totally stoked that peeps be namedroppin’ its shit. In October, company spokesman Jeff Miller told Fortune Magazine that his employer was “thrilled” to hear Far East Movement’s “Like a G6” making reference to the G-650 aircraft, even…
The Miami music scene is diverse, tight-knit, and incredibly compassionate. Last year, bands from South Florida answered Shawn Snyder’s call to action and raised more than $5,000 at the first Skinny Dip, a concert held at Kitchen 305 to benefit melanoma research and awareness. He’s hoping to do it again…
