Lil Boosie, the purported inventor of ratchet, recently got out of prison after serving four years of an eight-year drug sentence. And he has emerged a humbled man. These days, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper spends most of his time in the studio or with his Boosie family. He also…
Sunshine. Sweet tunes. Hot burgers. And sweaty, oiled-up babes of both sexes gettin’ faded in the shade of a swaying palm tree while turnt-up pranksters try to spray Riff Raff with a Supersoaker. The Mad Decent Block Party 2014’s gonna be the summer bash of the century. (Or at least…
Most of the seminal acts from the ’90s rave era are now but relics of the past. Few remain active on the scene today, and even fewer have continued to cultivate their sound to parallel electronic music’s evolution in the new millennium. Nightmares on Wax, the pioneering project from UK…
Who said cassettes were dead? Definitely not Patrick Garcia and Michelle Grand, founders and owners of Miami-based record label Cheap Miami. “We started Cheap Miami around two years ago in the summer,” says Garcia. “I envisioned it as a small project. I was looking to work with bands that I…
To quote Juan Blanco: “Yo trabajo duro.” Yep, those are some lyrics from former White Stripes frontman and Third Man Records jefe Jack White’s new single, Lazaretto, the title track off his latest solo slab. But why is Señor Blanco dabbling in Spanish? Well, he’s coming to Miami for a…
The massive outpouring of grief from the international dance music community when Scott Hardkiss passed away in March 2013 was a testament to the beloved legacy of Hardkiss. The legendary San Francisco DJ-production threesome, including “brothers” Gavin and Robbie Hardkiss, was instrumental in kick-starting the U.S. rave scene in the…
Jenny Lewis certainly knows a little something about the art of performance. A former child actress born to show business parents, she’s been in the spotlight since she was a toddler, first as a child actor and later at the helm of indie-pop sensations Rilo Kiley with then-boyfriend Blake Sennett…
Aloe Blacc hardly needs an introduction after 2013’s “Wake Me Up” — produced with Avicii and first introduced live at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival — peaked at number one in over 20 countries. Though that hasn’t been Blacc’s only commercial hit, he’s hardly a manufactured pop act. In a way,…
Katy Perry’s The Prismatic World Tour Capital Cities and Ferras American Airlines Arena, Miami Friday, July 3, 2014 Fun Fact: A Katy Perry concert is a strange thing. When we told people we were going to see the diva that is KP, we got a few different reactions — pure…
Partied like our founding fathers did back in 1776 this weekend? There’s a cure for that. Find it at the five best concerts going down this week from Fabolous making it rain at KOD to Tim McGraw “Lookin’ For That Girl” at the Cruzan Amphitheatre to Ray LaMontagne playing “Supernova”…
Don’t try to pigeonhole Ray LaMontagne. While critics have been quick to compare him to any number of rarified and rootsy icons — the Band, Van Morrison, Tim Buckley, and Steven Stills among them — his only muse is the inspiration that strikes from within. “I always let the songs…
Daedelus With Y Diz and Galactic Effect, Telescope Thieves, Lautlos, Tyord, and members of Telekinetic Walrus and the Pride of Ions The Nest, Miami Thursday, July 3, 2014 Good morning, 305ers. It’s now officially the Fourth of July, our annual exaltation of everything American. But late last night, while visions…
Does listening only to dance music make for a shitty DJ? Should kids really be wasting their youth on songs without lyrics? Is Guy Gerber a genius, or just a really big Spinal Tap fan? We spoke to the forward-thinking Israelite about working on his new album, 11:11, and the…
It was five years ago that a then-relatively obscure DJ threesome by the name of Droog put its hometown of Los Angeles on the underground dance music map by launching what would become one of the global scene’s most hotly tipped house and techno labels. “The basic idea behind [Culprit]…
“Cop a couple of these!” Uh-huh … That’s the inimitable Ghostface Killah. But this time, instead of “hottie, hotties,” he’s screaming about complimentary passes to his Fourth of July party at Treehouse Miami. So if you wanna score some free tickets to celebrate freedom, bein’ freaky, and gettin’ fucked up…
One minute, you’re writing commercial jingles with your buddies. The next, you’re touring the United States as the opening act for Katy Perry. Alright, a career jump like that doesn’t really take 60 seconds. It actually took Capital Cities’ Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian about four years, following the release…
It’s what steampunk might sound like if it were milked through Henry Cow after the beast had been ridden by a minotaur through a labyrinth constructed on the grounds of the Hollywood Bowl. It’s what Brian Eno could have created had he been crossbred with Martin Denny and blueprinted by…
Do the IndepenDance. For the last decade, it has been Miami’s Fourth of July party pioneer. And the tradition continues this holiday weekend with seven beach, pool, and club bashes. Obviously, we here at Crossfade are most excited to celebrate the U.S.A. and the 10th anniversary of IndepenDance with hometown…
Phantogram With Bad Things Saturday, June 28, 2014 Grand Central, Miami Better Than: A mouthful of diamonds. Remember chillwave, the insufferable genre term coined and popularized by Pitchfork? It was a poor way to justify crappy production as a lo-fi aesthetic. They weren’t fooling anybody, and after a year, everyone…
It’s Fourth of July week, y’all! That means a four-day work week for most of us working citizens! So show off your red, white, and blue pride, bring out those stars and stripes, and celebrate 218 years of freedom with the five best concerts going down this week, from Katy…
Jennifer Lopez, Neon Trees, Magic! and Nick Cannon iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party Fontainebleau Miami Beach Saturday, June 28, 2014 Fun Fact: iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party is short for “The Jennifer Lopez Hour.” Well, there it was. The end of iHeart Radio Ultimate Pool Party weekend. No one thought it could…
Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande, Tiësto, Nick Cannon, and Lil Jon iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party, Day One Fontainebleau Miami Beach Friday, June 27, 2014 Better Than: The fact that the phrase “Turn Down For What” will never get old. Yes, we said so. “Turn Down For What” came into our lives…
