The life of migrant farmers and Mexican immigrants are topical subjects often overlooked by the American music industry. But those issues weigh heavily on Los Tigres del Norte. The norteño group is considered one of the most influential acts of all time. On record, Los Tigres share the plight of…
Exactly 14 days ago, Ultra Music Festival 2012 sold out. And the wailing of sad, ticketless beat freaks could be heard in dark, lonely nightclubs all around the globe. But then the fest offered its oh-so-disappointed children some consolation, announcing a whole series of official Miami Music Week events, including…
Washington, D.C.- and Berlin-based production duo Benoit & Sergio ruled EDM charts and dance floors throughout 2011. And it wasn’t just because of the hype afforded by releases on hot labels like DFA and Visionquest. No, the pair’s mass appeal is directly connected to their music’s pop sensibility. A Benoit…
If you’re too drunk to pay attention to the superdepressing dirty-beach-bum-on-a-bender lyrics, Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville” might seem like some perfect little paradise where nobody works, the tequila is always free, and every afternoon is spent lazily “nibblin’ on sponge cake” and “watchin’ the sun bake.” But that’s bullshit. The place…
Holy nostalgia, it’s 1991 all over again! Pearl Jam’s de facto captain, legendary singer-songwriter, and uke-man extraordinaire Eddie Vedder is bringing his one-man show to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, May 13. Announced earlier today, the grunge rock godfather’s solo tour is in support of Ukulele…
Deadmau5’s Unhoooked Mansion Reopening Party Friday, January 20, 2012 Better Than: A late-night with Tiësticle. After ten days of all work and no play, Mansion swung out its doors to the public, kicking off a two-night reopening event to flaunt the new, sexy Mansion 360 setup with Deadmau5, one of…
See the full 30-photo Sebadoh at Grand Central slideshow. Sebadoh With Jacuzzi Boys and Plains Grand Central, Miami Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Better Than: “Brand New Love” on a boat. Less than 24 hours before setting sail aboard the first-ever Weezer Cruise, totally essential alternative trio Sebadoh decided to visit…
Givers at Bardot January 19
Metal Cruise of Heaviness Pre-Apocalyptic Party at Grand Central January 22
Rattle Sundays at Mamushka’s January 22 and every Sunday
Cannibal Corpse at Culture Room January 22
Q-Tip at LIV January 25
When Graham Wood Drout and Iko Iko first started playing Tobacco Road in 1981, “the owner, an ex-cop named Neil, kept a shotgun behind the bar, couldn’t get any strippers to work for the club, and hired us to play for Mariel refugees under a disco ball till four in…
Despite being a total dickhead in 2011, Armand Van Helden’s a pretty cool dude. When he and Duck Sauce cohort A-Trak teamed up for the “Big Bad Wolf” video last year, Van Helden’s face was CGI-ed onto some dude’s exposed groin. Thus, via movie magic, the Boston-born DJ became a…
Just the other day, we here at Crossfade were trying to find a way to console the poor beat freaks who’d failed to buy, buy, buy tix to Ultra Music Festival 2012 before it totally sold out. But then Ultra itself mended broken electro hearts, saved beat-freaking dreams, and restored…
For 31 years, the numerous, ever-increasing stages at gritty, surreal, and spectacular Churchill’s Pub in Little Haiti has been where Miami rock music goes to define itself. A quick scan of the assorted press and awards (including endless clippings for Miami New Times Best Rock Club nods) reveal only a…
Do you enjoy art, fashion, film, and music? If the answer is no, you probably aren’t human. But if the answer is yes, you should go buy tix for Miami New Times’ Artopia 2012, “an event,” according to the official Facebook page, “that promotes art for people.” There’s gonna be…
UPDATE Check out the lineup, date, and location for Ultra Music Festival’s launch of its Ultra Live concert series. Less than two weeks after announcing its Phase One lineup (Avicii! Tiësto! David Guetta! Kraftwerk! New Order! Skrillex! 86 others!), Ultra Music Festival 2012 was already shouting about being “90% Sold…
God is nonexistent. Need proof? Nickelback is headed our way. With great displeasure, Crossfade regrets to announce that Alberta, Canada “rock” band Nickelback will soon embark on their Here and Now arena tour, a 39-city trek across the United States and Canada. On Saturday, May 5, the Chad Kroeger-lead bunch…
Is 21-year-old Nika Roza Danilova (AKA operatically trained goth-pop diva Zola Jesus) more than just a needle in 2012’s vast haystack of gloomy synth music? Film director, transcendental meditation evangelist, and total pie guy David Lynch certainly thinks so. In fact, Lynch enjoys ZJ’s digital death rock spin on Kate…
On Tuesday, mansionmiami.com read: “MANSION IS CLOSED.” Fans freaked out (“WTF? So pissed”) and South Beach haters rejoiced (“Finally!!! That club was garbage”) while others just shrugged. But we here at Crossfade suspected that the Opium Group nightclub was simply pulling a practical joke on the clubbing public, shuttering temporarily…
Cop City/Chill Pillars at Churchill’s Pub January 13
