Concerts

Black Violin at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center January 15

Dana Schutz’s Miami Playlist Party at the Standard Spa January 15

Gregg Allman at Hard Rock Live January 18

“You never get too old to fuck,” says 72-year-old R&B singer Benny Latimore. “In case they take me for granted, I may be an old dog, but I still know how to bury the bone.” You may or may not know his name. But Latimore’s been in showbiz for half…

Coachella’s lineup got announced on Monday. And personally, we were underwhelmed. But it got us thinking how excited we are for Ultra Music Festival 2012. Sure, Deadmau5 may think the number of headliner acts on the bill is horrible. But we have to disagree with you, Zimmerman. We haven’t been…

That’s it, folks! According to its website, Ultra Music Festival 2012 is officially sold out with 73 days remaining until the first day of the festival. This breaks last year’s record, when tix sold out on February 18 with a full 34 days left before the fest.Of course, Ultra’s 2012…

Spend Friday the 13th in Key West. But don’t go to sleep. Machete clawed janitors in Bermuda shorts could creepsurf your dreaming brainwaves. You might wake up next to a she-crab full of hot, musky soup. You will miss out on  the party at a musiholic paradise called The Green…

Though the source (Frank “Rat Bastard” Falestra, prolific producer, musician, and, yes, sole proprietor of Squelch TV) is arguably biased, the assertion is, nevertheless, pretty convincing. Over the weekend, Falestra hosted the latest edition of the series, which has featured Miami-based rock ‘n roll (Snakehole, Holly Hunt) and avant-weirdo shit…

When Santigold called to tell Crossfade that she’d be in town for Art Basel Miami Beach, we squealed with delight like the Disney-fied version of those piglets penned outside Primary Flight. But after about 15 minutes, we got sad, thinking, “Well, she hasn’t hit the Beach since … November 2009…

There was a time when Elton John dressed (and acted) like the teenage lovechild of Liberace and Vegas-era Elvis on a helium bender. Bedazzled in silver jumpsuits with his face behind massive sunglasses and his feet stuffed into patent-leather platform moon boots, the fabulously balding Captain Fantastic would screech and…

B.B. King Knight Concert Hall Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Wednesday, January 4, 2011 Better Than: A nice, big bottle of chilled Arbor Mist. A half-century ago, Riley “Blues Boy” King and his fine, fat-bodied guitar, Lucille, would make regular wintertime trips to Miami for some rockin’, rollin’, dancin’, drinkin’, and…

The Crystal Ark at Bardot January 5

The Taxpayers at Sweat Records January 5

Peachfuzz at Grand Central January 6

Donna the Buffalo at Revolution January 6

LA Riots at Arkadia January 6

Code red! Trip the alarm! Now dance! We here at Crossfade have just received a superurgent email with a subject line that shouts, “Ultra Music Festival 90% Sold Out! Last Chance To Purchase Tickets!” Now, for all of us who’ve been victimized by corporate marketing scare tactics in the past,…

The archetypal preacher commands the pulpit like a mad scientist. He gesticulates wildly like a fascist dictator delivering his signature call-to-arms for an assembly of at-attention infantry. Spit collects in the corner of the holy man’s mouth before launching forth like soot spewed from the barrel of a canon. His…

Deadmau5’s New Year’s Day Pool Party With Stephan Luke, Troy Kurtz, and Damaged Goods Fontainebleau Miami Beach Sunday, December 1, 2012 Better Than: A night without a jillion jiggawatts of bass. Trillion dollar hotel, international DJs, good-looking people getting wild and out of control? Whatever. Nothing beats standing in front…

See the full 32-photo NYE 2012: Rick Ross at Cameo slideshow. Rick Ross Rosé Champagne New Year’s Eve Cameo Theatre, South Beach Saturday, December 31, 2011 Better Than: A night when dollar bills don’t fall from the sky. With less than a half-hour till 2012, The Boss entered the building…

Well, I guess there’s one act you won’t be seeing at Ultra Music Festival 2012: Deadmau5. The EDM superstar posted a 12-minute rant on YouTube, slamming the electronic fest for ticket prices and exclusivity contracts. “Ultra to me is the definition of insanity: Doing the same fucking thing every year,…

Our esteemed music editor S. Pajot has already made his feelings clear about the over-the-top 2011-12 season intro video by the Miami Heat: “Apparently, James, Wade, and Bosh thought that prancing and preening like pretty-boy pop stars for a really expensive YouTube vid was the best way to shake off…