See the full 26-photo Yelle at Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow. Yelle With Housse de Racket Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, December 2, 2011 Better Than: Joining an actual safari. We were a little worried before heading to the Fillmore Miami Beach on Friday night. With all of the free shows, pop-up…
YACHTElectric PickleThursday, December 1, 2011Better Than: Yachting on Biscayne Bay.”Anybody have any questions?” asked frontwoman Claire Evans three songs into YACHT’s set at the Electric Pickle last night.”I love you!” someone shouted back.”That’s not a question,” she answered.True, but we really do love you, YACHT. And last night’s show might…
See the full 38-photo slideshow from Toyota Antics with Special Disco Version and Black Lips at Grand Central. James Murphy and Black Lips Grand Central Thursday, December 1, 2011 Better Than: 28 MPGs in the city, 35 on the highway. New York City hipsters, Pitchfork-approved band, hand-rolled cigarettes, ironic facial…
Nas With Theophilus London Spotify’s Music Loves Art Ricochet Bar & Lounge Thursday, December 1, 2011 Better Than: Seeing Nas perform from a distance greater than ten feet. It was only $14,000. No big deal. Nas slapped a bit of watercolor and scribbled some washable marker onto an oversized sketchpad,…
MOCA LA Beach Bash with SoulwaxWednesday, November 30The Raleigh, Miami BeachBetter than: Being surrounded by candy ravers at Ultra.We’ll start out by saying that MOCA LA’s Beach Bash is one of the parties you couldn’t get into unless you were invited. Or a member of the media who sent an…
Santigold With Wale Wednesday, November 30 LIV Better Than: Waiting in line at a Basel party for free drinks. Nightclubbing … Aside from the 1977 Iggy Pop track, we pretty much hate everything about it. The stringent dress codes, blatant superficiality, remixed dance versions of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic…
Whether you’re dropping mad bills on contemporary art at such-and-such satellite fair or stalking celebrity art collectors at the Miami Beach Convention Center, there’s one thing about Basel week that everyone can agree on — it’s all about the afterparty. Case in point: Electric Pickle. Next week, the North Miami…
The night of Thursday, December 1, 2011, a waxing crescent moon will hang, dead and icy, in a jet-black winter sky as the souls of a thousand damned witches scream for mercy while being burned at the stake inside an abandoned house consumed by fire. And it’s gonna sound amazing…
There’s a pretty solid chance that in James Murphy’s personal day planner, the first week of December is perennially empty, except for a short, four-word phrase, presumably written in fat, blood-red block letters: Art Basel Miami Beach. Last year, mere months before officially and finally disbanding his adored dance-rock band,…
When French electro-pop outfit Yelle last visited Miami in 2008, it gave the city a one-two punch, performing at the Polish American Club and then returning barely two months later to perform at Art Basel’s Art Loves Music event. So does Yelle have a little crush on the Magic City?…
After the Wu-Tang mother ship crashed full force into pop culture with the release of the 1993 gangsta rap classic Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the first order of business was to send out the pods. Method Man was the first to strike out solo with 1994’s stellar and intensely…
In 73 days, the Caribbean’s largest gathering of jorts, horn-rimmed glasses, mustaches, and tank tops will convene aboard the Carnival Imagination for a three-night “tropical rock ‘n’ roll vacation” known as the Bruise Cruise. With shipboard entertainment provided by some of the biggest names in indie garage rock and Fucked…
See the full 36-photo Black Eyed Peas at Sun Life Stadium slideshow. Black Eyed Peas With Cee Lo Green, T-Pain, Jason Derulo, and Sean Kingston Sun Life Stadium Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Better Than: A nice nap on the beach that ends in a blistering burn. In the history of…
DJ Khaled’s Birthday Bash at Mansion November 25
Dancegiving at America’s Backyard November 26
Santigold at LIV’s Dirty Hairy party November 30
To actually understand the scope of Ultra Music Festival’s evolution over the last 14 years, just ask Ultra cofounder and CEO Russell Faibisch about the fest’s early days. “Back in the late ’90s, it started as a small nightlife event,” Faibisch tells New Times in this week’s Miami People Issue…
Man, you ever get the feelin’ that today’s music ain’t got the same soul? Well, as Motor City rambler, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and facial hair aficionado Bob Seger once sang: “Call me a relic, call me what you will/Say I’m old fashioned, say I’m over the hill…
Question: What do you get when a girl who lives by the motto, “its not about the program its about what you do with ur brain,” gets her hands on Garage Band? Answer: Grimes (nee Claire Boucher), a 23-year-old bedroom dweller, witch house dabbler, and dark electro wizard from Montreal,…
UPDATE Ultra Music Festival has finally announced its Phase 1 lineup. Check out Ultra 2012’s 92-act roster, headlined by Avicii, Tiësto, and David Guetta. Just like the rest of the beat-freaking world, we here at Crossfade are rabidly anticipating Ultra Music Festival’s imminent lineup announcement. Two weeks ago, we received…
On the night of Thursday, December 1, 2011, a waxing crescent moon will be hanging, dead and icy, in a jet-black winter sky as the souls of a thousand damned witches scream for mercy while being burned at the stake inside an abandoned house totally consumed by fire. And it’s…
For the last 68 days, local rock messiahs Jacuzzi Boys have been Glazin’ across nation, delivering the good word to 35 bastions of unfettered heathenism from New Orleans to Austin, Detroit, Brooklyn, Nashville, and beyond. But now, having converted a sufficient number of America’s children to the gospel of surfy…
