Ultra Music Fesitval quickly announced (and sold out) early bird tickets. But so far, the fest has given no indication of what else is in store. No acts. No venue. Nothing.However, a reliable source told Crossfade today that a venue announcement is coming very soon. In fact, the festival is…
Tinariwen With Sophie Hunger Presented by Rhythm Foundation Grand Central Thursday, November 11, 2011 Better Than: Being exiled from your native land and wandering the desert in search of rock ‘n’ roll. In the past month Grand Central has treated us to eye-crossingingly complex new school prog/math rock courtesy of…
While hardcore has long been colonized by pampered yet meatheaded suburbanites, the original purveyors of NYC’s first wave of punker-than-punk rock ‘n’ roll were actually meatheads from the unforgiving freak show that was pre-Giuliani New York. Violent crime was rampant, public services were seriously underfunded, and Times Square sat on…
The Stage’s Anniversary Weekend November 10-14
Tinariwen at Grand Central November 10
Architecture in Helsinki at Grand Central November 11
Rola Music Fest at Klipsch Amphitheater November 11-13
Kreayshawn at Mansion November 11
The true secret to a bona fide proper pint lies in the foam. Just look to your right … Doesn’t that baby look delicious? And why? Because of the thick and creamy head. Meanwhile, like so many nuanced activities (ping-pong, calligraphy, masturbation), the proper pour is a matter of delicate…
Bribe the bouncer. Buy a dozen bottles. Get a job behind the bar. We here at Crossfade will personally do whatever’s necessary to get our art-addicted asses past the velvet ropes at LIV on November 30. But you should probably just keep it legit and buy a pair of tickets…
If we here at Crossfade ever manage to get a glimpse at James Murphy’s personal day planner, there’s a pretty solid chance that 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,…
Radiohead just released the first 10 dates of its 2012 US tour and we couldn’t be any happier. Thom Yorke and his mates from Oxfordshire will be kicking things off at the American Airlines Arena on Monday, February 27. Since releasing its eighth studio album, The King of Limbs, earlier…
After the Wu-Tang mothership 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 hardcore…
AIDS Wolf With Last, Holly Hunt, Unicorn Hard-On and The Laundry Room Squelchers Churchill’s Pub Thursday, November 3, 2011 Better Than: Whatever else was happening last night. Whenever some chump wants to talk shit to you about how much they hate “noise,” you should maybe ask what exactly they mean…
Austra With Grimes Grand Central Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Better Than: Falling down a witch house YouTube rabbit hole. Last night, Nightdrive Miami presented its second major Grand Central production in just two weeks. And much like the recent Battles show, all factors — sound, venue, performance — were in…
Forget about your parents’ stupid rock ‘n’ roll. That shit’s for old people. The Fillmore’s always packed for the monthly Honeymoon Series party, when the room quakes with dark, and violent party music for the kids. Space is now selling tickets for a special Thanksgiving weekend performance by Steve Angello…
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at Bardot November 3
AIDS Wolf at Churchill’s Pub November 3
Social Distortion at Fillmore Miami Beach November 4
Carl Cox at Mansion November 5
Boyz II Men at the James L. Knight Center November 5
Diplo at LIV November 9
