Yeah, we livin’ in the era of ringtone rap. But a few days ago, we here at Crossfade got word that the Rock the Bells Festival Series will be bringing Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Mobb Deep to Miami Beach. So we started getting all nostalgic about that “Golden Age of…
t first, we thought our ears were deceiving us yesterday morning. Surely, no one in their right mind would give this man, Pepe Billete, a job. Yet it turns out that in the Magic City — and specifically the offices of El Zol 95 — anything is possible. But then again,…
Ciara With DJ Skribble Finnegan’s on the River July 16, 2011 Better Than: Any other night at any other Finnegan’s. Remind me to hit up every Malibu-sponsored event for the rest of my life. Watching Ciara for free was already a sweet deal. But free booze, t-shirts, and guac and…
Usually, the middle of summer sucks. But this time around, wandering event space the end/SPRING BREAK has saved us from July by inviting crazy people with all sorts of audio agendas into its current squatting spot (155 NE 38 St., Miami) for some Summer Ear Conditioning. Of course, no Miami…
Last month, your favorite Miami music blog (i.e. us) hooked up a drunken, debaucherous night of black-out rock ‘n’ roll at the Stage. Tall boys were guzzled and crushed. Speakers were scorched by Furious Dudes, Bulletproof Tiger, and Secret Arms. And as we noted the next morning, “about 100 of…
Dam-Funk and Steve Arrington at the Electric Pickle July 14
Rihanna at the BankAtlantic Center July 14
Suenalo at Transit Lounge July 15
Wiz Khalifa at Sunset Cove Amphitheater July 15
Sydney Blu’s Live at Mansion CD release at Mansion July 16
Torche With Big Business and Helms Alee Churchill’s Pub Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Better Than: Staying home and watching Easy Rider. As to be expected, most practitioners of stoner rock are pretty lazy. We don’t care how blazed you are, man, but jams can not live on one-riff. That’s why…
For a tag team that hails from the city where Puritans landed, where Paul Revere rode his horse, and where tea was dumped in that infamous harbor, Soul Clap knows its roots. Of course, we’re talking about the P-Funk Mothership, which Eli Goldstein and Charlie Levin say transported them to…
They say that music is the universal language. And it’s a damned good thing. Because otherwise, you might miss out on Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2. Unless, of course, you happen to speak Portuguese. In any case, it’d be a shame if you missed the opportunity to be exposed to this…
Nancy WhangWith KrispElectric PickleSaturday, July 9, 2011Better Than: Well, that’s a tough one. The problem with overly hyping a DJ set from an indie music icon is that you’ll almost always be left disappointed. We’d like to preface this review by stating the following: There probably isn’t a bigger fan…
Jim Drain and Forcefield’s “Warmup” soundtrack the end/SPRING BREAK Friday, July 8, 2011 Better Than: Laying in an alley on broken glass and bumming out. Last night, nomadic multipurpose space, the end/SPRING BREAK, rechristened the old Spinello Gallery as a vibe den where patrons lie on the floor, on top…
Gloria Shuri Nava is the queen of internet makeup tutorials. This girl is kooky, kinda filthy, clearly smart, and definitely mesmerizing. The 23-year-old San Jose native showed America how to slap on face paint like Natalie Portman’s character in Black Swan while making funny tasteless jokes. She’s walked us through the Na’vi…
Have you heard the officially leaked trio of chilly-hot tracks (“Ambulances,” “White Elephants,” and “Ace of Hz”) off Ladytron’s impending fifth album, Gravity the Seducer? If not, this is the kind of dense and brooding indie-dance stuff that’ll throw you into cold sweats. Like a pretty, paranoid dream on a…
John Dadzie, better known as 12th Planet, is one of the reigning kings of American dubstep. He vividly remembers the first time he was smacked upside the head with heavy bass. It was the ’90s. He was a teenager in Los Angeles. And after years of deep house domination, the…
Nancy Whang at Electric Pickle July 9
Xperimento at Jazid July 9
Rx Bandits at Culture Room July 7
Nero at Revolution Live July 8
