DJ Harvey Bassett’s resume reads like the very history of vanguard music since the ’70s. Born and bred in Cambridge, UK, he was an original ’77 punk rocker whose band The Ersatz saw rotation on John Peel’s legendary radio show. But soon enough, he traded his drumsticks for turntables when he…
Remember that Twin Shadow and Phantogram thing we were telling you about Tuesday morning over coffee? Well, the double date just became a threesome. While lurking around Facebook, we noticed Chi-Town DJ team Flosstradamus has been added to Toyota Antics and Filter Magazine’s tuneage gangbang. Extra Bonus: The fun is…
Mark Ronson at LIV December 1
Jamie Jones at Electric Pickle November 26
Metro at Art Loves Music December 1
Steve Angello at Space November 27
Ahh, the glory days of the boom-bap era. Remember backpacks, shell tops, and real MCs who actually rapped. Those dudes would have laughed in the face of auto-tune. Well, relive your high school days when classic ’90s hip-hop crew Brand Nubian drops a rare performance this Saturday at the Florida…
Happy Thanksgiving, party people. There’s a chance you’ve already skipped out on work. But if you’re still stuck in the grind, then take comfort in the fact that you’ve checked out mentally. You are sitting there reading Crossfade during bid’ness hours, after all. Whether it’s the prospect of endless gluttony…
Perhaps you haven’t heard of German DJ-producer Jannis Siopis yet. But if you’re a genuine EDM lover, then you already know Berlin’s Get Physical label, and Siopis has recently emerged as one of their most promising new artists. A classically-trained musician who dropped the clarinet lessons in favor of turntables…
Over here at Crossfade, we have a soft spot for local band releases. So when ANR told us they were pushing the release of Stay Kids back from October to November, we were a little sad. But we waited, somewhat patiently. Now November’s come and still no release. What gives,…
With Art Basel looming, the masses are already buzzing with barely controlled excitement about the country’s most enormous and important art event of the year. So we here at New Times have been ear-deep for weeks, gathering intel on both official and unofficial arty parties. Off-the-grid case in point: Transit Lounge’s December…
If the news of Rökysopp or Crystal Castles didn’t get you excited about this year’s three-day Ultra Music Festival, the news of UK big beat legends, the Chemical Brothers, being added to the lineup will. An inside source at the festival confirmed that the duo will be headlining next year’s…
German DJ-producer Timo Maas has been in the EDM game since long before it was the mainstream soundtrack for weekend clubgoers around the world. As a child of the early ’90s rave generation, he soaked up the era’s variety of cutting-edge new electronic music styles, emerging as a master of…
Greil Marcus and Alex Rossat the Miami Book FairSaturday, November 20, 2010Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, MiamiBetter than: Watching an Almost Famous meets Ray meets I’m Not There hybrid. Unless you’re an avid, anal-retentive reader, you’re probably not familiar with Greil Marcus and Alex Ross. The music critics — Marcus…
Bayside Rocks Festival Featuring Toots and the Maytals, Steel Pulse, Bunny Wailer, Marcia Griffiths, Cultura Profética, Midnite, and many others Bayside Park Ampitheater Saturday, November 20, 2010 Better than: An overpriced reggae cruise heading to Montego Bay. Downtown was abuzz as local book nerds and wandering teenage ravers flooded Biscayne…
Never heard of UK DJ-producer Chris Lake? Then you’re hopelessly out of the loop, because he’s one of the greatest EDM stars in the world. Some notable stats: Two Billboard Dance Airplay Chart number ones, several US Dance Chart top tens, and “the best thing to come out of Scotland…
See the full Iron and Wine slideshow. With Nomo The Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, November 18, 2010 Better than: Cheap beer chilled in the river and chugged at noon. Unlike weak revivalists, fourth-generation freaky folks, and other bullshitters, Sam Beam’s version of Americana has never lapsed into studied “authenticity” or…
To get full disclosure out of the way: Jose Flores is an occasional contributor to Crossfade. Miami’s music community is small so it’s kind of hard to avoid that incestuousness. You’ll probably better recognize, though, the alter ego for which he became best known around town in recent years: Jose…
Juliette LewisSpecial Guest Joe PerrySun Life Stadium, Miami Dolphins TailgateThursday, November 18, 2010Better Than: The DolphinsLast night, the Miami Dolphins lost–the Bears shut them out, actually. And believe it or not, Crossfade was at the game. However, nothing about the NFL’s Thursday night marketing scheme felt like football. We mingled…
I guess we usually forget about Miami Lakes and muddle it with neighboring Hialeah or think of it as that place we must make the Palmetto curve on our way to Joe Robbie Stadium (or whatever the hell it’s called this year). Turns out that Miami Lakes and its citizenry…
Sure, you know the guy with the devilishly good looks at right. And well you should. Chayanne’s a living legend in Latin pop, a heartthrob who’s wooed masses of female (and probably some male) fans. We could easily attempt to fill this post with facts and figures, listing a near-endless…
Norwegian duo Röyksopp just released upcoming list of North American tour dates. On that list is a scheduled stop at Ultra Music Festival on Friday, March 25. This is in addition to an already confirmed appearance by Crystal Castles the following day on March 26. Festival Outlook says Erick Morillo,…
