Jellybean BenitezThe Vagabond, MiamiSaturday, August 30, 2009Better Than: Any other house music night in town.The Review:In the realm of cool and soulful DJs there will always be a warm place reserved for the fantastic Jellybean Benitez. As one of the most influential producers/DJs from the anything-goes ’80s club scene in…
Enough has already been said about Kaskade’s Mormon upbringing in Salt Lake City. Blah, blah, blah – a little faith never prevented anyone from making good music, even if that music was meant to be played in the decadent world of nightclubs. But Kaskade, born Ryan Raddon, has always listed…
When legendary label Stax Records signs an artist to its roster, you can be sure that they’re not thinking about ring tone sales — but pure soul and the type of music with the power to unhinge and incite, much like artists Isaac Hayes, Moms Mabley and RIchard Pryor did for the…
Let’s just get this out of the way first: Heidi absolutely, never, ever fails to straight-up kill it on the dancefloor. As one of the leading lights of the Get Physical label stable — home of M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, et. al. – she was also their first female signing. This…
It’s time to gear up for what’s going to be one of the most explosive, high energy CD release parties in South Florida this year. Delray-based psychobilly badasses Viva Le Vox are unleashing their brand new EP on October 3 at Propaganda. Viva Le Vox is famous (around these parts…
Summer is soon coming to close. The end of the season means more than just saying goodbye to the infernal heat, it also means things tend to liven up again as more and more events start happening around South Florida. So while we start anticipating things to come, here is…
The Harder They ComeSaturday, August 29, 2009The Ziff Ballet Opera House at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, MiamiBetter Than: Hanging with the Rude Boys at Vagabond’s Stone Groove. Or just as good anyway.The film will be familiar to just about anyone who’s ever gone to the cinema, especially…
Perhaps you’re not an avid follower of the vast array of traditional styles that generally get lumped together under the banner Regional Mexican. And I won’t lie to you, neither am I. But millions upon millions of record sales annually (and the fact they’re playing the AAA) indicate that there…
Mathew JonsonFriday, August 28, 2009Electric Pickle, MiamiBetter than: Any mere DJ set (as in records being spun) or any other “live PA”, for that matter, in recent memory. I really can’t sing enough praise for the Electric Pickle’s consistent quality of electronic dance bookings since the venue opened in March,…
PL0T resident DJ Alejandro Sab has been quite active in the last couple years, playing along some of the finest underground EDM talent we’ve had in Miami, such as Konrad Black, Ryan Elliot, Alexi Delano, and Camea. Besides his DJ accolades, Sab has also delved head-on into collaborative production work…
A couple more show announcements this Friday. First electroclash artist and creator of the album Fatherfucker, Peaches will be bringing her gender-bending stage show to Revolution Live on November 6. Tickets go on sale tomorrow through Ticketmaster. Hit the jump for a video.On the opposite side of the specturm, Bachata…
The IWAN space The Bubble has officially positioned itself as one of the premier venues to consistently catch great local music in Fort Lauderdale, alongside the Poor House and Alligator Alley. Saturday, September 5, promoter power-couple Garo Gallo and Yvonne Colon will present another eclectic evening of music that will include Band Number 12, Gallo’s band…
At first glance, a band called Hit The Lights would probably be considered a Metallica cover band. After all, it’s the name of one of the best songs on Kill ‘Em All. But in an interview for the Warped Tour, HTL let it fly that their name came from the…
Miami rapper Xplicit’s biggest in-roads in the industry so far have been as a songwriter. His biggest score so far has been a co-writing credit and appearance on the hook of Diddy’s new single “Diddy Bop,” and he’s worked with most of the local heavyweights. (Here’s an old Crossfade video…
Pompano Beach’s favorite surf rock three piece, The Gutter Queens, are releasing their new six song EP at Solid Sound Studios this Saturday. If you’re unfamiliar with Solid Sound Studios, it’s a rehearsal studio in Pompano Beach (4616 N Powerline Rd) with a penchant for booking local shows on the…
Britney Spears has been an object of desire for more than a decade. Her jailbait “…Baby One More Time” video became a salacious sensation in 1998. Shamefully, often secretively, we’ve followed her kinky, wacky, outrageous endeavors ever since. If you believe the wisdom of Don Draper — and, really, you…
The Techno Loft at Space has very quickly become Miami’s premier venue for the slickest big-room international techno. This summer alone has seen stellar performances by the likes of Steve Bug, Camea, and Adultnapper. This Saturday brings Minus label legends Magda and Troy Pierce, two of the top emissaries of…
Argentine alternative group Babasónicos boasts an impressive longevity in the evanescent world of rock ‘n’ roll. Nearly 18 years after its founding, the band is now reduced to a five-piece from its original six, following the tragic loss of Gabriel “Gabo” Manelli to Hodgkin’s disease last year. Still, Babasónicos continues…
It’s highly unlikely Perry Farrell or Korn’s Jonathan Davis will join the Israeli psytrance superstars of Infected Mushroom when they hit the stage this Saturday at Karu & Y. (Both singers appeared on the group’s latest album, Legend of the Black Shawarma.) But it’s just as unlikely you’ll miss either…
Twenty-two-year-old singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite his moniker’s Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails from Paisley, Scotland (though his father’s side of the family is Italian, a few generations back). And despite his early shaggy, long-haired image, Nutini is not another dour rocker from his…
Local hard rock-rap band Purple Popcorn does, in fact, rock but has gotten most of its recognition from stomping all over pop hip-hop. In the early days of its formation two years ago, the band pummeled both Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” and Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss” and in doing so…
You wouldn’t think right off the bat of the Upstairs at the Van Dyke for a venue in which to enjoy the energetic, infectious and heavily rhythmic amalgam that is Bachaco’s music. But then again, Lanzallamas Monofonica will be taking the same stage one night prior, and it’s not their…
