After I blogged the SoCal Punk Explosion show yesterday, I was perusing the Respectable Street site and they have some great shows coming up, in particular Venetian Snares. During Basel last year Aaron Funk a.k.a Snares put on a helluva good set at Laundry Black Sheep Music Lounge 305 Bar…
Tonight is the last night the Opera Mash-Up series at Area 7 will be featuring jazz musicians as the event moves on to recruiting bluegrass musicians next week. Renee Turner will record several opera numbers, and then Normal MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4…
The band with the most disgusting name in all of music, Hot Tuna, is coming to stink up Revolution with Old School Freight Train on August 29. Now before you even have to ask, Hot Tuna is not disgusting because of the not so subtle innuendo it may conjure. It’s…
Click here to view the full slideshow from this event.Sneaker PimpsLive Performances by the Cool Kids and ClipseSaturday, May 30, 2009The Moore Building, MiamiBetter than: A backpack full of factory-fresh, limited edition kicks.Outside the Moore Building, footwear fetishists of all kinds tip-toed past rain- and flyer-flooded gutters, queuing up at…
Official Listening Party for Soulflower’s Electric Mothership Saturday, May 30, 2009 The Tikki Beach Boat, Miami BeachBetter Than: Whatever was going on across the street at the Eden Roc.The Review:It’s officially summer, as Miami’s schizophrenic weather patterns will make the average person want to stay inside and watch re-runs of…
Click here to view the full slideshow from this event.Surf Nazis on EcstasySaturday, May 30Goo, MiamiBetter Than: Midnight at the mortuary. The Review:They don’t surf, they aren’t Nazis and they don’t do drugs — but Surf Nazis on Ecstasy sure do suck. And by sucking, they are actually really rocking…
Freestyle Invasion IISaturday, May 30BankUnited Center, Coral GablesBetter than: Singing along to the Power 96 Traffic Jam on the 836. The Review: Saturday night at the BankUnited Center, I basked in the laser light glow of the Freestyle Invasion concert with mixed emotions. Dios, how I wish the performers realized…
Tiempo LibreFriday, May 27, 2009La Casa de Tula Night Club, Calle Ocho, Miami Better Than: Any other salsa night anywhere in town. The Review:For those who really know their salsa steps there was only one place to be last Friday. And that spot, of course, was the Tiempo Libre record…
Incomparable. Electrifying. Unforgettable. Those are just a few of the words that have typically been used to describe the legendary Celia Cruz throughout her long and illustrious career, and even posthumously since she lost her battle with cancer six years ago. The praise is more than justified, and the title…
Not too long after moving to Miami I saw a flyer for D.I./Street Walkin’ Cheetahs at a place called Churchill’s Pub. I went and there was no security, a lot of punks going crazy, and a great live show (SWCs destroyed the place!) It made me love South Florida a…
Hey look! It’s a music festival which is actually family friendly! The Surfin’ Snook Summer Jam is going down at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater on June 20 starting at 3:30 pm and should be a perfect destination for music fans and families looking to get out of the house for…
Long Beach rockers RX Bandits and San Francisco based prog-rockers Dredg are setting off on a co-headlining tour which is currently slated to end on July 22 at Culture Room. The RX Bandits have an interesting catalogue of music: going back to their earliest days (think 1995 or so) the…
Ace HoodSaturday, May 30, 2009Club Premier, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Your standard birthday bash Just a few years into his young career, local rapper Ace Hood has garnered mixed early feedback. Despite being named as one of XXL’s “Freshmen of 09,” and collaborating with some formidable names in the industry, Hood has…
Click the artists’ names to read Crossfade’s previous Q&As with Rockell, Sa-fire, David of Nice N Wild, Judy Torres, and Johnny O. “When I Hear Music” and “Lookout Weekend” by Debbie Deb are Miami anthems. They are two timeless instant party starters. If you think you saw Debbie Deb perform…
The Juan MacLean with The FieldWednesday, May 27, 2009LIV, Miami BeachBetter than: Ninety-nine percent of the acts to have performed at LIV.Miami, you are hopeless and a disgrace. I never felt so embarrassed to call myself a resident of the 305 as I did on Wednesday night. You had in…
It’s nice to see Steely Dan touring again. Not that they’ve been off the road much recently, but for fans of the jazz-rock band, there must have been quite a few very frustrating years of having to listen to their albums at home or in their cars. In the mid-1970s,…
It’s virtually impossible to have avoided the buzz surrounding two of Miami’s best female-fronted acts: Afrobeta and Steph Taylor and the State Of. Here’s a good opportunity to catch them for free in a cozy (and smoke-free!) environment. Both bands play an in-store at Sweat Records this Saturday, starting at…
Sa-Fire is the singer of the memorable Freestyle hits “Don’t Break My Heart” and “Boy, I’ve Been Told.”José el Rey: Sa-Fire, thanks for being right on time! What are you up to?Sa-Fire: I’m always very punctual. If you’re ever late, you might miss a great opportunity. My new single “Exotique”…
Click here to read Crossfade’s Q&A with Judy Torres, here for the Q&A with David from Nice & Wild, and here for the Q&A with Johnny O.Rockell’s “In a Dream” came out a decade after the initial freestyle wave. It was the only new Freestyle song on the radio in…
Never sleep in Miami. Never rest. This Saturday night, May 30, Sneaker Pimps is coming to South Florida again and this time with a live blast from Clipse as well as Cool Kids. I am not a huge fan of CKs but Clipse is extra special good. If you haven’t…
Wassup Kendall. Dade got heat in every corner of the county so put your whiskey up for some down home blues, beers, and food on Stormy Mondays at The Fish House at 10000 SW 56 Street (Miami, FL 33165). The event takes place every Monday night featuring music by artists…
I can pretty much blame Steve Bug for how I first acquired a taste for minimal. I didn’t always get minimal –I used to have a hard time grasping its tedious repetitiveness, the absence of real melody and conventional song structure. Then a couple years ago I heard a compilation…
