Rapper Rick Ross’ past turned out to be a little less sordid than everyone thought. So perhaps to obfuscate, he lifted his artist name wholesale — from the real Rick/Ricky Ross, a drug kingpin in ’80s Los Angeles who also went by the nickname Freeway. In ’96, drug dealer Ross…
Not everyone is going to be digging the hip-hop madness that Memorial Day Weekend bring to South Beach. So for those looking for a regular Miami night, the mainland will be your haven.Take for instance Cafeina, the Wynwood lounge-meets-gallery that will be hosting Los Angeles DJ duo Classixx. The last…
If hip-hop isn’t your thing, here’s an event that still may give you cause to cross the causeway, or stay oceanside if that’s where you live. The Vice City Pop party at Buck 15 on Sunday promises to be a damned good time, featuring none other than local rocker badasses Radioboxer…
As we posted yesterday, Kingston, Jamaica still remains under a state of siege by gang members, and both they and Jamaican officials have blockaded streets throughout the capital city. At the center of it all is Christopher “Dudus” Coke, a notorious drug lord with bloody local roots. In the late…
Local Impact is a Miami-based nonprofit that networks the arts community with social organizations. In the spirit of this mission, recently it put together a program where mostly Miami bands threw down for the Easter Seals of South Florida. Older folks with varying degrees of Alzheimers were treated to sets by Xperimento,…
U2 fans the world over can rest easy knowing Bono is on the road to recovery. The iconic frontman has been discharged from a Munich hospital where he underwent emergency back surgery this past Friday. The procedure was successful, however, he now faces a program of rehab and recuperation for…
You’ve groaned at the poor sap stuck working in a fish joint. You’ve cringed as he’s serenaded a renaissance fair. You’ve run for the bathroom when he roped his friends in for a gleeful group chorus about bicycles. Hopefully, though, you didn’t actually get snowed into signing up for the…
Torche is a band whose growing influence is not exactly measured in riches. Yes, the band has been hailed in discerning international circles as uh, torchbearers of a new sound that is heavy without being metal, per se, and still melodic. Still, the current threesome has had to keep it…
Despite the endless drizzle of Haterade, despite the weird YouTube videos, despite the frequent, high-profile beef wars, despite, well, everything, the hype for Rick Ross’ upcoming fourth studio album, Teflon Don, only continues to build. The disc is due out this summer (the deluxe edition has a relatively firm release…
Kingston, Jamaica is under siege. The city is the current battleground for a standoff between authorities and gang members sympathetic to an alleged drug lord, Christopher Coke. (Yes, okay, insert jokes about that here). Nothing about this is funny, though. At least two police stations were hit this past weekend…
Like Freegums and Todd James (Reas International) before him, local artist Someshine, AKA Mike Del Marmol, has taken a stab at redecorating Bar — the space formerly occupied by PS14 and Max Fish. Above is a little teaser sent to us Raul Sanchez, general manger of Bar and events/promotions coordinator…
Mayday has been working on its new album, Stuck On An Island, for quite a while now. It was slated for an early May release, but has since been rescheduled to September 7. And since the series finale of popular ABC series Lost has been talked about heavily as of…
If Crossfade is looking a little lighter this morning it’s because it had some surgery last night. We are pleased to announce South Florida now has two music blogs for the best source of everything music and nightlife related happening around our area. Our sister paper, New Times Broward-Palm Beach,…
Back in January we announced the launch of the local Musical Missionary label with a debut record release by Austin-based producer Darren DuVall. The label has since continued to expand with a growing lineup of forward-thinking EDM artists. Musical Missionary itself continues to cultivate an unprecedented philanthropistic approach to music…
Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here’s one stimulating entry from this week’s edition.Ace local booking source the Honeycomb brings massive, nationally-touted reggae ensemble, iLa Mawana to Boca Raton’s the…
Poplife just closed out its last Saturday at Electric Pickle (and its last official weekly for the foreseeable future). Still, someone’s taking over the party’s old venue. Get Some is the new Saturday shindig there, and it’s sponsored by Shake Inc., Culture Parties, and BassHead Music.”Get Some is a branch…
Evan Rowe is a local songwriter and performer best known as Catalonia, a professor of political science and history at Broward College, and a small-d democratic strategist with no party affiliation. Each week, we surrender our space for his thoughts on the music industry and how they relate to our…
Miss FD Monsters in the Industry (Quantum Release) It’s been a long time coming for the Fort Lauderdale goth-pop artist now known as Miss FD. This fiery-haired, gloomy gal endured a three-year battle with her former management label based in the United Arab Emirates which prohibited her from releasing any…
Swazy Styles is a Broward County rapper whose song “Birthday Suit,” has a beat that recalls the song from Tetris, one of the most popular video games of all time.The song has been added to programming lists at radio stations across the country, and is repped heavily down here by…
Boynton Beach’s sexiest band, electro-punks Kill Miss Pretty, just spent a couple days raunching it up at Exxxotica this past weekend. But this Sunday the band, known for its carnivalesque showcases and sexpot of a lead singer Alicia Olink, will get a bit more conservative (maybe) when it performs on…
It seems another Miami band has gotten its gear stolen. New Times reported yesterday that Torche, currently on tour with Circa Survive and Coheed and Cambria, had a slew of equipment jacked in Chicago on Friday, including a guitar, bass, pedals, iPod, and passports. The incident precludes their continuing on…
Who’s still the baddest bitch? After a few years’ lull of mixtapes and pushed-back albums, Trina is once again riding high on the success of her fifth studio album, Amazin’. The lead single, “Million Dollar Girl,” which features Keri Hilson and Diddy, continues to tear up clubs and the radio…
