Preview of PG-13’s Panther God

PG-13’s a busy man. He put out his debut EP, 7 Songs for my Friends in 2007. Followed it up in 2008 with the debut of his hip-hop project Junc Ops and Silicon Graffiti, the first compilation from his Circuitree Records. This May 1st will see the release of his…

SmokeNProfits.com Presents Andrew Logan

If you’ve ever gone on YouTube and searched for Miami bum footage then you’ve probably seen a SmokeNProfits video. For the past few years this group of friends from Miami Springs has been documenting South Beach bum culture, hip-hop music, parties, festivals and holidays and putting ’em online for the…

Dino Felipe: New “Life Swap” Video

Dino Felipe is one of those Miami guys who has a nice little national rep for himself. People who are in the know about underground currents of off-kilter sounds know what’s up. This is wrong.  This shouldn’t be the case. In a just universe he would be touring the world,…

Overthrow Brings Misfit to Louis Tomorrow Night

Okay, I’ll admit: I like Louis — a lot. It completely goes everything I believe a nightclub should be (drinks are too expensive and the door policy is frustrating), but dammit it’s an awesome venue! It’s cavernous, the lighting is crazy and the bookings at times are unbelievable. I spent…

Happy 420! Miami Weed Music

Well, today is April 20. If you need any explaining why Crossfade is featuring a Miami weed music video, you oughta smoke a joint and think about it. This video is for the song Ganja Shop by Shifta, a Miami via Jamaica artist. Click here for Shiftas myspace. …

The Juan MacLean Performing Live at LIV on May 27

Dance-punker The Juan MacLean is going on tour to promote the release of his latest effort, The Future Will Come, which was released about a week ago. The album has received fairly positive reviews from Rolling Stone and The Guardian for its electro disco-revivalist grooves and Nancy Whang’s breezy vocals…

NKOTB Tickets on the Cheap

If you’re toying with the idea of seeing New Kids On The Block at Cruzan Amphitheatre on May 31, you should buy your tickets this week. For $10, it’s harder to find an excuse not to check them out. Seriously, even if you hate boy bands and all they stand…

The 420 Music Fest is an Epic Force of Nature

Like a quartet of massive underwater explosions, the next four nights of REV Miami’s 420 Fest carry enough combined payload (80 bands total!) that a tsunami of awesome noise looks inevitable. And after Thursday’s pre-festival Kickoff Party at Black Sheep Bar–superpacked with local weirdos such as Oceanaire, Dyslexic Postcards, and…

Fall Out Boy Show Moved to Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

Nothing adds megawatts of hype to a South Florida appearance by tabloid twink Pete Wentz like a last-minute Boca ban. Initially, he and his fellow Fall Out Boys were planning to publicly flash their musical junk from the stage at Mizner Park. But now, their pop-punk exhibitionism has been relocated…

Groove Thangs 25th Anniversary at Alligator Alley

Before Pat Stacey, better known as Down Pat, moved to North Carolina and then New York, his band the Groove Thangs were a South Florida staple for lovers of blues, soul, calypso fusion funk. They toured relentlessly in the late ’80s and early ’90s, were signed and then dropped from…

Ghost of Gloria Wins Hard Rock Battle

Don’t tell the boys from Ghost of Gloria that South Florida isn’t a rock market. The Fort Lauderdale band’s co-manager, Brandon Young, says the foursome committed last year to making being in a band their day job in the hopes of making it big within three years. “The hope is…

Poppa E at Casa Panza

Poppa E is a bad motherfucker. Find out for yourself every Wednesday night at Casa Panza, where he has a residency, and he and his band play three or more sets of jazz, blues, and R&B songs you already know the words to. Some people might think it’s strange to…

Video: José El Rey “Ladies of the Night”

Everyone’s favorite Cuban electro/Miami bass/freestyle act — and part-time Crossfade columnist — José El Rey released a new music video for his track “Ladies of the Night.” From the looks of it, it was mostly filmed, where else, but in the deep bowls of west Miami.And while José has taken…

Video: Trick Daddy “What Dey Do”

Trick Daddy, the official un-official Mayor of Miami, has been feeding the streets fresh thug music for years on top of years on top of years. Next time there’s a mayor election we’re starting a write in campaign for Trick cause Mayor Diaz might be making our city green, but Mayor…

Buy Hand Drums In Miami

Need a hand-made drum from Africa, China or Tibet? Go to a shop called Majestic Lips at 4600 NE 2nd Ave, next door to Lemoni Cafe, up the street from Buena Vista Bistro, blocks north of the Design District. It’s full of stuff from all over the world and definitely…

OMFG: Awesome New Republic ft. …Blair Waldorf?

Anyone with even a casual eye on the Miami music scene for the past half-decade has been patiently waiting for Awesome New Republic to rightfully blow up on a national level. Well, we never quite imagined that happening with the help of Leighton Meester, aka the actress who plays Blair…

Are You An Out Of Work Musician? Want a Gig Just For the Money?

Do you wake up, smoke a bowl, bum a cigarette, drink a beer, eat some corn pops, play guitar, watch Judge Judy, Matlock and Oprah while “brainstorming” your million dollar ideas wearing dirty socks and wishing somebody would just pay your rent so you could concentrate on developing your unrecognized…