Late last night, rumors concerning the demise of Mamushka’s Midtown began filtering through the local scene via shocked status updates, email blasts, and half-drunk texts. On the venue’s official Facebook page, a few members of Miami’s music and boozing community started eulogizing the hangout in a mix of English, Spanish,…
The Herd is stampeding toward SoFla. Almost 22 years ago, East Coast fusion rockers Donna the Buffalo led a mass gathering of its friends, fellow bands, and followers — nicknamed The Herd — to Ithaca, New York for the inaugural Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival. In the intervening decades, this annual…
Man, no one loves to give away massive amounts of cash like the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Last night, the foundation held its annual Knight Challenge Grant award ceremony, dropping a $2.9 million jackpot on 31 local South Florida arts organizations, including the Bas Fisher Invitational, Coral…
Behold Black Friday! No doubt, the day after Thanksgiving belongs to the Devil. The sun becomes a black hole. Unrepentant gluttons suffer atop overflowing toilets. And endless legions of zombified shoppers stalk the malls and big-box stores in search of awesome deals that might set them free from Satan’s eternal…
For many fans of the Black Eyed Peas, last night was a sorrowful occasion. It was the quartet’s final concert together as a band before a “break,” not a breakup. At least, that’s what Taboo told New Times. But everyone knows that a “break” is usually code for breakup. Most…
What were you doin’ the night before Dinosaur Jr. alum and indie demigod Lou Barlow announced that his highly emotional side project, Sebadoh, would be visiting Downtown hipster superclub Grand Central for a pre-Weezer Cruise concert on January 18, 2012? Well, Crossfade was having the weirdest dream about bein’ at…
”He is one of our coworkers, a friend, and a loyal patron,” says Mamushka’s bar manager Javier Sanchez, describing former Bar employee Dylan Nunn, known as Crunk. Currently in a dangerous coma-like state, Sanchez says, “He’s battling for his life and we want to show his family support.” You might…
For the last decade, Trina has been a reigning member of the 305’s rap royal family. No doubt, she is the Magic City’s Diamond Princess. And nobody rocks those blinged-out “Red Bottoms” like her. She’s raw, real, and regal. She’s badder than all them other bitches. But Ms. Trina is…
Miami’s wildest keg party is just five months away. Of course, we’re talking about New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, the all-you-can-drink extravaganza presented by Miller’s Ale House. While we’ve locked down the venue — Zoo Miami — and the date — April 28 — we’re still trying to figure…
Seven days ago, we here at Crossfade got word that Spotify and Midtown’s Ricochet Lounge were putting together a four-day Art Basel Miami Beach concert series, dubbed Music Loves Art, starring Nas, Theophilus London, TV on the Radio, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. At the time, there weren’t many…
Oh, Black Friday! Every year after Thanksgiving, a shopping warzone breaks out as holiday cheer and good tidings soon give way to flying elbows and weeping grandmothers who scream in the deep-throated, craggy, ten-packs-a-day roar of a truck driver at a strip club, “Christmas shopping season is fucking on, motherfucker!”…
Lazaro Casanova Our Kind of Love EP (petFood) Lazaro Casanova and his petFood label seem intent on taking over Miami’s underground house scene. And they might be accomplishing that goal through sheer production volume alone. Just this year, petFood has released a whopping ten EPs by various budding transatlantic stars…
Eric Bobo is the percussion king behind the live and recorded hand beats on the Beastie Boys’ Check Your Head and Ill Communications albums and tours. He’s also been playing and recording with Cypress Hill since 1994. Today, his new album with Latin Bitman drops. Together, they are called Ritmo…
We here at Crossfade were so stoked about “summon[ing] the righteousness of reggae and Jah’s blessedness” (and, uh, toking on that ganja) at tomorrow’s second annual Bayside Rocks Festival. But sadly, Bayfront Park’s front offices have just contacted us to confirm that the 2011 editon of Bayside Rocks is officially…
Maybe you didn’t know, but master Miami beatmaker Otto Von Schirach is a great friend of gallerist Brook Dorsch. “I remember meeting Brook. It was love at first sight!” Otto beams. Dorsch is a lover of fantastic art, experimental music, and fun. So when one of Wynwood’s awesomest art spots,…
The Black Eyed Peas’ final concert of 2011 next week at Sun Life Stadium promises to be a full-blown pop spectacle. Promoters are hyping it as “the biggest party in South Florida” and promise “an all-star cast of friends,” including Sean Kington and Flo Rida. But perhaps the gnarliest guest…
Fuck the bullshit, punk ain’t dead. We might be broke, but Miami goes harder on a weekday than any other city in the world. “The cost of living is goin’ up and the money comin’ in is goin’ down. The bills comin’ in are more than the money comin’ in,”…
On October 14, the Bawse boarded a plane for Memphis where he was scheduled to spit some hits for college b-ball fans and then go bless a brand-new Wing Stop chicken spot. Shortly after takeoff, though, Mr. Rozay suffered a seizure that caused the aircraft to make an emergency landing…
Khaled bin Abdul Khaled — DJ Khaled for short — is turning 36 this month, and the legendary radio personality, label executive, and accomplished music producer will be celebrating the date of his birth in prime Washington Avenue style. Hosted by 99 Jamz’s Felisha Monet, Khaled’s birthday bash is going…
For such a pretty young woman, it’s surprising that Taylor Swift appeals less to horny 16-year-old boys than sweet 12-year-old girls. But compared to most pop tarts (read: Britney Spears) out there, this country siren isn’t a bad role model. She keeps it classy, never trashy. So last night, when…
A couple of weeks ago, we here at Crossfade were delighted to discover a new vid for the Jacuzzi Boys’ “Glazin’,” starring a bunch of singing vaginas. That’s right, actual female genitals, shaved and dressed up to look like the Boys’ singer Gabriel Alcala, bassist Danny Gonzalez, and drummer Diego…
A tandoor oven is a charcoal-heated clay cooking device used throughout the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and especially India to prepare delicious meals consisting of dishes such as rice, naan, and scrumptious meats. A knight, meanwhile, is an elite warrior (clad in iron, armed with a sword, and…
