The biggest awards in dance music took place at Dolce last night. The International Dance Music Awards’ producers seemed to have their short-attention-spanned audience in mind when they designed the event, keeping the awards-presentation time to a minimum, and focusing instead on the performances and afterparty. Still, 56 awards were…
Class Actress have an enviable knack for maximizing the minimal. The Brooklyn group maintains a tight three-member lineup of Scott Rosenthal, Mark Richardson, and Elizabeth Harper. They’ve only got one major release — a five-song EP called Journal of Ardency — but it’s strong and smartly written enough to satisfy…
Is it me, or has the social pace kicked into Ludicrous Speed? This shit is ridonk. WMC landed in what felt like a blink (perhaps because we’re accustomed to expecting it two weeks away), and Ultra’s just around the corner. Meanwhile, let’s not forget Spring Bpreak is officially in full…
In the midst of all the WMC craziness (by which we mean hordes of peeps partying and scores of events, not booze and drug fueled debauchery by addled masses into the small hours), it’s important to throw a little Latin flavor into all that electronica. We’re not suggesting you pause…
Todd Terry’s InHouse Records PartyThe VagabondWednesday, March 9, 2011Better Than: WMC on South Beach.Upon first arriving at Vagabond for a night of house music, we were greeted with a few dancers grooving to an MGMT remix. And the main room’s doors were still blocked off for another hour or so…
Earlier this week as she prepped for her Wednesday night appearance at the Clevelander’s House You! party, Crossfade and fierce deep house diva Ultra Naté discussed Winter Music Conference and the ongoing evolution of house. And now she’s back for another gig and another discussion. Today at noon, Ms. Naté…
If R. Kelly made dubstep music, it would probably sound something like Caligula’s “Light In The Dark.” Yes, it’s music perfect for making love fucking. Last week, we gave you a sneak peek at some behind-the-scenes photos. Now, the Overthrow has finally made the full video available to the public.It features…
Speakeasy and small live music venue Bardot has really brought the ‘burbs and the beach to Midtown since it opened a few years ago. North of Space and west of South Beach, it’s right off the highway, so Winter Music Conference partiers will find their way there easily, with or without the…
Slowly but surely, Afrobeta’s full-length debut will see daylight. While a vague “summer 2011” release date has been confirmed, we’ve also got other news: It finally has a name! Set to be released via the Do IT Music Group, Under the Streets will be a 13-track album featuring plenty of…
It’s now been two years and one month since venue problems, “sluggish ticket sales,” and the general shittiness of the U.S. economy sank the Langerado Music Festival. But now, the fest is back. Mere minutes ago, Crossfade received notice from Fresh Clean Media that “the wait is officially over.” And…
Yo, homie. We here at Crossfade have dug up another pair of rap-related throwdowns for your already thick-ass Winter Music Conference party plan. This Thursday and Friday, critic’s fave Talib Kweli and superproducer-slash-MC 9th Wonder will be teaming up to lay down a double dose of heavy hip-hop knowledge –…
Bar is like an everybody-knows-your-name-art-gallery where you can buy beer and booze. But they never seem to have PBR for some reason. And for a fairly compact watering hole located on the edge of Overtown, the place has hosted a string of impressive musical names like MIA, Ariel Pink, Diplo,…
It wasn’t so very long ago that Lady Gaga was still an up-and-comer playing lots of nightclubs and hitting gay clubs like Score. Though some of us might have had a suspicion, her rise was hugely unpredictable. So that isn’t to say we’re expecting meat dresses and Gaga status for Erika…
Ultra Naté is the consummate professional. When interviewed, the Maryland-bred and -based maverick diva of deep house, R&B, and the Billboard dance charts steadily holds your gaze, answering questions without a single awkward pause, but in a manner that never feels rehearsed. She speaks freely on the industry she entered…
The human body is an amazing biological machine. You can try your best to irreversibly damage its every last cell by subjecting it to a sleepless six-day WMC spree of ass-pounding party music, 36-hour dancing blackouts, and a diet consisting of Red Bull, vodka, and miscellaneous pharmacological products. But still,…
Have you ever taken a guided tour of the White House? Shaken the hand of the commander-in-chief? Broken out the Ouija board and communed with the ghost of our Founding Fathers while shotgunning Old Milwaukee NA and jamming on twin axes till the sun comes screaming over the the horizon?…
Last year, ANR released its latest album, Stay Kids, via the Something in Construction label. Bad news: It was only released in UK. Where’s the stateside love, ANR?The Miami duo are finally showing it when Stay Kids sees its U.S. release this month (March 15 digital, March 29 physical). If…
Now that Valentine’s Day is long gone and couples can stop pretending they like each other, it’s the perfect time to give a giant middle finger to youthful romantic bliss and get back to reality. And like a sinking ship of Titanic proportions, the duo simply called the Dysfunct brings…
It seems like only yesterday (or a week ago) that we were smiling up at our beloved Jacuzzi Boys while bopping happily through the sparse early evening crowd at the Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party. After the show, we gave Gabriel, Danny, and Diego a hug, made sure they packed packed…
Last time Parisian chanteuse Uffie said she was coming to Miami, she bailed out in order to further prepare for the release of last year’s Sex Dreams & Denim Jeans. For someone who sings big about reppin’ Miami, she sure doesn’t like to perform here a lot.But maybe this year’s…
In the early outlaw ’80s, Freeway Ricky Ross turned crack rock into an interstate empire. Based out of Los Angeles, he cooked up megakilo after megakilo, packaged that weight, and trafficked it to every corner of the country. He traveled with a thug army equipped with Uzis, AK-47s, and Glocks…
Every now and then, a really cool local band comes along and you say, “Holy crap! This band is pretty fuckin’ cool.” Less often, they get to count themselves among those lucky few who make it beyond their city’s area code, transcending region and working beyond the challenges of being…
