It’s crazy when one of your local scene stars goes fucking supernova in the space of a year. But that’s been the Surfer Blood story so far … Big bang. And maybe it’s about to get bigger. Still riding the crest of that massive wave called Astro Coast, the West…
Way back in November, the New Times gave you the very first taste of a new Design District club called the Stage when we hosted our Miami Music Festival party starring Teepee, Heartstrings, Lil Daggers, and Jays Blues. Remember? Probably not. You were too drunk off all the gratis booze…
We are sure 2011 will usher in the death of chillwave. But there are still a few great artists that have come out of the musical movement, including Ariel Pink, Panda Bear, and Toro y Moi. Not to be outdone, Georgia’s Washed Out (AKA Ernest Greene) manages to immerse listeners…
Who knew that sorta kinda famous people were flocking to Sunrise, Florida, to have their eyesight fixed? Well, apparently, Millennium Laser Eye Center is home to one Dr. Cory Lessner, AKA the Lasik Surgeon To The Stars. And just recently, the doc performed a “much-needed” procedure on Ryan Cabrera, a…
Mark Kondrat, Itagui Correa and Javier “Lakambre” Delgado are collectively known as Locos Por Juana, or in their DJ set incarnation, Afro Kumbe. Already, these three dudes are off to a busy start this year, wasting no time in getting AK in front of Miami’s craziest crowds. This Friday, they’ll…
Ten years ago, Steven Blush wrote a book called American Hardcore: A Tribal History. His motive: “I’m documenting the American hardcore punk music scene because it’s being forgotten. Its history is evaporating as the participants die off or find religion or repress their memories of those dynamic days.” And as…
Three months ago, we here at Crossfade were so, so, so stoked about our date at Macy’s with Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden that we wrote a blog about it. We were gonna get some one-on-one time with the twins, an exclusive look at their Mad Picks clothing collection,…
Hey noiseniks, it’s almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole thing with backup from a sprawling roster of gear freaks and…
More than a decade before Weezer’s “Blue Album” toasted undone sweaters, surf boards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents’ highly influential debut was well known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Distortion during the affectionately turbulent days of the Southern California hardcore scene…
To the outside world, Miami isn’t particularly known for its punk history. We weren’t part of the first wave (New York City, Los Angeles, London), we didn’t invent hardcore (Washington D.C.), and we burn through venues so fast that we’ve never managed to forge a long-term institution like the Gilman…
Now in darkness world stops turning! Ashes where the bodies burning! — “War Pigs,” Black Sabbath When your predictions for the future of Planet Earth and the general good of all mankind are just as murky and doom-filled as the fourth and final verse of “War Pigs,” there’s probably no better…
What’s up, you glostick-toting weirdos? Effective immediately, Miami New Times is looking for a part-time clubs listings editor. The successful candidate will have some knowledge of Miami clubs and blogging, be detail-oriented, and will have some professional writing experience. The job requires 25 to 30 hours per week, including visits…
Although Miami’s hosted WMC for decades and booked commercial DJ heavyweights at megaclubs like Space for years, it’s only recently that there’s been a steady influx of quality underground EDM bookings. And if 2010 was any indication, you could almost say the MIA is starting to become an electronic music…
Elastic Bond Frequencia Natural EP (Self-Released) elasticbond.com As time passes, Elastic Bond band leader Andres Ponce is beginning to look like the greatest export the rhino-shaped country of Venezuela could’ve mustered. (Sure, there’s all that petroleum for your lame SUVs and the Miss Universo titles. But that’s politics for a…
If there was ever an underrated musician out there, it’s Mr. Oizo. While he gained a bit of notoriety thanks to his track, “Flat Beat,” and its adorable video star, Flat Eric, Oizo has always been a behind-the-scenes kind of man. When he isn’t busy directing films or commercials, he’s…
If DFA has taught us anything, it’s that if you combine nu-disco beats with a dash of house and a bit of punk attitude, you have an instantly winning combination. Sure, label head James Murphy (under his LCD Soundsystem moniker) has made an entire career out of it. But here’s…
The swamps and warehouse squats, Carol City and Coco’s Nightclub, South Beach and the megaclubs — our city’s music scene is the product of so many split-up, spliced, and remixed sources that any attempted overview of its output will inevitably seem insufficient and incomplete. But here at Crossfade, we don’t…
To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami’s Best Albums of 2010 here.Space Between Words And We All Follow the Sun(Space Between Words, Magnetron Publishing LLC, SESAC)Space Between Words like to play with celestial themes. And that…
Torche Songs For Singles (Hydra Head Records) hydrahead.com Admittedly, this eight-song EP came out in September. But I’m boiling down the tardiness of this review as follows: I just bought a copy, it hadn’t been properly reviewed, and my colleague Erica K. Landau over at County Grind just named it…
To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami’s Best Albums of 2010 here.Suénalo Live at Transit (Suenalo Music)Though made up of relatively young cats, Suénalo has established itself as one of our local scene’s granddaddies with a…
To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami’s Best Albums of 2010 here.Lazaro Casanova Soul Food EP (petFood) Miami’s not really a house music town. Sure, we host WMC each year and we’ve grown a pretty banging…
To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami’s Best Albums of 2010 here.Lil WayneI Am Not a Human Being (Young Money/Cash Money)Lil Wayne will never stop repping his hometown of New Orleans — just count the references…
