Rye Rye Cancels Tour Appearances

Poplife has confirmed Baltimore club-hop artist Rye Rye has canceled the remainder of her U.S. dates; no specific reason was given. She was scheduled to appear at yesterday’s Just Add Water pool party at Blade at the Fontainebleau and Wednesday at LIV’s Dirty Hairy party…

Get Your Red, White and Blue on With Huma Rojo

Let’s say tomorrow rolls around and you finally manage to tear yourself away from CNN’s round-the-clock coverage of all things Michael Jackson to celebrate the birth of our nation and the day Will Smith freed us from alien annihilation. You find yourself on South Beach for some Fourth of July…

Inside the Rapper’s Studio: Rahsaan

You’ve probably seen Brooklyn-bred MC Rahsaan on Crossfade before (and here), and with regular shows and a loyal following from his adopted home of Miramar to the BK, why wouldn’t he be? As of today, Rahsaan is adding another element to his game – business owner. Today is the grand…

Rye Rye Appearing at Just Add Water at Blade Sunday

Next Wednesday, LIV is hosting the 10,000-LB Hamburger Tour featuring A-Trak, Rye Rye and Treasure Fingers. But before everyone shakes it to the ground at Dirty Hairy, we’ve been told that Rye Rye will be making an appearance at Just Add Water Sunday at Blade at the Fontainebleau. The party…

Elastic Bond Plays Transit Lounge for Indie-pendance Day

Don’t spend this Fourth of July in a drunken (and perhaps drug-addled) haze. You’ve been doing that and sitting in the back of your friend’s hatchback going oooh and aaah to the fireworks for far too long. Why not try something different, with just as much wow factor. Like what?…

New Jacki-O Mixtape: Bad Bitches Bang Pink

Once upon a time, Jacki-O and Trina were the big contenders for the title of queen of the south. (Khia, perhaps, was a contender, but … last the public at large really heard from her, she was getting kicked off VH1’s Miss Rap Supreme). Then poor Jacki-O had a number…

Dialed In: Top Tens From Local College Radio

University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, “The Voice”The Voice is dedicated to playing alternative music that most commercial stations exclude from their broadcasts. To visit WVUM’s new website and blog, click here.1. You Need Pony Pony Run Run, Pony Pony Run Run2. Wave If You’re Really There, Wave Machines3. Miike Snow, Miike Snow4…

Fuerza Bruta: It Ends Soon. Buy Your Ticket Now.

The run of Fuerza Bruta at the Adriennne Arsht Center ends next month. It’s expensive as hell — $75 per ticket — but you shouldn’t miss it. Being in a dance club will never feel the same after you attend this show. Every time you have had a few drinks,…

Gloria Estefan Is In Fact Ready For Some Football

Gloria Estefan recently recorded a colabo with Hank Williams Jr. for the football classic, “Are You Ready For Some Football”, which will open all three nationally televised games this year (two on ESPN and a Monday Nighter against the Jets on October 12). It should be fun to hear her…

Video: ArtOfficial at Tobacco Road – More Miami Shows On Deck

Here’s a brand new video from ArtOfficial live from Tobacco Road performing the song “Architect.” Art Official are playing tonight in Atlantic Beach with Saltwater Grass from Jacksonville, but if you don’t make it to that show they have a string of dates booked from now through September. Find out more at…

Music is a Weapon to Tour Europe

Music is a Weapon is going to Europe to play a few festivals and shows.  ou may remember a few of these guys from the hugely successful projects they were involved with in the past, i.e. Al’s Not Well which became Al is Well, then All is Well, then 10…

Local Album Review: Michael Feinberg – Evil Genius

Michael FeinbergEvil Geniuswww.michaelfeinbergmusic.comTo the uninitiated, jazz generally falls into one of two broad categories — that which is readily accessible and that which isn’t. That’s an unsophisticated observation to be sure, but one with which many non-aficionados will likely concur. Count Chuck Mangione, Spyro Gyra and, yes, Kenny G among…

Live Nation Discounting Four- and Six-Packs of Tickets

This week’s Live Nation Wednesday deal isn’t the greatest unless you’ve got 3-5 people you can persuade to your musical tastes. In what’s becoming a weekly event, Live Nation is dropping the service fees on four packs and six packs to a slew of events this summer (Hit the jump…