Because he emerged alongside the UK dubstep explosion of the late 2000s, it would be an easy mistake to pigeonhole Scottish DJ-producer Rustie (AKA Russell Whyte) as a member of that trendy contingent. Glass Swords, his critically acclaimed debut album from 2011, may have fit the basic textbook definition of…
Break out the party favors. And hide your grandmas. ‘Cause it’s almost time for Fool’s Gold Day Off. Last year, this annual Art Basel Miami Beach week get-down brought out 305 legend Trick Daddy and nearly the entire Fool’s Gold crew for thousands of rap fans, hipsters, and arty partiers…
Don’t you just hate it when dumb TV funnymen joke about DJs being nothing but “professional iPod controllers”? Just because a few lazy douchebags get paid millions to fist-pump, mix overplayed tracks, and strike Christ poses … It doesn’t mean that “DJing is easy,” And the 305’s own DJ Craze,…
Les Claypool has been the driving force behind funk metal outfit Primus since 1984. In that time, he has also written a book, South of the Pumphouse, directed a film, Electric Apricot, and become synonymous with the sounds of animated TV shows Robot Chicken and South Park. Now he’s remade…
Remember Bar? It was the nightlife spot on NE 14th Street that became one of the city’s most infamous watering holes until it closed in July 2011. A lot of people were involved with it, but the main contributors were Raul Sanchez (now of Peachfuzz fame), Pres Rodriguez, and the…
Just as seasons change, so do musical fads. What is stylish eventually grows passé before becoming cool again. However, legendary singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris has never paid any mind to waves of popularity. Over the course of her four-decade career, she has been too concerned with staying true to herself, no…
Ten months of working and spending time in America was all it took for the Moscow-born, Australia-based, half-Dominican electro-soul singer Fantine to perform in front of Michelle Obama. “The First Lady was at an event in Miami Gardens, and what happened was, a few days prior, I was singing the…
“This is a music festival that can truly call itself jazz.” For a second-consecutive season, Miami Beach Jazz Festival founder Carmen J. Cartiglia has indeed assembled a fine lineup of modern masters. Last year, celebrating the inaugural edition of the fest, he tapped headliner Michelle Coltrane, the only daughter of…
Miami New Times is looking for a writer and editor to oversee coverage of all things related to art, theater, and other cultural happenings in America’s hottest city. The job entails working closely with a pool of freelancers to produce Night+Day, our weekly print guide to the city, while editing,…
Halloween may be just a few days away, but in the Magic City, the freak show never ends. So grab your crew of bikini clad monsters and tri-breasted vampires and get your spook on. Here are the six best club parties going down this week, from Drake and Marco Carola…
Her skull was fractured. And her leg was broken. However, beyond those basic facts, the seriousness of security guard Erica Mack’s injuries, sustained during a gatecrashing incident at Ultra Music Festival 2014, was unknown. At least until yesterday, when Mack spoke for the first time, after seven months of silence,…
In the late ’70s, California bands like the Screamers and the Unit were creating what we currently refer to as synth punk. Meanwhile, South Florida — often maligned for its geographical and cultural isolation — was witness to the creation of a similar (if not more refined) sound through the…
Every mash ends with a bash, are we right? If you’re Brooklyn Brewery, you’d be inclined to agree, given that your mash was already a weeklong series of beer-themed parties. And what better way to wash down all those hops than with a final blowout featuring none other than New…
Midnight Magic is their name, and that funky disco groove is their game. Founded by production veterans Morgan Wiley and W. Andrew Raposo, fronted by soulful chanteuse Tiffany Roth, and backed by a stellar ensemble cast of musicians, the group has been making major waves on the NYC underground dance…
On Friday, March 28, 2014, Erica Mack, a 29-year-old security guard working Ultra Music Festival was critically injured when she was trampled by a stampeding horde of gatecrashers. “I suffered two fractures in my skull. A temporal fracture and a fracture at the base of my skull,” she tells Crossfade,…
Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull With J Balvin and the Jump Smokers American Airlines Arena, Miami Sunday, October 26, 2014 Better Than: Staying home “Bailando” to YouTube videos and listening to your drunk friend talk shit. When Enrique Iglesias chatted with Crossfade earlier this month, el cantante warned, “Prepárate for ‘party…
There is more to Miami’s music scene than meets the eye. But surely, no one thinks, Rockabilly!, when the Magic City is mentioned. What a damn shame, because our city’s seen its fair share of quality rockabilly acts. Showing its Southern roots, Miami was home to a thriving rockabilly scene…
No matter what you tell yourself, you can never mentally prepare yourself for Monday. Sure, you can watch re-runs of The Walking Dead, crash one last weekend bash, or plan to call in sick the next morning, but there’s just no escaping the reality of the work week. The struggle…
It was midnight. Just hours till Tobacco Road’s last call ever. After almost 102 years, 626 S. Miami Avenue’s final beer and a shot would be served at 5 a.m. on a Sunday morning. But like the Road’s owner Pat Gleber said: “That’s only officially. We have to stop selling…
On opening day of Ultra Music Festival 2014, security guard Erica Mack was trampled by a gatecrashing mob that rushed the festival’s fences. She sustained a skull fracture and broken leg. And seven months later, she is still going through rehab for her severely injured lower limb. That’s why, as…
Legend has it that Miami was just 15 years old when the city’s mayor lost its first liquor license in an illegal poker game with a Miccosukee card shark. Now, 102 years later, that document has been to hell and back, and Tobacco Road is proof. The joint has been…
Gather up tu gente and get ready to go hard at the Cultura Dura Tour. On Thursday, October 30, Mr. Pauer (AKA Toto Gonzalez) and his amigos at Mike’s Harder and Remezcla will be bringing electrópico beats to The Garret at Grand Central for a night of baile, rumba, and…
