Sometimes, we like to argue that Miami isn’t just a party town. We’ve got more to offer the world than just a great vacation get-away, and it’s time the people of America took notice. This however, is not one of those times. You’re damn right Miami is one of the…
You know Chris Stein as the guitarist for Blondie and co-songwriter of the immortal “Heart of Glass.” But in the four decades of Blondie’s existence, the New Yorker has been just as likely to have a camera strapped around his neck. So, to celebrate Blondie’s 40th anniversary, Rizzoli is publishing…
Forty years after its heyday, disco has become one of music’s most mythologized subcultures — especially among dance lovers who weren’t old enough to experience its ’70s golden era, when New York City’s monolithic temples of nightlife worship, like The Loft and Paradise Garage, were home to Olympian DJ gods…
Jack White’s Lazaretto Tour With Olivia Jean Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, September 21, 2014 Better Than: An evening without feedback and hearing damage. Is rock ‘n’ roll dead? Fuck no. Just over a decade ago, the White Stripes’ Jack and Meg came screaming, shredding, and pounding out of Detroit to…
Music is an escape for many things … Mondays aren’t one of them. Even though you can’t make the most dreaded day of the work week vanish, at least you can look forward to the pretty good shows that’ll follow. Here are the five best concerts to check out this…
Modern Love: A Live Audio-Visual Experience With Andy Stott, Demdike Stare, and Millie & Andrea Presented by SAFE, Klangbox.FM, Wynwood Arts District Association, Miami Light Project, and Beck’s Access Light Box at Goldman Warehouse Saturday, September 20, 2014 It’s easy to scoff at dance music for being nothing more than…
Jay Z once cut Little Beaver a $60,000 check to sample “Party Life” for the movie American Gangster. The artist also known as Willie Hale is a Miami guitarist so legendary that Jaco Pastorius, called the greatest electric bass player of all time, used to hang out at the TK…
Banks’ Goddess Tour With Movement Grand Central, Miami Sunday, September 21, 2014 Better Than: Hiring an elf to tell your ex to “go fuck yourself.” Did you know bitches loooooove Banks? Like … We knew she is an extremely talented, passionate singer and songwriter. And we knew she is softspoken…
Lil Dred could be the Slick Rick of Liberty City. His storytelling rhymes are movie-like. His raps are fire. And he’s about to hit the avenue with 10,000 copies of his new Hosted by the Streets EP He learned the hustle from his dad, Nate “The Great” Brooks, a three-time…
“Some people turn 100, some don’t,” says Mac Klein, the man who’s been running Mac’s Club Deuce for the past 50 years. “What’s the big deal?” Today, Klein will get to blow 100 candles in celebration of his birthday, but to the bar owner, it’s just another day. “I’m lucky,”…
One does not simply like Phish. Phish Heads are some of the most dedicated fans in the world. There’s just something about this jam band that works white people into a frothy, goofy-dance mess. Even those who aren’t that familiar with Trey Anastasio and crew have tales of losing themselves…
The last time we here at Crossfade spoke with Nick Monaco, the San Francisco DJ-producer was still a relative newcomer to the international dance music scene. He had just released his first panty-dropper of an EP on Soul Clap Records, and the buzz was definitely beginning to grow around his…
The dashing Scots of Belle and Sebastian are nothing if not prolific. Even these days, when they seem to prefer releasing proper albums only every four years or so, the charming and hard-working Glaswegians insist on staying forever busy with collections of B-sides, world tours, and the occasional feature-length film…
It’s no secret Miami loves to party. Sometimes, though, you wanna go wild and grind the night away without breaking bank. Sure, it may be a challenge with all the flashy lights and gaudiness of the Magic City, but that’s why you have us. Just check out this weekend’s ten…
YesJulz is a Miami party girl with a heart of gold. Whether she’s at Story slinging bottles, throwing FDR Mondays at the Delano, or turning Best Day Ever into a roving international pool party, her number-one priority remains helping disadvantaged youth and rallying peers to take on charity work with…
No one in the Magic City understands the magic of music on cassette like Patrick Garcia and Michelle Grand of Cheap Miami, the first audiotape-only record label in the 305 since the CD and MP3 takeover. “I think I just wanted a really cool, affordable way to start releasing music,”…
When every club in town has a DJ, why not go back to basics. Shots Miami, a friendly Wynwood hangout and shooter bar with the hood’s most party-ready name, is expanding its repertoire and giving customers more than just drinks and pre-recorded jams. “We’re trying to get live music going…
Lady Casa has 75,000 followers on Instagram, and largely owes her fame to it. Originally intending to be a physician’s assistant, she quit her program at Nova Southeastern University in Davie and began dancing full-time at Miami clubs in 2011. The next year, following a show featuring megastar DJ Kaskade,…
When one contemplates about all that’s great in heavy metal, High on Fire should be one of the first bands that comes to mind. The group initially emerged from the ashes of post-Sabbath stoner metal luminaries Sleep. But faster, louder, and meaner than its forebear, High on Fire’s always managed…
Miami’s electronic music scene has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade. But some of its local movers and shakers feel our city has yet to embrace the music’s artistic potential outside the context of nightlife. “It’s important for the music to be separated from the club,” SAFE’s…
When you live in the Magic City, you don’t have to wait for the weekend to go buck wild and party like a frat kid. Don’t believe us? Just check out the six best club bashes to crash this week, from Fabolous at Story to David Guetta at LIV to…
In Miami’s over-saturated megaclub market, it’s difficult for homegrown bands to stand out. But the Llamabeats dudes drew local hype from the moment that they burst onto the 305 music scene. And by the time their debut album, Como Se Llama, was released, George Spits, The What’s Good, and MF…
