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…
If you’re scanning the FM dial and miraculously land on a song that doesn’t suck, chances are you’ve found Miami’s newest low-power radio station, 107.9, AKA Shake 108. For that, you can thank Miami native Peter Stebbins. The 44-year-old first thought to start his own station years ago, after returning…
With no label and no overground radio backing him, Miami’s Ice Billion Berg has rallied the support of close to 100,000 dedicated fans, mostly in the Gunshine State alone. Thanks to high-caliber wordplay, slamming Magic City beats, a new studio, and a dedication to the grind, his latest mixtape, Damage…
South Beach likes to think she real fancy. Everyone’s always talking about the megaclubs and the expensive cars. But there’s just as much world-class bar action to be had, no fancy shoes required. Whether you’re looking for cheap drinks with a bit of billiards, a hip place to catch a…
Lady Casa is perhaps the country’s most famous raver and something like a cult leader to her tens of thousands of fans. When the Miami native makes a pilgrimage to Los Angeles and hosts an event on Venice Beach the day after seeing DJ Armin van Buuren, it quickly turns…
In just a year, singer-songwriter Banks has gone from relative unknown, producing music behind closed doors, to underground favorite and rising star. Her first live performances ever were opening a national tour with the Weeknd. Now she’s about to hit the road for her first headlining tour, in support of…
Brrr-duhhh-brrr-duhhh-ba-dada-ba-dada-ba-dada-brrr-duhhhhhh. In 126 hours, the streets of downtown Miami will be quaking with the apocalyptic axe thunder of Bay Area thrash destroyers Death Angel and Oakland metalheads High on Fire. Lots of people pay good money to have their guts rumbled (and possibly emptied) by this kind of fast, furious,…
It’s the kind of forward-thinking experience David Bowie himself might have predicted. Just for one day, in theaters across the country, a movie about a museum exhibition (featuring the rocker’s groundbreaking albums, outlandish costumes, and clips from his artistic videos) will briefly tantalize the world — and be gone. Screening…
Erasure’s Violet Flame Tour With Nina Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, September 12, 2014 Much respect to Erasure for this past Friday night. The British duo of singer-songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter-keyboardist Vince Clarke know that their bread and butter lies in the early part of their career, and they are…
Monday, you’re so unfair to us. We’re all just here, partying it up like we do every weekend and then you come around and make us put on our work clothes and be adults again … Rude. While we wish you would disappear forever, at least we’ve got some pretty…
“He was superfunny. He was full of conviction. He was so talented.” Three months ago, on the afternoon of Monday, June 23, 2014, Nicole Salgar lost her 29-year-old brother, Louis, a well-known Miami punk musician and bartender, when he was fatally shot in his own home by an intruder who’d…
