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…
Ty Segall’s Manipulator Tour With Wand and Plastic Pinks Presented by Sweat Records The Stage, Miami Thursday, September 11, 2014 You forget how many varieties of white people there are until you go to a real rock show. There’s the dirty, hairy skinny dude; the twee, soft-spoken sarcastic; the black-clad…
There’s a great scene from Shine a Light, Martin Scorsese’s documentary about the Rolling Stones’ 2006 performance at New York’s Beacon Theatre, in which Jack White joins the band to sing and play guitar on “Loving Cup,” a bluesy track off 1972’s Exile on Main St. Midway through the song,…
Thrash will never die, and the crushing force of Death Angel will make sure of it. These Bay Area masters of heavy riffing, speed, and power will arrive in Miami to unleash the beast at Grand Central for a Motörhead’s MotörBoat Cruise pre-party. Before Ted Aguilar joined Death Angel as…
Well, whaddya know? We made it through another week! And since we survived the Ebola scare that wasn’t Ebola, dodged those furry poisonous caterpillars that fall from trees, and steered clear of the gang of giant African land snails, we’re celebrating with lots of partying on the cheap. Just check…
Ah, Second Saturday Art Walk. That time of the month when Miami’s most refined residents gather in the streets of Wynwood to marvel at beauty and culture. Or maybe it’s just a day for the 305’s hipsters to get drunk for free while checking out some cool galleries. Either way,…
“Just living, taking in your experiences. That’s how you grow, especially as an artist.” Almost exactly a year ago, before her Miami debut, Banks told Crossfade all about her journey from “writing in my room” to touring with the Weeknd. And now the 26-year-old brooding pop songstress is returning to…
As director of Minimax Events, Matthew Ohashi has helped book more than 200 international acts to play major Miami clubs, from Mansion to the Delano, Electric Pickle to Treehouse. It’s a thrill to bring high-quality dance music entertainment to discerning Miami crowds. But if Ohashi’s being honest, the same old…
He is the man that your head-banging, no-good punk ass needs to thank immediately for keeping rock ‘n’ roll brash, beautifully loud, unpredictable, and incredibly exciting. Over the course of six years and dozens of albums, EPs, and singles, Ty Segall, a 27-year-old Orange County-bred and Bay Area-ripened rock virtuoso,…
“Luv u.” That’s a special message from Broward County native, former Nickelodeon star, and breakout pop diva Ariana Grande. After two consecutive number-one albums, Yours Truly and My Everything, as well as three Top Ten singles, “Problem,” “Break Free,” and “Bang Bang” … The girl is all grown up and…
It’s Hump Day ‘err body! That means that in just a few short days, the weekend will make its long-anticipated arrival and you’ll be crashing parties non-stop and raging till the break of dawn. For now, though, here are the six best club bashes going down in the 305 this…
Lily Allen With Samsaya Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Better Than: Your usual Taco Tuesday dinner plans. Pop’s most outspoken artist, Lily Allen, finally made her proper Miami debut last night. Sure, she played in Fort Lauderdale a couple years back, but lots has changed since then. Miami…
Actors want to be musicians and musicians want to be actors. Often, the results are cringe-worthy. But the average crossover bomb is what makes it so special when the line between acting and music is breached successfully. Just take MKTO, the dynamic duo that’s turning heads with hit single “Classic.”…
When Toro y Moi came to downtown Miami’s Grand Central in December, every hipster in the tri-county area went into fits. The Brooklyn artist played to a sold-out crowd while even more fans were left out in the (metaphorical South Florida) cold. If you were a member of the unlucky,…
