Lounging inside a coffee shop, singer Amber Monique smiles with a hint of embarrassment as she remembers an awkward childhood moment. “I was young, dumb. And I went around the wrong side of the pole I was supposed to move to, because I thought I was a rebel, and I…
We’ve been having some fun lately with these “Best of All Time” lists. But today, we will refrain from saying these jazz musicians were/are the best of all time. No, they are jazz musicians of note who made Miami their home. A best-of-all-time list would be way too long, and…
OMG, you guys! Someone posted this flier to Facebook, and it looks like the Chemical Brothers, Pheonix, Justice, A Tribe Called Quest, OFWKGTA, and about 70 other headliners are coming to Bayfront Park for some incredible new two-day festival called Down by the Bay during Art Basel. The lineup is…
Just because today marks the most dreaded day of the work week doesn’t mean you can’t pretend it’s Friday and go concert hopping. Sure, you’ll probably regret every decision you’ve ever made the next morning, but at least you’ll get to hear some pretty good music. Just check out the…
Henry Stone, king of the record business, passed away peacefully August 7, 2014, in Miami. Throughout almost 80 years of wildly prolific musical activity, the 93-year-old had a hand in every aspect of the music business and was a true pioneer of independent manufacturing, promotion, and distribution. In the 1970s,…
Miamians don’t wait until they really need one to get a face lift. Sometimes, it’s more fun to just change things up because you can. The same rule applies to Miami nightlife, and international Latin entertainment destination Gavanna Nightclub is keeping the spice in its relationship with its patrons, opening…
We here at Crossfade are proud to introduce our new DJ podcast series today. Each month, we will be showcasing exclusive new mixes by those who call the 305 home — from local nightclub residents to up-and-coming talent. The first installment in our series comes courtesy of Miami clubland mainstay…
Click here for Blowfly’s Indiegogo campaign page. Clarence Reid and his alter ego Blowfly have released hundreds of songs and albums since starting a recording and songwriting career in Miami in the early ’60s. From straight ahead pop hits like Betty Wright’s “Cleanup Woman,” to groundbreaking classics like “Rapp Dirty,”…
Round up your shot glasses and pour the tequila … It’s Friday! And since payday is an entire week away, and we’re all, well, broke, we’re gonna sing the blues with Juke at the Stage, have a chaotic rock meltdown at Churchill’s, do the “bump ‘n’ hustle” at the Pickle,…
“As water boils and changes form, you’ll come here one way and leave another.” That whole transformational nightclub experience is what industry vets Russ Bruce and Anthony Moretti hope to create when they open the Magic City’s first performance-driven party hall, Steam Miami on August 14. From the industrial steam…
They say music tames the savage beast, but in this concrete jungle, it takes more than a little mood music to unwind. Carolina Villalba, 25, is attacking the nerves of the Miami scene at both ends. Not only does she inspire crowds to let loose as one half of booty…
As his moniker suggests, Moon Boots (earthling name: Pete Dougherty) journeys through the farther cosmic outreaches of dance music. But as a proud native of the house birthplace, Chicago, this hotly tipped DJ-producer is also all about those classic jacking house beats. French Express, his home label, has emerged as…
Ah, the ’80s … A time when underground house music revolutionize the club scene and Pac-Man was the coolest game you could get your hands on. SoBe’s “nerd sanctuary” ARTcade is bringin’ it all back with Soul Logic’s Sunday Dance Nation. “It’s like what house music was ten years ago,”…
Who would have ever predicted that Trent Reznor would be the artist of his generation to age most gracefully? Absolutely no one, that’s who. Of course, the Reznor of yore was famously driven by his demons, fueled by addiction, and virtually burning to make artistic statements on a level that…
Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi, the duo that comprises Teengirl Fantasy, met at Oberlin College, connecting over their favorite old-school techno albums while Nick studied film and Logan attended the college’s conservatory. Taking a break from their final semester to tour with Animal Collective, the project became a full-time pursuit…
Like it or not, Pharell Williams’ “Happy” is likely to be the top-selling single of 2014. And yes, its buoyant ’60s soul vibe and simple, positive message is modern pop perfection. But scanning the rest of this year’s biggest hits, one is struck by a consistent theme: All of these…
Peter Murphy doesn’t want to be called the Godfather of Goth. At least that’s what he told New Times in a recent interview. The only thing is, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more adequate title for the former Bauhaus frontman. The inimitable Murphy hit Grand Central this Tuesday, bringing…
“Pretty” Tony Butler’s Music Specialists Inc. may be Florida’s first black-owned, million-record-selling independent record label. With Butler’s confidence in his ear for hits, he launched a studio in the heart of Liberty City and took on the recording industry. At its peak, the company owned its own pressing plant and…
Miami is a melting pot of cultures, and there’s no band that represents the various background of the 305 better than Suenalo. After four years without releasing an album, Suenalo dropped Keep It Groovin’, their fourth, in February of this year. Now, the band is busy promoting it with…
Living in Miami is pretty much like living in paradise. You’ve got some of the nicest beaches in the world, celebrities on almost every street corner, and a plethora of beautiful faces and bods. But one of the greatest perks of living in the Magic City are all of the…
Two good things are better than one, and by that logic, the Life in Color Miami Festival just got a whole lot sweeter. The “largest paint party in the world” brought Martin Garrix to Sun Life Stadium last night in order to announce the return to its hometown for not…
Y’all ready for this? Dun dun, dun dun dun dun dun. One of the most recognizable sports anthems in modern American sports history, 2 Unlimited’s “Get Ready for This” first arrived in this country in 1991, and nobody would play it on the radio. Techno was virtually unheard of in…
