Don’t try to pigeonhole Ray LaMontagne. While critics have been quick to compare him to any number of rarified and rootsy icons — the Band, Van Morrison, Tim Buckley, and Steven Stills among them — his only muse is the inspiration that strikes from within. “I always let the songs…
Daedelus With Y Diz and Galactic Effect, Telescope Thieves, Lautlos, Tyord, and members of Telekinetic Walrus and the Pride of Ions The Nest, Miami Thursday, July 3, 2014 Good morning, 305ers. It’s now officially the Fourth of July, our annual exaltation of everything American. But late last night, while visions…
Hark! What’s up with that ear-shredding distortion and the scream of a thousand bald eagles? It’s America’s birthday. And though sexy, expensive pool parties are a thing that could be done in Miami on this glorious Fourth of July … Well, we here at Crossfade would also suggest Audio Junkie’s…
Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! In honor of 238 years of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” we’re gonna exercise our right to party and celebrate the Fourth of July with the ten best things to do under $10 this weekend, from Audio Junkie’s three-day Independence Day Bash at Gramps to…
Don’t sweat it. Just let loose, grab that microphone, and do your thing. Open-mic nights are the missing link between the karaoke bar and throwing your own concert. They’re a place to pour your heart out to complete strangers. A place where first timers and old timers share the…
Miami’s Champion Sound and Soul Amazing are here to remind us that the 305 moves to more than SoBe’s commercial EDM beats. Our city’s scenesters bump it to alternative hip-hop, leftfield disco, and future bass too. And what better place for a local sonic smorgasbord than Wynwood underground dance music…
You’ve got to strive to survive on Kendall Drive just to stay alive. More people live in the massive area known as Kendall than anywhere else in Miami-Dade County. And since the founding of Crazy Hood Productions over 20 years ago, it has been a home for real hip-hop. Now…
Does listening only to dance music make for a shitty DJ? Should kids really be wasting their youth on songs without lyrics? Is Guy Gerber a genius, or just a really big Spinal Tap fan? We spoke to the forward-thinking Israelite about working on his new album, 11:11, and the…
Who would have known Katy Perry and Juicy J would make such a great pair? By now we’re all too familiar with their guilty-pleasure hit of the year. We think just maybe their match-made-in-heaven shtick could extend well beyond the trap hook of “Dark Horse.” Juicy J is the only…
It was five years ago that a then-relatively obscure DJ threesome by the name of Droog put its hometown of Los Angeles on the underground dance music map by launching what would become one of the global scene’s most hotly tipped house and techno labels. “The basic idea behind [Culprit]…
“Cop a couple of these!” Uh-huh … That’s the inimitable Ghostface Killah. But this time, instead of “hottie, hotties,” he’s screaming about complimentary passes to his Fourth of July party at Treehouse Miami. So if you wanna score some free tickets to celebrate freedom, bein’ freaky, and gettin’ fucked up…
The Fourth of July may be the day the entire country celebrates our nation’s birth, but the real Independence Day actually went down July 2, 1776. And on this day, 238 years ago, John Adams, one of the main guys behind the American Revolution and first vice president of the…
One minute, you’re writing commercial jingles with your buddies. The next, you’re touring the United States as the opening act for Katy Perry. Alright, a career jump like that doesn’t really take 60 seconds. It actually took Capital Cities’ Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian about four years, following the release…
Can you smell that, Miami? The freedom! That’s America! That’s the red, white, and blue! Fourth of July is just around the corner, and we have a patriotic responsibility to celebrate America’s birthday the right way. Let’s face it, there are few cities in the U.S. that compare to the…
They say nothing worth having comes without hard work, and that’s certainly true for Telescopic Thieves’ Mario De Los Santos. Despite a ten-day (and counting) workday streak, he’s forgoing sleep tonight to invade Slap & Tickle at Bardot and celebrate the release of his new four-song release, Quiet Hearts, on…
It’s 2001 and Ray Guilbault is attending the University of Miami. He has begun to customize his clothing with various logos. And soon, the numbers “8&9” catch his attention. Guilbault calls his friend, Figgs, to let him know they’re about to launch a clothing line. The reply isn’t one of…
The Audio Junkie concept is simple: “a journal that captures a culture immersed and obsessed with audio.” But it’s also complex enough to keep the project’s masterminds, Greg and Eddy Alvarez, talking at the same time. And when not finishing one another’s statements, they tap into nearly identical sentiments, like…
It’s what steampunk might sound like if it were milked through Henry Cow after the beast had been ridden by a minotaur through a labyrinth constructed on the grounds of the Hollywood Bowl. It’s what Brian Eno could have created had he been crossbred with Martin Denny and blueprinted by…
Do the IndepenDance. For the last decade, it has been Miami’s Fourth of July party pioneer. And the tradition continues this holiday weekend with seven beach, pool, and club bashes. Obviously, we here at Crossfade are most excited to celebrate the U.S.A. and the 10th anniversary of IndepenDance with hometown…
A few months ago, we got the heartbreaking news that one of Miami’s most beloved nightclubs, The Vagabond, was no more. The closing, which pretty much happened overnight, left downtown Miami’s hipsters and cool cats looking for a new place to party. Meanwhile, many people feared that the end of…
Party patriots! Toss on a star-spangled sequin bustier! American flag bikini! Red-white-and-blue banana hammock! Uncle Sam-style floppy top hat! Or all-American, all-beef hot dog suit! It’s true … Independence Day is only a few days away. And the club bashes are all booked. Here is Miami’s Fourth of July 2014…
Living in Miami, one thing is glaringly obvious — the rich are very rich; the poor are very poor. “I used to live downtown, right across the street from the arena, on Ninth and Biscayne,” says Mandon Lovett, a documentary director who just moved to L.A. after five years in…
