Trash Talk is undoubtedly one of the most hyped bands in (and out of) hardcore right now. The Cali crew is the product of spending most of this past decade in a van, traveling across the country to crush audiences, night after night. However, recent years have seen the group…
The Moz is oh so sick. Again. When the post-punk crooner announced his 2014 U.S. tour, we here at Crossfade joked about his recent history of repeated concert cancellations caused by food poisoning, extreme flu, and other health issues. “Let us pray that the Pope of Mope does not fall…
Ben Katzman, a South Florida native now based in Boston, got his start in the music world at a young age, booking his friends’ bands in high school. “We were 16 still, and we knew what it was like to have no one really care about you.” He recalls when…
Listennn! Rap superproducer, local radio personality, and Miami Heat superfan DJ Khaled has an NBA Finals prediction: “It’s over! We winnin’ tonight! And we’re winnin’ in the next game!” Oh, and big homie’s also got a message for the San Antonio Spurs: “You cheaters! They don’t love you no more!”…
When we were kids, our dads made us listen to a lot of classic rock and heavy metal. Of course, electronic producer Eats Everything of the Dirtybird crew has his own priorities. “I’d been playing techno into my wife’s belly all the way through the pregnancy,” says the proud father…
Since 2002, Jona Bechtolt has been churning out tunes under the name YACHT. But it wouldn’t be until six years later, when Claire Evans turned the solo project into a duo, that the band became a DFA classic. Mixing symbolism and religious iconography with catchy hooks, YACHT fits well with…
The time has come, as the men of Cut Copy insist, to “Free Your Mind.” Or, well, at least win free tickets to the Aussie outfit’s sold-out show with L.A. neo-disco duo Classixx at downtown Miami’s Grand Central next week. To paraphrase the ever-wise CC guys: “When you can’t go…
“Gonna be a crazy one.” And that’s a promise from the Trash Talk dudes. Tomorrow night, those Cali hardcore punks (AKA Spencer, Sam, Lee, and Garrett) are throwing a totally no-charge, all-ages rager at downtown Miami’s Grand Central, with the homie Left Brain of Odd Future. Oh, and it also…
With Churchill’s Pub sold, the future of Miami’s most legendary rock establishment is uncertain. It’s hard to imagine that the new owners will shoot themselves in the foot by making radical changes. Shit, leave the bathrooms alone, save yourselves some cash. Meanwhile, Tobacco Road could be facing relocation next year…
The limo is loaded. The road-trip tunes have been recorded. And it’s time to hit the highway. With three whole months till the August 26 release of his latest garage-y psych-rock opus, Manipulator, the ever-frenetic Ty Segall is getting restless. Dude does not like downtime. So naturally, he’s crashing the…
Rob Base is a hip-hop pioneer whose hits with the late DJ E-Z Rock have sold so far out of this world that even aliens in outer space know that “it Takes 2 to make a thing go right.” He went from winning rap battles at nightclubs in the Bronx…
The weekend may come to an end, but in the Magic City, the music never stops. That’s why artists like New Zealand’s the Naked and the Famous, Sweden’s Little Dragon, and other international superstars make their way to the 305 just to put on a show for us beautiful people…
It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s a tourist trap and an aging icon. It’s a wonder of the world and a wonder that it isn’t under water. Love it or hate it, South Beach is the jewel of Miami, and it’s not going anywhere just yet. The bridge acts…
Behold The Violet Flame. Yes, it’s true that Erasure’s Vince Clarke and Andy Bell have offered only a glimpse of their impending Richard X-produced slab of synth-pop. (A single is set to be released in July.) But once summer’s fizzled, the entire opus will be revealed. And the English dance-pop…
Asked to sum up New Jersey’s the Everymen in a single sentence, singer and six-stringer Mike V says the band’s got “the hips of the E Street, the balls of Rocket From the Crypt, the heart of the Replacements, the soul of Reigning Sound, [and] the livers of Guided By…
Fat Joe. He used to be fat. Never as big as Big Pun. But still, a few hundred pounds. Times have changed, though. Now he’s fit. He’s got a sports talk show on MTV2. And these days, the NYC native lives in Miami, and he’s headlining the Miami Marlins Summer…
It’s hot. It’s steamy. It’s muggy. That’s summertime in Miami for ya. While your A.C. bills may be racking up by now, we’ve got you covered with cheap things to do this weekend that won’t cost you more than a Hamilton. Just check out Crossfade’s pick for the ten best…
Miami is home to some of the best dance clubs and art galleries in the nation, but there still aren’t enough places where 305 artists can freely and boundlessly express themselves. That void is what inspired Alicia Apfel to launch Space Mountain Miami, a gathering point for the Magic City’s…
It’s been said that all boats rise with the tide. And right now, Dusky is catching a serious wave. The London-based duo has found success as part of the groove-based house music resurgence. Of course, the Disclosure bros may be the darlings, but they’re not the only ones putting four-to-the-floor…
The last time that Cut Copy performed in Miami outside of Ultra Music Festival (which the Aussie outfit has played three times so far), it was for a couple of back-to-back concerts at downtown’s Grand Central. The band sold out one night. So the venue took a gamble and booked…
Waka Flocka Flame’s been busy, to say the least. Flocka’s been spending much of the year entrenched in the EDM scene with Steve Aoki, and released the collabo track “Rage the Night Away” with the cake-tossing club star. He also dropped the EDM-rap crossover “Slippin'” in late April. The Titan…
Sorry, Roger Sanchez fans, your boy has been possessed by S-Man. “There’s a season for everything,” Sanchez suggests. “Just like there’s a day, there’s a night. You need to have the darkness to appreciate the light.” It’s been 20 years since the iconic spinner had the idea for S-Man, a…
