If London is the mecca of the global electronic dance music scene, then surely Fabric could be considered the Kaaba. At least one pilgrimage to the monolithic nightclub is a requisite for international house and techno heads during their lifetime. But even for those who have never made the trip,…
In the process of evolution, some species die, others get stronger. The guys and girl of Miami hip-hop fusion crew Cornerstoners and others of their ilk used to be fish, but then they grew legs, left the pond, and started walking the streets of downtown with flyers for the upcoming…
Take a break, America! But not you, Miami! It’s almost Labor Day, that annual 24-hour period during which we all celebrate workers by not working. Of course, though, the observance of this particular federal holiday is a bit different in the MIA. One day become a week. No one is…
Alright, so TomorrowWorld may not be coming to Miami. But a slice of the 305 will be making its way to Georgia next month as Belgium’s TomorrowLand travels overseas for its first U.S. fest. European EDM promo powerhouse ID&T has announced that LIV will be joining forces with TomorrowWorld as…
There will be “more paint!” Just 12 days ago, Life in Color announced its first-ever music festival at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium with an all-out (though curiously paint-free) volley of rave robots, party lazers, and DJ R3hab during the Guinness International Champions Cup final between Chelsea and Real Madrid. “In…
“Party in the city where the heat is on. All night, on the beach till the break of dawn… Welcome to Miami.” Will Smith’s Magic City anthem may be over a decade old. But hey, the cliché still holds true. The 305 does party till the break of dawn and…
The Killers With the Virgins American Airlines Arena, Miami Saturday, August 17, 2013 It was the final show on the Battle Born tour. And the Killers definitely saved the best (and by best, we mean the 305) for last. As Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci, Dave Keuning, and the…
Exclusive aftershow with the new king of pop on South Beach … Priceless. Over the weekend, Justin Timberlake celebrated the end of his Legends of the Summer tour with Jay Z by playing a 3 a.m. Mastercard-sponsored JT & The Tennessee Kids set at the Fillmore Miami Beach for hundreds…
Electric Piquete bass player Michael Mut has a direct connection to the Bay of Pigs. His grandfather spent 18 months in a Cuban prison after John F. Kennedy abandoned him and hundreds of others on La Playa Girón during their invasion to topple Fidel Castro’s communist dictatorship. Today, the Cuban…
It’s Monday and the last place you wanna be is where you’re at right now: stuck inside your cubicle surrounded by stacks of paper, where the only source of light is the dim glare of your computer screen. We get it… Mondays are miserable. But hey, come 5 p.m., you’ll…
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z Legends of the Summer Tour Sun Life Stadium, Miami Friday, August 16, 2013 For a second-rate basketball team, there were a disproportionate number of Brooklyn Nets jerseys at Sun Life Stadium last night. Well, until you remember that Jay Z, the co-headliner of the evening’s…
Say what you wanna say … But the truth is there’s no escaping the uhntz-uhntz of Calvin Harris and the ilk. Within the last year alone, the blond-haired, bright-eyed Scottish EDM master made it to the Billboard Hot 100 at number 12 with his hit “Feel So Close,” signed a…
Under normal circumstances, you don’t shake that ass for free. But when Claude VonStroke, his friends, and Story offer up complimentary tix for a fun-loving, booty-clapping Saturday-night dance party on South Beach … Well, you instantly become a face-down, ass-up, chirping, derping, crazy clucking Dirtybird. Luckily, all you gotta do…
When Brooklyn DJ-production duo Wolf + Lamb launched their eponymous label in the late noughties, bringing like-minded artists such as Soul Clap, No Regular Play and Nicolas Jaar into the fold, they planted the seed of what would eventually blossom into the Crew Love collective. The Crew now includes up-and-coming…
“Lookout weekend ’cause here we come…” With cheap parties that won’t cost you more than a Hamilton and music that’ll make you wanna grab a stranger and dance. “…Because weekends were made for fun.” Check out Crossfade’s ten best music-related things to do under $10 in Miami this weekend. See…
Photo by Nate “Igor” Smith For five magical days in August, Cave in Rock, Illinois, hosted one of our favorite events, The Gathering of the Juggalos. Our photographer, Nate “Igor” Smith, took thousands of pictures at the Gathering, but some of the folks he captured stood out more than others…
Hey, beat freaks! It’s August, and you know what that means … Time to start plotting your annual Winter Music Conference plan of attack! There are only 217 days left until the 2014 Conference kicks off. And no, that’s not a lot of time. Believe us, you’re going to blink…
Miami independent music pioneer Willie Clarke is a Grammy winner whose music has been sampled by Beyonce. In the mid 1960s, he and a college buddy named Johnny Pearsall started a label called Deep City, based out of Johnny’s Records in Liberty City. It was the first independent, black-owned record…
“Sopita … It’s like food for the heart and soul, just like music.” But more than comfort food, La Sopita Series is the latest monthly showcase at PAX, giving up-and-coming musicians from Colombia the opportunity to show off their talent in the flashy 305. “The concept is to connect the…
Every hipster millennial had his or her Killers moment. These kids unabashedly scream-sang “Mr. Brightside” in the shower, and then on the bus to school, they broke out a fresh set of Duracells (because it was 2004 and the Discman was still in use) for a habitual Hot Fuss morning…
Palo! is throwing a free party at PAX celebrating its tenth anniversary, with tons of free giveaways from Car2Go, Azucar Ice Cream, Rey de Las Fritas food truck, and more before 11 p.m. this Friday. The band’s concert will be filmed and recorded for a live album, live DVD, and…
Jay Z and Justin Timberlake are so rich that their butlers have butlers, their maids have maids, and their cars have cars. They’re so rich that bankers fight one another to the death in a circle of fire in parking lots just trying to secure their investments. They’re so rich…
