To call Lapalux’s music simply lo-fi is just lazy. There are far better ways to describe the British musician’s work — warm, full-bodied, and richly textured. And now with a proper full-length, Nostalchic, released via Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, Lapalux (AKA Stuart Howard) has shown that his sound may only…
DJ-producer M A N I K (AKA Chris Manik) might be best known as an uhntz-uhntz purveyor on the global party circuit. But from the beginning, he also set himself apart as a serious musician — a classically trained production wunderkind with a knack for arrangement and melodic hooks, not…
Via Facebook.com/jacuzziboys”Come at us, bro!” “Weekends were made for R&R,” said no one ever. Truth is, weekends were made for partying, boozing, dancing, and waking up the next morning with a pineapple on your night stand, asking yourself, “What the hell happened last night?” You’ll be scratching your head all…
When one club closes, another one opens. That’s how we here at Crossfade summed up the Miami nightlife cycle in the opening to our profile of downtown’s Therapy when it launched during Miami Music Week 2013. But you know, maybe we’d have been closer to the truth with something like,…
Being the electronic music geeks that we are here at Crossfade, we’ve been following the “post-dubstep” confluence of house and bass music in the UK with major interest for some time now. Influences from jungle, drum ‘n’ bass, UK garage, and other styles are seeping into house’s four-on-the-floor mold, injecting…
Andrés Cepeda is one seriously hopeless romantic. Who else would moan something like, “When there is no one left in this world to love you, I will be here to tell you I will wait for you until I die”? That kind of over-the-top passion is what the Colombian crooner’s…
Ominous, bass-heavy beats rumble the wall speakers inside a two-story house that’s been converted into a music recording studio. SpaceGhostPurrp slowly nods along, pausing to sip from a cup of Gatorade mixed with prescription cough syrup and to puff on a blunt stuffed with California dank. Dressed in a red…
How many rappers are there with multiple number-ones and college degrees? How many rappers ignore the media circus, refusing to change who they are physically or morally? How many rappers are immediately embraced by the biggest names in the industry while spitting cold hard truth? On second thought, maybe we…
Wale’s third full-length release, The Gifted, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 when it dropped in July. But the D.C. rapper still hasn’t scored a platinum single, and he’s cool with that. Because in an era dominated by quick hits, he’s into making albums. And eventually, he plans…
No matter which current incarnation of Black Flag you may prefer to see or which former lineup is your favorite, there is no simply no arguing with the fact that the essential appeal of this band (beyond the imposing sonics, beyond Raymond Pettibon’s vital imagery, beyond the legends chronicled in…
We all remember those unforgivably awful words uttered by John Mayer, the ones that made tasteful folks around the planet cringe: “I wanna run through the halls of my high school; I wanna scream at the top of my lungs!” Oh, and then there were those other horrifying words printed…
Bass, the final frontier. For a venue that’s made its name giving house heads and the trance family a place to party into the wee morning hours, Space is just beginning to open its doors to the newer, rawer rhythms of the trap movement. For the last couple of months,…
Denzel Curry sits on the couch with his friend Raul, who’s in the middle of a sketch. Another friend, producer Ronny J, stands by the sink, just watching. A few seconds later, Curry reaches for an Xbox controller and scrolls through Netflix to pick The Truman Show. It’s been more…
Happy Hump Day, e’rrbody! Labor Day may have marked the official end of summer, but you live in the 305… That means that every night is like a steamy, never-ending, bottle-poppin’ summer bash studded with A-list celebrities and world-class DJs. Just take a look at the six best parties going…
Being a music journalist in Miami is what one might call a “sick deal.” For starters, you get press passes to Ultra Music Festival with the opportunity to cover almost every artist on the forefront of electronic music. Some might say it’s enviable, but it’s honestly more of a headache…
Love is a powerful thang. So who among us will dare to ask why LeBron James’ mom could have fallen for a man named Lambo? That’s right … Mrs. Gloria James has a new boo. And he’s a rapper from Miami who happens to be only three years older than…
In the 1970’s TK Productions was 10 times more powerful than Cash Money Records is today. Company President Henry Stone had more artists, more hits, greater distribution, and more sales. But when 1980 hit it all came crashing down and the company went bankrupt. One of his first million selling…
It’s always great to see local bands do big things. And for Miami-bred technical grind masters, Maruta, signing to Relapse Records, a titan among extreme genre labels, has been a long time coming. The group, currently composed of Mitchell Luna, Eduardo Boria, Mauro Cordoba, and Daniel Morris, has previously put…
The first five days of the week are the hardest… Well, at least you only have to endure four days of cubicle dust, paper cuts, and nosy coworkers this week! And if that isn’t enough to put an encouraging smile on your face, maybe some of the shows going down…
Robin Thicke and Pharrell As part of the BleauLive concert series Fontainebleau Miami Beach Sunday, September 1, 2013 Better Than: Any typical Sunday funday that includes a concert and cocktails. Is there anything better than a long weekend spent at the iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach? It hasn’t been voted one…
Bruno Mars Moonshine Jungle Tour With Fritz & the Tantrums American Airlines Arena, Miami Friday, August 30, 2013 It all started with the steady, pounding bass and jungle-like beat of the drums. As ladies in tribal-printed leggings, floral blouses, and tight royal blue dresses, and dudes in black blazers, blue…
Must be lonely at the top for the world’s richest DJ, Calvin Harris. Harris was once an underground sensation — a favorite among late-2000s hipsters — thanks to cuts like “Acceptable in the ’80s” and “The Girls.” Needless to say, he has taken a more pop approach to dance music…
