Like 94 percent of the world’s population that listens to music, the guys of experimental cumbia collective Locos Por Juana cannot get Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” out of their heads. “Personally, I fell in love with Nile Rodgers’ guitar,” says Locos Por Juana guitarist Mark Kondrat. “The funky guitar, the…
Zach Deputy is a beat-boxing, guitar-playing, Puerto Rican, Saint Crucian, Irish, South Cackalackee cracker, one-man looping band experience. He makes good-time island music mixed with funk, soul, R&B, bluegrass, and even some Spanish classical guitar. And he does it all while sampling himself live. Tomorrow, he plays Knock N’ Roll:…
It’s the dawn of a new day, y’all, but not just any day… Friday! Sure, you could make plans to blow all of your hard-earned dolla bills poppin’ bottles at LIV… Or you could have an equally liquor-filled weekend partying it up at the Vagabond, Grand Central, and other Miami…
What would you pay to gawk as Jay Z and Justin Timberlake tag-team 50,000 screaming fans under the South Florida night sky? Well, if you mean how much it’ll cost to buy a single ticket for Jay and JT’s Legends of Summer tour stop at Sun Life Stadium in Miami…
How does a repeat NBA champion, reigning NBA Finals MVP, four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and perennial All-Star spend the pro basketball offseason? He tours the Asian continent. He vacations in Guangzhou, China. And obviously, he hires a “24/7 DJ” named “Bear” for his hotel room…
Deborah Wesoff Lopez’s music career got off to a brilliant start. As Debbie Deb, her first single, “When I Hear Music,” recorded with Miami electro legend “Pretty” Tony Butler when she was just 17, helped define the aesthetic of the burgeoning freestyle genre in the mid ’80s. And her dreamy…
The deep bass lines slam you like an atomic explosion. And in a matter of seconds, you’re intoxicated by heavy hits of moombah. That’s the feeling you’ll get Monday nights at Will Call during M1, “the world’s first weekly all-moombah party ever.” “We are the only [weekly party] committed to…
The reunion of Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, and bass guy Geezer Butler — you know, the seminal dark lords of metal — has helped keep the heavy-metal masses smiling. With crossed arms, of course. Even without legendary original drummer Bill Ward thundering the skins, Black Sabbath is…
How’s that epic summer checklist going? Have you had that midnight bonfire somewhere near the Everglades, conquered sky diving, or gotten in touch with your Southern roots and given cow tipping a shot? Likely not. But there’s still time to cross some quintessential summer activities off your list. And here’s…
It is 1995. The inaugural Warped Tour pulls into the Edge in Fort Lauderdale. And even after the band’s van (along with its electric guitars and other gear) gets jacked, Bradley Nowell and Eric Wilson of Sublime still decide to play an entirely acoustic set for a packed house. Meanwhile,…
Kevin Hart’s a baller. He is America’s newest standup comedy superstar. He is personal pals with rap heavies like Rick “The Bawse” Ross. And he is the reigning MVP of the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game too. Unfortunately, though, Kev’s love of the limelight, celebrity friends, and pro ball recently…
Since he began putting out music as Palmbomen in 2011, Dutch artist and producer Kai Hugo has been pegged by bloggers and industry nerds as a proponent of that notoriously amorphous, dreamily DIY chillwave sound. Making use of layered synth textures and adopting the old-school bedroom aesthetic of early-’80s new…
OK… So it’d been widely (and frantically) reported throughout the blogosphere that Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, and nearly two dozen other celebs had decided to join Stevie Wonder’s Florida boycott in protest of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. Yesterday, though, Crossfade helped cast doubt on this…
It’s hard out there for a musician. Just ask the “King of Miami Pop,” Robert Elias. “It’s been somewhere between fun and neurotic,” laughs Elias. “It’s lots of hard work, but I feel like I’m kind of starting to get to a really interesting place in my career.” Aside from…
It’s been nine days since a six-person jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Yet despite President Obama’s unscripted personal address to the nation and the possibility of a civil case against Zimmerman, many Americans’ anger over the acquittal hasn’t dimmed. In fact, popular…
He can’t stop “sweating like crazy.” And he’d really like for you to experience insane levels of perspiration too. “When I play live, I’m really soaking wet,” Palmbomen told Crossfade last week, discussing dance music and the health benefits of bouncing to a beat. “It just heals me, always, when…
Scoring one of Jimi Hendrix’s chromatic gauze button-downs on eBay won’t be smooth sailing. But how about a band tee from the closet of a South Florida music legend? The first-ever Churchill’s T-Shirt Swap Meet will be a congregation of exactly that sort, where you’ll be able to peruse the…
How’s that epic summer checklist of yours doing? Have you had that midnight bonfire somewhere off in the Everglades, conquered sky diving, or gotten in touch with your Southern roots and given cow tipping a shot yet? Likely not. Although there’s still time to scratch these quintessential summer activities off…
Oh my goth! A dark shroud hath descended upon the sun-drenched beaches of Miami, and it is quite horrifically wonderful. The sexy witches and the androgynous masses flocked in droves to the Marilyn Manson concert, robed in their most sinister attire. Many a breast was plumped up, many a waist…
Circa 2000, Marilyn Manson was the biggest, scariest, darkest, weirdest rock star on the face of the planet. He was the devil incarnate, the voice in a troubled child’s head, the savior of the unsalvageable. He’s come a long way, we’ve all come a long way, and now it’s 2013…
Beats, boats, and the beach — that’s what summer’s all about. And even though us hard workers still have to face the work week ahead, summer nights are meant to be enjoyed no matter what day it is. Check the cut for Crossfade’s five best concerts in Miami this week,…
It’s been 18 years (wow!) since antenna-braided Compton rapper Coolio released “Gangsta’s Paradise,” the dark, chorus-heavy narrative about repenting for a thugged-out life in the hood. And on August 1, Mr. Cool himself will turn the big 5-0, partying down the next night at LIV Miami. Weaved through a ’90s…
