With the exception of Rachel R., an “Elite Squad” member on Yelp, epicures and live-music enthusiasts alike will appreciate that Bonnaroo’s Food Truck Oasis is back for a third straight year. Highlighting some of the South’s finest meals-on-gastronomically-custom-wheels, the Oasis lineup is nearly as impressive as the festival bill itself…
The breadth of DJ-producer Uros Umek’s achievements during the course of his two-decade career simply cannot be overstated. Not only did he help kick-start the local electronic dance music scene in his native Slovenia after the fall of the Iron Curtain but he went on to conquer the global techno…
Hey, kids. In just two more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got a…
Jesse & Joy’s Latinos Imparables Tour With La Santa Cecilia Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale Sunday, June 9, 2013 Mexican pop band, siblings, and Latin Grammy winners Jesse & Joy, performed this Sunday at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale as part of their first tour across the U.S., called Latinos Imparables…
Just like rock ‘n’ roll, once used by the counterculture to liberate minds and stick it to The Man before selling out to MTV, electronic dance music was also once a music of spiritual liberation and transcendence. Then it became “EDM” and commercial Top 40 radio fodder. This was back…
Hey, kids. In just two more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got a…
The term “overwhelming” gets tossed around a lot on the musical festival circuit. The lineup? Overwhelming. The people? Overwhelming. The heat? Overwhelming. More dining and drinking options than Epcot? Overwhelming. But Bonnaroo doesn’t have to be. Because while some folks would rather endure several sedentary hours near the front of…
Rarely do you get to witness someone at the very beginning of their meteoric rise. Last time we probably got to see this was when Crystal Castles played small shows at Churchill’s Pub and Pawn Shop before hitting it big. Or when Justice was just a couple of French dudes…
Justin Bieber is an adult, and he needs to start acting like one. That’s the advice of an angry photographer named Jeffrey Binion, who alleges the “Lil Swaggy” heartthrob sent a bodyguard to assault him outside a Miami recording studio. The photog — who swears he’s not a paparazzi –…
Hey, kids. In just a few more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got…
Los Amigos Invisibles With Mr. Pauer and Me vs. Murphy Grand Central, Miami Saturday June 8, 2013 Over the weekend, just as Venezuelan party band Los Amigos Invisibles promised, the crowd at Grand Central in Miami was left “sweating from so much dancing.” The fiesta started with DJ-producer Mr. Pauer…
Hey, kids. In just a few more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got…
Produced clandestinely at a California cloning facility, Los Angeles hip-hop duo Cloney are not your average MCs. Like their human counterpart, George Clooney, the Cloney twins are devilishly handsome with their salt-and-pepper locks, designer fashions, and unlimited earning potential. They rap anonymously — but not really — about cunnilingus, “Lazy…
The weekend may be looong gone, but in your mind, it’s still Friday and you’re still partying it up and poppin’ bottles at LIV. But hey, you could still pretend it’s the weekend! All you need is good music. Here are the five best concerts to check out this week,…
Hey, kids. In just seven days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got a preview…
Black Flag flies again. Originally formed in 1976 by guitarist and eventual SST Records boss Greg Ginn, this California hardcore punk crew played hard, fast, and loud for ten years. Then the band broke up for good. Or at least a few decades … Because Ginn, along with late-’70s lead…
Hey, kids. In just seven days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got a preview…
With EDM and PLUR on eternal overdrive in Miami, it’s easy to forget the city’s real musical roots. Before Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect, there were big, booty, bitches. The Magic City boasts its fair share of rap anthems that molded Dade County into a mecca for rump-shaking club hits…
Maybe the Biebz is terrified of photographers. Or maybe he’s just a douchebag. In the last week, Justin Bieber has flipped out on three different people in Miami who’ve tried to take his picture: (1) a fan using an iPhone after Monday’s Heat game; (2) a paparazzo who became the…
RiRi may be a lost causee, but she’s right about one thing: “Cheers to the fricken’ weekend!” But unlike Rihanna, you don’t have to spends wads of cash on over-the-top bashes and endless bottles to have one hell of a weekend — all you need is $10. Check out Crossfade’s…
If you don’t know about the massive Dutch EDM event known as Sensation, there’s still hope for you. Sensation will finally make its Miami debut this year! This is the second time that the event has come to America. Last year, Sensation made its U.S. debut in New York. But…
Ahoy, beat freaks!!! The bad news: Holy Ship!!! 2014 is sold out. The slightly less bad news: You can join a waiting list, just in case some weak-ass cruiser cops out and cancels his trip. And now the good news: Everyone’s favorite uhntz-uhtnz-ing high seas adventure has just announced a…
