Flight School Preps know all about delays. They know the so-called “New Miami” hip-hop party started a few years ago. And their follow-up to last year’s breakout Expensive Dreams mixtape was set to drop in March. Now, two months after the planned street date, FSP’s Jay, Sly, and Reese have…
Nine Inch Nails lives! In 2009, NIN founder Trent Reznor retired his legendary industrial rock crew from the concert stage. But since we all know that reunion tours are inevitable, it was no surprise when Reznor revealed that “I’ve been less than honest about what I’ve really been up to…
Justin Bieber is a thug. Well … At least lil’ homie’s trying his hardest. Lately, the Biebz has been publicly beefing with ex-NFL superstar Keyshawn Johnson. He’s been the subject of multiple reckless driving investigations by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. And he even allegedly spit in a neighbor’s face…
For a band that hails from Moscow, where winters are long and summer heat waves send citizens into daytime revelries of a life beyond their crowded, artificial riverbank beaches, Pompeya’s sound is something like diving into a deep blue Caribbean lagoon, where lush green foliage dips into sparkling waters and…
Cedric Gervais is the French-born DJ and producer most famous for inciting a worldwide search for that girl Molly. But here in Miami, he’s just part of the family. Gervais moved to our city when he was just 15, originally planning to continue traveling across America, but like so many…
“Never break the chain!” Sadly, though, after we here at Crossfade implored you to “cancel whatever plans you’ve already made for Saturday, June 8, 2013, because Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks are getting the band back together” … Fleetwood Mac has gone and canceled on us…
At a time when most bands were either grunge, punk, or nu-metal, Los Amigos Invisibles took a different route — danceable Latin funk — and it was a path that led them to become the premier party band in Venezuela. Over the past 20 years, these chamos musicales have definitively…
Charlie XCX at the Garret at Grand Central June 8
UPDATE: Fleetwood Mac has canceled its South Florida tour stop. More details at “Fleetwood Mac Cancels Reunion Tour Show in South Florida.” The term “hipster” is one that has evolved from a benign adjective used by grandmas and square folk to describe those with an inclination toward the arts and…
Jazid’s 17th Anniversary Parties, With Locos por Juana, Jahfe, and Others, June 7 and 8
With an average Pitchfork album reviews rating of 8.6, Grizly Bear is undeniably one of hispterdom’s most popular bands of the 21st century. Their latest record, Shields, with its whimsical melodies and deeply emotional lyrical content, is being heralded as the group’s best. It debuted in the Top 10 of…
The 305’s musical tastes are just as diverse as the masses who live here. We’re a bunch of EDM beat freaks, salsa fanatics, Rasta lovers, hip-hop heads, hardcore punks, and indie obsessives. But we can all agree that music brings people together. This holds especially true for Afrika Bambaataa’s Zulu…
These guys may be un grupo de locos, but one thing’s for sure: they are reggae/Latin/cumbia/fusion badasses. Locos Por Juana was successful from the start. The release of their debut, self-titled album landed them a Premio lo Nuestro nomination in 2003 for Best Urban Artist. The second album, Música P’al…
L’enfant terrible better known as Justin Bieber sure had fun yesterday gallivanting around the cities of Miami and Miami Beach. Miami Herald gossip columnist Lesley Abravanel reported that Bieber stopped by places like Hyde and Bamboo after jumping on the Heat bandwagon earlier that evening at the American Airlines Arena…
Yesterday near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Inner Circle’s tour bus crashed into a highway cable barrier on Interstate 10 as the classic reggae band traveled to California to kick off its summer tour. A tire blowout was the cause. “Listen man, God is good,” cofounder and guitarist Roger Lewis tells Crossfade…
It may only be Tuesday. But hey, it’s never too early to party. Especially when we’re talking South Beach, a magical hot spot near the ocean where on any given night of the week, you’ll find talented musicians throwing bashes because, why not? Check out the six best SoBe parties…
Historically, South Florida sports fans have been accused of being bandwagon jumpers. The ’95-’96 Panthers, the 2003 Marlins, UM in the 2000s, etc. But last night, an unlikely source proved that Heat fans ride-or-die for their squad when Flo Rida’s manager, Freezy, was ejected from the Triple following a courtside…
It looks like little Justin Bieber is all grown up, Biscayne strip club style. The 19-year-old superstar was spotted enjoying the Miami Heat game last night, as well as some of the more adult attractions in the 305. It seems the last few days he’s been blowing off some steam,…
One of the things that US electronic music fans have to envy the most about the UK scene is its diversity of sounds. For decades, it’s been a creative hotbed for all sorts of experimental styles and hybrids, from jungle and drum ‘n’ bass to UK garage, grime, dubstep, and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention blames solanum. In Miami, early reports after an alleged outbreak in 2012 suggested bath salts. And in Brad Pitt’s forthcoming film, World War Z, it’s a global pandemic. Yes, zombie attacks are on the rise and pose a bigger threat to Western civilization…
The bigger you get in the music business, the bigger the rooms you fill and the less dates you need to make your bank. That seems to be the theory behind Kaskade’s forthcoming Atmosphere tour, in support of his new album by the same name, dropping in September. It’s the…
The pop music industry is a lot like the porn industry. You’ve got throwaway faces with hot bodies ready to do almost anything for the fame and fortune. Honestly, a lot of the music videos coming out today might as well be porno clips. With the lines of decency so…
