Whenever we here at Crossfade manage to slink out from behind our grimey laptops, take a shower, slip on some clean jeans, escape the office, and empty our bank accounts, there’s only one reason … A hard-core, seven-day beach party. These are the six best club parties on South Beach…
The beat-freaking season has officially begun … Today, Robbie Rivera revealed the nine-act Phase One lineup for Juicy Beach, his annual Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week throwdown on the sweaty ‘n’ sexy sands of South Beach. Uhntz-uhntz-ing into Nikki Beach Miami on March 21, Robbie will be will…
According to the Internet, a ten year anniversary is to be celebrated with diamonds. Because “a marriage that lasts ten years is as durable and beautiful as a diamond.”Now, “durable” and “beautiful” may not be the first words one associates with Frank “Rat Bastard” Falestra’s annual International Noise Conference, which,…
Up until a few months ago, Miami felt empty. The shortage of Afro-Caribbean rhythms in a city built by Afro-Caribbean immigrants was downright shameful. We had become the Big Mango tree without roots. But then Tumbao happened, and Afro-Caribbean beats found a permanent home at the intersection of I-95 and…
Today, Sonny Moore turns 25. It’s been 25 years of dreaming, hard living, rule breaking, game changing, love, laughter, angry lyrics, highs and lows — and of course, lots and lots of bass dropping. Moore, famously known the world over as American dubstepper Skrillex, has always had a fanatic love…
London’s hot soprano crooner Ellie Goulding found a lot of success with her debut album, Lights, especially Stateside with her single by the same name. But that kind of multiplatinum, worldwide success doesn’t come easy. To thrive like Ellie, an artist must approach their career with tons of determination and…
Ultra Music Festival may have caught a little flak for expanding its Miami presence to two weekends, but nothing can stop UMF from total world domination. Did you know the Ultra brand takes its good time to four continents? There are Ultra fests in Brazil, Chile, Spain, and even Seoul,…
Jorge Villamizar is unloading an arsenal of his best work with an intimate gig at Bardot.
It’s been a hell of a year for the Suol label, scoring international chart-topping success on the strength of an uncompromising A&R vision and formidable string of releases. And the man behind it all is DJ-producer, tastemaker, and all-around musical badass Chopstick, AKA Chi-Thien Nguyen. Suol can only get bigger…
“The sun is shining, the breeze is softly blowing, and we’re thinking of you.” Those far-out good vibes come courtesy of your friends at the Virginia Key Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, who’ve just announced the 2013 lineup for their second annual South Floridian celebration of Cajun, country, blues,…
On April 19, 2002, Alice in Chains lead singer Layne Staley’s body was found in a Seattle apartment by his mom, dad, and city cops. According to the autopsy, he had OD-ed on a combination of heroin and cocaine approximately two weeks earlier. Most grunge fans and rock observers assumed…
A lot’s happened in the 15 months since Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from NBA power forward Kris Humphries. Humphries went from E! to ESPN, averaging 11 rebounds per game in the 2011/2012 season that helped secure a lucrative two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets worth $24 million. He also…
Yo, listen up. Cassidy has a public service announcement, and it’s mad serious and relevant to your lifes. When you see a hot-ass mami and she’s shakin’ her jelly, you’ve got to get in it. But you can’t be lovin’ them guts raw, dawg. Like Snoop said: “Ain’t no pussy…
Beat freaks are notoriously giving. They’re the digital age’s equivalent to the free-loving longhairs of yesteryear. Reincarnated hippies, if you will, in little more than neon short-shorts and camelback backpacks. As such, DJ-producers have become some of the YouTube generation’s biggest rock stars. But above all, they’ve become some of…
Mansion and Cameo may grab all the headlines, but the Opium Group’s other megaclub SET was always about providing ultra-exclusivity and privacy to its VIP clientele. Like any other South Beach beauty, though, a little nip and tuck is needed every now and then to stay looking “fresh.” So after…
What do “Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Moses, Chuck Norris, The Little Prince” have in common? They’re all awesome dancers. And they all serve as wellsprings of inspiration for Krisp, a four-member “indie/dance/chillwave/dance-rock” band — Andres Ledesma, Jason Mavila, Alex Lopez, and Charlie Woods — that’s been bringing whimsical party tuneage to…
DJ Craze ain’t like those other DJs. A repeat offender on our Best of Miami lists and six-time DMC champion, he was even recognized by Time Magazine as America’s Best DJ in 2001. Basically, Miami is lucky as fuck to have him, and you should never, ever sleep on one…
Hey Thurston: We love you, too! Yes, it’s true. The Sonic Youth founder, Chelsea Light Moving axeslinger, and all-around Renaissance dude-nerd can’t get enough of the Magic City. After attending every single event hosted throughout the entirety of Dade County during Basel 2012, Moore included a gig with Rat Bastard…
Back in 2006, it was pretty much impossible to escape the filthy bassline and dark husky vocal refrain of Dutch DJ-producer Sander Kleinenberg’s “This Is Miami.” For obvious reasons, the electro-house scorcher became an absolute anthem in MIA — the theme song for our city’s status as a dance music…
What you know about the science of marijuana? We’ve been asking policy makers the same thing for decades, tirelessly fighting for a little leniency from the long dick of the law and its perpetual screwing-over of non-violent, tax-paying, responsibly recreational pot smokers around the country. But it always seems to…
After all the drama about canceling the second weekend of Ultra Music Festival, the festival will not be “contained” or cut back to just one week. In the end, with tickets already sold and acts being announced, the City of Miami commission was willing to see how a six-day, two-weekend…
Free-spirited? Supersexy? “Hungry for hedonism, music and an extraordinary lifestyle”? Welcome to Generation Wild, a “unique concept tour,” according to the official hype, “ready to explode in a city near you.” The beat-freaking lineup: Awesome “Bong” bro Deniz Koyu, the 17-year-old Spanish EDM phenom Danny Avila, house blog fave dBerrie,…
