Betty Wright should need no introduction, especially in Miami. The lifelong 305 resident has been making records in South Florida since 1956 when she sang on an album from her family’s gospel band, Echoes of Joy, at age two. A veteran solo act by her late teens, Wright became one…
After shocking South Florida last month by suddenly resigning from his longtime morning-show gig at Power 96, Latin booty bass pioneer and 22-year radio vet DJ Laz (born Lazaro Mendez) insisted that he was “going to take the boat out for a little while” and spend more time with his…
See also Crossfade’s show report, “Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne Pussy Poppin’ at Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Show in Miami” — plus a 15-photo recap of Nicki Minaj in Miami. Earlier today, Nicki Minaj announced 14 North American dates for her worldwide summer tour in support of new album Pink…
Be comfortable, creatures. Also, get your adorable, furry asses to an Explosions in the Sky show this summer. Just over an hour ago, the Austin-based instrumental rock band added ten dates to its June tour schedule and posted a cutesy notice to its Facebook page that read: “Dear Houston, Mobile,…
Who’s in the mood for a music festival? We are! Thankfully, we don’t have to wait long ’cause Sunfest kicks off tomorrow on the sunny West Palm Beach waterfront, running through the week till Sunday, May 6. The line-up boasts 51 artists bringing everything from rock to hip-hop, reggae, punk,…
Who’s ready to get dressed up like a six-foot Rastafarian puppet, suck down some lukewarm Corona, and absolutely not do any drugs while cruisin’ across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the MSC Poesia? That’s right … We’re talking about Jam Cruise, every South Florida hippie music junkie’s favorite floating vacation. This…
Buika is a sultry, sexy, raw, and impassioned vocalist who grew up on the Spanish island of Majorca with political refugee parents from Equatorial Guinea. As the biggest island in the Balearic Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, Majorca is something like the South Beach of Spain, a major tourist destination…
UPDATE Wisin y Yandel have been dropped from J.Lo and Enrique’s tour. Her ex-husband’s doing it, now she is too. This summer, Jennifer Lopez is hitting the road with Enrique Iglesias and Wisin y Yandel, embarking on the North American leg of a globe-spanning tour that kicks off in Montreal…
Read Crossfade’s Q&A with DJ Laz: “I’m Not Leaving Miami for Los Angeles, It’s Like Having Two Women.” El Heat le metieron tremenda paliza a los Knicks last night. But the big news in Miami wasn’t the Heat’s offense. It was DJ Laz’s decision to leave his beloved city for…
Caution: If you’re an old lady looking for a relaxing weekend of easy listening on an ocean liner, you may as well kill yourself. The Mayhem Cruise 2012 is pure brutality. This inaugural Atlantic-bound metal fest will crush, punish, destroy, and burn down every other music cruise’s lineup. And when…
Read Crossfade’s Q&A with DJ Laz: “I’m Not Leaving Miami for Los Angeles, It’s Like Having Two Women.” Sandwiched between Detroit and Seattle, Miami ranks a depressing 12th among the largest radio markets in the country, according to Arbitron’s spring 2012 rankings. Meanwhile, Los Angeles is second only to New…
See Crossfade’s interview with Mayer Hawthorne about sophomore album How Do You Do and singing with Snoop — plus his “Six-Song Miami Playlist” featuring Little Beaver, TK Records, and More! Wanna get close to Detroit singer, songwriter, and soul man Mayer Hawthorne? Well, coincidentally, he wants to meet-and-greet you too…
Our president is a real cool dude. Whatever you think of his policies, the guy can make a joke. And he’s got great taste in music. At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama addressed the secret second-term agenda that’s got the Republicans so terrified. He said, “My first term,…
Read Crossfade’s Q&A with DJ Laz: “I’m Not Leaving Miami for Los Angeles, It’s Like Having Two Women” — plus our interview with SBS’s Jesus Salas: “DJ Laz ‘Needed a Bigger Platform to Grow.” Less than a month after DJ Laz “decided to move on and explore other professional opportunities,”…
It only took about 400 days, but Lil Wayne’s $20-million “Lollipop” legal drama has finally been settled. Last year, producer Darius “Deezle” Harrison filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records for unpaid royalties from sales of Weezy’s 2008 Grammy-winning album, Tha Carter III, and…
See Crossfade’s feature: “Beach House’s Victoria Legrand on Bloom, New Songs, and Practicing Musical Magic.” When Baltimore-based dream pop duo Beach House returns to the Fillmore Miami Beach on May 8 in support of its new album, Bloom, the record (set for a May 15 release on Sub Pop) will…
Are all y’all ready to effing alt-rock across the Atlantic Ocean with the 311 Carribean Cruise 2012? On Thursday, May 10, the rock/rap/reggae/funk juggernaut known as 311 will be steaming outta the Port of Miami aboard the Carnival Destiny with 15 musical cruise mates, including The Dirty Heads, Shwayze &…
In its recent music issue, Entertainment Weekly declared Baltimore-based dream pop duo Beach House to be one of the 30 greatest bands working today. Though the duo was number 30, the list also included the legendary Bruce Springsteen and pop sensation Adele. “I saw that thing, and it kinda freaked…
See also ShipRocked interviews with “Gilby Clarke, Ex-Guns N’ Roses Axe Man” and “Godsmack’s Robbie Merrill.” In the non-Miami parts of America, bands like P.O.D., Godsmack, and Sevendust are still on the radio, and the ShipRocked Cruise is an alt music event of such mythical proportions that rocker chicks get…
Check out Crossfade’s complete list of winners and losers at last night’s Billboard Latin Music Awards. The Billboard Latin Music Awards picked up where it left off last year. With Pitbull. Rising from the stage and seeming to struggle with his microphone, Mr. Worldwide opened the show with a two-song…
Did you know that there are only 248 days left in the year? Yeah, 2012’s flying by, and every minute that you spend online is a minute wasted. Unless you’re getting paid to write music-related weekend guides, there’s no reason for you to be bullshitting online and trolling Facebook for…
If there’s anything we’ve learned from the Men in Black movies, it’s that aliens are everywhere. They could be on the bus, in the break room, or even singing to us on MTV. Those movies always include fun little pop culture cameos and MIB III director Barry Sonnenfeld recently announced…
