Location for Swedish House Mafia’s Masquerade Motel Finally Revealed

Indeed, Crossfade’s 24-hour Swedish House Mafia watch continues … Back in December, we announced that Masquerade Motel would be returning to Miami for some serious Ultra week excess. Then we blasted the lineup (Calvin Harris! A-Trak! Eight More!) across the interweb. And now here’s the latest news: The club-killing triumverate…

Yann Tiersen at Grand Central, February 9

See the full Yann Tiersen slideshow. With S. Casey Presented by the Rhythm Foundation Grand Central Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Better than: Just a Wednesday night soundtrack. With his first three albums — 1995’s La Valse Des Monstres (The Monster’s Waltz), 1996’s Rue des Cascades (Road of Waterfalls), 1998’s Le…

Dreaming in Stereo Releases New Album at the Stage February 20

“This is not bar band music,” Fernando Perdomo says emphatically of Dreaming in Stereo 2, the follow-up to the band’s remarkable 2009 self-titled debut. Like its predecessor, the new album takes its cue from a distinctly ’70s sound, one that melds the orchestral style of the Moody Blues with the…

IDMA 2011 Nominees Announced and Crossfade Picks the Winners

Every year, coinciding with Winter Music Conference, the International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) recognizes those who make electronic music great. Sure, it’s not exactly the Grammys or MTV’s Video Music Awards. But dammit, it’s a homegrown awards show and that’s reason enough to give it some respect.The list of nominees…

Broken Social Scene at Revolution Live February 12

Though its name conjures up thoughts of isolation, the reality of Canadian indie-rock juggernaut Broken Social Scene is quite the opposite. The Scene’s earliest incarnation began at the turn of the millennium and it has featured 25 different members. As hard as it is to pin down a head count,…

Mike Marsh’s solo project Paper at Transit Lounge February 12

Miami native Mike Marsh is no stranger to South Florida’s music scene. After all, the Dashboard Confessional drummer grew up here, cutting his teeth on Rush covers while still a student at Sunset Senior High School. And eventually, a trio of Marsh, guitarist Klaus Ketelhohn, and bassist Chris Drueke formed…

Carl Craig at Electric Pickle February 11

Last year marked the quarter-centennial of Miami’s Winter Music Conference. It was also the 25-year anniversary of Detroit techno, the seminal electronic dance music movement that spawned a worldwide phenomenon. And this year is another significant one for Detroit techno, as Carl Craig’s Planet E imprint, founded in 1991, enters…

International Noise Conference 2011 at Churchill’s Pub February 10

Hey noiseniks, it’s time again to subject your auditory system to those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse known as International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole thing with backup from a sprawling roster of 100-plus gear freaks and brutal geeks,…

Salt-N-Pepa at James L. Knight Center February 11

If you can believe it, there was a time, i.e. back in the day, when a female with a microphone could be cute, dirty, sexy, funny, and smart. This was before Lil Kim and the boom of the MC slut. And back then, the undisputed rap scene queens were the…

Bob Sinclar at SET February 11

Does Bob Sinclar really need an introduction? The French DJ-producer is practically the Jesus of dance music. But if you lived under a rock throughout the late 2000s and missed out on globe-spanning anthems such as “Love Generation” and “World Hold On,” our heart goes out to you. After a…

Flogging Molly the Fillmore February 12

It’s ironic that the Dropkick Murphys have become practically synonymous with the words Irish and insurgency, especially since that particular outfit hails from Boston, a city that’s separated from the Emerald Isles by several thousand miles. Now while Los Angeles’s Flogging Molly purveys a similar sound, the band actually maintains…

Prince Royce at BankUnited Center February 12

For a certain kind of music snob, there’s nothing more annoying than all that saccharine radio-pop stuff called bachata. At best, it’s elevator muzak. At worst, it sounds like a sad baby wailing over a karaoke tape full of stuttering guitar, bongo, and maracas. But there are millions of people…

Matisyahu at Adrienne Arsht Center February 12

Growing up in suburban White Plains, New York, during the early ’90s, Matisyahu (born Matthew Paul Miller) was a pretty average teenage kid. He watched a lot of MTV. He listened to De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest. And he smoked weed. The son of liberal, social worker…