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Chino y Nacho at La Covacha October 29

Carl Cox at Mansion October 31

Crocodiles at Grand Central November 3

Boys Noize at Mansion November 3

Djavan at Fillmore Miami Beach October 29

Nothing would please us more than seeing some dancing robots on stage with Phoenix tonight. And we’re not talking soon-to-take-over-the-world wonders of mechanical prowess. We want Daft Punk.Yes, Phoenix is a great band and that’s why we insisted on purchasing tickets the moment a pre-sale code was released. But once…

At approximately 8 p.m. last night, a totally sold-out crowd of indie chick jailbait, brainy head-bobbers, and jocks in silkscreened black hoodies overran the Fillmore Miami Beach in anticipation of MGMT’s impending psych-pop explosion. In fact, the place was so freaking packed that Crossfade couldn’t even smuggle a reviewer into…

Miguel Bosé is a living freakin’ legend. Maybe it was simply his fate, or maybe it comes from being gifted progeny. (Bosé’s mother was a famous Italian actress, and his father a celebrated Spanish bullfighter.) Or maybe it’s the sort of thing he was simply hardwired for, readily exemplified by…

Massive Attack and Thievery CorporationBayfront Park Amphitheatre, MiamiTuesday, October 26, 2010Better Than: No doubt the MGMT show was probably awesome, but if I could have split myself and watched both, I’m pretty sure this is where my betting money would still have gone….Before even a note was played at last…

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico is considered the epitome of the salsa orchestra, so much so that the big band was given the title of the La Universidad de la Salsa (which translates to The University of Salsa) back in the early ’80s. Together they have produced over 40…

If you think all reggaeton comes from Puerto Rico, you’re dead wrong. To begin with, the genre sprouted from the seeds sown by Panama’s dembow. Beyond that little history lesson, though, one need only check today’s charts to see non-boricuas leading the movement. Somewhere near the top, you’ll spot Chino…

Okay, so MGMT is sold out. It sucks. But there’s no use crying over spilled PBRs. We here at Crossfade are all about seeing a can half-full, anyway. There are plenty of tickets still available for Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation at Bayfront Park Amphitheater tonight. Why should you spring…

British DJ-producer Carl Cox hardly needs an introduction anywhere that people get down to electronic beats, lazers, and glowsticks. A child of the late-’80s acid house boom and “Second Summer of Love,” Cox cut his teeth spinning for the rave generation at seminal UK hotpots like the Haçienda, Fantazia, and…