Charles Webster’s story reads like the history of transatlantic dance music itself. He was born and bred in the early-’80s electronic music boomtown of Sheffield, England, cradle to such seminal acts as the Human League and Cabaret Voltaire. He shared time in the studio with Detroit techno pioneers Juan Atkins,…
Goodbye, White Room. Hello, EVE.White Room is not dead … exactly. Though by the non-existent buzz around the venue, you’d think it was. The owners have decided to give the place a much-needed makeover and call it EVE. According to a Facebook message sent by partner Luis Fonseca, the “new”…
Myriam Hernandez at Fillmore Miami Beach October 15
School of Seven Bells at Grand Central October 16
Caribou plays Grand Central October 19
Fifi’s Record Shop celebrates 30 years in Little Haiti
Flaming Lips at Sunset Cove Amphitheater October 16
Miami Micro-Show at Little River Yacht Club October 16
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at Culture Room October 19
Matt and Kim at Culture Room October 14
Glass Candy: Ida No and Johnny Jewel.Last time Italo-disco duo Glass Candy played live at the Vagabond, it was almost a year ago to a sell-out crowd. It’s odd, really … The pair has scored cult status in a city that’s rarely passionate about anything. But how can you not be mesmerized…
If you’ve paid attention to recent hip-hop videos or maybe even watched VH1, then you’ve probably seen Halie, AKA Halie305, AKA Heather from The Ultimate Catch. A curvaceous 36-25-41 beauty from Miami, Halie’s appearance (as Heather) on VH1’s summer reality dating series starring Liberty City’s boy wonder, Chad Ochocinco of the Cincinatti…
You may not know Rico Love by name — yet. But if you’ve so much as flipped on a radio playing any kind of hip-hop, R&B, or pop in the last year, you know his music. The 27 – year – old songwriter / composer / arranger / producer is…
¡Mayday!’s Stuck On An Island is officially out now, meaning you can buy it physically in select stores, digitally on iTunes, or via the band’s site as an instant “HD MP3 download.” You can even score a copy as part of merch packages that include hangout time with the band,…
We’re an honest bunch at Crossfade and we do not condone illegally downloading music. It’s understood that musicians — like writers — struggle financially, and supporting independent music by purchasing records or attending shows is the ultimate display of artistic camaraderie.Face it: Dropping $0.99 to download a digital track from…
Even nine years after his horrific murder, DJ Uncle Al’s name still rings heavy in the streets of Liberty City. In what was said to be a case of mistaken identity, Al’s death on September 10, 2001 was overshadowed by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the…
Formed in 2008, Maq is an acoustic pop duo comprised of guitarist-vocalists Quinn Carson and Matt Alderman, who fine tuned their chops together at UM’s Frost School of Music.”We formed as an acoustic songwriting duo, writing songs about girls,” explains Alderman. The two wasted no time recording a demo to…
Next Tuesday’s Caribou show at Grand Central just continues the wave of musical excitement washing up on Miami’s shores this October. (Before this, of course, there’s Beach House and Vampire Weekend at the Fillmore on Wednesday — if you got tickets — and Active Child and School of Seven Bells…
No live music scene in Miami? You’re wrong and the Miami Music Festival is here to prove it, incontrovertibly, with more than 400 performances across 45 stages from downtown to the Gables, from Groveside to South Beach, from Little Haiti to the District. (Alright, so those last ones are just…
The Standard Miami’s always had a little swag about it. Whenever we go there we know we’ll be able to relax and let loose, and somehow just stepping through the doors of any of their four branches (Hollywood, Downtown LA, New York, or our very own Miami Beach spa) makes…
Something strange has been happening with the Miami music scene the last six months. People are actually paying attention. The bands down here have been getting more and more national coverage. And now Miami has one more artist to add to our ever growing roster of hype-worthy musicians: Ryan DeGrandy,…
Originally, Canadian indie guy Dan Snaith called himself Manitoba. He recorded a whole batch of eclectic electro-poppy stuff, sent it out into the world, and started gaining cred with brainy music fans. But then proto-punker Handsome Dick Manitoba (real name Richard Blum) crawled out of a black hole, claimed total…
