White Room Rebranded as EVE, Opens November 12

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”…

Glass Candy Returns to Vagabond November 12

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…

Halie305: Miami Video Vixen and Chad Ochocinco’s Ultimate Catch

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…

¡Mayday!’s Stuck on an Island Free Full Album Stream

¡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,…

eMusic Sells Out to Major Record Labels

​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…

Maq Performs Live at Transit Lounge This Wednesday

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…

MP3s From ARP, Opening For Caribou at Grand Central Next Tuesday

​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…

Miami Music Festival Announces Full Lineup and Venue List

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…

Kabuki Iron Kolors Moves Back Home to Miami

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,…

Caribou Talks Handsome Dick Manitoba, New Album Swim, and Living in London

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…