Miami rock fans are no doubt familiar with Huma Rojo. Comprised of vocalist-bassist Damaris Vicke, guitarist Javier Guell, and keyboardist Daniella Bertoldi, the bilingual art rock band has been rumbling around the local scene since 2006 (though Bertoldi actually joined in ’08), delighting fans with its penchant for cinematically psychedelic…
Deep house has made a remarkable comeback in the last few years. A great deal of EDM producers have shifted their sound from the more percussive minimal techno style prevalent in the latter half of the ’00s and towards the deeper, melodic end of things. The deep house genre owes…
BBC Radio 1 host Annie Mac is a well-respected female DJ — a real rarity in the dude-dominated halls of clubland. Not that there aren’t great lady DJs out there, but people always seem to assume that a woman’s success is somehow linked to her looks. (Sample misconception: “She’s hot,…
When we first heard that Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor would be scoring The Social Network, we got a little confused. First off, a movie about Facebook? But once we saw the trailer, we breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, so this movie might actually be good. And it’s directed…
On a first encounter, a Beach House song, much like the boarded-up building from which it takes its name, can offer a lot to unpack. There is, above all, always an unforgettable, sometimes eerie melody, stretched out with a drowsy fluidity by singer and organist Victoria Legrand. But there are…
I love Miami because it is filled with a billion talented artists. In the next few weeks, I will take you inside their studios. But this is not about me. This is about a young man that interns at Sweat Records. His name is Fezito Chancy and he’s like a…
The DrumsWith The Young Friends and Surfer BloodAt Grand Central, MiamiSaturday, September 18, 2010Better than: Goin’ surfin’.The Review:People who eternally run late to everything, take note: When Grand Central says the show starts at 7 p.m., they mean it. The lines were already wrapped around the block when we arrived…
Click here to view photos of Toro y Moi at Electric Pickle.Toro y Moi Electric Pickle Saturday, September 18, 2010 Better Than: A foam party in Ibiza. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick is Toro Y Moi and he’s trademarked a magical brand of sample-based sentimental synth-pop. Although there are two…
Click here to view photos of Bassnectar at the Fillmore Miami Beach.Bassnectar, VibeSquaD, ESKMO Friday, September 17, 2010 The Fillmore, Miami Beach Better Than: Watching Avatar for the first time at IMAX in 3D … while tripping on acid. There’s no question that people in Miami love bass. Some might even say…
Photo by Thomas GiddingsIs Dominique Young Unique looking in the mirror in her new video for “The World is Mine”? She might as well be, as she’s extremely aware of the camera, staring straight at it and smiling. The spunky, fashion conscious Tampa-based hip-hop artist effortlessly mixes hip-hop with EDM…
San Francisco-based DJ/producer Max Vangeli is one of the fastest-rising stars of the international house scene, with a 2010 breakthrough boosted in no small part by his status as a sort of honorary American member of the Swedish House Mafia. The last year alone has seen chart-topping Vangeli remixes for…
There’s probably nothing we love more than a private party with open bar. Well, maybe our families or something, but not much else. So when we heard that Hennessy was following in Heineken’s footsteps and launching a Hennessy Artistry bash with free booze, we jumped out of our seats.We didn’t…
We posted an interview we did with The Drums’ Jacob Graham recently on Crossfade. But the band seemed happy with how things were moving forward for them, with no mention of bandmates leaving or any turmoil within the group. We’ve got some sad news to report, though: It’s been confirmed…
Toro Y Moi is 23-year-old Chazwick Bundick. Started as a side-project from his traditional band, The Heist and The Accomplice, his goal was to experiment, sample, and create something sincere for himself. The sound has since been lumped into the Chillwave category, a genre that has lots of reverb, sampling,…
Ashley Outrageous runs hip-hop website AshleyOutrageous.com, and has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in South Florida. You can always catch the 5’2″ Giant (as she calls herself) and her team scoring interviews with different hip-hop artists coming in and out of town. Ashley also started a…
Danny Tenaglia helps Space reopen on October 9.Space is still giving us the silent treatment, but it’s widely known that the nightclub’s reopening on October 9 with Danny Tenaglia. We never bought the news of an “Ibiza-style closing.” Considering that the club is closed during the beginning of the high…
Dangerflow doesn’t need an intro from me. If you’re a hip-hop fan in Miami — or just a music lover in general — you already know who they are. Even if you aren’t into music (like you’d be reading Crossfade if you weren’t!), if you attended a game at the…
Brooklyn-based indie-poppers The Drums aren’t what you think they are. Sure, they put out their Summertime! EP, filled with beach-themed tracks like “Let’s Go Surfing,” “Down by the Water,” and “Submarine.” But they actually mentioned to us recently that they probably wouldn’t go to the beach if you paid them…
This past May, thrash metal’s “Big Four” — Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, and Metallica — appeared together onstage for the first time in years. For whatever scheduling reasons, the show took place in the semi-unlikely locale of Sofia, Bulgaria. But no matter, the band simulcast the show worldwide, including several theaters…
Miami-based photographer and videographer Derick G has been quite busy over the last year since Crossfade last caught up with him. He’s been touring the world and the U.S. with all of your favorite hip-hop artists, while at the same time getting his brand name (and his unforgettable DG signature)…
The cover art for Japanese Cartoon’s In the Jaws of the Lords of DeathYou probably know Wasalu Jaco best for all of his hip-hop collaborations. With Lupe Fiasco as his stage name, he’s worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Pharrell Williams, Justice, and Rihanna. But…
via heard-words.comBig BoiWhen something happens in threes, we take note. When Gary Coleman and Dennis Hopper died earlier this year, everyone was asking, “Who’s next?” The universe answered: Rick Moranis Art Linkletter. There are three primary colors, three types of matter, three little pigs, three stages of life, and the…
