Low Visibility Celebrates its CD Release at Churchill’s this Saturday

​Every now and then on the local scene we get some like-minded individuals joining their strengths symbiotically for a greater good. We here at Crossfade think that rock and roll fits seamlessly into that arena of greater goodness, and we’re big fans of this particular group of guys individually.We’re now…

Foxy Shazam

Let’s face it, folks: Rock bands are boring nowadays. No one wants to go out on a limb — musically, live, or in the press — for fear of an ever-dwindling music-buying population turning its back on the band. Luckily for us, God has given the world Foxy Shazam. Guided…

Thrice

These brainy Orange County, California post-hardcore dudes have been slogging it out for more than a decade, and though their mid-’00s major-label stint didn’t quite attract My Chem-grade crowds, Thrice is still making passionate, meaningful music. Last year’s Beggars even wisely dialed down the prog-punk trimmings that bogged down the…

Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt is a two-piece band from Providence, Rhode Island. In the past 12 years, Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian Gibson (guitar) have released four chaotic, spazzy art-metal albums that are metal only in the loosest way. Lightning Bolt songs are like crazy, wounded wildcats: dangerous and unpredictable, with jagged…

Aventura

I was raised on Latin music, and work around it for a living. So I might as well be the one to address the elephant in the room. It’s big, it’s gray, it smells like an entire farm’s worth of shit, and it’s eating all the peanuts. Enough is enough,…

Sharam, of Deep Dish, Plays SET on Friday

Washington, D.C.’s Grammy Award-winning production duo Deep Dish enjoyed unparalleled international success during their late-’90s and early-’00s heyday. Much of the pair’s universal appeal could be attributed to the healthy stylistic balance between Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia’s edgier experimental flair and Sharam Tayebi’s hit-making pop sensibility. It was a special combination which…

Breaking: Club MI-VI Closed Down, Allegedly by Gulfstream Management

MI-VI, Gerry Kelly’s vaunted megaclub at Gulfstream Park, has closed its doors indefinitely. The news began trickling in last week, when the club’s much-publicized South Florida Facebook Bash was moved to the neighboring Ten Palms.Apparently, the closure came as a surprise to the organizers of the event, too. Notified that…

Tap Dogs Tickets Price Break

It’s been called a “sexy fast and fabulous hit,” “spectacular” and “amazing”. Now, to help celebrate our nation’s Independence, for just $17.76 (instead of $40) you can judge Tap Dogs for yourself. Miami New Times is offering a big price break for the hit musical from down under that has…