Dialed In: Last Week’s Top Ten From UM Radio “The Voice”

Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida’s campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks. Top Albums for the week of September 20-27 University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, “The Voice” The voice is not your typical…

Benefit for Roc Raida at Electric Pickle Tonight

September 19 marked another recent, terrible loss for the DJ community , and hip-hop at large: Pioneering turntablist Roc Raida, born Anthony Williams, passed away after cardiac arrest. Williams had been hospitalized after an accident while practicing Krav Maga, which he had been studying for the past two years. He…

Submission Red and Fancy Me Yet Win X & Y Fest Top Honors

X & Y Fest took place last weekend at The Talent Farm with 20 bands competing to see who would be chosen to represent a generation of music fans in Broward county.Oh, and there was a $500 prize, but the honor of winning has got to trump any monetary reward…

The Talent Farm Streams and Archives Shows

The fine folks at The Talent Farm, Broward County’s finest independent show space/recording studio, are doing a little experimenting. One of the cornerstones of their online presence is the ability to stream all the shows onto the internet. Due to some technical issues (i.e. too many people were taking them…

Concert Announcements: Rusted Root, Galactic, and Cris Cab

Jam fans, you’re in for yet another treat thanks to a couple announcements to add to the never ending stream of jam bands hitting South Florida.Rusted Root, the Pittsburgh based bluegrass jam band, are about to celebrate 20 years of making music together with a November 28 stop at Revolution…

Junior Boys Coming to Vagabond October 24

Last time indie-electro outfit Junior Boys played in the Magic City it was during Winter Music Conference 2007 at Poplife’s awkward temporary venue Post, a restaurant/lounge located on the edge of Brickell directly on Coral Way. The duo was no stranger to the city’s indie set after it had easily…

Concert Review: Tim Sweeney at Electric Pickle, Saturday, September 26

Tim SweeneySaturday, September 26Electric PickleMiamiBetter than: your garden variety house music set.It was business as usual for the Poplifers on Saturday night with DFA’s Tim Sweeney throwing down at the Electric Pickle, the only exception being the turnout, which was somewhat lacking. Where were the hordes of colorful t-shirt-clad hipsters…

Concert Review: Catastrophic Euphoria Fundraiser at PS14, September 26

Catastrophic Euphoria Fundraiser With Boxwood, Radioboxer, and others  PS14, Miami Saturday, September 26, 2009 Better Than: Wandering through Bayside wondering why you’re broke.   The Review:  Catastrophic Euphoria, the musical kaleidoscope stuffed into P.S. 14’s backyard this past Saturday night, was organized with three intentions. First and foremost, the event…

Tribute to Los Fabulosos Cadillacs at Poprox This Friday

​Who doesn’t love Los Fabulosos Cadillacs? There are perhaps a small handful of bands that can be credited with founding the Rock en Español movement. But none were more vital to its global spread than perhaps two bands in particular out of Argentina — Soda Stereo, fronted by the legendary…

Another Year, Another GWAR Show: This Saturday at Revolution

Some may prefer to celebrate the arrival of South Florida “fall” with foolishly worn token sweaters and decorative knick-knacks from Bealls. Just as reliable a sign of the changing seasons, though, is the annual Fort Lauderdale stop on GWAR’s seemingly never-ending tour. The last time these monsters played in these…

Q&A with Dixon, Playing at the Electric Pickle on Friday

In the techno-centric dance capital of Berlin, DJ/producer/label owner Steffen Berkhahn a.k.a. Dixon has played no small part in bringing about a broader stylistic eclecticism to electronic dance music, while paving the way for the current deep house revival. A veteran of Berlin’s early ’90s scene with roots in drum…

Head Spins: Al B. Rotten

​If you’ve been out and about anywhere in Miami over the past eight years, you’ve probably seen or heard the cat sometimes called Al B. Rotten. Rotten — or Andrews Lorenzana as he’s known to the DMV — was part of the rag-tag gaggle of uber crazies behind the long-running…

The Sounds Set to DJ at Rokbar Thursday

We aren’t ones to brag about hanging out with quasi-famous people, but on Halloween 2006, the Sounds played a secret show at the now-defunct Studio A. Afterward, they spun at the Redroom at Skybar located inside the Shore Club. There couldn’t have been more than 50 people there, and we…

Laura Pausini, Playing Hard Rock Live

Laura Pausini is considered by many to possess one of the most powerful female voices in all of Latin pop. And rightfully so. The Italian songstress, who’s sold over 40 million copies worldwide, boasts a truly blessed set of pipes, as evidenced by her vocal work on such hit singles…