Hearing Damage: The Rat Opera debuted at Tobacco Road
Hearing Damage: The Rat Opera debuted at Tobacco Road
Hearing Damage: The Rat Opera debuted at Tobacco Road
You can write and record the greatest song ever sung and never make a dime. But Slip-N-Slide records refuses to go that route. Their distribution relationships with corporate powerhouses have made them a recognized name around the world by giving their product the visibility it needs in the market place…
In an age when all things retro are honored with a certain amount of street cred, a group from Peru called Novalima took kicking it old school to a whole new level. Delving into their country’s history and tracing back to the roots of the first slaves brought over in…
NSFW continues this week at Live Nation. Unfortunately, it doesn’t stand for Not Safe For Work (if you’re looking for that, click here), instead it’s No Service Fee Wednesday. That means that tickets for most shows at Live Nation venues throughout South Florida (Cruzan, Pompano Beach, and Bayfront Park Amphitheaters…
We are living in the most awesome period of human civilization. You gotta love it. Have you sent out a tweet today? Welcome dear viewers, to another episode of Prunk TV. I am your host, Jason Handelsman. I want to tell you about my rock band, GWIP. We will be…
The debate between Elvis fans and Beatles fans over which rock god/gods were more important or influential has been waging for half a century. “Paul is still making music!” “Elvis died a has-been on a toilet!” “Elvis shook the establishment!” “Elvis is king!” “Elvis was the hillbilly cat, and the…
DUB magazine events always feature the craziest custom cars, and random celebrities coming out of the woodwork. This Saturday’s local edition of the DUB Show tour, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, is also largely a concert. The line-up features an all-star cast of the usual local suspects: Rick Ross…
The last time Lady Gaga was in town, she was playing Revolution Live in front of a sold out crowd. It looks like she’s moving up considerably in the entertainment world, as she’s just announced the Fame Kills tour will be hitting up the American Airlines Arena on December 9…
Poplife’s new Saturday night at Electric Pickle kicked off with a real bang in September and has already hosted some fine artists from the indie dance contingency, like VHS or Beta (DJ set) and Alexander Robotnick. This Saturday night brings NYC-based DJ/producer Tim Sweeney, one of the youngest new talents…
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.The voice is not your typical college radio station. They pride themselves on introducing new and innovative music to the greater Miami area…
Dylan Eiland, better known as Le Castle Vania, is a product of the mid-decade electro-house scene — or blog-house — which produced superstars like Justice, MSTRKRFT and Steve Aoki. While many proclaimed the genre was here to stay, it didn’t last. Instead, it evolved and quickly replaced by nu-disco, progressive…
“If it ain’t about money, nigga…fuck how you feel,” says Opa Locka’s Nove. Tonight, Take One Cocktail Lounge is having a release party for Nove’s Product of My Environment mixtape. I was in Opa Locka recently, hanging out in the studio with Nove as he put the final touches on…
The third round of the Summer Spin Series is in the books. DJ Christi 10hagen completely refrained from playing The Black Eyed Peas (something that’s been a rarity during this competition) and still managed to impress the crowd and judges enough to declare her the winner.DJ Christi 10hagen will be…
Bad news for record geeks: The DJ set/performance by Black Devil Disco Club scheduled for the Vagabond this Friday night is canceled. And although DJ bookings by people with complicated names are a dime a dozen in this city, this one was rather special. While the name sounds like any…
To view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here. Way Out West Saturday, September 19 Shine at the Shelborne South Beach Better Than: Watching their live footage on YouTube. The Review:For better or worse, this is less of a proper concert review than my own reflections on the cultural/commercial legacy of Way…
Another weekend, another Tobacco Road-centered music festival sponsored by the tireless Oski Gonzalez and Queen of the Scene. No, seriously, this pair comprises two of the most unfailingly positive movers and shakers in the local scene. And if they put on so many multi-stage, million-band festivals, it’s because they really…
Friday’s rally and vigil for TPS (temporary protected status) for Haitians in the USA at Virginia Key Beach Park was a sparsely peopled, but powerful affair. (Quick side note: The historic beach is now in danger, as the trust that operates it risks having its funding cut by the City of…
While they remain a cult act in the United States, the rough-and-ready northern Brits of the Happy Mondays are hugely influential on today’s indie/dance crossover acts. Formed by brothers Paul and Sean Ryder in ’80s Manchester, the Mondays formed at the exact moment in which post-punk was fading, and early…
Few DJs would think to cut through Florence, Italy and New York City in order to get to Fort Lauderdale. Then again, few DJs have proven the logic of a circuitous route quite like Dean Michaels. In fact, it appears that Michaels is so intent on spinning his way straight…
=”” height=”250″ width=”302″>We’ve for the most part stayed away from this topic over the course of the past several weeks. Meanwhile, fans of America TV across the city have watched pundits on every show in the lineup debating Juanes’ motives for going to perform in Cuba in the controversial concert…
Humidity still weighs over South Florida heavily, but the temperature is starting to cool down. We can’t wait until fall officially gets here because with it comes back a slew of events. We are already seeing plenty of things happening every weekend. So here is what you missed over the…
Help! Featuring Sloane Peterson, Lazer Beast, Flees, Dooms de Pop, Alex Nelson, and Sweet BroncoThe Bubble, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, September 19, 2009 Better Than: Later that night at the Poor House, where the Bubble crowd usually gathers and where the lead singer of some unnamed cover band – gasp! – danced on…