Jam Cruise 8 is setting sail January 3 through 8, 2010 from Fort Lauderdale. JC8 is headed to Ocho Rios Jamaica and George Town Cayman Islands before heading back home. Along the way, sailors will be treated to almost non-stop music, with most acts playing two different sets and a…
Rose Max is no stranger to the local music scene in Miami. She’s kept busy since arriving in 1993, constantly performing and winning fans along the way. She’s won the Brazilian Press Award three times (in ’97, ’98 and ’01) for “Best Female Brazilian Singer Residing and Performing in the…
The annual Florida Music Festival kicks off its eighth year tonight, and while it’s up in Orlando, more and more South Florida bands are turning towards the multi-day music crawl as a sort of SXSW lite. Billed as featuring 250 performances across 15 stages and three days, the FMF is…
Mad Skrews is a Miami-bred, internationally renowned producer and musical entrepreneur who uses the Internet to spread his productions, make money, and make a name for himself. He has produced for local bad bitch Trina and true founder of crunk, Pastor Troy. I caught up with him by e-mail. Here’s…
My article on Rick Ross this week has drawn a lot of comments, some of them echoing my contention that Ross’s past fibs — about serving as a corrections officer, for starters — make him an altogether unreliable narrator. One commenter, however, has laid out a lengthy case (nearly as…
Rick Ross’ cover story for the May issue of XXL was meant to be his hip-hop media comeback, an attempt to quash the corrections officer thing and clear the air on his beef with 50. The thrust of the article is made clear by Ross’ cover line quote: “I’ve never…
The Ataris are coming back to South Florida courtesy of Grizz and the kids in Alukard, who are bringing them to the Sandbar of all places, down in dirty Kendall on Memorial Day weekend. These guys, who are basically Kris Roe plus whoever he has with him, have and been…
Jam fans rejoice Of A Revolution (aka O.A.R.) is bringing the patchouli wearing crowd together again. Promoting their newest album “All Sides”, O.A.R. and Brett Dennen are scheduled to play the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre on August 29 at 8 p.m. sharp. In true jam band fashion, the band has recently…
Just when I thought the hipster-hop genre was dead, in comes up-and-coming Brooklyn MC Theophilus London to save the day. London has been on the cusp of breaking it big for that last year or so and has received plenty of accolades from publications likes The Fader and Urb, which…
Oh, this brings back memories of 1990, when New Kids tickets were impossible to get and the meanest girls in elementary school bragged when they could snag ’em. Tickets for NKOTB’s 2009 comeback tour were easier to buy, and lawn tickets for their Cruzan Amphitheatre date were going for a…
A heads up to Miami’s techno lovers: Pornograph Events has one hell of a double booking lined up for June, with legends Derrick May and François K scheduled to play Nocturnal’s Eden Terrace Garden on Saturday, June 20. For those of you born yesterday, Derrick May is one of Detroit’s…
You’ve seen them perform at your local dive, friendly neighborhood record store, or at a party. Now let everyone know what band – or artist, performer, theater company – you think deserves recognition. There’s been vigorous debate among our readers on the blog. Currently, readers’ choices stand as follows:Best Local…
The Three Jacks are an amazing Irish/Celtic/Folk/Rock band, a Dade County Dropkick Murphy’s with better musicians. Their singer/guitar player Henk Milne recently met New Times publisher Kevin Thornburg at Churchill’s and then sent him an email detailing the band’s continued quest to save the earthquake ravaged lands of Pisco, Peru…
305Fest is happening this week at the Firefly, maybe some stuff at Goo and maybe one other place which I can’t figure out yet. It seems like it costs 25 bucks for three days of at least 45 bands with a really incredible amount of variety in music from grind…
Def Jam is calling her the “next Mary J. Blige.” At the same time, they are telling her to lose some weight for an upcoming video shoot. Her name is Shonie, and we met up over the weekend at Slip N Slide headquarters. Slip N Slide’s VP, Julian “Ju-Boy” Booth…
When the mainstream media and trendies of yore decided, in the late 1970s, that punk version 1.0 was over, the Vibrators never got the memo. Perhaps, in true spiky Brit fashion, they just ripped it up and spit on it. Either way, the London-based band boasts the unique distinction of…
Anybody been to Poprox yet? I keep hearing about it, so I’m gonna assume yes, though admittedly, I’ve yet to hit it up. I know, I know…bad music writer! Bad! I stand chastised. After all, the site itself explains quite frankly and without preamble, that Poprox is, in fact, “Miami’s…
This might be hard to believe, but you can’t go see The Beatles live anymore, unless you have some sort of resurrection or time traveling technology. If you do have said technology and are using to see The Beatles, you’ve got some problems, so let Crossfade help you out. The…
The aptly titled “Blazed and Confused Tour” is making a stop at Bicentennial Park in Miami on Saturday August 1. Snoop Dogg’s slated appearance for the canceled Langerado was one of the most anticipated of the year, so here’s your new chance to get incredibly high (on music of course)…
Saves the Day and Alkaline TrioWith Nightmare of YouSunday, May 10, 2009Revolution, Ft. LauderdaleBetter Than: Any of the crap under the misapplied “emo” rubric these daysThe Review:Any number of swoop-haired bands of the current Warped Tour generation may, perhaps, boast more Internet “friends,” but few can even hope for the…
Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s AddictionWith Street Sweeper Social ClubFriday, May 8, 2009Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm BeachBetter Than: Sex.The Review:Friday night in West Palm Beach marked the kick-off of one of the summer concert season’s biggest tickets: NINJA 2009, a double-headliner vehicle for Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction. The…
Talk about a T&A weekend! Exxxotica is in town and so is Aqua Girl, making this a great weekend to see plenty of lovely ladies around the beach. So get ready, because here is what you might want to check out this weekend:For seven days, 120 cars have travel 3,000…
