Even in the flannel-flapping grunge era, The Juan Maclean pretended he was I, Cyborg in his old band, Six Finger Satellite. A decade on, post-rock-band breakup and crack-rock breakdown, he again dons the chrome pate, made fashionable anew in a century populated by Daft Punk and the return of Battlestar…
Anybody who’s ever heard a track by Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers knows the deep power of go-go, that mighty blend of pure funk and raw soul that could only come from the streets of D.C. It’s a heady mix of down-low and way-up-on-high that brings to mind nothing…
Sometime in the early 1990s, the Holy Terrors were playing at CBGB when an earnestly keyed-up Dee Dee Ramone stuck around and told the guys he loved their music. Dee Dee’s reaction seems to have been widespread among those who witnessed the Holy Terrors in the flesh; by all accounts,…
It’s a late-October Sunday evening as the working folk are spinning their laundry and staying dialed in to the latest episode of Entourage. Cue the show’s end credits, and filling the room is a familiar groove that has kicked off many a soulful South Beach jump-off. The track being heard…
A family-led operation, the Machito Orchestra was established in 1939 and continues to attract some of the best-known musicians in Latin jazz. The New York-based group comes to town this week in a celebratory mood. The show pays homage to three departed legends of the genre: the Machito Orchestra’s founder…
Crossfade has been updating you on the ticketing changes at several South Florida Live Nation-controlled venues, so here’s some more news. Previously, the company announced that the Fillmore Miami Beach, Mizner Park Amphitheatre, and the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre were to only use the company’s own ticketing service from now on…
From driving a biodiesel-powered bus to hangin’ with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Ryan Adams, pretty much everything Country Music Hall of Famer Willie Nelson does is pure, inarguable badass. The OG of the outlaw country movement in the 1970s also continues to add to his considerable songbook, releasing…
Journeyman singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo has performed solo for a number of years now, but he sure has played in a lot of bands, too. It’s a theme that recurs throughout his latest album, Real Animal. A loose memoir of sorts, the album’s subject matter and styles span Escovedo’s 30-year musical…
There hasn’t been much word going around about this, but Spank Rock DJ XXXChange will be spinning tomorrow at PS14 for the bar’s Happy House party. Also on the bill are resident DJs Jonathan Brody, Carlos Llanos, C. Mora and Benton.If you either love or hate the current wave of…
Nomadic veteran DJ and producer St. Marc, who now operates his studio out of Miami Beach, currently hosts South Florida’s local weekly broadcast for Montreal-based Techno.FM online radio. The show features St. Marc’s top five techno picks of the week, including unreleased tracks, and live mixes from special guest DJs/producers…
Carl Wilson, ace music writer for the Toronto Globe & Mail, tackles taste at its basest level: in the work of Celine Dion. Through careful ponderings, fan interviews, historical research, Canadian intuition and thoughtful, expert prose, Wilson struggles to understand the hows and whys of the Quebecois Queen, one of…
People are ready for a fresh-faced heir apparent to Paul Simon, and from the looks of things, Brett Dennen is the guy. His warm, socially conscious folk continues to grow in appeal. Maybe it’s the fact that he has more to say about the world than Jack Johnson, and that…
Check out this Miami New Times exclusive freestyle from Unda Surveillance backstage from the Miami Tattoo Expo 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center…
Joel Meinholz from the M.I.A. skateshop, Chocolate Sundays, and lately Thursdays at the News Café, has been spreading his skateboard wings. Now he’s flying with the other trendy folks who are getting busy with high-danger, two-wheeled, (wo)man-powered fun. This Wednesday marks the latest local event in a series of Loose…
Check out this exclusive Miami New Times video of JT Money freestyling backstage after rocking a show at the Miami Tattoo Expo 2009…
It’s often the complaint of many that South Beach has become stale, particularly its DJs, who seem completely content with spinning the usual Top 40/hip-hop mess that really is no different than you just turning on your car’s stereo. But if there is one DJ that is try to walk…
Last month, Crossfade reported on mixed signals regarding a Morrissey tour kickoff ostensibly set for Feb. 28 at Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca. Well, we’re happy to report the show has been finally, officially announced! Tickets go on sale Friday, January 16 at 10 a.m. They cost $35, $45, $55,…
Waukesha, Wisconsin transplant and Addict Records founder Dan “Doormouse” Martin has made more than a few different moves in the Miami and international music scenes. He evolved from a party (i.e. rave) DJ to become the godfather of Midwest hardcore, only to later transmogrify into a downtown and SoBe DJ…
Canadian electro duo AutoErotique have remained somewhat under theradar since first appearing in the scene in 2007, when they were known as VNDLSM. Stylistic consonant-welding doppelgangers of fellow Canucks MSTRKRFT, they boast a similar punk rock attitude, abrasive electro sound, and a penchant for giving cheesy pop vocalists a hardcore…
Anybody who’s ever heard a track by Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers knows the deep power of go-go, that mighty blend of pure funk and raw soul that could only come from the streets of D.C. It’s a heady mix of down-low and way-up-on-high that brings to mind nothing…
Sébastien Léger Saturday, January 10, 2009Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: Anything else going on in the MIA electronic music scene that night.Club Mansion was considerably empty for what was probably the most stellar international DJ set they’ve hosted in recent times. While he has yet to attain the ubiquitous presence and…
The Holy TerrorsSaturday, January 10, 2009 Churchill’s Pub, MiamiBetter Than: Any other band playing last night in South Florida Sometime back in the early 90’s the Holy Terrors were playing at CBGB’s when an earnestly keyed-up Dee Dee Ramone stuck around and told the guys he loved their music. Dee…
