“Wake up, wake up, wake up.” Well, it’s not quite the “1st of tha Month.” But Layzie Bone and Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony still insist y’all “get up, get up, get up, so win free tickets and get up.” Tomorrow night, Layzie, Bizzy, and Miami’s own ¡Mayday! are gonna…
A full decade after Dirtybird’s very first record, it’s easy to forget how drab and somber electronic dance music culture was during the 2000s. Cold, soulless minimal techno served by po-faced DJs was still the order of the day for a scene that took itself way too seriously and had…
There are 11 million Cubans in Cuba, and two million in the United States. That makes 13 Million Voices, and they will be heard around the world when the new Miami documentary by the same name debuts at Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival 2015. The film follows a…
It’s been one hell of a meteoric rise for Eats Everything, AKA Daniel Pearce, since 2011’s explosive “Entrance Song” catapulted the UK DJ-producer to the top of the international charts, landing him DJ Mag’s prestigious annual Best Breakthrough Producer award. Hardly a flash in the pan, Pearce has continued going…
There’s a saying: If your venue survives a year in Miami, it’s a miracle. The Electric Pickle has survived six. This party destination named the eighth best dance club in America by Rolling Stone has been home to some of Miami’s best underground parties throughout the years. “It’s like a…
Over the weekend, RL Grime brought his Void tour to the 305 for a sold-out show at the Fillmore Miami Beach. An all-ages affair, the crowd skewed so young that the college students in attendance were dignified elders by comparison. Despite their youth, the revelers dressed impeccably in proper EDM…
If we told you the place to be tonight is a three year old’s birthday party, would you believe us? There won’t be any balloon animals or clown magicians. Instead, be regaled by special performances from Migos and OG Maco. Eat your fill of pipin’ hot chicken and biscuits from…
Miami’s inaugural Rolling Loud Music Festival came loaded with primo stoner and underground rap talent, from Schoolboy Q to Juicy J, A$AP Ferg, Action Bronson, Curren$y, and Miami’s own Denzel Curry, as well as dozens of others. This is a city that’s inundated with hip-hop fans and culture, yet it’s…
She’s been blessed with a Rebel Heart. From “Like a Virgin” to Sex to asking Ultra Music Festival ravers to pinpoint the whereabouts of Molly… Madonna Louise Ciccone has always defied her detractors, her censors, her critics. And she’s never apologized. Now 56, she’s about to release a new album,…
Music makes everything sweeter. Lucky for us, we live in the Magic City. That means we’re never at a shortage of good concerts. So to add a little musical sweetness in your life, we’re hooking you up with SoFla’s five best shows. Check ’em out, from Sir Elton John’s classic…
The bucket hat. It’s been worn with such pomp by many of history’s greatest and most influential men. There was Bob Denver on Gilligan’s Island and Bill Murray in Caddyshack. But there is one actor who rapper Schoolboy Q insists wore it the best. “Homeboy from I Know What You…
The bucket hat. It’s been worn with such pomp by many of history’s greatest and most influential men. There was Bob Denver on Gilligan’s Island and Bill Murray in Caddyshack. But there is one actor who rapper Schoolboy Q insists wore it the best. “Homeboy from I Know What You…
What’s the last time you spent money to go see a band you’ve never heard of before? Never, right? Well, you’re not alone. Today, the money in the music industry’s in concerts and touring. Still, most people won’t spend their hard earned cash on a ticket unless they’re big fans…
When you think perks of being a DJ, you think about all the time you get to read books, right? Is that weird to you? It isn’t to Tiga, but then again, he’s always been a little different. The celebrated Canadian producer has been lucky enough to find success through…
Dance music’s obsession with trap beats is far from over, but just as in any relationship, you’ve got to spice things up. L.A.-based trap star RL Grime has been in the game for almost four years, and as much as he loves 808s and grimy drops, he needed something more…
Update: At 1 p.m. on February 27, 2015, it’s been confirmed Lisa’s car was found at Cooley’s Landing Marina. We’ll keep you updated as new information comes in. By Andrea Richard When Fort Lauderdale musician and piano teacher, Lisa “Noodles” Hayden-Gordon, was reported missing, her family, friends, and the South…
Curren$y’s cool just can’t be matched. Even if he tutored you himself. It’s effortless, as his raps about weed, cars, and women, with the occasional off-cadence flow. Still, many fans (who he has been able to amass since the inception of Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records, when the internet mixtape…
Ten bucks and a dream. That’s all you really need for a little fun in the Magic City. And to ensure that you have the greatest (cheap!) weekend ever, your party pros here at Crossfade are hooking you up with the best ragers Mr. Hamilton can buy. Just check out…
Hard forever. The Los Angeles dance music promoter already puts on Hard Summer, Hard Day of the Dead, Hard Haunted Mansion, Hard Red Rocks, Hard Miami, Hard NYC, Hard SF, Hard Arena Autralia, and even an annual rager at sea called Holy Ship! But it seems all that Hard-ness just…
It may be Steam Miami’s first Winter Music Conference, but the downtown club builds steadily upon old Vagabond tradition. The new leaders are veterans of the scene, and already, the week is slammed with showcases and old favorites. From Sunday, March 22, through Friday, March 27, it’s going to be…
If it weren’t for cocaine, strippers, weed, and liquor, Amos Larkins II may have never started making Miami bass records. Long since clean, sober, and completely drug and alcohol free, this is a story going back 25 years. He is now healthy, vegetarian, and practicing yoga and meditation daily. Larkins…
When LA punk-rap skate collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All first came to Miami for a very special Halloween performance in 2011, Lil Wayne was there, but Earl Sweatshirt was thousands of miles away. The most critically acclaimed of the OFWKTA crew was off at boarding school in…
