If any label has best harnessed the international hipster appeal of electronic music and indie rock, it’s definitely been Paris’s Kitsuné. Founded in 2002 as both a record and fashion label by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki, Kitsuné seems to have been able to sustain its momentum despite the fickle…
Listen up, beat freaks. You don’t have to wait till Friday to get your party on. Nope. That’s for our friends up north, who wish they lived in a city where the champagne is always flowing, the hard hitters come to party, and the uhntz-uhntz never stops. We’re in Miami,…
As a unit, LCD Soundsystem is no more, and the chances of James Murphy reuniting the bunch are slim. He recently told Spain’s Terra Networks that while he respects and appreciates the public outcry for a reunion, it’s best for the group members to explore different options. Former LCD member…
Call Mom Maybe. In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, multi-platinum pop star Carly Rae Jepsen, the superswank Fontainebleau Miami Beach, and its BleauLive performance series will be answering “the wish in a well” of Jepsies and their momsies with fun, brunch, manicures, pedicures, blowouts, and even a Carly Rae concert…
If you made it through yesterday’s Cinco de Mayo hangover, then the rest of the week will pass as smoothly as a shot of Herradura tequila. To make the week even smoother, these next couple of days will bring plenty of sunshine by day and rockin’ concerts by night, from…
Nicole Moudaber is a veritable cultural force, a fearless revolutionary. She was organizing the very first electronic dance music parties that the Lebanese capital of Beirut saw in the years following its horrific civil war. It was a dangerous time for anyone, let alone a woman pushing a Western music…
Face it, you have no idea what Cinco de Mayo is about. No, it’s not Mexican Independence. But you know what? It doesn’t really matter. We’re just happy to have an excuse to drink all the tequila, Corona, and Dos Equis we want, and get the chance to shake our…
What could a three-time DMC World Champion with a residency at Mansion and the respect of the worldwide DJ’ing community still want? A no-cover party where he can play whatever the fuck he pleases. Obviously. And that’s exactly what Miami’s DJ Craze is about to bring all y’all true music…
Big-booty girls backing that ass up onstage with Uncle Luke and bros wearing shorts, screen T’s, and neon orange, green, and yellow sunglasses while dancing to Naughty by Nature were the kind of animals that filled the grounds of Zoo Miami for Miami New Times’ Brew at the Zoo. Luke,…
Sure, craft beers and independent breweries may offer a better selection. Some would even argue a better product. But when was the last time that a small beverage business managed to tap the likes of Kendrick Lamar and The Hold Steady for a “never-before-seen live music event” or gave away…
Mainstream pop music’s become so overly sexualized. Entertainers like Rihanna, Trey Songz, and Chris Brown present sex in a really cartoonish way, at times verging on pornographic. Meanwhile, the underground seems to be maturing, bringing the real sexy back. Last night at Bardot, Kastle and Austin Paul brought the kind…
“Hey Miami!” Of Montreal exclaimed via Facebook the other day. “We’re kicking off our US tour with Wild Moccasins at Grand Central!” And boy, we were so hyped! Especially ’cause we’d just chatted with frontguy Kevin Barnes about the new album, Lousy With Sylvianbriar! And we’d even met Mr. Of…
Who’s ready for the perfect party? Because Naughty by Nature and Uncle Luke are “gonna make it happen” at Miami New Times’ Brew at the Zoo. In fact, we here at Crossfade just chatted with Naughty’s Vin Rock. And he insists that we don’t wanna “mess ’round with Naughty by…
Take off your suit, kick off your shoes, and put on your party pants — it’s the weekend. In case you forgot, it’s Cinco de Mayo weekend, which means endless tequila-flowing fiestas. And tacos. But the best part is that you won’t need to spend all of your money on…
Long before Apple ventured into the world of Intel processors and redefined industry standards with the MacBook Pro, DJs carried crates full of store-bought vinyl records to their gigs and remixed tracks on bulky, direct-drive turntables. But whenever science and software evolve, electronic dance music quickly follows suit. For German…
Who’s in the mood for some “aphotic tekno/psychedelic noise”? Awesome. ‘Cause local cult of experimental tuneage Roofless Records and its high priest Matt Preira are convening a kickoff ceremony for the Spring of Rites Florida Tour at Wynwood’s Gramps tonight. Go forth. Descend into the eternal out-there. And enter the…
One of the perks of living in Miami are the non-stop, bottle-poppin’, liquor flowin’ parties on South Beach. Not only do we have celebrity-status bashes every night of the week, there’s a whole whack of ’em to choose from. It’s no wonder they call this place the Magic City. Just…
Among the most commercially successful and artistically respected Latin pop artists in the world, singer, songwriter, and composer Alejandro Sanz has sold more than 22 million albums over the last two decades while also becoming the most Grammy-winning Spanish-language artist in history, with three Grammys and 16 Latin Grammys in…
Miami, meet Dude Skywalker, a trio that’s “time-traveled from the year 3046 to bring you dance music of the future.” “Upon arrival in this dimension, we dropped our first tune, ‘To the Floor,’ which blew up virtually overnight with support from local DJs, an array of Internet blogs, and lots…
Peter Murphy Grand Central Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Better than: Dalis Car live. It was nice seeing Peter Murphy channel some of the primal strangeness of Bauhaus, even though all his original cohorts were probably somewhere in England, sipping their tea and not giving a shit. The music will exist,…
As Peter Murphy prepares for a solo tour featuring only songs from his career as Bauhaus’ frontman, he seems compelled to contemplate the late-’70s U.K. postpunk scene. Speaking via phone, riding a bus headed to the first night of his Mr. Moonlight Tour, the 55-year-old Murphy and Crossfade discuss the…
Imagine upside-down polka dot monsters, naked pig people, and men in bras dancing amid massive rainbow bursts and confetti explosions. Now add a soundtrack of infectious, uplifting, and thought-provoking indie pop that challenges what everyday life has taught you to expect from reality. If you can paint (and score) that…
