Diego Garcia is a first-generation Latin kid who grew up in Florida. Now he’s touring the world’s stages and playing tiny desks for NPR. On Wednesday night, he’ll be at the Fillmore Miami Beach, opening up for Jovanotti. And he says that if the maladies of love have taught him…
Gotye is having a huge year. The Aussie singer, Wally De Backer, and his five-man band are riding the still-cresting wave of hit single “Somebody That I Used to Know,” which exhibits a stunning musicality and dedication to craft not often found on the Billboard Top 40. Last night, Gotye…
This past weekend, English alt-rockers Muse had to step up and carry Saturday Night Live after guest host Daniel Craig made it abundantly clear during his monologue that comedy was foreign to him. Watching James Bond deliver punch lines was about as entertaining as a Schindler’s List viewing party at…
Public Image LTD Grand Central, Miami Friday, October 5, 2012 Better Than: Getting pooped on. The opportunity to see one of the originators of punk-rock iconoclasm perform in an intimate setting is a rare one indeed. However, Miami was treated to just such an experience on Friday night courtesy of…
Not too long ago, Wally “Gotye” De Backer was sitting in his room, playing with loops and samples, building melodies and a lyrical narrative about “broken relationships” and “confusion.” As of press time, the music video for “Somebody I Used To Know” on the official GotyeMusic YouTube channel has 329,598,389…
Holy, Manhattan Project! Did you know we’re living on a post-apocalyptic island? It’s true. But on the upside, we just might get to spend the End of Days sharing a bunker with indie goddess and longtime SoFla resident Cat Power. In a new interview with Ocean Drive magazine, Power (née…
Where would Miami be without Beached Miami? Well, we’re not entirely sure, but it would definitely be poorer without it.Created and nurtured by Jordan Melnick and Robby Campbell, the blog has become a great source and insight into Miami’s local music and cultural scenes.”We had a feeling that the assumptions…
Diplo Dirty Hairy’s at LIV, Miami Beach Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Better Than: Being dead or in jail. Trappin’ is hard work. But someone’s gotta do it. Good thing the World’s Crunkest DJ came through town last night to serve the fiends with every bit of crack music they could…
Whenever Dirty Harry isn’t blasting the brains outta unlucky punks or snarling at empty smartass socialist chairs, he’s keeping it cool with a copy of “Ornithology.” That’s right … Clint Eastwood is a jazz junkie. He has produced and directed Bird, a biopic about bebop pioneer and heroin casualty Charlie…
Had Mannie Fresh heard womp-womp “from the amplifiers” instead of boom after “the truck went uh-uh” in “Still Fly,” Big Tymers’ Hood Rich would’ve been a completely different record 10 years ahead of its time. We’re glad he didn’t. Producing electro beats with enough swag to effortlessly pump through “four…
Beats Antique at Culture Room October 10
D-Clone at Churchill’s Pub October 4
Jeff Zagers at Churchill’s Pub October 5
2 Live Crew at the Stage Miami October 7
Andrew Bird at the Fillmore Miami Beach October 8
Pretty Lights With 12th Planet, Sounduo and SuperVision Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Better Than: Pretty Lights has ever been. The man known as Pretty Lights puts on one hell of a show. He’s really gotta bring it with that kinda name. And he definitely lives up to…
Y’all ever miss the days when a Jansport full of Phillies, a quarter-pound of Grand Daddy Purp, and a cassette copy of Cypress Hill’s Black Sunday was all you needed in life? Us too. Now we’re stuck with shit like smartphones and complimentary fast-access Internet inside highway service plazas. Newspapers…
These days, you can’t go outside without hearing the sickeningly familiar strains of “Le7els.” But before that sweet melody had the scene on fire, the go-to track of the moment was a little edgier. Congorock is the Italian electro monster behind massive anthem “Babylon,” which he never even thought would…
Yes, John Lydon (AKA Johnny Rotten) is still a total asshole. Last week, we here at Crossfade attempted to conduct a phone interview with the Public Image LTD frontman and former Sex Pistol. But unfortunately, Johnny seemed to be stuck in one of his legendarily shitty moods. After only a…
Ferry Corsten is a trance powerhouse. While the world of EDM is shiny and new to young Americans, bro is packing decades of experience. When these little ravers were just dropping balls, Corsten was already well versed in dropping beats. So by now, he’s terribly jaded, right? Maybe he’d be…
Gargle a celebratory gallon of blood and wipe your ass with a snapshot of God, “another of history’s biggest assholes,” because Gwar has a new Scumbag. Less than a year after the sudden death of guitarist Cory “Flattus Maximus” Smoot, the satirical heavy metal freaks’ quest to find a replacement…
Metric With Half Moon Run Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, September 28, 2012 Better Than: Ugly people playing boring music badly. The last time Metric played in Miami, it was at an outdoor show on the beach during Art Basel. Paired with the band’s outsized sound were exceptionally large easy chairs…
