In the heady early ’70s, it was common for new fans to mistakenly believe that Jethro Tull, the band, was named after the flautist who balanced precipitously on one leg. But the real Jethro Tull was an 18th-century English agricultural engineer and inventor while the wild-eyed, flute-wielding prog rock frontman…
There wasn’t much of an underground techno scene in Miami until certain forward-thinking collectives started sprouting up at the tail end of the 2000s. One of them was Un_Mute Miami, a party brand that’s become synonymous with cutting-edge electronic dance music over the last three years. “I’ve always believed that…
Welcome back, Teepee! Last week, at his first headlining Miami show in two years, Crossfade’s favorite banana-fueled noisenik totally El Kabonged the crowd at Churchill’s Pub, debuting ferocious songs from his second album, due later this year. And this Saturday, you’ll have another chance to check out his new full-band…
See also “Crazy P’s Danielle Moore on Blowing Up This Year: ‘We Have a Fresh Energy!'” “Whatcha gonna do when I fall out of love?” ‘Cause “I ain’t giving my love to you tonight.” So, “pack up your troubles and walk away.” These are just a few of the lyrics…
See also “Beacon on Covering Katy Perry: ‘We Came to Know Nothing of Her From the Music.'” Beacon’s Thomas Mullarney and and Jacob Gossett are no strangers to Miami. This year alone, the spectral electronic pop duo have played Bardot and The Vagabond, and Gossett opened a painting show at…
Rayzor is the kind of comedian who doesn’t suffer fools lightly. Especially not fool-ass Republicans who are contemptuous of women’s rights to control their own reproductive health. “The thing I will say about those Republicans,” he tells Crossfade, “is that they let us know. I just recently learned from them…
See the full 40-photo slideshow of Sneaker Pimps at Grand Central — plus “Iggy Azalea Ain’t All “Pu$$y”: Five Secret Facts About the Aussie Rapper.” Sneaker Pimps’ Tenth Anniversary Tour With Iggy Azalea, Ace Hood, Honey Cocaine, and others Grand Central, Miami Friday, August 24, 2012 Better Than: Getting jacked…
Gentleman, it’s time to get Jacked. Coming at you live and direct from the aged barrel of golden delicious god-nectar, Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey is going on tour with Art, Beats + Lyrics. Not to mention plenty of the good stuff. With eight stops across the country, Jack Daniel’s…
See also “Beacon Thinks the Electric Pickle Is “Amazing,” Supports a Ban on Death Ray Guns.” Katy Perry sings catchy songs, likes candy, wears fun outfits, and will cure your acne via mail order. But if Katy Perry is the one thing keeping you from enjoying Katy Perry’s music, Beacon’s…
There are far too many electronic dance music artists blowing up because of sheer hype these days. Too many bedroom producers stitching tired old samples and DJ tools and saturating the market with unremarkable dancefloor fodder. But every once on a while, we’re treated to flashes of genius, like those…
Every metal crew strives to be faster (or slower), harder, and more evil than the last. But is there any bludgeoningly heavy band that’s more dynamic than Today Is the Day? We think not. Since the band’s inception circa 1992, its lone constant and chief songwriter, Steve Austin, has been…
See also “Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias Announce Summer Tour ” — plus “The Real J.Lo: Diva? Mom? Millionaire? Look-Alike From Miami?” Enrique Iglesias doesn’t strike us as the type of dude who’d coordinate his outfit (a slim-fitting, three-quarter sleeve baseball t-shirt, and designer jeans) to match his fully loaded, cherry-red…
The ¡Mayday! dudes have a message for Miami, and it’s “Bitch, I’m back … Again.” Ever since joining the Strange Music army, these rap warriors have been patrolling the countryside (from Pigdick, Arkansas, to Shitshoe, Utah, and everywhere in between) on a roadwar for the musical soul of America. The…
See also Crossfade’s review of Peaches at Grand Central in September 2011 — plus the full 30-photo slideshow. Hold on to your tits, kids. ‘Cause Peaches is coming to town. Yes, the world’s nastiest electroclash sex god will be whipping out her chick dick and cumming all over the crowd…
EL-P and Killer Mike’s Into the Wild Tour at Grand Central August 23
Santana at Hard Rock Live Hollywood August 24
Respectable Street’s 25th Anniversary Block Party August 25
Shaun Reeves and Russ Yallop at Mansion August 23
After becoming big stars among the Biscayne Corridor’s Senior High and Junior College demographics (not to mention landing spots on tastemaking scene showcases like Death To The Sun 2011 and the most recent edition of Sweatstock), proggy pop-punk power trio Toad Eyes is taking an indefinite hiatus. The cause turns…
Dumb blonde bimbo DJs? The EDM industry already has one Paris Hilton. Montreal’s Blond:ish, on the other hand, isn’t messing around. With a reputation for driving, body-jacking DJ sets, the duo exploded onto the international scene this past year with some auspicious tech-house releases on Kompakt and Get Physical. Crossfade…
We can’t write our best Churchill’s Pub stories on the Internet because we don’t wanna get the place shut down. However, in anticipation of Miami’s only true rock ‘n’ roll dive celebrating its 33rd anniversary, we here at Crossfade will gladly share some family-friendly tales. Like that time in the…
See also “Korn and Six Other Bands Join ShipRocked 2012” — plus “Godsmack’s Robbie Merrill Talks ShipRocked Cruise, Tequila, Gambling, and Sushi.” God forbid the ship sinks … But if the big, bad, heavy music behemoth known as ShipRocked happens to go down during P.O.D.’s set, maybe the band’s positive…
