Concerts

New Edition at BankUnited Center May 5

Nickelback at BankAtlantic Center May 5

Iggy Azalea at LIV Nightclub May 9

After a week of dropping hints in the form of “mysterious video footage,” behind-the-scenes interviews, and “fan interpretations” of its then-unreleased single, “Youth Without Youth,” Canadian indie quartet Metric officially unveiled the track on ilovemetric.com and iTunes this week. Emily Haines and crew also announced a 21-city fall tour that’ll…

See also Crossfade’s show report, “Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne Pussy Poppin’ at Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Show in Miami” — plus a 15-photo recap of Nicki Minaj in Miami. Earlier today, Nicki Minaj announced 14 North American dates for her worldwide summer tour in support of new album Pink…

Be comfortable, creatures. Also, get your adorable, furry asses to an Explosions in the Sky show this summer. Just over an hour ago, the Austin-based instrumental rock band added ten dates to its June tour schedule and posted a cutesy notice to its Facebook page that read: “Dear Houston, Mobile,…

Buika is a sultry, sexy, raw, and impassioned vocalist who grew up on the Spanish island of Majorca with political refugee parents from Equatorial Guinea. As the biggest island in the Balearic Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, Majorca is something like the South Beach of Spain, a major tourist destination…

UPDATE Wisin y Yandel have been dropped from J.Lo and Enrique’s tour. Her ex-husband’s doing it, now she is too. This summer, Jennifer Lopez is hitting the road with Enrique Iglesias and Wisin y Yandel, embarking on the North American leg of a globe-spanning tour that kicks off in Montreal…

See Crossfade’s feature: “Beach House’s Victoria Legrand on Bloom, New Songs, and Practicing Musical Magic.” When Baltimore-based dream pop duo Beach House returns to the Fillmore Miami Beach on May 8 in support of its new album, Bloom, the record (set for a May 15 release on Sub Pop) will…

In its recent music issue, Entertainment Weekly declared Baltimore-based dream pop duo Beach House to be one of the 30 greatest bands working today. Though the duo was number 30, the list also included the legendary Bruce Springsteen and pop sensation Adele. “I saw that thing, and it kinda freaked…

The best things in life are free, and the good folks at Bacardi want to show off their new line of pre-mixed cocktails in a way that you won’t find obnoxious. So they’ve announced the Bacardi Plus Fest, a nationwide booze-and-tuneage event. On May 4, there will be a free…

Moombah what? Moombahton! We here at Crossfade have been geeking over this quirky style of tropical bass music all year. And locals like DJ-producer SomeJerk and the good folks at (((SHAKE))) are giving us plenty of reason to with their monthly Moombahton Over Miami party at the Vagabond. Plus, the…

Win free meet-and-greet tickets for Mayer Hawthorne’s Miami show at Grand Central. Unlike the rest of the stops on his current tour, Mayer Hawthorne’s May 8 visit to Grand Central comes with a money-back guarantee. Not that anyone has ever asked for a refund. But Hawthorne stresses, “We put on…

John Dahlback at Mansion Miami April 28

Rise Against at Sunset Cove Amphitheater April 28

Sam Sparro at Bardot April 28

The Weeknd at Revolution Live May 1

Calvin Harris, Maroon 5, Flo Rida, Gym Class Heroes, Enrique Iglesias … It reads like the soundtrack listing of a PG-13 rom-com. But that’s just the lineup for the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. In fact, the two-day musical extravaganza is a strict 21-and-older pachanga. The…

Steve Aoki is the DJ equivalent of Shamu. If you’re in the first ten rows, you’re gonna get splashed. It used to be that you only had to worry about some sweat and a champagne shower. Of course, though, Aoki’s gotta keep raising the ante. So there’s a good chance…

See Crossfade’s interview: “J. Nics on Miami Rap, The Tribute, and The Product: ‘Southern Niggas Ain’t Slow.'” It’s always great to see a hard-working local artist’s hustle blossom into much-deserved national attention, and that’s definitely what’s happening right now with rapper J. Nics. The Miami Gardens-raised MC adds another notch…

See Crossfade’s full 53-photo slideshow from Sweatstock 2012. Simply put, Deaf Poets won Sweatstock 2012. There was crowd chatter before the show about how well the band’s two-person brand of rough, throat-shredding garage rock would translate to an outdoor stage. And it took a couple of songs for Deaf Poets…

See Crossfade’s full 53-photo slideshow from Sweatstock 2012. Just before Haochi Waves began their set, drummer and vocalist Juan Fernando Oña popped his head into the Churchill’s Pub patio bar to announce that his band was about to start playing. This crew is a modified version of its three members’…