Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Alejandro Sanz is the man. Know how Juanes holds that records for most Latin Grammys? Guess who held that title just before him.They didn’t just hand those to over to him be because they dug his distinguished salt-and-pepper looks. The Spanish singer also happens…
Need more proof that it’s Drake’s year? The singer/rapper/actor is approaching Lady Gaga status — just like that diva, he’s been almost forced to add a second Miami show after the first sold out quickly. Yes, tickets for his first announced solo performance in town, at the James L. Knight Center…
GlasseaterWith Hit Play!, Furious Dudes, Arsenal 88, and HomestretchSaturday, July 31Churchill’s Pub, Miami Better Than: Stolen kisses in a Cadillac. The Review:This summer’s seen a pretty good number of reunion shows, and the latest, this past Saturday, marked both a reunion and a farewell for local pop-punk greats Glasseater. I…
We expect things to really take off at Miami’s only mid-size live venue, Grand Central, in the fall. There are plenty of rumors — some that can be confirmed, others that are still a bit murky — about who will be stopping by in the coming months. Well, here is…
LCD Soundsystem’s heavy dance anthems combine with experimental rock, disco, and even hints of punk to make for great music for jamming, head-bobbing, or — and our personal preference — full-on shake-every-muscle-in-your-body dance moves. When we heard last week of LCD Soundsystem’s fall tour announcement with Hot Chip, we’re not…
Click here to view photos of Rihanna’s Miami tour stop.Rihanna with Ke$haAmerican Airlines Arena, MiamiSaturday, July 31, 2010I normally don’t make myself a part of any review, but it’s important to know that Saturday night I experience my first ever pop concert. I’ve seen many live performances, from rock concerts…
Robert Plant and the Band of JoyBayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiSaturday, July 31, 2010Robert Plant is born again. Well, okay, perhaps not in the religious sense…. Although in Saturday night’s spectacular showing, he and his magnificent Band of Joy did a fair amount of testifying via some gospel-tinged material. Rather, he’s…
This year has been good for old South Florida favorites reuniting, from Floor, to Timescape Zero, and now to Glasseater. (Could a Disney Violence reunion from those old and bald fucks be too far off into the future? Who knows!)On Saturday night, Glasseater will take the Churchill’s stage for the…
If you ever enjoy seeing the city from two wheels, there are two things you should do tomorrow evening. One, join the Friday-night 305 Critical Mass ride (not to be confused with the other monthly Miami Critical Mass, ride which happens on Saturday mornings). Bring lights and don’t be an…
Drummers sometimes get a bad rap, especially from comedians, for whatever reason. But I’ve been in bands and I know what an excruciating pain in the ass it is for drummers to 1) lug in their equipment often with little or no help, 2) keep that rhythm going regardless of…
This Thursday’s free show at Bar continues Roofless Records’ ongoing series at the venue showcasing the best of, well, the strange. That’s strangely good, though. No matter how left-field Roofless’s performer picks might seem, they never devolve into the kind of clatter of, say, experimental noise or whatever else along…
With his deep-voiced delivery, rough-hewn honesty, and laid-back swagger, rapper Freddie Gibbs offers the perfect amalgam of his Midwest roots and latter-day L.A. residence. As Gibbs’s recent single, “The Ghetto,” declares, he was raised in “the ghetto, the ghetto-ghetto” (in case there was any question) of Gary, Indiana, where corrupt…
In 2005, when Ke$ha was just a glimmer in the eye of the reality-TV wave, her random appearance on The Simple Life was a harbinger: Like Paris Hilton back then, Ke$ha rose earlier this year, seemingly out of nowhere, to startling ubiquity. By combining hard-house-appropriated dance pop with singsong-couplet rapping,…
Sprawling event space Soho Studios, in the heart of Wynwood’s warehouse district, seems to be tailor-made for massive, all-night parties. Indeed, few promoters have been able to truly pack the cavernous venue into a critical crowd mass. So we salute the promoters of the Sunset Music Festival for trying, and…
Just in time for the dog days of summer, here’s Kid Sister’s new candy-colored ode to rollerskating and junk food (mmm…. Chicago-style hot dogs). While other songs from her debut album, Ultraviolet, seemed to be aiming for straight-up pop styles, this jam, “Big N Bad,” goes back more towards her…
In this week’s print edition of the Miami New Times, we featured a Q&A with the legendary Robert Plant, who performs with his Band of Joy this Friday, July 30 at Bayfront Park Amphitheater. Still, as print is stuck being print, there was more Q&A that didn’t fit. Here is…
So, who the (@#*& is Mumiy Troll, you ask? Oh, just Crossfade’s favorite discovery since Monday. Here are some essential amazing things you need to know about this Russian foursome: They are one of the biggest bands in their homeland; although it’s okay if you have never, ever heard of them…
We all heard electronic music legends Daft Punk were going to compose a full-length score for the movie Tron: Legacy last year, but we kind of took it with a grain of salt. I mean sure, Tron is all about robots, and some of the costumes look really similar to…
The sprawling event space Soho Studios, in the heart of Wynwood’s warehouse district, seems to be just made for massive, all-night parties. Still, the venue is cavernous indeed, and few promoters have been able to truly pack it into a critical crowd mass. So we salute the promoters of the Sunset…
This Thursday’s free show at Bar continues Roofless Records’ ongoing series at the venue showcasing the best of, well, the strange. That’s strangely good, though. No matter how left-field Roofless’ performer picks may seem, they never devolve into the kind of clatter, of say, “experimental noise” or whatever else along…
You might well be one of a large constituency who’s already had in reserve your tickets to one of Roger Water’s two shows this November 13 and 14 at the BankAtlantic Center for a few months now. Hell, you might be one of those who’s diligently procured some sort of…
If you haven’t caught Bachaco live, you’re missing out. Sure, you might be following them on Twitter, or friends with them on Facebook. Or maybe you sit at work jamming to tracks off their Myspace page. But the fact is, very simply, if you aren’t catching them live, you are…
