Ten months of working and spending time in America was all it took for the Moscow-born, Australia-based, half-Dominican electro-soul singer Fantine to perform in front of Michelle Obama. “The First Lady was at an event in Miami Gardens, and what happened was, a few days prior, I was singing the…
Every mash ends with a bash, are we right? If you’re Brooklyn Brewery, you’d be inclined to agree, given that your mash was already a weeklong series of beer-themed parties. And what better way to wash down all those hops than with a final blowout featuring none other than New…
Midnight Magic is their name, and that funky disco groove is their game. Founded by production veterans Morgan Wiley and W. Andrew Raposo, fronted by soulful chanteuse Tiffany Roth, and backed by a stellar ensemble cast of musicians, the group has been making major waves on the NYC underground dance…
Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull With J Balvin and the Jump Smokers American Airlines Arena, Miami Sunday, October 26, 2014 Better Than: Staying home “Bailando” to YouTube videos and listening to your drunk friend talk shit. When Enrique Iglesias chatted with Crossfade earlier this month, el cantante warned, “Prepárate for ‘party…
No matter what you tell yourself, you can never mentally prepare yourself for Monday. Sure, you can watch re-runs of The Walking Dead, crash one last weekend bash, or plan to call in sick the next morning, but there’s just no escaping the reality of the work week. The struggle…
Gather up tu gente and get ready to go hard at the Cultura Dura Tour. On Thursday, October 30, Mr. Pauer (AKA Toto Gonzalez) and his amigos at Mike’s Harder and Remezcla will be bringing electrópico beats to The Garret at Grand Central for a night of baile, rumba, and…
For 35 years, 7 Seconds has been a stalwart of the hardcore punk scene. Founded in Reno, Nevada, by brothers Kevin and Steve Marvelli (who adopted the new last names Seconds and Youth, respectively), this Sacramento crew has also figured prominently in the straight-edge movement. An energetic man by nature,…
“Oh, hey, I wasn’t listening …” Well, we were just saying that English folkie Ben Howard is winding his way toward the Fillmore Miami Beach for a midwinter stop in the subtropics. This Brit Award-winning, Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter will soon venture across America for the I Forget Where We Were…
There’s always tons of talk about III Points’ dance music acts, but the annual fest pays serious tribute to Miami’s rock scene too. It’s important to give a boost to our local bands, and we here at Crossfade were stoked to catch up with groovy garage rockers Plastic Pinks, whom…
Porter Robinson Worlds Tour With Giraffage and Lemaitre Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday, October 17, 2014 Better Than: The hazing we went through growing up because we liked Sailor Moon and Mario Bros. more than whatever it is “cool” kids do. “Say my name and you can say it with honor.”…
From the alarm clock that woke you up at an ungodly hour this morning to the symphony of 8 a.m. traffic on your way to work, music is everywhere. Sure, it may not be the kind of music you wanna hear, but that’s why you’ve got us to hook you…
Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Band Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center Thursday, October 16, 2014 Better Than: Anyone who didn’t know any better would ever expect There was this comment overheard in the men’s room following an astounding set by Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group: “Can…
Café Tacvba’s 20ReCT25 Tour Presented by Jack Daniel’s Olympia Theater at Gusman Center, Miami Thursday, October 16, 2014 Last night, Mexican rock band Café Tacvba kicked off its 20ReCT25 Tour at the Olympia Theater in downtown Miami. This tour is a celebration of the band’s 25th anniversary, as well as…
Foster the People With Soko Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, October 16, 2014 Better Than: A no-hit wonder. “Pumped Up Kicks” is such a good fucking song. It’s cool and catchy and inspires people to use their Shazam app when they hear it on a TV show or at a bar…
Looking back at last weekend, the second-ever III Points was a real big winner. It was bigger and more ambitious than its predecessor. Attendance was up — way up. The move to Soho Studios was the right one. And between Shake Shack, La Latina, and Panther Coffee providing festival-goers with…
What do you get when you combine a veteran rapper from L.A. with a hip-hop group from Miami? Nothing less than the celebration of sound known as ¡Mursday! The creative relationship between Murs and ¡Mayday! goes back to the band’s first album, Take Me to Your Leader, which featured Murs…
The electronic dance music world wasn’t always so obsessed with the age of its DJs. But Chapel Hill, North Carolina native Porter Robinson, who hit the international scene at 17, may have started an industry-wide mania for the so-called “prodigy.” Even tweens are getting record deals in 2014. But how…
Larry Harlow plays the piano like palm trees play the breeze, like a lizard plays the grass, like the sunrise plays the morning. He’s a natural. And 50 years of practice have made him even better. The so-called Judio Maravilloso, which translates to “Amazing Jew,” was the first guy signed…
An industrial-sized fan, huge enough to cool off hell, whirred across from Jerry, AKA the Gamma Bot. About to perform some awesome ’90s R&B-influenced electronic tracks, the guy’s glorious mane was not even mussed by the manmade gusts. Originally he and the other members of XYZA (pronounced zi-zuh) were planning…
No one knows more about Sex and Love than Spanish panty dropper Enrique Iglesias. In fact, it’s the name of his new album. “I love my fans, and they are allowed to go crazy on me,” the Latin heartthrob teases. “Believe me, they keep surprising me with their creativity to…
Serious props to III Points. The fest has done an impeccable job of booking world-class musicians and DJs alongside local favorites. But no doubt, one of the biggest names to grace the Mainframe stage this past weekend at Soho Studios was London house hero Duke Dumont. He’s a Grammy-nominated producer…
We want to give a big fat congrats to everyone who participated in this year’s second-annual III Points music, art, and technology festival. It was a wild few days and nights, and there were a lot of great strides made between this year and the last, one of those being…
