On your mark. Get set. Go score some rave tix. Ultra Music Festival 2015 tickets are officially on sale. So for all those party people who qualify under UMF’s new 18-and-over policy, it’s time to camp in front of the computer and secure a spot at America’s longest-running dance fest…
Before joining creative forces as Gorgon City, Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott were already celebrated DJ-producers in their own right. Going by Foamo and RackNRuin, respectively, the two came up as part of London’s beloved Black Butter artist collective and label, which also spawned the likes of Rudimental and international…
“I always had a passion to make music,” says Duke Dumont. “I knew if it was a hobby, I’d do it. And if it was a full-time job, I would always be doing it.” Now 32 years old, this British DJ-producer (born Adam George Dyment) has achieved so much more…
Belle & Sebastian Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, September 28, 2014 Better Than: Staying home, to paraphrase everyone’s favorite Glaswegian sextet, and playing with yourself. “We were here! Where were yooou?” Last night, the five guys and a gal of Belle & Sebastian finally graced a stage in the Sunshine State…
The hour of III Points is almost upon us. Soon, Wynwood will be a mass of hipsters, artists, thinkers, musicians, geeks, freaks, and confused passerby. The whole ‘hood will come alive with discussion, live drawing, video games, bleepy-bloops, and the best looks we’ve been hiding in our closets until this…
The weekend may have abandoned us, but that’s okay … At least we have some kick ass shows to make us less miserable. Just check out the five best concerts going down this week, from la música caliente de Marc Anthony at the AAA to Wu-Tang’s GZA at the Stage…
Party people old enough to remember Miami’s roller disco days should be stoked to know that the 305 has a new party on wheels. Roller Disco at Grand Central may be just a monthly party, but with some of disco music’s most legendary DJs headlining, it might be the single…
“Summer all the time” is Viceroy’s motto. It’s also everyday life in Miami. So it stands to reason that homeboy’s party tuneage should appeal to every Miamian’s innate love of the sunny, sweaty, and sexy. The San Francisco-based dance music producer loves Hawaiian shirts. And he’s all about that beachy…
After spending years honing your craft and climbing the ladder to success, would you have the strength to leave it all behind? Anna Lunoe did. The DJ, producer, and songwriter worked her ass off to take over the scene in Australia. And just when she’d hit her peak, Lunoe packed…
Take Skrillex’s advice. And say, “Imma try it out.” The EDM superstar with the world-famous haircut is gonna be bringing the boom and unloading the drop on South Beach’s Mansion this weekend. But that’s not even the awesomest news … Because he, the party pros at Mansion, and we here…
“So expensive, bro.” That’s been among ravers’ most epic complaints about Ultra Music Festival for the past few years. Especially as electronic dance music became “EDM.” And the popularity of festivals like UMF boomed. And the cost of tix ballooned. But now “for the first time in its history, and…
Forty years after its heyday, disco has become one of music’s most mythologized subcultures — especially among dance lovers who weren’t old enough to experience its ’70s golden era, when New York City’s monolithic temples of nightlife worship, like The Loft and Paradise Garage, were home to Olympian DJ gods…
Jack White’s Lazaretto Tour With Olivia Jean Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, September 21, 2014 Better Than: An evening without feedback and hearing damage. Is rock ‘n’ roll dead? Fuck no. Just over a decade ago, the White Stripes’ Jack and Meg came screaming, shredding, and pounding out of Detroit to…
Music is an escape for many things … Mondays aren’t one of them. Even though you can’t make the most dreaded day of the work week vanish, at least you can look forward to the pretty good shows that’ll follow. Here are the five best concerts to check out this…
Modern Love: A Live Audio-Visual Experience With Andy Stott, Demdike Stare, and Millie & Andrea Presented by SAFE, Klangbox.FM, Wynwood Arts District Association, Miami Light Project, and Beck’s Access Light Box at Goldman Warehouse Saturday, September 20, 2014 It’s easy to scoff at dance music for being nothing more than…
Banks’ Goddess Tour With Movement Grand Central, Miami Sunday, September 21, 2014 Better Than: Hiring an elf to tell your ex to “go fuck yourself.” Did you know bitches loooooove Banks? Like … We knew she is an extremely talented, passionate singer and songwriter. And we knew she is softspoken…
One does not simply like Phish. Phish Heads are some of the most dedicated fans in the world. There’s just something about this jam band that works white people into a frothy, goofy-dance mess. Even those who aren’t that familiar with Trey Anastasio and crew have tales of losing themselves…
The last time we here at Crossfade spoke with Nick Monaco, the San Francisco DJ-producer was still a relative newcomer to the international dance music scene. He had just released his first panty-dropper of an EP on Soul Clap Records, and the buzz was definitely beginning to grow around his…
The dashing Scots of Belle and Sebastian are nothing if not prolific. Even these days, when they seem to prefer releasing proper albums only every four years or so, the charming and hard-working Glaswegians insist on staying forever busy with collections of B-sides, world tours, and the occasional feature-length film…
No one in the Magic City understands the magic of music on cassette like Patrick Garcia and Michelle Grand of Cheap Miami, the first audiotape-only record label in the 305 since the CD and MP3 takeover. “I think I just wanted a really cool, affordable way to start releasing music,”…
When one contemplates about all that’s great in heavy metal, High on Fire should be one of the first bands that comes to mind. The group initially emerged from the ashes of post-Sabbath stoner metal luminaries Sleep. But faster, louder, and meaner than its forebear, High on Fire’s always managed…
Miami’s electronic music scene has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade. But some of its local movers and shakers feel our city has yet to embrace the music’s artistic potential outside the context of nightlife. “It’s important for the music to be separated from the club,” SAFE’s…
