“50 concerts, 50 states, one day” … Just a couple of weeks ago, we here at Crossfade announced that Bud Light Music First tour would be coming to Miami. Other cities had already gotten their headliners, including Kendrick Lamar and The Hold Steady, for “Bud Light Music First’s grand finale,…
If you’re anything like the average American, you spend at least 40 hours a week slaving away in a cubicle. Yep, you work hard. But chances are you play even harder. And you friggin’ deserve it. The good news is you don’t have to blow all your hard-earned cash on…
Whose ears are ready for some nostalgic noms? Starting tonight, The Garret at Grand Central will be serving up a heaping hot monthly portion of bass and funk, spruced up to perfection with some Latin spices. It’s going to be muy picante. It’s going to be Sabrosura! The new party…
Come summer, reggae festivals are as commonplace in the States as Bob Marley tees are at reggae festivals. Held every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Miami since 2007, Best of the Best is one of the only annual fests in the U.S. that puts the emphasis squarely on dancehall, and…
Cuba. It’s the largest island in the Caribbean, a true paradise for over three million people from around the world who visit each year. Yet tragically, few Americans have ever set foot on the island nation despite its proximity to the United States. And even fewer are learning about the…
Miami, beware. A killer is on the loose. He’s been known to murder decks, waste lames, and strangle wannabes. When he executes a mix, he’ll destroy your idols and obliterate the competition. Behind the decks, he’s a dancing maniac with a wild head of hair. Yes, the crazed Gaslamp Killer…
Yngwie Malmsteen is a six-foot, three-inch guitar monster from Sweden. He left the dark and bitter cold of Stockholm at age 19 and moved to L.A. for a record deal, got famous, and drunkenly crashed a Jaguar E-Type V12 convertible into a tree, breaking the steering wheel with his head…
It may not be the weekend. But who says you have to wait until Friday to party like a rock star? We’re in Miami. And that means we could party like rock stars every single day of the week if we wanted. Here are Crossfade’s six best parties on South…
These days, the rap game is kind of soft. It’s all over-glorified Hokey Pokey dance steps, 808 tics, and bull-shit braggin’. Most of the time, these MCs are just mimicking the gestures of gangsters gone by. Still, there was a time when rap was real, and Ice Cube is one…
PALO! may only have one album to their name (and a second one underway), but their ritmo y sazón has made a large impact in Miami’s local music scene for the past decade. The guys and lady of the Afro-Cuban funk band was the brainchild of Steve Roitstein, who after…
Can you even believe it? Bloc Party’s breakout debut, Silent Alarm, was released almost a decade ago. The band’s survived the EDM explosion and still have a dedicated army of fans eagerly awaiting its next release — which is coming pretty soon, it seems. But what might be even more…
Sure, we all look forward to the weekend… But when artists such as Duke Dumont, Baauer, and others of the caliber are the ones putting on a show almost every other day of the week, chances are the unthinkable may happen: you’ll likely catch yourself looking forward to, say, Tuesday…
It’s not often you get the chance to go back in time. Well, technically speaking, the laws of physics might make this impossible. But that’s just one more reason why the Digitalism show at Bardot was so special. When Jens “Jence” Moelle and İsmail “Isi” Tüfekçi took the stage (because…
Since 1955, Haiti has offered the world a uniquely danceable and infectiously sexy music known as compas, konpa, and kompa. The Kreyol language has only been standardized in written form since 1979, so there are several ways to spell everything. But what has hindered Kreyol’s literal documentation has strengthened its…
Innasense was founded in 1990 by A Man Named Scratch, last seen in Belize after saying, “Screw the tour! Let’s stay here forever.” (He did, however, help the band win its coveted 1991 Best Reggae Band award from Miami New Times.) Today, the group still soldiers on with core members…
Walking up the stark stairwell toward the Garret’s dance floor, we asked the legendary DJ Craze just where in the hell he got the idea to make a pig his label’s mascot. He said it all comes back to something Klever once said. “I don’t play that fast food music,”…
Before David Guetta had everyone singing “Sexy Bitch” and Swedish House Mafia soothed with “Don’t You Worry Child,” there was Digitalism. Circa 2006 and ’07, this German duo of Jens “Jence” Moelle and İsmail “Isi” Tüfekçi rode a wave of progressive dance music that took over indie dance nights across…
Why hello there, Friday! We’ve been waiting for you all week. And now that you’re finally here, we’re throwing a two-day bash especially for you, one that consists of music, concerts, and booze. The best part? It won’t cost us more than 10 bucks. In your honor, Friday, here are…
Some people go to the club expecting cheap, vapid entertainment. You know, Top 40 sing-alongs they can remember the lyrics to even after that sixth vodka and Red Bull. But others go to the club expecting a musical education. And underground house and techno lovers looking to get schooled couldn’t…
The infectious sound of los timbales and bongos fuse with the keyboard as sax and vocals crescendo. In a matter of seconds, a seductive melody reverberates through the room causing the party people to involuntarily and uncontrollably shake their asses. They have caught Palo! fever. For the past decade, this…
DJs are the modern rock stars. On stage, they look like golden gods, surrounded by thousands of admirers and showered in fire. But behind the scenes, these seemingly superior beings aren’t all that different from the rest of us. Sure, they’re making thousands of dollars a night. But without the…
How many times have you danced “con los terroristas”? If you’re anything like the rest of world it’s more times than you can count. Admit it, you were doing the “Harlem Shake” all through March. Even now, Baauer’s biggest hit is climbing past 39 million views on YouTube while some…
