The debate over the merit — or lack thereof — of various Miami venues for live music recurs pretty much every day across the local blogosphere and social media landscape. One day, it’s commercial radio rock that’s getting the shaft. The next day, it’s all bands, indie rock or not…
All hail Annie Clark, indie rock’s patron saint of distortion and raw spirit. Clark, known by fans as St. Vincent, is set to make her Miami debut at The Stage on May 31. But just because she’s new to our city by the sea doesn’t mean this lady hasn’t been…
The Beach Boys are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. But a year before Brian Wilson, his brothers, and a cousin embarked on their Surfin’ Safari, Roberto Carlos was already redefining South American music. Though Brazil’s pop rock movement kicked off in the 1950s, Carlos is considered one the pioneers…
The Heavy Pets With The London Souls The Stage Miami Friday, May 11, 2012 Better Than: Maybe ever. This past weekend marked the first time that Fort Lauderdale’s ambassadors of tropic-infused jam rock, The Heavy Pets, returned to their deep-rooted fanbase since an acclaimed New Years Eve show at the…
Remember all those minimal techno gems from 2005? Neither does anyone else. That’s because minimal is mostly dull, monotonous, nondescript dance-floor fodder. If you ask us, it takes melodies and hooks to truly distinguish a dance track and give it the kind of timelessness imbued in the baroque cosmic disco…
View the full 37-photo slideshow of A Flock of Seagulls at Grand Central here.A Flock of Seagulls Grand Central Friday, May 11, 2012 Better Than: A real ’80s dance party, because we’ve got smart phones. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was 1982…
Maná American Airlines Arena Friday, May 11, 2012 Better Than: The Beatles and Beethoven? Well, anyway, Maná put itself in the same league, dispensing with an opening act and instead having the pre-show DJ break into a set of mellow Latin alternative tracks that got the crowd cheering during an…
Rusko is the man. This English-born, Los Angeles-based DJ-producer is a veteran of the dubstep sound. He basically invented the upbeat wobble known as brostep. But that doesn’t mean he’s a fan. In a world full of bangers, Rusko just wants to bring the funk and the fairy wings. Recently,…
Last week, Miami soul queen Betty Wright opened up about her recent collaborative album with the Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie; her unlikely friendship with Lil Wayne and Birdman; and the meaning of Mother’s Day, which she’ll honor this year with a co-headlining show at the James L. Knight Center…
Nicki Minaj is cool and everything. But when it comes to raw rapper women, there’s an even newer bad bitch in town. The sexy and slick-witted Australian import Iggy Azalea has been going viral with “Pu$$y”, her hit single and music video. Recently signed to Interscope, T. I. is even…
See Crossfade’s pre-concert interview with Ziggy about the Marley clan, taxes, and country music. Ziggy Marley Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Never under any circumstances leave a car door unlocked on South Beach while grabbing a slice of pizza with your girlfriend after an awesome concert at the…
A Flock of Seagulls at Grand Central Miami May 11
Buika at Fillmore Miami Beach May 12
Ne-Yo at Fontainebleau Miami Beach May 11
Chris Cornell at Fillmore Miami Beach May 16
It took six mixtapes, a fake Cuban accent, and a sizzurp high before Future landed a record deal with Epic. Now the Atlanta-based rapper is one of the Dirty South’s most promising artists. “I’m just coming out, but if you go anywhere in the South,” he says, “I get that…
See the full 21-photo slideshow of Beach House at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Beach House With Zomes Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Better Than: Hitting the snooze button … Forever. Beach House is from Baltimore?!? If The Wire had been set in Beach House’s Baltimore, it’d be about…
The Aggrolites are a skinhead reggae band from Los Angeles. With a faster pace than the ska and rocksteady that came before it, the style got its name from its old-school UK fans, the black Jamaican rudeboys and white mod factory workers who pioneered the original skinhead subculture. We spoke…
Miami is slowly but surely emerging as an underground EDM capital. And it’s thanks in no small part to locals like Lazaro Casanova who are building musical bridges to sister cities such as London and Los Angeles. No music scene is an island, and collaboration between artists and labels is…
Under dark clouds and a “monster-sized extraterrestrial spider looming over center field,” Florence Welch performed that catchy song from the Eat Pray Love trailer to close her opening set at last year’s U2 concert at Sun Life Stadium. The boisterous reception following the final note of “Dog Days Are Over”…
Born to a French social worker momma and a Chileno father escaping a tyrannical regime, Ana Tijoux is a golden-era hip-hop superfan, rapid-fire lyricist, musical activist, party girl, and pop star. Her youth was spent running wild in the streets of Paris to a rap soundtrack. But at the age…
Win free tickets to Maná’s concert at the AAA on May 11. In 2006, Latin pop-rock powerhouse Maná had been recording and touring non-stop for more than 20 years. And it was time for a break. So the band took a five-year hiatus to prepare 2011’s Drama y Luz (Drama…
