If we here at Crossfade ever manage to get a glimpse at James Murphy’s personal day planner, there’s a pretty solid chance that the first week of December is perennially empty, except for a short, four-word phrase, presumably written in fat, blood-red block letters: Art Basel Miami Beach. Last year,…
Radiohead just released the first 10 dates of its 2012 US tour and we couldn’t be any happier. Thom Yorke and his mates from Oxfordshire will be kicking things off at the American Airlines Arena on Monday, February 27. Since releasing its eighth studio album, The King of Limbs, earlier…
After the Wu-Tang mothership crashed full force into pop culture with the release of the 1993 gangsta rap classic Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the first order of business was to send out the pods. Method Man was the first to strike out solo with 1994’s stellar and intensely hardcore…
AIDS Wolf With Last, Holly Hunt, Unicorn Hard-On and The Laundry Room Squelchers Churchill’s Pub Thursday, November 3, 2011 Better Than: Whatever else was happening last night. Whenever some chump wants to talk shit to you about how much they hate “noise,” you should maybe ask what exactly they mean…
Austra With Grimes Grand Central Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Better Than: Falling down a witch house YouTube rabbit hole. Last night, Nightdrive Miami presented its second major Grand Central production in just two weeks. And much like the recent Battles show, all factors — sound, venue, performance — were in…
Forget about your parents’ stupid rock ‘n’ roll. That shit’s for old people. The Fillmore’s always packed for the monthly Honeymoon Series party, when the room quakes with dark, and violent party music for the kids. Space is now selling tickets for a special Thanksgiving weekend performance by Steve Angello…
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at Bardot November 3
AIDS Wolf at Churchill’s Pub November 3
Social Distortion at Fillmore Miami Beach November 4
Carl Cox at Mansion November 5
Boyz II Men at the James L. Knight Center November 5
Diplo at LIV November 9
These days, former Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Green is the Liberace of hip-pop. He wears sequined jumpsuits with effortless flair. He can’t be without his baby grand for more than 24 hours. And he totally loves South Beach. But while the King of Bling (as Wladziu Valentino Liberace was nicknamed)…
For the past 356 days, the Design District’s most devoted boozers and fanatical music lovers have been regularly letting loose at a classy NE 38th Street joint called The Stage, draining goblets of Chivas at the bar, sleeping on the sofas in the parking-lot lounge, and drunkenly two-stepping on the…
Man, oh man! We had the weirdest dream last night. Well, to start things off, Sebadoh was there. Y’know, the weepy and weird side-project-turned-anti-band started by Lou Barlow when his mid-’90s feuding with fellow Dinosaur Jr. bandmate, guitarist and singer J. Mascis, forced his exit. But, like, in stark contrast…
UPDATE Au Revoir Simone’s Miami show has now been moved to Grand Central. And it’s free! Even as Crossfade continues to closely monitor Art Basel Miami Beach music and party news, we’re already looking beyond the early-December art extravaganza, working our sources and scouring the interweb for the scoop on…
See the full 19-photo Odd Future at Fillmore Miami Beach slideshow. Odd Future The Fillmore Miami Beach Monday, October 31, 2011 Better Than: Biting into an apple and finding a rusty, AIDS-infested razor blade. Or getting an SLR slapped out of your hand by Odd Future’s Left Brain. About 350-or-so…
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists With Deaf Poets and Pujol Churchill’s Pub Sunday, October 30, 2011 Better Than: Bobbing for apples in the rain It’s been a weird Halloween, right? And not the good kind of weird. Last Halloween, after an extended series of poor choices, a candy raver dominatrix…
See the full 31-photo Guns N’ Roses at American Airlines Arena slideshow. Guns N’ Roses With Buckcherry American Airlines Arena Saturday, October 29, 2011 Saturday night’s Guns N’ Roses concert at the American Airlines Arena was the biggest group S&M experience we’ve ever had. And believe us, we’ve drooled on…
Battles With Nisennenmondai Grand Central, Downtown Miami Thursday, October 27, 2011 Better Than: Approximately 95% of most live music events. Two tight bands, decently timed sets, booming sound. What else do you need? Last night, Battles blew our fucking mind. Sorry to indulge the most standard live music hyperbole. But…
What do you call a rowdy bunch of Latin Americans showing up in Miami to work for your dollars?The Rola Music Festival, a three-day concert event featuring some of the biggest music names in the world that end in Gonzalez.Representatives include Venezuela’s Patafunk, Spain’s Jarabe De Palo, Puerto Rico’s Jerry…
Kendrick Lamar at Revolution Live October 28
