The beauty of Art Basel week is the spontaneity of it. One minute you can be having tempura eggplant before a special indie-pop DJ set at Bardot, then all of a sudden you’re in a Haitian man’s cab listening to Creole talk-radio en route to the Fontainebleau. At least that’s…
Paper Magazine and AOL Presents FriendsWithYou OpeningWith a performance by N*E*R*D At Rainbow City, Miami Thursday, December 2, 2010 Better than: Being treated like worthless shit by security. If you were part of the massive mob outside Rainbow City yesterday, waiting to catch a glimpse of Pharrell Williams and N*E*R*D,…
NYC-based DJ-producer Chris Manik is on fire right now. In little more than twelve months he’s made a formidable leap from virtual unknown to internationally celebrated “It” boy, with releases on top labels like Ovum and Poker Flat. Specializing in a delectably deep and bass-heavy fusion of tech house, nu-disco,…
PeachesBally Love Private EventMoore Building, MiamiThursday, December 2, 2010Better than: Everything else happening at that very moment.Reporters sometimes get a bad wrap for diva behavior at events. These low-lifes use clout to get in or try to get an extra something. I personally try to keep that to a minimum,…
If we are a little sluggish this morning, we have Mark Ronson to thank. We stopped by LIV at the Fontainbleau Hotel last night after watching LCD Soundsystem play for a bunch of old, rich people at the Raleigh during MOCA Los Angeles’ party. (There is nothing quite like the…
See the full 32-photo LCD Soundsystem slideshow. LCD SoundsystemMOCA LA Beach Party, at The Raleigh Hotel, Miami BeachDecember 1, 2010Better than: Getting into a private party during Art Basel. Oh, wait….It’s pretty hard to properly assess what an art crowd’s reaction is going to be to a dance-all-night band like LCD…
The Miami music scene is diverse, tight-knit, and incredibly compassionate. Last year, bands from around South Florida answered Shawn Snyder’s call to action and helped raise over $5,000 at the fist ever Skinny Dip, a concert benefiting Melanoma research and awareness at Kitchen 305. He’s hoping to do it all…
See the full Metric at Art Loves Music slideshow.Oceanfront Pavilion at Collins Park Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Better than: A trip to the beach during daylight. The sun is severely overrated. Sure, we all need our Vitamin D. But the after-dark hours provide exactly the kind of cover one needs…
Misfits at Culture Room December 3
Wiz Khalifa at University of Miami December 3
Willy Chirino at Fillmore Miami Beach December 4
La Roux at Mansion December 8
Panic Bomber at Transit Lounge December 2
DJ Harvey Bassett’s resume reads like the very history of vanguard music since the ’70s. Born and bred in Cambridge, UK, he was an original ’77 punk rocker whose band The Ersatz saw rotation on John Peel’s legendary radio show. But soon enough, he traded his drumsticks for turntables when he…
Remember that Twin Shadow and Phantogram thing we were telling you about Tuesday morning over coffee? Well, the double date just became a threesome. While lurking around Facebook, we noticed Chi-Town DJ team Flosstradamus has been added to Toyota Antics and Filter Magazine’s tuneage gangbang. Extra Bonus: The fun is…
Mark Ronson at LIV December 1
Jamie Jones at Electric Pickle November 26
Metro at Art Loves Music December 1
Steve Angello at Space November 27
Ahh, the glory days of the boom-bap era. Remember backpacks, shell tops, and real MCs who actually rapped. Those dudes would have laughed in the face of auto-tune. Well, relive your high school days when classic ’90s hip-hop crew Brand Nubian drops a rare performance this Saturday at the Florida…
Happy Thanksgiving, party people. There’s a chance you’ve already skipped out on work. But if you’re still stuck in the grind, then take comfort in the fact that you’ve checked out mentally. You are sitting there reading Crossfade during bid’ness hours, after all. Whether it’s the prospect of endless gluttony…
Perhaps you haven’t heard of German DJ-producer Jannis Siopis yet. But if you’re a genuine EDM lover, then you already know Berlin’s Get Physical label, and Siopis has recently emerged as one of their most promising new artists. A classically-trained musician who dropped the clarinet lessons in favor of turntables…
