Wow … Buying a Richie Hawtin release needs an instruction manual. Let’s say you want Arkives, his new retrospective boxset of Plastikman material from those acid-soaked and sleekly minimal years between 1993 and 2010. Well, you can be sure that there will be no less than four different versions from…
Earlier this week we previewed Annie Mac’s upcoming Thursday gig at the Electric Pickle and there is definitely no shortage of buzz and anticipation for this show building up among Miami’s dance music cognoscenti. The Irish-born BBC Radio 1 host specializes in a wildly energetic blend of styles and sounds,…
Photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view photos of the Nylon Show at Sweat Records.With Raffa Jo Harris, Animal Tropical, Lil Daggers, Afrobeta, ANR, Rachel Goodrich, and Deaf PoetsSweat Records, MiamiTuesday, September 21, 2010Better than: A professionally blended cocktail.The Review:Last night we saw the true power of word of mouth…
Been wondering what’s up with Modernage lately? You’re not alone. Fact is, the normally ubiquitous indie crew has been tucked away from the local scene. And it isn’t because the five-piece was off on the Left Coast, slipping south down the seaboard to Mexico again. “We went away on purpose,”…
Without question, Shakira is Colombia’s hottest export since blow and plastic surgery. (Oddly, she doesn’t indulge in either.) Now in the business of donning belly shirts and shaking her money maker, the blonde beauty has certainly come a long way from the quiet, dark-haired quasi-hippie on Piez Dezcalsos or the…
Call it disco. Call it acid jazz. Call it funk. Hell, call it gozadera, electroparranda, or a Venezuelan journey into space. Call it whatever you like, because when trying to stir up an adequate description of the Los Amigos Invisibles sound, any of the above — and countless more –…
We’re guessing you don’t like waiting six months or more for a tour to finally come to our fair city, either. (Lady Gaga and KoL, we’re lookin’ at you.) Scrambling to change your plans at the last minute and calling everyone to let ’em know about a crazy impromptu event…
Deep house has made a remarkable comeback in the last few years. A great deal of EDM producers have shifted their sound from the more percussive minimal techno style prevalent in the latter half of the ’00s and towards the deeper, melodic end of things. The deep house genre owes…
BBC Radio 1 host Annie Mac is a well-respected female DJ — a real rarity in the dude-dominated halls of clubland. Not that there aren’t great lady DJs out there, but people always seem to assume that a woman’s success is somehow linked to her looks. (Sample misconception: “She’s hot,…
When we first heard that Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor would be scoring The Social Network, we got a little confused. First off, a movie about Facebook? But once we saw the trailer, we breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, so this movie might actually be good. And it’s directed…
On a first encounter, a Beach House song, much like the boarded-up building from which it takes its name, can offer a lot to unpack. There is, above all, always an unforgettable, sometimes eerie melody, stretched out with a drowsy fluidity by singer and organist Victoria Legrand. But there are…
The DrumsWith The Young Friends and Surfer BloodAt Grand Central, MiamiSaturday, September 18, 2010Better than: Goin’ surfin’.The Review:People who eternally run late to everything, take note: When Grand Central says the show starts at 7 p.m., they mean it. The lines were already wrapped around the block when we arrived…
Click here to view photos of Toro y Moi at Electric Pickle.Toro y Moi Electric Pickle Saturday, September 18, 2010 Better Than: A foam party in Ibiza. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick is Toro Y Moi and he’s trademarked a magical brand of sample-based sentimental synth-pop. Although there are two…
Click here to view photos of Bassnectar at the Fillmore Miami Beach.Bassnectar, VibeSquaD, ESKMO Friday, September 17, 2010 The Fillmore, Miami Beach Better Than: Watching Avatar for the first time at IMAX in 3D … while tripping on acid. There’s no question that people in Miami love bass. Some might even say…
There’s probably nothing we love more than a private party with open bar. Well, maybe our families or something, but not much else. So when we heard that Hennessy was following in Heineken’s footsteps and launching a Hennessy Artistry bash with free booze, we jumped out of our seats.We didn’t…
Dangerflow doesn’t need an intro from me. If you’re a hip-hop fan in Miami — or just a music lover in general — you already know who they are. Even if you aren’t into music (like you’d be reading Crossfade if you weren’t!), if you attended a game at the…
Brooklyn-based indie-poppers The Drums aren’t what you think they are. Sure, they put out their Summertime! EP, filled with beach-themed tracks like “Let’s Go Surfing,” “Down by the Water,” and “Submarine.” But they actually mentioned to us recently that they probably wouldn’t go to the beach if you paid them…
This past May, thrash metal’s “Big Four” — Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, and Metallica — appeared together onstage for the first time in years. For whatever scheduling reasons, the show took place in the semi-unlikely locale of Sofia, Bulgaria. But no matter, the band simulcast the show worldwide, including several theaters…
The cover art for Japanese Cartoon’s In the Jaws of the Lords of DeathYou probably know Wasalu Jaco best for all of his hip-hop collaborations. With Lupe Fiasco as his stage name, he’s worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Pharrell Williams, Justice, and Rihanna. But…
via heard-words.comBig BoiWhen something happens in threes, we take note. When Gary Coleman and Dennis Hopper died earlier this year, everyone was asking, “Who’s next?” The universe answered: Rick Moranis Art Linkletter. There are three primary colors, three types of matter, three little pigs, three stages of life, and the…
Ahhh La Ciudad Que Progresa. It’s not uncommon to hear jokes at its expense, like the classic rhyme, “Hialeah, agua, fango y factoria,” (water, mud and factories). Sure, motorists tend to end up more lost in Hialeah than Helen Keller without a seeing eye dog. After all, it’s like, “WTF,…
See Crossfade’s review and photos from Ms. Lauryn Hill’s UM Homecoming concert. After some rumbling that Lauryn Hill could be making a rare live appearance at the Arsht Center turned out to be false, it turns out she’s making a Miami appearance after all. The reclusive legend is set to…
