For a semi-professional pothead, Nola spitta Curren$y is a surprisingly superproductive dude. Over the last 27 months, he’s somehow smoked endless amounts of kush while still finding the energy and personal motivation to drop five studio albums (2009’s This Ain’t No Mixtape and Jet Files, 2010’s Pilot Talk I and…
Does anyone ever get the feeling that, despite living in Miami, the only way to catch some good Latin music is overhearing it playing at ass-rumbling volume from your Cuban neighbors’ backyard while they celebrate whatever minor event they’ve decided to celebrate that night? In an industry filled with strange…
Back in March, after running game out of Transit Lounge for eight straight months, the Rising hip-hop series and the tag team behind the enterprise (clothing kingpins Last Rights and rap producer Numonics) decided to take 90 days away from the grind to regroup, re-up, and reorganize. But finally, the…
A few months ago, Crossfade initiated an intense letter-writing campaign in an attempt to bully (er, woo?) a bunch of our favorite indie bands into booking Miami shows. And while certain targets of our stalker-ish affections, like Fleet Foxes, have steadfastly ignored our pen-and-paper threats (er, pleas?), there are other…
Next Friday, The Legion of Psychedelic Doom presents Funemployment, a Thursday night rager featuring a packed lineup and open mic. The evening features Orlando garage goofs Slippery Slopes and a wide sampling of notable indie/punk/assorted local acts, including riot grrrl-ish trio Snakehole, black metal post-rockers Slashpine and no-pop ensemble Meat…
West Palm Beach may have Surfer Blood. But Miami’s got Jacuzzi Boys and Crossfade wouldn’t have it any other way.The trio has been churning out tracks since 2007. And after releasing their debut album No Seasons in 2009, we’ve been left wanting more. Finally, the band has announced that its…
Think it’s kinda redonkulous that the Dirty South’s king of cartoon rap, Ludacris, has been tapped to host the afterparty for a classy Saturday night with the Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and America’s pastime? Well, you’re wrong ’cause Mr. Chris Bridges and baseball go together like Conjure Cognac and Crackerjack…
Argentine pop star Diego Torres is a patriot, a proud citizen of the Western Hemisphere, and a total soccer junkie. Just last week, Torres debuted a catchy little ditty called “Creo en America” (“Believe in America”), a feel-good, finger-snapping slice of Pan-Americanism that he helped write specifically for the Copa…
Finding commercial success through advertising can be a bitch. Dirty Vegas knows this well. The British trio’s popularity exploded after the track, “Days Go By,” off their self-titled debut, was featured in a 2002 Mitsubishi commercial. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the…
If you haven’t already met spacey soul singer Miguel (or pirated his debut album All I Want Is You), here are some fun facts. He was born 24 years ago in San Pedro, California. He’s got black hair, brown eyes, stands 5’7″ short, and weighs 135 pounds. He is half…
The Internet has always been a cesspool of rumors, misinformation, and innuendo. But the rapid rise of the blogosphere, the Facebook boom, and the viral proliferation of Twitter have cranked up the online noise to about a billion decibels. And the latest debunked bit of web bullshit: Some hearsay that…
Pour us another IPA. All this ass kickin’ is making us thirsty. By ass kickin’, we mean basketball. And by thirsty, we mean drunk. What can we say, Miami loves a team that wins, and right now The Heat are putting butts in the seats at bars and clubs all…
It’s been almost three months since Crossfade got word that Langerado was being resurrected for the 2011 music festival season. Straight away, the organizers made it clear that the fest’s lineup wouldn’t be announced till June 1. And while that annoyed the hell out of us (because we’re impatient jerks…
There is finally a lineup for the upcoming Hard Cruise — now cleverly named Holy Ship! — departing from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on January 6, 2012 and returning on January 9. The four-day cruise will travel Port Lucaya in the Bahamas and a private island.Official lineup includes Fatboy…
Ever since Fedde Le Grand dropped his robotically hypnotic electro-house hit “Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit” back in the summer of 2006, the Dutch beat technician’s been doing his best to top it. And yeah, he’s taken a few solid shots with tracks like 2007’s “The Creeps,” 2009’s “Scared…
Jason Webley isn’t your normal folkster. And you might be asking yourself, “Well, what the hell’s a ‘normal’ folkster, anyway?” Damned if we know. But he sure as hell isn’t it. The singer-songwriter forgoes the requisite Martin acoustic, the upright piano, or even the quirky but not entirely commonplace fiddle…
Not again! First, it was Cudi and the so-called “miscommunication” between his old and new management that led to the cancelation of his May 20 show. Now it’s hip-hop’s newest savior, Big Sean, who told Crossfade earlier today that this Sunday’s show at Eve is a fraud. Say wahhh?! We’ve…
Some of the material on Astari Nite’s new forthcoming EP, Requiem Mass, may sound familiar. Songs like “Astrid” and “True Romance” have become staples in the four-piece’s repertoire over the past couple of years as the band has honed its reverb-laden, English-influenced sound. What’s new here, though, is the band’s…
Early yesterday afternoon, Crossfade received word via mass text that punk rock trio Beings would be performing their final show tonight at Bardot. When we contacted drummer Beatriz Monteavaro, she couldn’t offer any insight into the situation beyond that the gig was an engagement booked prior to the breakup and…
Anger Lives! Miami Cuban hardcore represent. These musical thugs have been beating up the pit for so many years that the first 13-year-old kid who moshed to their music now has grandkids. We’re not saying the band is old, we’re saying they’re a classic. There’s a difference. A classic Miami…
Don’t know local outlaw Americana crew Los Bastardos Magnificos? Well, there were about 100 years between the Civil War and the Mariel Boatlift when Miami was more characterized by its Southern heritage than any worldliness. Those were the days when a cheek full of chewing tobacco, a banjo, and a…
Calling all would-be actors, happy extras, or just plain lovers of your local music scene. If you’re not camera shy, you’ve got an opportunity to immerse yourself in the Miami music scene this Thursday … Literally. Local singer-songwriter Vito has recorded a track called “The Wave,” and will be preserving…
