Before Sam Forgarino provided the beat for Interpol, one of the biggest (and best) indie-rock bands of the past decade, he was a fixture of our city’s punk scene. As a member of one of the area’s most underrated bands ever, the Holy Terrors, Fogarino has deep musical roots in…
Blowfly, otherwise known as Clarence Reid, is more than just the world’s first recorded rapper, a smooth-singing soul crooner, and a sex prophet for profit. He is living proof of Miami’s global relevance to the world of music. And there are not many people who know Blowfly as well as…
Amid the megaclubs and tourist traps that dominate South Beach, it’s tough to find a cool, laid-back bar where you can enjoy a few brewskies, chow down on some tasty grub, and jam to live music. But Hush Bar & Lounge hopes to change that. “We’re definitely catering to industry…
Shockingly and suddenly. Just an hour ago, Wood Tavern owner and Wood Tavern Group founder Cesar Morales announced that he is shutting down both of his most recent nightlife ventures, Bizerq and Benchwarmers. Located in the former Soho Lounge building at 175 NE 36th St., Morales’ club and sports bar…
Don’t you just hate it when dumb TV funnymen joke about DJs being nothing but “professional iPod controllers”? Just because a few lazy douchebags get paid millions to fist-pump, mix overplayed tracks, and strike Christ poses … It doesn’t mean that “DJing is easy,” And the 305’s own DJ Craze,…
Remember Bar? It was the nightlife spot on NE 14th Street that became one of the city’s most infamous watering holes until it closed in July 2011. A lot of people were involved with it, but the main contributors were Raul Sanchez (now of Peachfuzz fame), Pres Rodriguez, and the…
Miami New Times is looking for a writer and editor to oversee coverage of all things related to art, theater, and other cultural happenings in America’s hottest city. The job entails working closely with a pool of freelancers to produce Night+Day, our weekly print guide to the city, while editing,…
Her skull was fractured. And her leg was broken. However, beyond those basic facts, the seriousness of security guard Erica Mack’s injuries, sustained during a gatecrashing incident at Ultra Music Festival 2014, was unknown. At least until yesterday, when Mack spoke for the first time, after seven months of silence,…
In the late ’70s, California bands like the Screamers and the Unit were creating what we currently refer to as synth punk. Meanwhile, South Florida — often maligned for its geographical and cultural isolation — was witness to the creation of a similar (if not more refined) sound through the…
On Friday, March 28, 2014, Erica Mack, a 29-year-old security guard working Ultra Music Festival was critically injured when she was trampled by a stampeding horde of gatecrashers. “I suffered two fractures in my skull. A temporal fracture and a fracture at the base of my skull,” she tells Crossfade,…
On opening day of Ultra Music Festival 2014, security guard Erica Mack was trampled by a gatecrashing mob that rushed the festival’s fences. She sustained a skull fracture and broken leg. And seven months later, she is still going through rehab for her severely injured lower limb. That’s why, as…
Legend has it that Miami was just 15 years old when the city’s mayor lost its first liquor license in an illegal poker game with a Miccosukee card shark. Now, 102 years later, that document has been to hell and back, and Tobacco Road is proof. The joint has been…
Only three days till Tobacco Road closes. But today, a news conference was held at the almost-102-year-old club to reaffirm that “Miami’s oldest bar will live on.” As reported by Crossfade seven months ago, the Road’s staff, led by General Manager Joel Rivera, plans to raise money and move to…
Since 2006 Miami’s Webbz has worked with Rick Ross, Flo Rida, and Gunplay. And though he’s always proud of his friends’ triumphs, it can still get a little frustrating when everyone around you seems to be enjoying great success. Especially if you’re still considered “an up-and-comer.” But even if he’s…
“Ooh-ahh.” Whether you were a kid sitting down to cartoon time or a middle-aged perv prowling late-night TV for phone-sex ads … We all just couldn’t stop singing that orgasmic Mattress Giant jingle: “If you’re looking for that ooh-ahh feel, come to Mattress Giant/When you want that ooh-ahh deal, we’ve…
Suffering From Success is a lifelong condition. And last night DJ Khaled checked into Aventura Hospital because, as the title track off his most recent album explains, “The price of fame, shit real.” Though the actual cause of the big man’s visit remains a mystery, his stay might have been…
Contrary to popular belief, Miami is not part of South America. Nor is it in Europe. But that’s not stopping MTV from kicking off its Europe Music Awards with a special live pre-party, straight from the Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park. The big show is being staged in Glasgow, Scotland,…
If you had the chance to ask Diddy any question, what would it be? To be honest, we used to think Diddy was a kook. He seemed so wacky, so flashy, and so demanding on Making the Band. Then we heard him speak at this past weekend’s Revolt Music Conference,…
If you’re going to take advice from anyone, Russell Simmons isn’t a bad mentor. He started a media empire out of his college dorm. He’s easily responsible for more than half of the hip-hop classics you’ve enjoyed in your lifetime, not to mention tons of television and movies you’ve loved…
After nearly 102 years, Tobacco Road is closing. It’s been seven months since longtime owner Patrick Gleber told Crossfade that Miami’s oldest bar would soon be shuttering its doors. (The Road property was bought for $12.5 million by real estate developers in 2012.) And at the time, he said: “The…
Goop junkies, your time is nigh. The Life in Color Festival is back and bigger than ever, threatening a full two days’ worth of paint-splattering, beat-dropping madness. The fest has been slowly revealing its 2014 lineup with a neat series of live-painting portraits by L.A.-based artist David Garibaldi And what…
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass,” has touched millions, including Miami’s own the Fly Boys, who decided to make their own version, called “All About That Ass.” It’s a dirty, explicit, and triple-x-filled sex romp that will either make you laugh or cringe. We caught up with the group’s Dino…
