Diplodocuses were some of the gnarliest dinosaurs in North America. They were friendly, survived on a diet of mostly tree branches and water plants, and generally kicked it prehistorically ’round Utah and Colorado. But the Diplodocus is also the inspiration behind one of electro music’s commercial heavyweights, Diplo. He’s bringing…
Crossfade was down at Jimbo’s this Saturday, and we asked him how he feels about all of the bands that play out there. Does he like them? He said enthusiastically, “Oh, yeah!” Though he’s had both knees replaced, the 84-year-old still loves cutting the rug on his Virginia Key squatting…
It’s been a pretty good week for all those downtown cool kids who’ve spent the last four months stone sober and cloaked in black, mourning the death of Bar, the OHWOW-owned hipster hangout that closed in July. Over the weekend, a group of Bar’s ex-employees opened a new party spot…
Once or twice, you may have ended up sleeping outside of Government Center, drunk and tired, by accident. But it certainly wasn’t the goal of your evening. Now that Occupy Miami has taken over the south lawn in front of Stephen P. Clark, people are coming out by the dozens…
On Sunday, we reported that Transit Lounge had suddenly closed its doors forever. But to borrow a generic quote from overly optimistic people: “When one door closes, another one opens.” In the case of the First Avenue space, the door opening is the Blackbird Ordinary. We just got off the…
One year, four days, and 14 hours ago, Roofless Records label boss and frequent New Times contributor Matt Preira bumrushed the Little River Yacht Club with 15 gloriously noisy bands for 15 minutes of awesome sonic chaos. From 10:45 and 11:01 p.m. on the evening of Saturday, October 16, 2010,…
In the 1950s, you had to unlock the door with a key of imagination. But in 2011, it only takes $40 before midnight and a couple of red monkeys. Of course, we’re talking about the Twilight Zone, that bizarro fifth dimension that’s seldom visited by sober man. You know, the…
While there’s reason to rage against the media saturation inherent to the internet (e.g. too many chill/witch/triangle clone bands uploading from their bedrooms), you’ve got to celebrate the World Wide Web for the incomparable access it grants to musical worlds previously impossible to connect with. For example, the delicately intricate,…
If you haven’t figured it out yet, the granddaddy of all South Beach clubs, Amnesia, is back. The nightclub, which first washed up on our shores in 1993, brought Andre and Gregory Boudou’s brand of hedonism to Collins Avenue. But after five years, the space was cleared, making way for…
Aside from your standard Gucci Mane flareup, the world of hip-hop arrests has been pretty boring lately. Who cares about Ja Rule’s back taxes? Thankfully, early 2000s R&B boy band vocalist Lil’ Fizz (AKA Dreux Pierre Frederic) is bringing some flair back to notable incarcerations with Little Amsterdam, his recently…
It’s easy to fall victim to glitz and glamor. It’s easy to see the big stars, the bright lights, the sandy beaches, or the half-naked wannabe strippers of Ocean Boulevard in hip-hop videos and think, “This is Miami.” Reality programming and big-budget Hollywood films portray Miami as a land of…
Calling all creepy motherfuckers! Slather your bad selves in fake blood, slip into your best pimp, ho, or Count Blacula costume, and hustle down to Night of a Thousand Freaks, a special Halloween edition of Club Sandals’ monthly Thick Thursdays throwdown. Usually, this lil’ get-together is “a 100% plus size…
Damn you, ghost of Chris Farley! What have you done with Christina Aguilera? The “Genie in a Bottle” seductress was scheduled to perform at the Michael Jackson tribute concert earlier this month. But when it came time for the “Beautiful” singer to take the stage, one of the “Gap Girls”…
Still reeling from the loss of Bar? Do you find yourself wandering aimlessly around NE 14th Street all weekend, wishing there was a hip place with cheap drinks and no cover?While OHWOW’s promise to reopen Bar seems to be dwindling, we found out last week that several ex-employees were gearing…
Early Sunday afternoon, we here at Crossfade reported that First Avenue boozing spot and music venue Transit Lounge had been “gutted” and shuttered over the weekend. Unlike Transit’s near-demise in April, employees and regulars received no advance notice. There was no official explanation. And after several attempts to contact him…
Just as Big Boi was finally getting off the hook for trying to fly with a mountain of ecstasy, and, er, Viagra …. Another big-name hip-hopper is behind bars for possession of a controlled substance. The rapper? None other than barely-old-enough-to-drink proto-#swag spitte Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em. And the substance?…
It’s been three days since the Occupy Miami movement massed at the foot of Bayfront’s Torch of Freedom and marched on Stephen P. Clark Government Center, pitching tents, staging sidewalk sit-ins, and generally fucking with business as usual. Last night, the occupiers joined forces with local grassroots crew Bredcrumbs to…
Ricky Jackson is a member of Bredcrumbs, a local rock, hip-hop, and R&B five piece. Though his crew’s usually playing every other night around the 305, he’s taking a temporary break from shows. Why? He’s too busy occupying Miami. Since Saturday, this city’s most dedicated activists have camped out in tents…
From the day TMZ revealed the existence of an amateur sex tape featuring West Coast gangsta rap martyr Tupac Shakur getting, ahem, polished in public, Crossfade has been obsessed with unmasking the pornographic video’s anonymous owner. We have a list of prime smutspects. And evidently, so does Makaveli’s Mama, Afeni…
Whether rooted in memory or myth, every overgrown kid’s got a secret, idyllic spot hidden deep inside themselves. And even if it’s a total illusion, we all cling to the hope of fleeing to this private paradise. Space Between Words’ new video for “Things Children Do,” directed by Radioboxer’s Jota…
Back in April, there was very bad news: Beloved Brickell live music venue Transit Lounge announced that it would be closing its doors due to the threat of imminent foreclosure on 729 SW First Avenue. “I am deeply saddened that it has come down to this,” said Transit owner Will…
Crossfade is extremely sad to report that Sonic Youth founders and indie rock’s always-cool Mom and Dad, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, have announced a separation after 27 years of marriage. The obvious question in the wake of Kim and Thurston’s shocking split … Will Sonic Youth survive? Or is…
