Self-admitted douchebag Kanye West and expletive-uttering crooner Cee Lo Green nab the top spots in 2010’s Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll.What is Pazz & Jop, you say? It’s just the biggest survey of the year in music by our sister paper in NYC. Over 1,500 critics were asked to…
Late last night while scooping the spam out of Crossfade’s constantly clogged inbox, we spotted a shocking subject line: “Bar Is Closing.” WTF? It’s been barely a year since OHWOW’s Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran ran a blitz on the 2009 Basel scene by remaking the former PS14 space into…
Since launching in 2007, SoundCloud has emerged as one of the most popular audio distribution platforms on the web. By allowing sound files to be distributed and embedded anywhere online, SoundCloud has expanded its reach across major social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter.It’s been adopted by the international DJ…
Call off your trip to New Amerykah ’cause Crossfade just received official word from the James L. Knight Center’s assistant marketing director Roxy Este that tonight’s Erykah Badu concert has been canceled. According to Este and the James L. Knight Center website, the show will be rescheduled for a later,…
If you’ve missed all four previous installments of the Rising monthly hip-hop series at Transit Lounge, go get correct this Saturday night. Launched back in August 2010 by local swag supplier Last Rights, Fort Lauderdale producer Numonics, the C9 family, and Miami rap crew ¡Mayday!, the Rising has done big…
When local MC Garcia does something, he always does it big. For years with their Crazy Hood Productions group, he, DJ EFN, and a tight-knit family of collaborators have been proving that “independent” definitely does not mean “unprofessional.” Crazy Hood keeps in-house everything from a recording studio, to a label,…
Celebrating birthdays with live music is just the friendly thing to do. Last night, a few bands joined forces for a house-party-slash-mini-concert in honor of their friend and housemate. It took place at La Cueva, all-girl band Snakehole’s practice space, conveniently located above a Calle Ocho institution, El Gato Tuerto…
Here at the New Times, we root hard for our local teams; especially when they win big on the road. Ever since our Big Three got together, we knew Miami would conquer the nation – we ain’t talking about James, Wade and Bosh, we’re talking about the Jacuzzi Boys. When…
Last month, Crossfade reported the massive news that Ms. Lauryn Hill would be headlining the two-day Jazz in the Gardens festival at Sun Life Stadium — and only a few months after the former Fugees frontwoman laid down one of Miami’s best concerts of 2010 as part of UM homecoming…
There were a lot of great albums in 2010, and we caught a lot of great shows too. But what’s in store for 2011? Will Katy Goodwin leave the Vivian Girls after La Sera’s full-length drops in February? Will Alex Ebert’s (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) solo debut, Alexander,…
Take some Afro-Colombian rhythms, mash in a bunch of American and European break beats, plus just a hint of dance-y grooves … And blammo, here comes Palenke Soultribe. Six years ago, the band was formed in Los Angeles by two Colombian musicians, Juan D. Borda and Andres Erazo. Soon, the…
Like a lot of other post-millenial musicians, 21-year-old dubstepper Jakwob (AKA James Jacob) is an internet-made man. A year and a half ago, nobody really knew his name. Hailing from the English Midlands, he was just another university student who sidelined as a laptop producer. But then things changed: He…
Beastie Boys fans have plenty to look forward to this year: MCA is cancer free and the Brooklyn trio’s Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 is on track for a Spring 2011 release — even though part one’s indefinitely delayed.In 2009, the Beasties had to pull out of several headlining gigs…
We love a good contest, especially when the grand prize is a chance to play for thousands at an enormous electronic music festival. And that’s exactly what Afrobeta, their label Do IT Music Group, and Ultra Music Festival are offering every wannabe DJ-producer.The deal? You gotta take a stab at…
Dre Films, Miami’s best one-man hip-hop video production company, recently released Gunplay Don Logan’s “All On You/Rollin’,” featuring Waka Flocka Flame and cameos from DJ Khaled, T Pain, Rick Ross, and lots more industry types. Gunplay is a Rick Ross affiliate, Maybach Music Group label roster member, and one-third of rap…
It’s crazy when one of your local scene stars goes fucking supernova in the space of a year. But that’s been the Surfer Blood story so far … Big bang. And maybe it’s about to get bigger. Still riding the crest of that massive wave called Astro Coast, the West…
Way back in November, the New Times gave you the very first taste of a new Design District club called the Stage when we hosted our Miami Music Festival party starring Teepee, Heartstrings, Lil Daggers, and Jays Blues. Remember? Probably not. You were too drunk off all the gratis booze…
We are sure 2011 will usher in the death of chillwave. But there are still a few great artists that have come out of the musical movement, including Ariel Pink, Panda Bear, and Toro y Moi. Not to be outdone, Georgia’s Washed Out (AKA Ernest Greene) manages to immerse listeners…
Who knew that sorta kinda famous people were flocking to Sunrise, Florida, to have their eyesight fixed? Well, apparently, Millennium Laser Eye Center is home to one Dr. Cory Lessner, AKA the Lasik Surgeon To The Stars. And just recently, the doc performed a “much-needed” procedure on Ryan Cabrera, a…
Mark Kondrat, Itagui Correa and Javier “Lakambre” Delgado are collectively known as Locos Por Juana, or in their DJ set incarnation, Afro Kumbe. Already, these three dudes are off to a busy start this year, wasting no time in getting AK in front of Miami’s craziest crowds. This Friday, they’ll…
Ten years ago, Steven Blush wrote a book called American Hardcore: A Tribal History. His motive: “I’m documenting the American hardcore punk music scene because it’s being forgotten. Its history is evaporating as the participants die off or find religion or repress their memories of those dynamic days.” And as…
Three months ago, we here at Crossfade were so, so, so stoked about our date at Macy’s with Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden that we wrote a blog about it. We were gonna get some one-on-one time with the twins, an exclusive look at their Mad Picks clothing collection,…
