Village Voice Pazz & Jop 2010 Results

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…

Join Miami’s SoundCloud Global Meet-Up February 9

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…

Erykah Badu’s Concert Tonight at James L. Knight Center Canceled

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,…

This Heart Electric and Snakehole Show Some Skin and Smash Stuff at La Cueva

​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…

Most Anticipated January Indie Music Releases

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,…

Dubstepper Jakwob Delivers the Deep Stuff at Eve January 15

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…

Afrobeta Remix Contest Could Put You Onstage at Ultra 2011

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…

Gunplay and Waka Flocka Flame’s “All On You/Rollin'” Video by Dre Films

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…

Surfer Blood Announces Spring 2011 US Tour

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…

Washed Out Chills Out at Eve January 21

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…

Ryan Cabrera Gets Lasik Surgery in Sunrise

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…

Afro Kumbe Kick Off 2011 With Not One But Two Gigs This Friday

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…

Steven Blush’s American Hardcore Slideshow at Sweat Records January 13

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…

We Got a Date With Good Charlotte at Aventura Mall January 15!

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,…