Uh-oh. The whole Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival separation has suddenly taken a ugly turn. While there have been whispers and rumors as to why next year’s conference is occurring separate from Ultra, nobody has really come out and said anything publicly. But leave it to Club Space…
If you weren’t aware, producer-DJ A-Trak and Chromeo frontman Dave 1 are brothers. We don’t mean, like, pals … actual blood-related brothers. Both were born in Montreal, but A-Trak went on to become Kanye West’s touring DJ and later a well-known producer. Dave 1, on the other hand, took a…
Holy shit, SoFlo freaks. Can we not catch a break? Last time, Monotonix trekked this far south (or almost, it was Respectables in West Palm), the band’s explosive Israeli punk-show-slash-Krav-Maga-exhibition ended prematurely after lead singer Ami Shalev totally fucked up his leg. And now, Crossfade just got word that Monotonix’s…
The news that Winter Music Conference would be moving to mid-March seems to have shocked the electronic music scene. Most are questioning whether or not the conference can survive without the help of Ultra Music Festival. Local nightclubs and promoters are torn as to whether to hold their events during…
Were you at Fox’s Lounge last night? I’m not asking because you look like crap this morning. (Not strictly speaking, anyway.) I only ask because if you were, you no doubt caught one of Miami’s biggest current buzz bands, Space Between Words, throwing it down live. And if you were,…
It’s been a minute since we heard from Miami’s native son, Trick Daddy. As the hip-hop industry focuses its attention on some New Orleans imports invading South Florida, it’s easy to forget the OGs in this town. Yet there’s no question that Trick Daddy (AKA Maurice Young) is the godfather…
Really … Why are boomers so obsessed with cleansing rock stars of their sins? Almost 42 years ago, chubby junkie, Doors mojo master, and FSU dropout Jim Morrison showed up in Coconut Grove’s Dinner Key Auditorium, got extremely wasted, tried to sing “Touch Me,” spiced up incoherent rants with “fuck” and “shit,”…
Big news! Winter Music Conference is moving from its end of March week-long marathon — usually, after SXSW — to mid-March. We spoke to director of operations Kirk Pascal who said that the dates of March 8 to 12 at the Miami Beach Convention Center are locked down. The news…
It ain’t no Masquerade Motel, but two-thirds of the Swedish House Mafia are coming back to the city — for separate gigs, mind you. Yes, the guys still make time to tour as solo acts. Though, with their rising status as superstar DJs, we wonder for how much longer.The oldest…
Oh you fancy huh? For people gawkers and celeb stalkers, Tuesday nights at the Delano’s Blue Door restaurant has been the spot for the past four years. Longtime South Beach promoters Tommy Pooch and Alan Roth have been serving up a blend of Miami’s sultriest people and their Hollywood friends…
The Miami Music Festival (yawn) came to a close on Sunday, as the Miami International Book Fair kicked off its week-long series of literary events with George W. Bush (read about it). But tonight via satellite from the New York Public Library, however, Jay-Z and Dr. Cornel West are scheduled…
Pool Party An Almost Nearly Complete Anthology (Livid Records) www.lividrecords.com In 2008, we saw the much-anticipated release of Pool Party’s 25 Pool Party Sensational Hits. And though it was a much needed artifact, fans were disappointed by the omission of a few signature tracks. It took two years, but Livid…
Did you know that according to 2006 census data almost three quarters of Dade County residents speak either Spanish or some variant (i.e. Spanglish)? And most of those people also sing en Español. That’s partly why we here at Miami New Times are actively seeking bilingual freelance writers for our…
It’s common knowledge that women always find average-looking dudes inexplicably more attractive when said guy plays an instrument or fronts a band. That’s why many of us bought guitars in the first place. But does the same rule apply for female artists also? We think so. Listen, if it’s okay…
Ever since Lil Wayne got out of the clink last week, the hip-hop industry has been insanely buzzed about what Lil Tunechi’s gonna do next. Yet, for diehard heads who’ve been with the game since Busta was just a shortie in Leaders of the New School, hip-hop’s never lost its…
See the full Lil Wayne Welcome Home Party slideshow. It had been eight months since Weezy’d seen the streets. So he wasn’t gonna waste his first weekend of freedom. On Friday, the Young Money Cash Money prince made a straight shot for New Orleans to see the Hornets vs. King…
Despite forecasts of economic and music industry gloom and doom, for the talented and lucky the good times still roll. So it went that last night’s launch for songwriter/producer Rico Love’s new label, Division 1, was a relaxed but still definitely upscale affair. Industry luminaries and wheelers-and-dealers hit South Beach…
It’s not like you needed an announcement. But still … Weezy F. Baby is free! After his eight-month stint on the big island, Mr. Dwayne Carter is now on another island — a better, much prettier island called Miami Beach, where he claims residence and rules over the entire Cash…
Roger Waters has always seemed an irascible kind of guy. With his steely scowl and chiseled features, he radiates intimidation. And certainly, his contentious pronouncements about Middle East politics and his relationship with ex-bandmate David Gilmour often serve to reinforce that reputation. More to the point, his classic contribution to…
Like any 31-year-old punk crew that’s spent a good chunk of its life in the gutter, rocking recklessly, shooting heroin, looking for love, and breaking the law, Social Distortion has a pretty messed-up face. Obviously, we don’t mean that literally; Social D’s middle-aged frontman Mike Ness is surprisingly well-preserved, despite…
Belaxis Supreme Get It While It’s Hott. Brash is Beethoven. Belaxis is Buil. (Self-released) belaxisbuil.com This disc is another exciting incursion by visual artists into the arena of audio art. Now, while it might seem a little heavy-handed to refer to this as a genre (“audio art”), I only do…
Behind every good chart-topping song is a good producer, usually — but behind all that, and often sticking longer-term with the artist him- or herself, is a good engineer. In honor of today, the Biggest Day In Hip-Hop History of 2010, the day Lil Wayne finally goes free, Crossfade brings…
