Cigarette and Black-N-Mild smoke wafted throughout the already stifling hot warehouse at 19100 SW 106 Ave. in unincorporated Miami-Dade. It was shortly after 9 p.m. this past June 20 when more than 100 relatives, friends, and members of the street gang Latin Syndicate filed into Bad Dog Fight Club, aka…
Uncle Sam’s Music, South Beach1. Cielo Playtime, Various artists dance compilation2. 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day3. The End, Black Eyed Peas4. Defected in the House Ibiza 09, Various artists dance compilation5. Wolfgang Amadeus, PhoenixSweat Records, Miami1. Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear2. The Eternal, Sonic Youth3. Ecstatic, Mos Def4. Eating Us, Black Moth…
It may seem like there’s been a blog avalanche on Crossfade about the Pretty Faces, but it’s because they deserve it. The Boca-based quartet is one of Palm Beach County’s best-kept rock secrets — a welcome, refreshing blast for fans of the Kinks, the Raspberries, Badfinger, and any number of…
Wish You Were There is a new column on Crossfade highlighting pictures and videos from around the web of the weekend’s biggest shows. Click here to see past installments.There were several (although not obnoxiously too many) photographers at the So Raw Festival this past weekend in Miami, so it makes…
Last time we turned to Florida Marlins baseball, we watched a mediocre team being pummeled by the best in the game. The New York Yankee fans were giggling at the ineptitude of a school of Fish that could only garner three hits. It was pathetic, But that was last night. And…
Riptide had an insane week, and in case you missed anything, here are all the highlights. Perhaps you can use them to make small talk with your dad on Father’s day. 18 year-old Tyler Weinman was arrested and charged with being the notorious cat killer. He may have been brought down by…
As wild admirers of Johnny Cash, Karl Marx, and Pee Wee Herman, the ex-Miami and now Oakland-based outfit Kreamy ‘Lectric Santa makes a skuzzy, avant-garde sound that could be called “kinder commune rockabilly.” But that might be short-selling a crew that’s got as many facets as an LSD-25 trip in…
So I just had a Scooby Doo WTF? moment. This past June 10, at its annual Orchids & Onions Awards Presentation, the Urban Environment League recognized Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas for her efforts to make sure foreclosed houses don’t get trashed. Earlier this year, Seijas sponsored legislation that requires…
It truly is a reality TV renaissance for the city of Miami. What, with Kourtney and Khloe in Miami, Brooke Knows Best, College Hill: South Beach, Work of Genius and Miami Social. Now Logo is set to air yet another Miami-set docudrama called Gimme Sugar: Miami. It premieres this Monday both on Logo and…
Our feature earlier this month about the never-ending disaster we call Everglades restoration left little doubt that the Army Corps of Engineers deserves a lot of blame. After all, these are the guys who gutted the Glades in the first place with miles of canals and drainage systems. And these…
From the moment local hip hop crew ¡Mayday! got their first DSL hookup, the self-described “sound bombers” have proven themselves to cunning manipulators of modern internet technology. Like a half-feral band of dystopian techno-guerillas, they’ve managed to sidestep the bombed-out remains of the post-Napster music industry — YouTubing, MySpacing, and…
A rather profound compendium of funnies this week:Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. ~Groucho MarxJean-Paul Sartre is sitting at a French cafe, revising his draft of Being and Nothingness. He says to the waitress, ‘I’d like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream.’ The waitress…
Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade, focused on pop music’s history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments.I have a gripe. I don’t want…
I don’t know how Bravo is ever going to top Real Housewives of New Jersey. How do you do one better than a show that climaxes with a forehead-challenged Italian woman shouting, “You were stripping! Prostitution whore! You were fucking engaged 19 times! You fucking stupid bitch! Coming! To my!…
Juan Loumiet is on a busy streak. Besides running his venue, promoting shows, and spinning beats, he is finding time to drop deep tracks on his label Basshead. Right now he has this piece coming from Miami’s own Otto von Schirach. It’s a double-A side with two big-time club bangers,…
A press release of new arrivals and soon-to-be additions to the Coral Gables dining scene was recently sent out. Of those places mentioned, Norman’s 180 (180 Aragon Ave.) is the only one to eagerly await. We don’t know much about Charlotte Bistro, which is due to debut at 264 Miracle…
Best Babble Not Loria’s fault: In regard to Jeffrey Loria being named Best Chutzpah in your “Best of Miami” issue (June 11): The thing is that Loria didn’t sell the stadium to the taxpayers; he sold it to the corrupt commissioners who time and again refused to give everyone in…
Can someone explain to Rep. Culberson that there’s a big difference between between bigotry and democracy? At least this guy didn’t make The Atlantic’s list of top 30 twitterers…
People From Venus is one of the most under – the – radar quality local acts, but that should change soon with the late-summer release of the band’s debut album. I waxed ecstatically about them not too long ago on this blog, but suffice it to say their songwriting boasts…
Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers. Top Sellers for the Week of June 8-12:Uncle Sam’s Music, South Beach 1. Behind the Front, Black Eyed Peas 2. Fame, Lady Gaga 3. DJ,…
Crazy Pianos Tuning UpThe new dueling piano bar, restaurant, and late night entertainment venue in Coconut Grove (second floor of CocoWalk at 3015 Grand Avenue) is offering brunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Sunday. Also: two-for-one drink specials Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Crazy Pianos claims to…
Not many swing bands boast an axe man who’s a fan of Rush. Then again, when the original swing bands were around, prog rock wasn’t even the horizon, let alone a dream in some long-haired Canadian’s mind. Oddly enough, the swing bands got along fine without it. Though truth be…
