Night Watch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. Here in sunny South Florida, we have the privilege of visiting the beach, with its white sands, surrounding palm trees, turquoise waters, and scantily-clad sunbathers every day of the year. But sometimes (especially with the…
What the hell happened to hardcore? It’s right up there with hip-hop, these days, in the constant hand-wringing and state-of-the-genre analysis by its fans. The mid-2000s, MySpace, and regrettable haircuts came along and…. Voila, a genre that used to be famous for its no-nonsense rage became a morass of sub-sub-genres…
via Rolling StonePolice say Carlos Bertonatti was drunk when he plowed into a cyclist on Sunday.An up-and-coming Miami pop singer with slick looks and a Sony recording contract has been charged with vehicular homicide in a horrific hit-and-run crash near Key Biscayne yesterday.Carlos Bertonatti, a 28-year-old who lives on Key…
ENOUGH! is Fabio Destroyio, Homer, and Mikey Steele.Fuck y’all know about ENOUGH!? Probably not enough. Well, there’s not enough Miami punk rock. Not enough people going to shows. Not enough bands, not enough venues, not enough glass to break, levels on the volume knob, beer to drink, fences to jump,…
There’s hardly anyone who was around in 2003 and didn’t get caught up in the pure unadulterated pleasure — guilty, or otherwise — of Benny Benassi’s mega-hit “Satisfaction”. Praised by the likes of Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Darren Emerson and played ad nauseum by big-room DJs and radio stations…
With the cold weather long gone, South Florida came out of hibernation and in full force. Plenty of events keep the area busy with activity as the high season seems to finally be in full swing.Wolf + Lamb at Electric PicklePhoto by Nicole CussellNYC label Wolf + Lamb took over…
photo by Courtney HambrightSlip and the SpinoutsThe Monterey Club, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, January 16, 2010The Review:The new Fort Lauderdale bar the Monterey Club is rockabilly through and through. There are hot rods parked out front, a flaming sacred heart painted on the wall behind the stage, and tiki imagery throughout the…
Radioboxer ain’t fuckin’ around. And they want you to know it. They’ve started off the year on a mean tear. First, there was a gig at everyone’s favorite punk/rock haven, Churchill’s, last Thursday. Then on Saturday, they rocked the Design District courtesy of Bardot. And they’ve got more opportunities still…
As more and more details come out about the widespread devastation and the desperate conditions in Haiti following the earthquake, local venues, promoters, and bands have been teaming up to answer the call for help. One of the quickest to respond in this way is Propaganda’s Steve Rullman, who put…
Here is an incomplete list so far of Haiti benefit music/club events scheduled in the coming days. If you would like your event added to this list, please e-mail me.Tonight, Friday, January 15*Mayday plays its monthly jam at Transit Lounge tonight. Transit Lounge never charges a cover, but the band…
Gotta love college radio.Listen to this: The Spam Allstars are Miami as fuck. Everybody knows that. Well, everybody in Miami. In Cambridge, Massachusettes, not so much. At least not on Spherio, a weekly radio show on WMBR, the MIT university radio station. Their January 8th show, archived online, evidences Spam’s…
Young prodigy Nicolas Jaar has enjoyed unprecedented international acclaim in the last couple years through his association with the Wolf + Lamb collective and a growing body of work widely praised for its distinctive and genre-defying sound. Born in NYC and raised in Chile, Jaar found equal parts inspiration in…
Like vampires, hipsters are allergic to the sun. Sometimes even moonbeams. So, last Saturday, it only made sense that the Electric Pickle’s upstairs romper room was darker than a fucking coffin for Lil Daggers’ set. The only light in the room was the ambient glow of BlackBerrys mid-text and a…
You may be sitting there saying, “this guy is NOT writing ANOTHER post about Locos Por Juana already!” And you’d be wrong. Because I am very clearly doing just that. And you’re reading it. So there. True, we show an awful lot of love for LPJ here on Crossfade. I’ve…
via myspace.com/jayreatardJay ReatardRemember that retard guy with the moppy hair and flying-V guitar that was supposed to perform at Churchill’s last January but didn’t? You know? The guy from Memphis who called himself “Jay Reatard?” He died Wednesday, apparently in his sleep after complaining of flu-like symptoms. Isn’t that the…
Photo by Nicole CussellSteve Aoki takes a rare break to stand still.Steve Aoki is a rock star … or so it seemed by the turn out at the Dirty Hairy party Wednesday night. The monster venue was packed with bodies early on, with those hoping to avoid LIV’s notoriously exasperating…
By now you’ve heard of the multitude of ways you can provide much needed aid to devastated Haiti. Maybe you’ve tweeted, texted, or donated supplies or blood. But this Sunday it’s time to get together with some of the most generous degenerates in town and dance.The Electric Pickle and Musical…
If there is one party that never fails to attract the masses during Winter Music Conference, it’s Juicy Beach. The event, spearheaded by house DJ/producer Robbie Rivera, takes over Nikki Beach (1 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach) for over 16 hours of non-stop partying , and this year it will be…
Since alighting on Brooklyn’s underground dance music scene with partner Zev Eisenberg in 2001, DJ/producer Gadi Mizrahi has emerged as one of the most influential tastemakers in the wider international network of EDM labels and collectives. As a DJ and co-owner of the Wolf + Lamb imprint, he has garnered…
Photo by Nicole CussellPlease don’t stand on the decks Mr. Aoki.I’m perhaps not Dim Mak founder and DJ Steve Aoki’s biggest fan. He puts on too much of a show not enough interest in the music for my taste, but I understand why people like him. He’s charismatic and his…
via myspace.com/desordenpublicooficialDesorden PublicoI know for a fact that most of you, dear readers, like to have fun. Usually in a musical and beer-drenched setting, Hell, I like it too. I was born and raised in Venezuela and if there’s one thing you won’t read in the dailies, is how much…
“Any musician certainly can come in with their own sound system.” Why does 2010 feel so awesome? Time is flying by like a space shuttle. I keep getting into these long “chats” on Facebook with people that I haven’t seen or heard from in almost 20 years…..
