via backspinpromo.comBad news for record geeks: The DJ set/performance by Black Devil Disco Club scheduled for the Vagabond this Friday night is canceled. And although DJ bookings by people with complicated names are a dime a dozen in this city, this one was rather special. While the name sounds like…
photo by Logan FazioTo view a full slideshow of photos from the event, click here. Way Out West Saturday, September 19 Shine at the Shelborne South Beach Better Than: Watching their live footage on YouTube. The Review:For better or worse, this is less of a proper concert review than my own reflections on the cultural/commercial…
via myspace.com/themauxmsThe Mauxms (pronounced “moms”) are five guys out of Miami who list themselves as “Progressive / Punk / Latin” on their MySpace page, and claim Sublime and the Police as influences. Sure, you might think sounds like the potential for jazz-band-nerd, noodling disaster. But the band, which has seemingly…
Another weekend, another Tobacco Road-centered music festival sponsored by the tireless Oski Gonzalez and Queen of the Scene. No, seriously, this pair comprises two of the most unfailingly positive movers and shakers in the local scene. And if they put on so many multi-stage, million-band festivals, it’s because they really…
Jacob KatelMecca aka Grimo flanked by Betty Jean and Jessica Donette, regional co-directors of the United Haitian Students of Florida Friday’s rally and vigil for TPS (temporary protected status) for Haitians in the USA at Virginia Key Beach Park was a sparsely peopled, but powerful affair. (Quick side note: The historic…
While they remain a cult act in the United States, the rough-and-ready northern Brits of the Happy Mondays are hugely influential on today’s indie/dance crossover acts. Formed by brothers Paul and Sean Ryder in ’80s Manchester, the Mondays formed at the exact moment in which post-punk was fading, and early…
Few DJs would think to cut through Florence, Italy and New York City in order to get to Fort Lauderdale. Then again, few DJs have proven the logic of a circuitous route quite like Dean Michaels. In fact, it appears that Michaels is so intent on spinning his way straight…
=”” height=”250″ width=”302″>We’ve for the most part stayed away from this topic over the course of the past several weeks. Meanwhile, fans of America TV across the city have watched pundits on every show in the lineup debating Juanes’ motives for going to perform in Cuba in the controversial concert…
Humidity still weighs over South Florida heavily, but the temperature is starting to cool down. We can’t wait until fall officially gets here because with it comes back a slew of events. We are already seeing plenty of things happening every weekend. So here is what you missed over the…
via myspace.com/lazerbeastbandLazer BeastHelp! Featuring Sloane Peterson, Lazer Beast, Flees, Dooms de Pop, Alex Nelson, and Sweet BroncoThe Bubble, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, September 19, 2009 Better Than: Later that night at the Poor House, where the Bubble crowd usually gathers and where the lead singer of some unnamed cover band – gasp! -…
Who stole this Rat Bastard photo cut-out?Hearing Damage: The Rat OperaTobacco Road, Miami Saturday, September 19, 2009 Better Than: Reminiscing at home by yourself about Rat Bastard’s courageous and outrageous accomplishments. The Review: For more than two decades Frank Falestra, better known as Rat Bastard, has shaped the South Florida music scene. A masterful…
Seattle’s Sunny Day Real Estate can’t really be blamed for the tearful bombast behind today’s biggest-selling emo bands. Still, a direct line can be drawn from the band’s ’94 debut, Diary, to indie label Deep Elm’s 11-volume set of compilations called The Emo Diaries, which ran from 1997-2007. And in the…
Hey house junkies, turn off your computer and pack your bags — you’re going on a trip, and I’m not talking about the chemically-induced kind. This tomorrow night, Space Global Sessions has invited 11 DJs to take you “Around the World in 12 Hours.” The event starts at 11 p.m,…
Remember when you were in high school and house parties were the highlight of the week? The smell of teen angst, hormones, and liver damage thick in the air, live music pounding through sub-par speakers, and the incessant fear of cops coming and breaking up your party…really takes you back…
Ladies and gentlemen, Prunk TV has a helluva guest today. After the credits, watch some bonus footage of Charlie Murphy in Miami. He held out his hand and said, “I’m Charlie Murphy.” I replied, “I’m Jason Handelsman.” Directors, producers, actors, and publicists questioned my presence on this Queen Latifah movie set. “No…
The pitfalls of teen stardom are legend — sex, drugs, burnout, overexposure, the dreaded 20th birthday, or even a simple case of the incurable crazies à la Wacko Jacko. Way back in ’79, Leif Garrett hit the ‘ludes, crashed his car, and almost killed his friend while, more recently, we’ve…
The PL0T kids are at it again! Tonight brings a last minute double serving of deep techy goodness at the Electric Pickle with transatlantic favorites Matt Tolfrey and Crazy Larry in tow. Young British DJ/producer Matt Tolfrey has made his steady upward move from local pub DJ to internationally-recognized artist…
Tonight, try to figure out whether ska is making a comeback or is just enjoying a South Florida resurgence. Bowling for Soup is playing at Revolution Live tonight starting at 6:30. If you’d rather not break out the Doc Martins and checkered pants, Stage 84 is hosting Shawn Snyder’s CD…
Photo by Troy KurtzSkream and BengaWednesday, September 16, 2009White Room, MiamiBetter Than: Staying home on a Wednesday night.Dubstep has arrived. Sort of.Wednesday, White Room hosted two of the genre’s biggest icons, Skream and Benga. The British DJs have achieved almost cult status in the States. They aren’t necessarily bringing the…
You know here at Crossfade we like to give you guys plenty of locally relevant music news. Like cool goings on having to do with some of your favorite local acts, MP3s you can download for your own listening pleasure, the skinny on concerts in town and other fun stuff…
photo by Ian WitlenStonefoxFriday, September 18*Crossfade favorites Stonefox, from Boca, and Astari Nite, from Miami, play PS14 in Miami tonight. Admission should be well under $10. Click here to visit PS14’s web site. *The guys of Modernage are Miami’s Anglophile indie rock workhorses, always around and always reliable. (Also, always liquored…
Otto von Schirach & Notorious Nastie – Gogbot Festival, Enschede, The NetherlandsI don’t know about you, but when I was in high school I would sit in class and daydream, often whisking myself away to a magical place in my mind. Sometimes I would imagine myself less fat and awkward…
