Need an excuse/reason to go check out the casino on May 14th or June 17? Here it is: local independent jam rockers the New Planets are playing a couple free shows before the Don Henley and Bad Company concerts. Think of it as a fantastic way to augment your current/future…
John HoodTom Jones performs at the Fillmore Miami Beach Saturday night.Tom JonesSaturday, April 25, 2009The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterBetter Than: A time-capsule set to 1971Of all the many remarkable things to be said about seeing Tom Jones stage these days — and trust me, there are…
PG-13’s a busy man. He put out his debut EP, 7 Songs for my Friends in 2007. Followed it up in 2008 with the debut of his hip-hop project Junc Ops and Silicon Graffiti, the first compilation from his Circuitree Records. This May 1st will see the release of his…
Fleetwood MacThursday, April 23, 2009Bank Atlantic Center, SunriseBetter Than: A Big MacHaving seen Fleetwood Mac at least a dozen times, and Stevie Nicks on her own probably twice as many, suffice to say I have a bit of history to compare Thursday night’s stop in SoFla for the Fleetwood Mac…
These guys wear cool masksThe Hukilau seems to be stepping up it’s game this year with at least one of this writer’s favourite surf instrumental bands, Los Straightjackets. Aside from their musicality and deft picking, the band is also noted for it’s decision to don mascaras de lucha libre whilst…
Remember a few weeks back when Flo Rida gave out his cell number during a CNN interview? His number is 305-528-2786. You’d have to be NASA to crack the code from this number to mine — or you’d have to be two adolescent fans of the head-spinning MC. Unknown texter (8:15 p.m.): Hey is…
DJ Lopera, part of Miami’s expat Colombian techno mafia, first got exposed to electronic dance music as a student in Germany, which makes it no surprise that he’s a great proponent of the minimal sound. Having gained massive popularity in the early 2000’s as a resident DJ in some of…
The Fontainebleau has been back open for a few months, but some of us still haven’t been there. Well for those who doubt the venue’s historic legacy, watch this video. Elvis and Sinatra, same stage, Miami, Fontainebleau. Anybody reading this who’s been there lately, did you see anything this cool?…
On any given day in South Florida, there are literally hundreds of band playing. Here are a few of the highlights for this weekend:Kill Miss Pretty is playing the super swanky Pangaea in Hollywood on Friday at 8 p.m.The Pretty Faces are at Propaganda in Lake Worth at 8 pm…
We are finally back! We know, it’s been too long since our last post, but we had more important things on our agenda like WMC and a subsequent vacation. But now that we’re all settled in we are ready to get back to the nightlife grind.So here are the things…
L-R: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry ShearerMichael McKean first broke out on a mass scale in pop culture in the late 1970s, as the greaser doofus Lenny on the TV show Laverne and Shirley. As a hopeless but likeable sap, McKean was the quintessential top-rate comic actor: believable and…
You’re up to speed on the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival here in SoFla. I know you are because we’ve been telling you about it for weeks. Right here. And here. And via any of a number of other posts to Crossfade in recent days. So you know about this fantastic series…
People From Venus may be one of the most aptly named bands on the local circuit — it can seem, at certain musical moments, as though the band has beamed in from another planet. Take those weird eerie beeps and bloops at the beginning of “Lipstick,” the band’s should -…
The protopunk glamazons the New York Dolls, or what’s left of them, will be playing the Culture Room on June 10. Guitarist Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan died in the 1990s, but archival material surfaced, Urban Outfitters made some T-shirts, and whad – da – ya – know, the New…
If you’ve ever gone on YouTube and searched for Miami bum footage then you’ve probably seen a SmokeNProfits video. For the past few years this group of friends from Miami Springs has been documenting South Beach bum culture, hip-hop music, parties, festivals and holidays and putting ’em online for the…
Live in Gainesville 2007Dino Felipe is one of those Miami guys who has a nice little national rep for himself. People who are in the know about underground currents of off-kilter sounds know what’s up. This is wrong. This shouldn’t be the case. In a just universe he would be…
BoomkatWednesday, April 22, 2009LIV, Miami BeachWorse Than: Taryn Manning’s supporting role in Britney Spears’ Crossroads. Seriously. It’s hard to believe that an actress like Taryn Manning left her growing silver screen resume in Hollywood to pursue her dream of being a hot shot electro vocalist. Perhaps, the crafters over at…
Ft. Lauderdale-based record label Teggno has announced the release of its first artist compilation this month. Teggno was founded in 2007 by Lance Blaise a.k.a. Tattoo Detectives with the goal of putting out “quality techno music for the 21st century” and has so far gained support from some of the…
Is anyone excited about Better Than Ezra coming to the Culture Room on July 11? The most prolific song they’ve made since 1993 is “Juicy”, which was played incessantly during Desperate Housewives promos a few years back. Deluxe, the band’s best-selling album thanks to the single “Good”, was released over…
16 year old actress and pop star Demi Lovato is kicking off a huge summer tour in support of her debut album “Don’t Forget” and is hitting the BankAtlantic Center on August 1. Demi is also the current star of Disney Channel’s Sonny With A Chance, so if you have…
John HoodLiving ThingsWednesday, April 22, 2009Culture Room, Fort LauderdaleBetter Than: Any damn glam rock band you’ve ever heard up close and personal. First things first: Last night Living Things played in the wrong place at the wrong time. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I dig Culture Room. In fact, I’ve…
If you’ve danced to anything with a four – to – the – floor beat anytime over the last 25 years or so, you’ve done so because DJ Frankie Knuckles made it possible. Yes, from his stints at Chicago’s Warehouse (where the name of the music comes from, naturally), through…
