If the good life is “a life abounding in material comforts and luxuries,” then yes, Tony Bennett, with his Central Park South aerie and world tours, most certainly has lived it — and is living it still. If the good life is “a life marked by a high standard of…
Dweezil Zappa, the eldest son of late avant-garde rock composer Frank Zappa, has been performing songs from his father’s career for the past three years on the “Zappa Plays Zappa” tour. The multimedia shows include a wide range of the elder Zappa’s material, played by Dweezil and various former members…
For those of you who are like me and wish you could remember your college days better but all the alcohol-poisoned brain cells make that next to impossible, several SoFla bars will help you recapture those memories of empty wine coolers, trash-can punch, and walks of shame (and hopefully a…
It’s common knowledge — electropunk provocateurs Alicia, Russ, and Martin of Kill Miss Pretty are possessed by an unnatural compulsion to “groove your tooties off.” Usually, they’ll just do you metaphorically with music, tossing off some slinky sex magick like “El Gato,” “Girlfriend,” or robot porn instrumental “Bas” to get…
Cover art by Charlie RosarioWe’re nearly a week into 2010 and thus far no cubaneo? Well, I simply can’t abide that. And neither should you. Which is exactly why Crossfade’s hooking you up with a track straight off Rumberos de la 8’s self-titled debut. Technically, los Rumberos’ members hail from…
via TherapyInk.comDead Johnny Cash”It’s the story of your life, and the end of it’s your death, and every word that’s in between is just a waste of breath.” – SubhumansTheir rotting, worm ridden flesh fills the air with the stench of death, but we just can’t help cracking the casket…
While some people just don’t get that the wave of fan videos is unstoppable — hello Fontainebleau on New Year’s Eve, and the entire Universal Music Group — other bands have welcomed that kind of participation and sharing from the beginning. People have been trading concert tapes since the technology…
Click to read parts one, two, and three of this list.Jacuzzi BoysNo Seasons (Florida’s Dying)myspace.com/jacuzziboysMiami’s best garage rock threesome seems to succeed in spite of itself. Where a lot of local bands spend all their time on self-promotion through social media abuse, the Jacuzzi Boys really couldn’t care less. Instead,…
Back in August, Head Spins gave you the goods on WDNA DJ Gene De Souza, whose Café Brasil show has been heating up the local radio waves every Sunday for the past seven years. But De Souza’s show is not the only hot action coming out of the true-blue independent…
To read part one of the list, click here. Miami Bass Warriors Miami Bass Warriors EP 12-inch (Que Pasa MIA/Palm Tree Snuff) myspace.com/miamibasswarriorsWhen it comes to highlighting the unique aspects of the Magic City, few do it better than Otto von Schirach and Jose El Rey. With tongues placed firmly in cheeks,…
Photo by Jeremy HarrisIn this 21st century world where even your grandmother’s getting busy with the Facebooks, MySpacies, and Ashley Madisons, there’s something mysterious and exotic and enticing about a young lady who can’t be found anywhere on the interweb. So when a fanboy asks Google, Who is Diamond Hymen?,…
Night Watch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. The Isle Casino & Racing in Pompano proved a good place to erase a bad day. After sampling $1 happy hour specials at the bar inside the casino, my friend Beard and I made our…
It’s been a year of surprises in Latin music. Reggaeton continues fading, albeit slowly, and the industry’s mainstays aren’t garnering the attention they used to. Case in point: Don Omar’s summer release, iDon (no relation to your phone), which remained quiet after its first single, “Virtual Diva.” Some big names…
This year was such a good one for heavy music, I wound up having to cheat when putting this list together. I couldn’t settle on just ten albums that kicked my ass the hardest in 2009; there were dozens of candidates. The best I could do was 14, so each…
While year-end, catch-all wrap-ups are common to every musical genre, in no other style of music do they turn into the hand-wringing, “state of the game” examinations that hip-hop seems to provoke. We worry because we care, of course. But at some point, like a 30-something’s parent, those of us…
We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end, and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorite release…
The Isle of Casino Racing, located in Pompano Park, is like Disney World for degenerate adults, myself included. Seriously, you lose entertainment- and booze-filled hours in a casino and walk out to find it’s already dark (or light, whichever the case may be). So when my buddy Beard was having…
Matt Keating – Between Customers Keating’s follow up to 2007’s astonishing double disc opus Quixotic is another revelation, a collection of richly affecting songs, ranging from the heartbreaking “Louisiana, a passionate paean to the victims of Katrina, to “Better Than That,” a plaintive ballad that sounds like one of Neil Young’s…
The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours Both the band’s name and the album title may seem intimidating, but in truth, Winter Hours shines light on warmly-lit environs via easily embraceable melodies, supple arrangements and the most earnest of sentiments.Bap Kennedy – Howl On The ever affable rocker turned country troubadour who…
Slaid Cleaves – Everything You Love Will Be Taken AwayAfter toiling in the trenches these many years as a folk-tinged journeyman singer-songwriter, Cleaves has finally painted his masterpiece, one that ought to make both his longtime fans and those who are still novices react with awe.Richie Furay – AliveThe good…
Hit the jump to see why this was one of the year’s best.Over the next few blog posts, Crossfade contributor Lee Zimmerman gives his top picks of the best unheralded rock releases of the past year.Lee Alexander & Co., Mayhaw Vaudeville Retro never sounded so remorseful, but thanks to Lee…
Night Watch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. The Isle Casino & Racing in Pompano has its own universe of bars and restaurants to explore — and if you’re dressed well enough, you can hit all of them. When my friend Beard and…
