Photo by Tom Craig/Seminole Hard Rock Aretha FranklinHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, March 16, 2010What doesn’t become a legend the most? Well, for starters, a certain behavior pattern that leads the public to wonder if an artist has dived face-first off a 12-story balcony without considering a safety net. Or acting…
Jeffrey DelannoyMusic is a Weapon has been making some noise for a couple of years. This coming Saturday they will be rocking the Vagabond alongside local Spanish-language punks G2 and Dutch DJ’s Saskia Rocks and Geza Weisz for the big-top party Cirque Excentrique; featuring “Party Monster” himself James St. James…
Frequently featured in New Times’ pages as the Meatist, Bradford “Bone in the Fan” Schmidt has left the oh-so-quiet confines of Spring Break season here in South Florida for the silence that is South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Opposite. As a two-time attendee, I can confirm that the clusterscrew…
As I type this, Lilith Fair’s official site is crashing like any web coverage devoted to Tiger Woods’ return to professional golf at this year’s Masters. And for good reason. The all-female touring festival featuring the likes of Loretta Lynn, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Tegan and Sara,…
Paul Morris started the booking agency AM Only in 1995, while he was a student at the University of Florida. It was a fortuitous time, right when dance music was about to break big into this country’s consciousness. As electronic sounds shifted through the rave scene and beyond, AM Only…
Photo by Karla GarciaAfrobetaAfrobeta has a very important question for you: Do you party? If we only have a nickle for every time we’ve been asked that in Miami’s club bathrooms. (Answer is YES!) Well the duo, compromised of Cuci Amador and Smurphio, are releasing their new EP, Do You…
CrazeWoohoo! Remember when we said last week Goldrush (23 NE 11th Street, Miami) was your alternative if you wanted to keep partying and looking at T&A well beyond the normal 5 a.m. closing time? Well, look here, Goldrush is hosting Overthrow’s WMC closing party, Hard to Leave, Sunday, March 28.On…
ClassixxBlog house/nu-rave/dance rock has definitely taken a bit of back seat this time around for Winter Music Conference. Perhaps it’s the lack of icons like Justice and MSTRKRFT that make is seem a little more quiet for the genre this year or maybe it was just time for it to…
It’s safe to say that the crowd that attended Taylor Swift’s sold-out BankAtlantic Center show earlier this month will be identical to the Justin Bieber faithfuls coming out August 5. Don’t know about Usher’s shaggy-haired, Canadian protege already? Ask your 15-year-old sister/daughter/cousin and wear some freaking earplugs because the reply…
Cedric Gervais, Miami’s king of Space, has a lot to live up to at this year’s WMC. Last year, his moody, slow-burning jam “Mauri’s Dream” scored an “essential tune of the week” nod on Pete Tong’s BBC One radio show for almost a month running. With that coronation, the track…
Musician/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is a top seller this week at Sweat Records.Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Gorillaz – Plastic BeachBroken Bells – Broken BellsJoanna Newsom – Have One On MeCharlotte Gainsbourg – IRMYeasayer – Odd Blood…
Twitter confirms that Baywatch fans Surfer Blood have safely arrived in Austin, Texas, for a week of playing for college students and, apparently, enterprising hairdressers at SXSW. Plus, the South Florida studs have joined the esteemed company of B.o.B, Two Door Cinema Club, Anarbor, and Mayer Hawthorne as mtvU’s Freshman…
Aretha Franklin called New Times before tonight’s gig at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood to discuss her forthcoming album (A Woman Falling Out of Love), to tell us to call her “professor” and a little bit about that hat. Yes, that one.New Times: Do you ever vacation in Florida? Franklin:…
Fans of all that is red, white, and black don’t have to wait for their White Stripes rock-doc to arrive in the mail. In honor of the limited-edition box set release, Under Great White Northern Lights, Sweat Records is holding an official screening of the film tonight, Tuesday, March 16,…
Lansing, Michigan’s Cheap Girls sure live up to their name when it comes to music video budgets. We kid, that pig mask wasn’t cheap! Even if the lyrics are the most vivid part of “Ft. Lauderdale,” it still has all of its power-pop elements as sweetly condensed as vintage Sugar…
Greek-Swedish DJ/producer Steve Angello has become one of the most recognizable names in commercial EDM since the mid 2000s, with big international hits like his jacked-up rendition of the über-soulful “Show Me Love” by Robin S, a track exemplifying his glitzy disco diva-vocalized big-room house productions. His massive international notoriety…
After Beach House topped sales last week, are we seeing a theme?In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.This week, Ramirez, Crossfade and record buyers all agreed that a…
photo by Sayre BermanJ.B. DunckelTo view a full slideshow of photos from the concert, click here. AirWith AMThe Fillmore Miami BeachSaturday, March 13, 2010Better Than: Hair of the dog. The Review:They’re rare, but there are some live music moments so absolutely perfect, that they’re as weirdly sad as they are sublime, because…
In January, former rapper and King of Diamonds stripper-wrangler Disco Rick gave us a crash course in strip club etiquette. One of the most important rules: When you’re making it rain, “we tell you not to throw money all over the customers… and girls who are not working as strippers.”Apparently,…
Yes we’re already giving away tickets to the annual Get Physical night party, which, with the lineup addition of Tiefschwarz and Matthew Dear, is shaping up to be even better than last year’s. In Crossfade’s eyes, anything Get Physical touches is golden, so we’re excited about not just the label’s…
TiefschwarzLocal promoter Diego Martinelli called us Monday to tell us he felt the Get Physical party lineup needed some extra oomph. So what’s a promoter to do? Add more mega-wattage to an already awesome DJ lineup, of course.Added is the brother DJ duo out of Berlin Tiefschwarz who are already…
Props to Crown the South for pointing out a new song from West Palm’s own Karbeen Mafia, “Getting to the Money,” that popped up over the weekend. Karbeen frontman Schife, whose production work with Fat Joe caught Crossfade’s attention in the fall, has also cooked tracks recently for Trina, Rick…
