Anyone who has swung through Miami’s Design District on any given Tuesday over the past two years would have noticed a fair bit of bedlam. Not that there have been riots — but there has been the kind of heavy traffic that comes about when something successful is going down…
It’s got to be a hell of an undertaking to be a Pink Floyd tribute band. Most cover bands — your Led Zeppelin and AC/DC and Beatles homage-payers — simply have to look and sound the part; usually the most elaborate you’ll get is the fire-breathing, platform-boot lunacy that comes…
Dropkick Murphys are a familiar sight and sound at Boston-area sporting events. The Beantown bruisers have performed at several Bruins and Red Sox games, and those teams have adopted the band’s “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” and “Tessie,” respectively, as post-game victory anthems. Their concerts resemble sporting events themselves, with…
One of the longest-running roots reggae bands around, Steel Pulse now boasts a list of former members twice as long as that of its current lineup. Only two of its current players have appeared on all 11 of the band’s studio albums: keyboardist and backing vocalist Selwyn Brown and lead…
She shows no mercy. Audacious and unrepentant, she seeks revenge when provoked: the aggressive, emasculating Kate Gosselin of this bitch. She might just sport black nail polish and strut around stage — nay, life — wearing panties as pants. She. Will. Definitely. Cut. You. And perhaps set your bed ablaze…
There are some places where spring break never ends. People there will always be dancing and drinking till they publicly pass out. There will be fights and fondling and impromptu football, booze-swigging and beer buckets and pickup attempts on perfect strangers. And that is the beauty of Fort Lauderdale. Elbo…
This is an awesome coverJust a few items we enjoyed reading from this week’s expertly designed print edition.In Music: Taylor Swift poised to make all of South Florida stop and listen, get hit with some Steel Pulse, stomp the floor with the Dropkick Murphys, News: Heath Miller, ugh, In Film:…
It’s already painfully obvious that Lil Wayne, a South Florida resident soon to take a sabbatical at Riker’s Island, gets a lot of attention on this blog. Thanks to his Twitter developments and the unveiling of the rapper’s dentist Dr. Victor Mongalo, Crossfade can stay flowing with fresh content and…
Joshy Josh is a journeyman DJ in South Florida who skims the fine line between South Beach and downtown. Some people know him as the spectacled dude with long hair and the perpetual three-day college professor beard, but most know him for his DJ sets of fun. Crossfade caught up…
Soultech Wednesdays is back and South Beach finally has a proper techno night again. DJ Andres Amadeus will be reviving the deep tech sessions that once made Skybar at the Shore Club the only reason to hit the Beach on a weeknight, from now on at 12 nightclub on Washington…
QuEStHow Thoughtful (mixtape)QuESt is a conscious rapper with a little bit of an edge and a lot ofcharisma. The 19-year old hip-hop wonder from Miami sounds like a pro who’s been doing it for years, when in reality, he didn’t really start recording seriously till a little more than a…
Oh you think it’s a game!? You think it’s a game?Liiiiiisten. DJ Khaled’s new album “Victory” dropped yesterday, and the response via Twitter proves that Miami’s biggest loudmouth knows what he’s doing.People around the world have something to say about it, most of them good things. One things for sure,…
via myspace.com/mrsupremeHe’s done disco, mixed Afro-funk, Brazilian, and classic rock, and spun at huge venues all over Vegas, L.A., and Vancouver. He’s even played dance, Top 40 hits, and ’80s tunes for the hipster kids at Santos Party House in New York City. But what DJ Supreme La Rock is…
Crash into us, HenryHenry Rollins is coming in town tonight at Revolution (doors at 7 p.m.) to tell us a thing or two.Before we enter his chamber of clarity, let’s reflect on a few gems we’ve received over the years from this precious source for hardcore wisdom. The following selections…
MaydayParty people, get ready. This is going to be one of those weekends. You know the ones–the kind that make Miami such a great city. The ones where you whip through it in a frenzy from Friday to Sunday, in whirlwind of activity, only to awake Monday morning, perhaps a…
In a recent Head Spins column here on Crossfade, we marveled at the rise of South Forida dubstep as far out of Miami’s epicenter as West Palm Beach. (Props to the Reazin for holding things down at Respectable Street and Propaganda). Here’s more proof the low-end sound is sweeping the…
Breakdancing will never die, it just looks cool. Above is a recently uplaoded video of the No Bodies Crew breakdancing in downtown West Palm Beach. They are an active, professional crew who will work for hire at bar and bat mitzvhas, parties and corporate events. But what’s South Florida’s breakdancing…
Miles away from arbitraryThanks to the influential meme-crowning fashion and culture blog HIPSTER RUNOFF for pointing out a SXSW flyer featuring Surfer Blood and the rest of the Pitchfork/Windish Agency’s showcase set for March 19 in Austin.Writer Carles or whomever makes the unattributed claim that Pitchfork “comes under fire” for…
via myspace.com/diociousHard-working and constantly touring, Orlando’s psychedelic funk-rock act Diocious is definitely making waves throughout Florida and the Southeast. The trio is riding a swell of shows through the month of March, including three dates opening for the prominent San Francisco jamband Tea Leaf Green and a slot at the…
Usually we save the “Flyer of the Week” accolades for Friday, but here’s a last-minute entry that we have to share before it becomes null and void. We give you the yellow-and-black job heralding, uh, “a new kind of playas ball” at Sweat on Wednesday. Back in the days of…
CalahoneySlow Stride (True Records)calahoney.com Calahoney features top-notch bluesy vocals from frontwoman Laura, accompanied all the while by guitarist Josue, who may or may not be a pair of bohemians trapped in number – crunching nine – to – fives. The overall vibe is reminiscent of the ’90s alt-rock scene, and while…
Yes, you read that line correctly. We’re talking about MI-VI (pronounced M.I. 6) at the newly revamped Gulfstream Park & Casino in Hallandale. Yes, Hallandale. Before the mind wanders too far, flashback to how everyone had the same question marks in their head surrounding opening anything in Hollywood. In truth,…
