Pitbull’s new album, Rebelution, officially came out yesterday, though in these parts we’ve been hearing lead singles “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” and “Hotel Room Service” (and even “Krazy”) for what seems like forever already. And because Pitbull seems like such a Miami phenomenon, it’s almsot hard to…
via ArtOfficial Music’s FlickrLocal live hip-hop favorites ArtOfficial are officially on the verge. Part of this is because the band is all over the social network, on just about every site you can think of. Even Flickr. While looking for Flickr photos of shows from the past weekend, I found…
Enough has already been said about Kaskade’s Mormon upbringing in Salt Lake City. Blah, blah, blah – a little faith never prevented anyone from making good music, even if that music was meant to be played in the decadent world of nightclubs. But Kaskade, born Ryan Raddon, has always listed…
via physical-music.comLet’s just get this out of the way first: Heidi absolutely, never, ever fails to straight-up kill it on the dancefloor. As one of the leading lights of the Get Physical label stable — home of M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, et. al. – she was also their first female signing…
Purple Popcorn plays White Room tonight.Friday, August 28*For something a little more sophisticated — and earlier — check out the Hot Nights, Cool Jazz event at the Bass Museum in South Beach. Admission is $10 and includes an open bar. Click here for full details. *Boy-girl electro-pop duo — and…
via myspace.com/xplicitmiamiMiami rapper Xplicit’s biggest in-roads in the industry so far have been as a songwriter. His biggest score so far has been a co-writing credit and appearance on the hook of Diddy’s new single “Diddy Bop,” and he’s worked with most of the local heavyweights. (Here’s an old Crossfade…
via myspace.com/prettyrickyThe end of the millennium has been pretty rough on the Carver Ranches-birthed R&B group Pretty Ricky. First, last year original Pleasure P quit the group to pursue a solo career. His single “Boyfriend #2” peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 — a higher position than…
Those who frequent too many internet gossip sites might forever (in internet years, anyways) associate Cisco Adler with a certain waist-down photo that circulated a couple years back. That’s okay, though. Here in South Florida, land of a thousand chances, the one thing blog notoriety guarantees is the opportunity to…
Twenty-two-year-old singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini confounds most expectations, from his name on up. Despite its Mediterranean sound, Nutini hails from Paisley, Scotland (though his father’s side of the family is Italian a few generations back). And despite his early shaggy, long-haired image, Nutini is not yet another dour rocker from his…
Almost right after this year’s edition of Art Basel Miami Beach — which everyone knows is largely about the satellite parties and concerts, anyways — comes a new shebang. The first annual Miami Music Festival is scheduled for December 10 to 12. Well, Basel goes from Dec. 3 to 6…
via myspace.com/areweapons”Electroclash” is just a hipster punchline at this point, but around the turn of the millennium, it was this new, fresh niche thing birthed at the old club night Berliniamsburg, at the old club Luxx (now Trash Bar, I think) in W-burg Brooklyn. (Also, back then it was still…
You may remember rising local R&B queen Shonie from an episode of Prunk TV here on Crossfade from last May. Since then, she’s been working on material for her upcoming debut album, to be released on Slip N Slide and Def Jam, for now titled Passionate… Pieces of Me. Recently,…
via J A I M E’s Flickr photostreamTons of people turned out for the Iggy X Sweat fundraiser for Sweat Records at the Awarehouse in Wynwood, Miami this past Saturday. As much as most people were probably hoping, Iggy didn’t perform, but he did hang out the whole time, grinning…
What are you doing from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight? If you’re on Miami time, probably nothing — so if you’re in the central part of the city, be a good freeloader and head to AE District Gallery, 3852 N. Miami Ave. No really, although this announcement is last minute…
Friday, August 21*Lanzallamas Monofonica celebrates their third anniversary as a band tonight at Jazid in Miami Beach. This one should go late-night. Admission is free. Click here for full details. *Miami punk-type band Boy Prostitute plays at the Vagabond tonight. Admission is free before midnight; $5 after. Click here to…
via shwayze.comThose who frequent too many Internet gossip sites might forever (in Internet years, anyways) associate Cisco Adler with a certain waist-down photo that circulated a couple years back. That’s okay though. Here in South Florida, land of a thousand chances, the one thing blog notoriety guarantees is the opportunity…
Pompano Beach-based threesome Band Number 12 is largely an under-the-radar local act for now, but the band’s appeal lies in its overall mood, a sort of wistful, drink-dampened nostalgia for relationships that, in retrospect, were probably actually not that good. It’s no surprise, then, that the band was born, more…
Why try to originally opine on the sounds of the heavy Miami trio Vultures are Wolves when the band’s MySpace page is so darn descriptive? There, you will find that they tag themselves as being appropriate for fans of “repulsive uncontrolled chaos,” and sounding like “blasts of bloated diarrhea spit.”…
Why try to originally opine on the sounds of the heavy Miami trio Vultures are Wolves when the band’s MySpace page is so darn descriptive? There, you will find that they tag themselves as being appropriate for fans of “repulsive uncontrolled chaos,” and sounding like “blasts of bloated diarrhea spit.”…
You can take the name of Sweat Records, Miami’s against-all-odds bastion of independent culture, in different ways. You might sweat that Beat Happening/Screaming Trees split 12-inch the place just got in stock; you might sweat on the car ride over to get it. But it was never co-proprietor Lauren “Lolo”…
Judas PriestMonday, August 17Hard Rock Live, HollywoodBetter Than: A case of the MondaysThe Review:Classic metal shows are always an excellent bang for the buck — see previous reviews on local shows by Iron Maiden or Slayer, for example. The bands are drawing on years of a critic- and fan-vetted catalog,…
via myspace.com/brisco305Brisco was set to perform at Summer FestSummer Fest was an all-out megawatt concert scheduled for this Saturday at American Airlines Arena. The line-up was to feature some of the biggest names in pop, hip-hop, and R&B: Akon, Ne-Yo, Keri Hilson, and T-Pain, as well as locals like Flo…
