If you read Crossfade or New Times at all, you’ll know that John Hood is a regular contributor (and a regular man-about-town). But long ago, before I was his “boss” (although nobody is really the Hood’s boss), I happened upon one of his Thug Sinatra evenings, then at the old…
via www.myspace.com/themachinelive Hardcore Pink Floyd fans are exactly that — deeply, sometimes scarily knowledgeable about their favorite band, and sticklers for accuracy and respect in reproducing its music. And from a show that is at all Pink Floyd-related, these folks demand a show. The true Floyd experience, after all, is…
The scaling back of this past Art Basel Miami Beach was noticeable, with fewer freebies and lower-key events. So it’s safe to assume that the final big event of the “season,” Winter Music Conference, is going to look a little different overall this year, too. It’s doubtful that megawatt DJs…
via www.myspace.com/theblacklipsIf you are thinking of attending the Black Lips show at Churchill’s on Friday, March 27, you should probably buy presale tickets — the show is most likely going to sell out. The source for online tickets, however, has changed. Promoters New Art School were previously selling them through…
via www.villagevoice.comTV on the Radio’s win for best album was not exactly a stunning upsetNew Times’ sister paper, the Village Voice, has been running its annual Pazz & Jop critics’ poll since 1971. And while it’s among the last in the “best-of” national roundups, it’s been one of the most…
As Crossfade announced last month, New Times is partnering with Gulfstream Park in a Battle of the Bands; the winner gets to play at the upcoming Langerado music festival. Nine finalists have been chosen. They’ll square off, four and five at a time, respectively, on February 7 and February 13…
There is little left to say about the singular Celine Dion that anyone who has ever been near a radio or has ever shopped anywhere doesn’t know already. If you love her, then you probably know all about her recent past, in which she held court in Las Vegas for…
It’s easy to crack a joke at ol’ Rod the Mod’s expense — sure, sadly, the lingering image many casual music fans have of him is of his latter-day, slightly bloated, warbling version. But the man is a legend, a holdout from when frontmen were rock stars instead of disposable…
If, thanks to a debacle over RSVPs, you missed the Panda Bear solo show during this past Art Basel Miami Beach, cheer up. The entire Animal Collective trifecta has just announced a large-scale national tour in support of the group’s latest album, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Despite the band’s large-scale popularity…
Local producer and PL0T resident DJ Alejandro Sab a.k.a. Sabox was a staple of the burgeoning downtown minimal scene in 2008. For those of you who missed out last year, here’s a killer mix encapsulating some of the sexy stripped-down funk sound patrons heard at White Room Fridays and other…
Much like his previous video, for “The Right,” featuring Jean Grae and Wrekonize, DJ I-Dee’s latest video is also based on his beloved early 16-bit video games. “Swollen Dome/1991” features another downtempo-ish track (mostly “Swollen Dome,” with “1991” just at the end), with just enough scratching, and the wunderkind battle…
Last week, I wrote a little preview on the Yo Majesty show set for next Tuesday at White Room, summarizing the duo’s on-and-off internal turmoil. MCs Shunda K and Jewel B sometimes refuse to pose for photo shoots together and do interviews separately, and then just as quickly seem to…
Nobody in Miami has been a bigger booster of the local quartet the Jean Marie than Lolo Reskin of Sweat Records. So where else would the band celebrate its latest album release than at the Vagabond’s Friday party, which Lolo helps throw? So this edition celebrates Annie Jump Cannon, the…
Little, it seems, can stop the improbable Tampa-based female party-rap juggernaut that is Yo Majesty. Not even the occasional near-implosion of the group itself. Early last summer, some undefined internal meltdown sent home half of the group, gospel-trained vocalist turned rapper Jewel B. The duo’s backbone, the verbose and sheerly…
Crossfade has been updating you on the ticketing changes at several South Florida Live Nation-controlled venues, so here’s some more news. Previously, the company announced that the Fillmore Miami Beach, Mizner Park Amphitheatre, and the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre were to only use the company’s own ticketing service from now on…
From driving a biodiesel-powered bus to hangin’ with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Ryan Adams, pretty much everything Country Music Hall of Famer Willie Nelson does is pure, inarguable badass. The OG of the outlaw country movement in the 1970s also continues to add to his considerable songbook, releasing…
Against All Authority has been keeping it real for over a decade and a half now, forming in the Magic City back in 1992, anchored mainly by bassist/vocalist Danny Lore and guitarist/vocalist Joe Koontz. While the band often gets easily lumped into the “ska-punk” category, it has mostly eschewed the…
Last month, Crossfade reported on mixed signals regarding a Morrissey tour kickoff ostensibly set for Feb. 28 at Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca. Well, we’re happy to report the show has been finally, officially announced! Tickets go on sale Friday, January 16 at 10 a.m. They cost $35, $45, $55,…
Racing Exit 13 is, technically, a hardcore-influenced Staten Island band. But calling Racing Exit 13 “New York hardcore” makes you think of a bunch of beefy Biohazard-type dudes running around. This quintet has a much subtler vibe than that, name-checking plenty of those heavy, but, errr, thoughtful acts of the…
Like a pissed-off, mistreated dog, Travis Reilly yelps, This is how downward spirals start. Then he growls, This is a convoluted attempt to find some source of hope. Later, he barks, This is the best and worst things will ever get. Reilly’s Long Island-based hardcore outfit, This Is Hell, seems…
I know, I know, WMC talk already — yikes, we just celebrated the new year. But if you’ve got any interest in WMC then you know that the Shelborne always grabs absolutely stellar lineups who play legendary parties. If you like big-room house music, you’ve already been to some of…
(Photo via www.donnathebuffalo.com)Donna the Buffalo, a band who hails from Trumansburg, New York, sounds inseparable from the Great Outdoors. These are the kind of old Deadheads who probably chose to cover John Anderson’s Everglades ode “Seminole Wind” because it’s got otters and gars in it. Their originals suggest holistic hippies…
