La Quinta Estacion (The Fifth Station) only rose to Latin pop prominence in the U.S. in recent years, first making an impact with their 2004 sophomore release Flores de Alquiler (Leased Flowers). It may have taken them a minute to catch on, but once they did, single after single became…
Chanteuse Bebel Gilberto couldn’t have been anything but what she is — a world-class performer, singer, and songwriter. Anything less would have been unfathomable, considering her heritage. Gilberto, of course, was born into Brazilian music royalty. Her mother, known by the stage name Miucha, has enjoyed a long career as…
Bebel Gilberto is considered by many to be at the forefront of modern Brazilian music. Though she was actually born in New York City, she was born into all-star lineage, her mother being Brazilian singer Miucha and her father Joao Gilberto, considered by many to be the “Father of Bossa…
via xperimento.comIf you missed them last week, here’s a little heads up fo’ yo’ ass (not a head up yo’ ass…like that guy in front of you on your way to work this morning on his cell phone, giving you an even worst case of Moooooondays than you had to…
Girls who rock…plus Johnny.Alright, if you’re not headed up to FLIFF tonight to catch Radioboxer at Cinema Paradiso, but you are in the mood for a little local rocking this weekend, there’s a simple solution. It involves floors covered in a perpetual sheen of freshly spilt beer, a haze of…
Is it just me or does it seem like there’s a whole lot going on this weekend? This time of year always gets a bit crazy, I suppose. Thanksgiving (and Black Friday) is just a couple weeks away. Holidays and holiday parties right around the corner after that. Art Basel…
It’s entirely possible, unless you reside in Little Buenos Aires (right up there between North and South Beach… where Las Vacas Gordas throws down!), that you’re unfamiliar with Damas Gratis. Hailing from Argentina, the eight-piece band has never been to Miami before. But these guys have been putting together some…
Let’s talk for a minute about Soul Do Mato. Because I feel like you don’t hear enough about this Miami-based band. While enjoying their vids on YouTube, I did find that they have at least one metric shitload of views though, so it’s entirely possible I’m just preaching to the…
Tony Dez, performing at ULMC 2009Do you swoon like a schoolgirl at the mere mention of Wisin y Yandel’s names (even though you’re not one)? Are you anxiously awaiting Aventura’s upcoming Miami show with your Romeo T-shirt already ironed? Can you frequently be seen driving around town with your windows…
Well, it’s that special time of year kiddies, when real kiddies get to go door to door yelling “trick or treat!” and collecting candy, most of which their grandmothers will warn, “esta envenenado” (“it’s poisoned”). Meanwhile, grownup kiddies get to dress like strippers and dipshits (I managed both at once…
Trying to describe the sound of the New Orleans quartet Mute Math can bring to mind that music-writing adage — it’s like dancing about architecture, i.e., inaccurate and silly. But here’s an attempt anyway to translate Mute Math’s beautiful squall into words: Lush, synth-driven rhythms churn insistently alongside rock riffs,…
It’s entirely possible, unless you reside in Little Buenos Aires (right up there between North and South Beach …where Las Vacas Gordas throws down!), that you’re unfamiliar with Damas Gratis. Hailing from Argentina, the eight-piece band has never been to Miami before. But these guys have been putting together some…
Hurting on funds after spending 90 bones on that Halloween costume? You know the one, a slutty nurse, or a slutty cop, or a slutty Margaret Thatcher or whatever. And for you ladies, the slutty costumes only get more expensive! But, while Halloween isn’t until Saturday, it is Halloween weekend,…
The late Spanish singer and actress Rocio Jurado wasn’t known as “La Mas Grande” (“The Greatest”) for nothing. From the mid sixties until only a few years ago, Jurado was, and likely still is, considered one of the motherland’s most beloved performers of all time. The quintessential diva, her command…
Seriously, there’s really not a whole lot more praise I could pay Locos Por Juana without seeming gushy. If you read Crossfade even twice a year, there’s like a 50/50 chance you’ve read something I wrote about them before. Sooo…instead, I’ve opted to share a few of my all-time favorite…
It’s tough to nail down one place to start enumerating Marc Anthony’s talents. He’s as complete a performer as Latin music has ever known, amassing accolades for his recordings and captivating fans with his passionate stage presence. And he’s not just a record-setting Latin artist — top-selling salsa singer of…
There’s not a whole lot of information out there on local one-man act Audio Lobo, so I’ll have to talk out my ass. Then again, you should be used to it by now. Lobo, an obvious play on the musician’s real name (Brian Wolfe) plays sax, keyboards, drums and uses…
Yo P-Lo, this is C-Lo. I just want to say, I dig your groove.For those of you as yet unfamiliar with the P-Lo in question, he is none other than Patrick Lopez (no relation), the man behind the P-Lo Project, a super smooth sampling of some seriously cool jazz with…
Olga Tañon has long been known as La Mujer de Fuego (The Woman of Fire), and for damned good reason. Sure, it was the name of her sophomore release, which dropped in ’93. But that’s not why the nickname stuck. At least not entirely.Anyone who’s seen the Puerto Rican diva…
Camilo Sesto was Spain’s answer to artists like George Michael and Prince in Britain and the US in the ’80s and ’90s, which is to say a major pop icon. In fact, it might even be fair to say he was the iconic figure in Spanish pop of the era…
Dear Russian Red,I want to take this opportunity to proclaim my love for you. I want to shout it from the digital mountaintops, Russian Red, for all the Internet to know. No, not in that pervy admiring you from the cybernetic afar sort of way. Nor in that cute infatuation…
Over the course of his storied, nearly 30-year career as a professional musician, Bela Fleck has been recognized by many as the world’s premier banjo player. It takes only a few seconds of listening to his nimble fingers to hear why. His fret hand seems to blaze across the neck…
