The hipster-approved, Berlin-based thumping house producer Jesse Rose plays an event sponsored by — who else? — Scion. The real star, here, though is Rose’s label, Made to Play. Each of the artists playing tonight (with the exception of local hero Induce) have put out tracks with the imprint, and…
The Hawaii-based producer Bluetech can be considered part of the extended constellation of the jam band scene, playing and collaborating with other hippies-gone-electronic like EOTO and Flying Lotus. Still, Bluetech is fiercely experimental, citing the likes of Brian Eno, the Orb, and even Erik Satie as influences. He performs in…
As the week wears on, every morning we’ll post our recommendations for the best public music-related and club events taking place during Art Basel Miami Beach.Wednesday, December 2-6:30 to 7 p.m.: OK Go performs at Design Miami/. Click here for full details. -8 to 10 p.m.: Blueprint for Space opening reception,…
Art Basel week is the time of surreal collaborations and appearances, so when New York mag reported a supposed “Sex Pistols concert on the beach,” it seemed plausible. Still, they only got it 25 percent right. One Pistol will, indeed, be performing, at the very swish new Opium Group poolside…
Yes, that’s “Stewie” as in the misanthropic infant star of The Family Guy. And while this event’s connection to “art” is rather tenuous, who among our very coveted young demographic doesn’t like The Family Guy? So stay with me here while I explain the concept of this Wednesday night party…
Tomorrow, Miami New Times will bring you the full scoop on this year’s edition of Primary Flight. But to summarize, it’s one of the most interesting satellite happenings during this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach extravaganza, a show that is literally at the street level. Starting today, you can check…
The term “chillwave” might have been coined sarcastically by the parody blog Hipster Runoff, but the music blogosphere has taken it and run with it. A sort of 2k9 reiteration of the old “downtempo,” these producers are influenced more by Animal Collective than Massive Attack, and create tracks with a…
Million Dollar Mano was already a favorite on Chicago’s free-spirited house/hip-hop crossover scene. His new project, though, might get even wider attention, thanks to the addition of a little female energy in the form of frontwoman Drea Smith. Together they are He Say She Say, and over squelching electro-pop, Smith…
Kinky remains one of the best Mexican exports of crossover acts who fuse their country’s native sounds with contemporary rock and dance sounds. Mala Rodriguez, meanwhile, is a fierce female rapper from Spain whose sound relies heavily on flamenco. Together, they provide the soundtrack to a multiculti night of music…
As we promised yesterday, here’s a holiday giveaway of two more tickets to see Ras Kass in a comeback gig at White Room on Friday. Click here to read yesterday’s post with all the details.The rules again are, leave a comment on this entry, and then e-mail me your name…
It might have been a little scandalous when Miley “Jailbait” Cyrus did her infamous pole slide atop an ice-cream cart at the last Teen Choice Awards show. But for those of us old enough to try it, there’s a certain monkey-bars feeling of fun in pole dancing, a fitness regimen…
If you missed Kid Sister’s performance not long ago at LIV, here’s an opportunity to check her out again in a slightly more relaxed setting. Giant Step always curates quality events, and for Art Basel the label is putting on Chicago’s favorite femme fatale electro-rapper at the Delano. She and…
At one point, the California MC Ras Kass seemed poised for a real mainstream takeover. Known for killer freestyles and guest verses, he issued a pair of early albums, Soul on Ice and Rasassination, that were well-received. Things started to unravel, though, around the time of his third album, Van…
Mike Bones and Brian DeGraw. Max Fish is the coolest no-bullshit bar on Manhattan’s L.E.S., and in celebration of its 20th birthday, the good folks at OHWOW have recreated the bar here in Miami, in its entirety. Bonus for those of us missing out on our own late beloved dive…
In a departure from his usual soulful house sets, the Philly DJ/producer King Britt gets glitchy and left-field in the Miami installment of Saturn Never Sleeps, a monthly party he cofounded with his fiance, Rucyl Mills. King and Rucyl man the beats on laptops and other sundry gadgets, including, possibly,…
Yesterday morning, Crossfade contributor Lee Zimmerman gave a pretty thorough run-down of Jackson Browne’s show this past Saturday at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Still, sometimes a YouTube video is worth a thousand words, and these two snippets capture a couple themes present in Zimmerman’s review. First, despite the solo-acoustic style…
We’ve already blogged a couple times about Poplife’s big Art Basel party on Saturday, December 5 featuring the Golden Filter. Electric Pickle’s got a lot of other stuff going on during Basel week, though, including a huge Aquabooty blow-out on Friday, December 4. Here’s the line-up.Wednesday, December 2″A meet and…
Nightlife never takes a holiday — nightlife, as a concept, exists permanently as an alternate-universe holiday. So in case you were wondering, yes, the usual (((SHAKE))) hip-hop party and bullshit will still be going down at the Vagabond this Thursday. And if you indeed find yourself there, that means you’ve…
With all the Art Basel hype (only one week away, woooo), you can be forgiven if you forgot our previous announcement about the Miami Music Festival. In its inaugural year, it’s a three-day shebang styled after bigger industry conferences like SXSW and CMJ, with simultaneous showcases at a bunch of…
Friday, November 20*Everyone raised here likes 2 Live Crew, pretty much. So everyone we’ve mentioned this party to is excited about the fact that the group is playing for just $10 tonight at White Room in Miami. Click here for full details. *Tonight is day one of the 97th birthday celebration for…
The Ska Is Dead TourWith Deal’s Gone Bad, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, and the ToastersCulture Room, Fort LauderdaleThursday, November 19, 2009Better Than: Remembering the misled late-’90s mainstream notion of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones supposedly epitomizing ska.The Review:In 2009, ska sure isn’t the healthiest genre of underground music. But it…
Word is that Studio 1415 is an impressive new art/music space in North Miami. And it’s been a while since Awesome New Republic have been home — they recently did the whole CMJ thing in New York as part of a larger tour. (Click here to see some of our…
