New EP by Alexi Delano and Alejandro Sab Out Today

Crossfade has been following Miami-based DJ/producer Alejandro Sab for a while now, considering his PL0T parties and international artist bookings have been a veritable cornerstone of our local underground EDM scene for the last couple years. At least once a month since 2007 PL0T has made us privy to some…

Vampiros en La Habana…La Pequena Habana, That Is!

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…

Jesse Rose Spinning at Rokbar December 6

Let us know when you’re sick of hearing the words Art Basel, because you’ll be hearing it plenty until the end of the first week of December.In more Art Basel music news, British DJ Jesse Rose will be spinning at Rokbar (1905 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach) on December 6, which…

U-Tunes, University of Miami Music Show, Episode 1

U-Tunes is a musical competition show produced by college students for the University of Miami’s television network. The show is a joint venture between the School of Communication and The Frost School of Music.This episode, the season premiere, features the band Ex Norwegian, a Miami indie band who has a…

Video: ¡MAYDAY! “Red Carpet Affair”

Earlier this summer, ¡MAYDAY! released its Technology EP, which is available free for download via Bandcamp. Off that release, the guys have decided to release a video for the track “Red Carpet Affair.” The video features Brooklyn musician and artist Andrew Strasser, a.k.a. Bad Brilliance, who was in town during…

Miami’s Jesp Releasing Debut November 3 via Sweat Records

It’s about time that someone take back the synth-pop sound back to the Magic City. Joseph Espinoza, a.k.a. Jesp, seems to be doing exactly that. With sound that something of cross between Chromeo and Jan Hammer, Jesp will drop his debut album, Heart Rhythm, November 3 via Sweat Records’ website…

Conjunto Progreso and Transit Offer Halloween Prelims

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,…

Live Nation Deal of the Week: No Service Fee plus Ultimate Access Passes

It’s Wednesday again, so Live Nation is rolling back some prices to make concert tickets just a little bit more affordable. This week, tickets for most shows at Cruzan Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, and The Fillmore Miami Beach are available at face value. No additional convenience fees, parking fees, or…

Photos and Video: ¡MAYDAY! on WDNA’s Sound Theory Live

Last Friday, Miami live-action hip hop group ¡MAYDAY! brought six band members, keyboards, amps, monitors, guitars, drums and a sound guy named Monkey to a WDNA studio further cramped by a show host, engineer, intern, and 3 separate camera folk.The occasion was the real time broadcast of Sound Theory Live,…

Review: Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry Screening at Miami Art Space, October 27

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry ScreeningMiami Art Space, Wynwood, MiamiTuesday, October 27, 2009Better Than: Shopping for remaindered Ed Hardy clothes in that sad sample sale/clearance trailer on US1 down south.The Review:Last night’s screening of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry, a fun documentary about the tattoo innovator’s life and times, was characterized by…

Uber Exclusive South Beach Party at Vagabond Thursday, Bro

The Ed Hardy T-shirt. Nothing is a bigger symbol of douchebaggery in clubland than it. It’s a faux-tattoo armor for those too wimpy to get real ones. Bedazzled and they achieve a whole another level of douchiness. Oh, and if you’re wearing Affliction you have two strikes against you: you’re…

Miami’s Puerto Rican Country Girl Vickie Raye Showcases in Broward

Here’s a video of Vicki Raye performing at Chrystal Hartigan’s Songwriter’s Showcase at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Ft. Lauderdale in collaboration with Daniel Pearl World Music Days on October 20.Vicki Raye is a country music artist born in Puerto Rico, adopted, and raised in South Florida…

The Golden Filter Coming to Poplife December 5

We’re about a month away from Art Basel Miami Beach, and yes, the art tends to be the bigger focus, but a great bonus is usually the influx of musical performers during the week. Last year alone, we saw performances by Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, Panda Bear, The Gossip,…

Locos Por Juana, Almost as Awesome as Chuck Norris…Almost

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…

PS14 Closing After Halloween

You never appreciate what you have until its gone. Sorry to report that downtown Miami dive bar/lounge PS14 (28 NE 14th Street) will be graduating from its 14th Street locale after October 31. But it’s not because of any financial troubles, the owners have simply decided not to renew the…