It’s almost here! Winter Music Conference is always our favorite time of year thanks to the non-stop musical assault on the Magic City. But in preparation for our Winter Music Guide 2009, which hits New Times boxes across the city tomorrow, music editor Arielle Castillo and I decided to make…
MSTRKRFTFist Of God(Dim Mak)Three words: Worst. Album. Ever. MSTRKRFT should be glad we don’t have a rating system here on Crossfade, because if we did, they would rightfully receive a zero-star rating from us. Honestly, we really wanted to like this album, but there is just no getting around how…
Diplo returns to Miami for WMC.Just got word that Our House West of Wynwood will be hosting a party during Winter Music Conference. The Allapattah gallery hasn’t been open for long, but it’s quickly becoming a favorite. It’s already hosted numerous parties, include a string of them during Art Basel…
To say we get courted for promotion is an understatement. We got harassed by P.R. whores asking us to talk about their products. Psst! Let me let you in on a little secret: Best way into a New Times writer’s heart is to offer free booze. With the economy in…
Er, I just received this in my inbox. Actor-turned-rapper Joaquin Phoenix had threatened the world that he was going to become a rap superstar, but I don’t think anyone took him seriously. Well, apparently at next week’s edition of Dirty Hairy with Craze and Klever, Joaquin Phoenix will be performing…
Heartsrevolution perform at The Vagabond Sunday.When Scion’s Kitsuné CD release party comes into The Vagabond Sunday, Brooklyn duo-turned-trio Heartsrevolution will be doing a rare live performance in Miami. Crossfade spoke with the band’s newest member Prince Terrence about the band’s full-length debut, the Heartschallenger and Hipster Runoff.New Times: So funny…
Er, so last night we were suppose to go see Diplo at LIV, but our disco nap turned into a deep slumber. Oh well, no worries, Diplo will be back for WMC, and we are excited about Mad Decent’s party at O.H.W.O.W. during the week.Anyway, we suppose we’ve got some…
If there is one party you must never, and I mean never miss, it’s Berlin-label Get Physical’s Winter Music Conference party. For the last two years, Studio A has served as its venue, so we were a bit worried about where the party would move to this year. We finally…
Justin NamonKid Sister took control over LIV’s Wednesday night party Dirty Hairy. Click here to view the full slide show.Kid Sister and FlosstradamusWednesday, February 26, 2009LIV at the Fontainebleau, Miami BeachBetter than: Getting your toes done up.When I got the invite for LIV’s newest party, Dirty Hairy, I was sort…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival is already in full swing, and last night, everyone’s favorite quasi-cook and abbreviator, Rachel Ray, hosted the third annual Amstel Light Burger Bash at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach. Our cameras caught all the beefy action, including celebrity chefs Bobby Flay and Michelle Bernstein.However,…
Can you believe it? Winter Music Conference is only five weeks away! We are already putting together our WMC Guide, which at this point seems a little, er, overwhelming to say the least. So many parties that we are having a hard time deciding what to do when the week…
Image via MySpaceThings will get hairy with Kid Sister Febrauary 25 at LIV.Call us nightlife anthropologists, because our assessment of downtown’s nightlife set being courted by glitzy South Beach continues to be reinforced. We wonder if we can present this as a thesis for our doctoral research?The ever-expanding Poplife, plus…
A few week ago we issued a new trend alert for downtown Miami’s hipsterati being asked to host and promote parties at the usually uptight South Beach nightclubs. But this week we are uncovering an even newer trend, former Miami nightclubs moving north to Broward County.Remember crobar? The infamous Chicago…
Boys NoizeNow that Ultra’s lineup has finally been unveiled, it’s time to move on the what the local clubs will be putting on. There are certain things we are concerned about for this year’s Winter Music Conference: Are there going to be enough people in town this year to support…
So in addition to yesterday’s news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month’s Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT…
Black Eyed Peas bringing their humps to Bicentennial Park.There are some things in this world better left unexplained, but this is definitely not one of them. It’s been confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas (yes, the very same ones that created the weapon of mass destruction called “My Humps”) are…
Diplo spins at LIV March 4.Really, we don’t know why are shocked anymore. It’s getting obvious that clubs are grasping anything in order to stay afloat. But during our daily Pitchfork read, we stumbled upon the news that M.I.A./Santogold producer/DJ Diplo would be spinning at LIV alongside Dave 1 of…
Choose your own adventure when HEARTSREVOLUTION comes to The Vagabond March 8.The Scion A/V Tour is coming back to Miami for the millionth time March 8. This time its to celebrate the CD release Pioneer, a Scion A/V mix by French record label Kitsuné. The tour’s first stop is Miami…
If there is one guide to Winter Music Conference (other than our own, of course), it’s definitely The List. It’s the official guide to everything WMC, and while it’s obviously still incomplete, there are a lot of interesting events already listed.Most of the list so far compromises the downtown clubs,…
JipsyWanting to get in the mood for Valentine’s Day, our cameras ventured out Monday night for Dream’s Chat Noir party. If you haven’t been, you are missing out on one of the hottest parties on the beach that features sexy burlesque dancers and brave clubbers that still want to keep…
Justin NamonPoplife and Rokbar partnered up for some Good Clean Fun. Click here to view the full slideshow.We are hungover today for a reason. Good Clean Fun at Rokbar is what happens when you pair downtown party promoters Poplife and South Beach’s only rock lounge. We caught a few snapshots…
Ari Justin RothenbergDesigner Drugs spins at Respectable Street Thursday night. Click here to view the full slideshow.Last night, it was unusually cold for South Florida but things got hot over at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach where Designer Drugs spun at the venue’s Flaunt party. Our cameras made it…
