zaZEE”That chillwave band is so overrated compared to that glo-fi band.”Just so everyone is prepared to throw a fit and/or send us big, sloppy e-kisses, New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s Best Of issue is out June 17. Until then, we’d like to get some information from you, faithful readers. Which of…
Run to the Ribs!Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is hitting the road with his band at the end of the month, and so the restaurant he co-owns, Rock ‘n’ Roll Ribs, is throwing a Memorial Day Weekend bash on May 30. Broward-Palm Beach Food editor John Linn has more details…
We’re going to make this quick: if you fancy yourself a Little Monster, the floodgates open at 10 a.m. today for Lady GaGa tickets. The Monster Ball Tour is coming to South Florida next year on April 12 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and April 13 at American Airlines Arena…
Everyone dying to hear the XX’s “Islands” performed live in South Florida this fall can likely get their wish by attending one of Shakira’s two concerts in the area: September 25 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, and September 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami. You see, as several folks…
Death becomes How to Destroy Angels’ Mariqueen MaandigDirected by David Lynch Rupert Sanders, “The Space in Between,” the first music video from Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor’s new project, How to Destroy Angels, is a gory display, but not quite on par with this redhead-hating clip. Although singer Mariqueen…
Poster created by Iron Forge PressFort Lauderdale-based Iron Forge Press creates some of the most eye-popping rock posters we’ve ever seen. Whenever possible, we’ll share their designs right here on Crossfade.South Florida’s own tropical funk act Suénalo gets represented by a mythical, six-armed, one-man Blue Man Group for this charming…
Photo by Reed FischerThe Jameses in the midst of not holding back at Propaganda on FridayThe JamesesWith Chill Pillars/Cop City, Nervous Systems, Guy HarveyPropaganda, Lake WorthFriday, May 14, 2010The Jameses’ “Gobi Desert” is nearly seven minutes of revivalist lo-fi rock built with a guitar riff every bit as seductive as…
Photo by Yvette LabovRachel Goodrich should probably play at Lilith FairLilith Fair’s August 10 tour stop at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach features Gossip, Corinne Bailey Rae, Norah Jones, Court Yard Hounds, Sia, Sarah McLachlan, Martina McBride, the Rescues, Ceci Bastida, Katzenjammer, and the winner of a local talent…
Two local concerts of note for those making important Friday night decisions include a slate of fabulous local indie rock talent at Propaganda in Lake Worth led by West Palm Beach’s the Jameses, and a spiffy pair of guys called Two Man Gentleman Band (“a fusion of vaudeville, early jazz,…
Photo by Ian WitlenLocal motion: Stonefox Recently reunited South Florida blooz-rawk trio Stonefox has posted a missive to its Facebook friends requesting assistance booking gigs up and down the East Coast in September. The shows would ideally occur September 17-19 in New York, and October 13-17 in Orlando, Atlanta, Raleigh,…
Real Genius also refers to the folks who booked Tears for Fears at Broward CenterAfter conducting several highly scientific polls at downtown Fort Lauderdale watering holes, we are convinced that Tears for Fears’ August 31 concert at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts will be…
Symmetry means that it sounds equally awesome in each earSymmetry, a new compilation curated by W Hotel’s Global Music Director Michaelangelo L’Acqua, made the rounds at Winter Music Conference, and now there’s an event planned for Fort Lauderdale’s W Hotel at Living Room (401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.) May…
Kudos to Courtney at Mood Vane for pointing out this absolutely adorable flyer for tonight’s Goolsby show at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. The poster is courtesy of the Flaunt crew, who always post photos of the revelers after they throw a party at the venue.Even if Caspar the…
Sleigh Bells, which we think you should be listening to out of a sense of South Florida pride, and because Treats is a phenomenal mix of beats, ragged guitars, samples and Alexis Krauss’ versatile voice, is coming to West Palm Beach’s Respectable Street July 8. Do not sleep on buying…
Country music still has a rugged side, no matter what pop-oriented acts like Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum say. The Country Throwdown Tour, sponsored by an energy drink and featuring a rockabilly skull in its logo, is an amalgam of the genre’s rougher necks: Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, and Jack…
Flying Lotus: Possibly as bangin’ as Sleigh Bells’ new album, and actually available in brick and mortar storesIn our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.For the uninitiated, Flying Lotus…
Get ready to hear a lot about Sleigh Bells’ “Treats” and possibly even hear it tooGet over to NPR for an exclusive stream of Brooklyn electro-rock duo Sleigh Bells’ debut album, Treats, like now now. As Sound of the City’s Zach Baron points out, an anticipated album that should be…
Poster created by Iron Forge PressFort Lauderdale-based Iron Forge Press creates some of the most eye-popping rock posters we’ve ever seen. Whenever possible, we’ll share their designs right here on Crossfade.Iron Forge Press designer Ian Rowan sent over this shot of a Minus the Bear poster for Tuesday’s show at…
Lady Gaga is eventually visiting South Florida again.Well, that didn’t take long. In a deft move obviously aimed at minimizing the impact of Christina Aguilera’s just-announced North American tour dates (and stop at Cruzan Amphitheatre), Lady Gaga has rolled out a slate of new shows. The catch: South Florida’s little…
Christina Aguilera looks good in leatherThe Christina Aguilera-Lady Gaga comparisons are never going away, and whether they admit it or not, both singers are secretly very pleased to reap the publicity benefits of said “feud.” In terms of South Florida diva points, however, Xtina is way in the lead with…
Lena Horne dies in New York at 92Legendary African-American singer Lena Horne died Sunday in New York City at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She was 92. No cause of death was given.The Los Angeles Times has an extensive obituary that follows Horne’s rise from a 16-year-old chorus girl at…
Now you did it again, Lil Wayne. We’re sitting here reading an incarcerated rapper’s blog and getting all misty eyed with his message to the mothers of the world — several of whom happen to be the mothers of Weezy’s own children.On Friday, he posted “Letter #02: A Mother’s Worth”…
