Concert Review: The Moody Blues at Bayfront Park Amphitheater,

​The Moody BluesBayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiMarch 5, 2010 It was be easy – and excusable to a degree – for a band like the Moody Blues, whose entire history is draped in nostalgia, to coast by simply on the haze of blissful memories. After all, the majority of the band’s devotees…

Record Store Day: No Age to Rock Sweat Records on April 17

​As we already mentioned, Record Store Day, which falls on Saturday, April 17, is gonna be epic. Via the Guest Lab, we discovered that Dean Spunt and Randy Randall, better known as the rugged punks No Age, are gonna rock Sweat Records’ five-year birthday bash that day, dubbed Sweatstock. Also…

Tickets for Paul McCartney at SunLife Stadium Went Onsale Today

ticketmaster.comYou’ll pay that $32.00 service fee and like it!​Oops! We just checked Ticketmaster and $249 seats, which better be good ones, are still available for Paul McCartney’s visit to South Florida April 3 at SunLife Stadium. Seats went on sale this morning, and aren’t likely to last well into the…

Concert Review: Oscar-less Taylor Swift Still Wins Over BankAtlantic Center on March 7

Sayre BermanNo tears on Taylor Swift’s guitar Sunday at BankAtlantic Center​Click here to view a slideshow of photos from the concert.Taylor SwiftWith Kellie Pickler and GlorianaBankAtlantic Center, SunriseSunday, March 7, 2010Simultaneously embodying adolescent pathos and empowerment, Taylor Swift swung her golden ringlets into South Florida’s BankAtlantic Center Sunday evening. While…

South by South Florida: Every You Head to SXSW Next Week

This week, we’ll highlight the biggest South Florida acts making the trip to Austin, Texas, for the South by Southwest Music Conference March 17-21. First, Fort Lauderdale’s Every You.Stop and smell the flowers, guys​Every You is a band that makes each track count. With only a handful of recorded songs…

A Quick Rundown on Some Miami Acts Playing at SXSW

A few Miami acts are playing official (and semi-official) showcases at SXSW in Austin in a couple weeks. If you’re lucky enough to make it over to Texas for this, here’s who they are and where you can catch them.​DJ CrazeNicaragua-born, Miami-rased DJ Craze has had as many lives as…

70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise Adds Portuguese Cachet With Moonspell

Hey guys, do you think José Saramago’s later books hold a candle to Blindness?​There’s no better way to battle Friday morning’s demons than with some searing Portuguese prog-metal courtesy of Moonspell, the freshest addition to the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise. If any of the hairs on the back of…

Heineken TransAtlantic Festival is Back This April

​You may remember the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival. It came through last year? A whole bevy of top-shelf world music talent graced our fair shores. CuCu Diamantes participated, sharing her dulcet, neo-Cuban-cabaret-era-spliced-with-urban-NYC vibe. Quirky Mexican NuJazz songstress Ximena Sariñana also played a gig, and our own Rachel Goodrich opened. If you…

Music Movies at the Miami International Film Festival This Weekend

The Miami International Film Festival starts this weekend, and if you missed Miami New Times’ guide to the event, click here. Of more immediate interest to Crossfade readers, though, is the fest’s selection of music movies. Here they are. For complete screening and ticket details, visit miamifilmfestival.com. ​The Beatles on Recorda…