A Tribute to Midwest Punk Rock at Churchill’s This Friday

​New York and London battle it out over bragging rights as the definitive birthplace of punk rock. Southern California in general is acknowledged as the second cradle of the genre, home of all those amazing, sun-bleached ’80s bands. But people tend to forget about the flyover states’ place in the…

YACHT Docks at Electric Pickle November 14

If anyone has had an amazing year, its definitely been the quirky electronic duo from Portland YACHT. After being relegated to relative obscurity since its inception in 2003, their breakthrough came after Claire Evans joined Jona Bechtolt in 2008 transforming the solo act into a duo.Evans contributes much of YACHT’s…

Video: Group Sings “Lean On Me” at Lotus House Thrift Grand Opening

Lotus House Thrift (203 NW 36th St., Miami) is a Wynwood extension of Overtown’s Lotus House Women’s Shelter. It is a thrift shop that specializes in selling clothes, furniture, electronics, and household goods to help fund shelter meals, housing, health services, job training, and more. I bought a Sony amp…

Sweat Records Resumes Normal Hours of Operation

No more “sweaty” jokes people, Sweat Records finally got that much needed AC. The independent record store in Little Haiti announced today that it would be resuming its normal hours of operation: noon to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday, starting Monday.The record store hasn’t had a history of having the…

The Garage Recording Studio Now Open in Boca Raton

Boca Raton is home to a brand new music store and recording studio called The Garage. Robert Munser and his brother-in-law Bobby Hatton bought the store with the intention of just fixing it up a bit and selling a few instruments and accessories, but things quickly got more complicated.Owner Robert…

Dialed In: Last Week’s Top Ten From UM Radio “The Voice”

Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida’s campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks. Top Albums for the week of September 20-27 University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, “The Voice” The voice is not your typical…

The Talent Farm Streams and Archives Shows

The fine folks at The Talent Farm, Broward County’s finest independent show space/recording studio, are doing a little experimenting. One of the cornerstones of their online presence is the ability to stream all the shows onto the internet. Due to some technical issues (i.e. too many people were taking them…

Junior Boys Coming to Vagabond October 24

Last time indie-electro outfit Junior Boys played in the Magic City it was during Winter Music Conference 2007 at Poplife’s awkward temporary venue Post, a restaurant/lounge located on the edge of Brickell directly on Coral Way. The duo was no stranger to the city’s indie set after it had easily…

Concert Review: Catastrophic Euphoria Fundraiser at PS14, September 26

Catastrophic Euphoria Fundraiser With Boxwood, Radioboxer, and others  PS14, Miami Saturday, September 26, 2009 Better Than: Wandering through Bayside wondering why you’re broke.   The Review:  Catastrophic Euphoria, the musical kaleidoscope stuffed into P.S. 14’s backyard this past Saturday night, was organized with three intentions. First and foremost, the event…

The Sounds Set to DJ at Rokbar Thursday

We aren’t ones to brag about hanging out with quasi-famous people, but on Halloween 2006, the Sounds played a secret show at the now-defunct Studio A. Afterward, they spun at the Redroom at Skybar located inside the Shore Club. There couldn’t have been more than 50 people there, and we…

What to Hear in Broward and Palm Beach Tonight

There are tons of bands to hear tonight, so no matter your musical taste, you should be all set.If you haven’t already picked up your tickets to the Blink-182 show tonight at the Cruzan Amphitheatre, you’re going to be doing some scalping and/or auditioning to be a new roadie as…

What to Hear Tonight in Broward and Palm Beach

If you can’t make it down to Colossal Music Fest at Tobacco Road or Howitzer at Churchill’s Pub, there are still plenty of things to hear in Broward and Palm Beach tonight.Universally hailed as one of the finest bass guitar players of this generation, Victor Wooten is lighting up Culture…

Q&A With Steph Taylor and Nabedi Osorio of The State Of

One of my favorite South Florida groups, the dark indie-pop duo The State Of officially start a national tour for their new record Day of Abandon October 1. I e-mailed the pair, made up of pianist/vocalist Steph Taylor and drummer/vocalist Nabedi Osorio, a few questions about their influences, background, and what to expect from the new…

Miami Bass Warriors Record Release Party at Vagabond Tonight

Everybody’s favorite (ironic?) Miami bass/freestyle/electro quartet Miami Bass Warriors are finally getting around to celebrating the release of their 12″ EP. The record was released back in July and features staple cuts “Going Back to Calle Ocho” and “Bro, That Chick’s a Basser,” as well as a new track, “Breakfire.”Now…