Via facebook.com/MayerHawthorne

Mr. Hawthorne gettin' close with his fans on the How Do You Do tour.

See Crossfade's interview with Mayer Hawthorne about sophomore album How Do You Do and singing with Snoop -- plus his "Six-Song Miami Playlist" featuring Little Beaver, TK Records, and More!

Wanna get close to Detroit singer, songwriter, and soul man Mayer Hawthorne? Well, coincidentally, he wants to meet-and-greet you too.

Of course, after every show on his current How Do You Do tour (like, say, Eugene, OR; Glasgow, UK; or Boston, MA), Mr. Hawthorne's cozies up to his audience and snaps a group shot for his Picture Time photo album.

In Miami, though, this soul-powered party starter is upping the intimacy by giving away a pair of free tickets and a meet-and-greet package for his May 8 show at Grand Central.

Just see the cut for contest instructions.
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Via facebook.com/official311

Are all y'all ready to effing alt-rock across the Atlantic Ocean with the 311 Carribean Cruise 2012?

On Thursday, May 10, the rock/rap/reggae/funk juggernaut known as 311 will be steaming outta the Port of Miami aboard the Carnival Destiny with 15 musical cruise mates, including The Dirty Heads, Shwayze & Cisco, and Trailer Park Ninjas.

According to 311cruise.com, there will be "2 pools, 5 hot tubs, a wild-riding waterslide, mini golf, a plethora of cool bars, friendly casino, multiple music venues ... a pizza bar, 24-hour room service ... THREE 311 concerts! [And] your own personal photo with the band" -- not to mention two full days of "swimming & sunning & partying" on a private island called Half Moon Cay.

With that much onboard and off-board awesomeness, you've probably already snatched up a 311 Caribbean Cruise cabin. But if not, Sixthman, Carnival, Grand Central, and Crossfade are raffling off free tix.

Just see the cut for giveaway instructions, pre-party details, and the cruise's full lineup.
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Via facebook.com/PayableOnDeathPOD

Hit the high seas with P.O.D. and ShipRocked 2012.

In the non-Miami parts of America, bands like P.O.D., Godsmack, and Sevendust are still on the radio, and the ShipRocked Cruise is an alt music event of such mythical proportions that rocker chicks get head-to-toe wet just thinking about it.

On November 27, the MSC Poesia will sail from Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades to Key West and then Nassau, Bahamas. There's gonna be concerts, excursions, and the chance to bang other drunk rock fans before returning four nights later.
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Photo by Sayre Berman

Check out the 10-photo recap from Maná's last concert at the American Airlines Arena in July 2011.

Hark, Miami music fans!

Do you realize it's a miracle that there are even tickets still being sold at the American Airlines Arena box office for next month's Maná show?

Usually, tix to a night of Drama y Luz with these Mexican rock gods evaporate quicker than a little "Lluvia al Corazón." In fact, just last week, these disciples of pop en español sold out Los Angeles's Staples Center for a record 11th straight time.

And if it's that tough to score Maná tickets, do you understand the miraculous magnitude of being given a pair of passes for absolutely nothing?

See the cut to win free tix for Maná in Miami.
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Guetta says, "C'est un chef-d'œuvre du cinéma!"

​Are you among the legions of sad, ticketless beat freaks who failed to score three-day Ultra Music Festival passes before the big sellout of 2012?

Well, real-life raves are overrated. And we here at Crossfade suggest that you forget about furry boots, caffeinated booze, babes of both sexes, pep pills, and humping at 169 BPMs for three straight days.

Just go to the movies ... Say, the March 21 world premiere of Ultra's 45-minute concert documentary, Can U Feel It: The UMF Experience. As we've said: "You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll uhntz-uhntz uncontrollably."

Just see the cut to win free tickets.
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Third World's Cat Coore.

​Read Crossfade's full feature on this Friday's Reggae Jam with Third World and Inner Circle.

Indeed, those righteous riddims are the cure.

As legendary Jamaican reggae crew Third World has been preaching for decades: "It's time for the world to/Try Jah love/The only love that can bring peace is/Jah, Jah love."

And this Friday, irie vibes and good feelings are gonna flood the Adrienne Arsht Center's Knight Concert Hall when Third World and fellow Rasta rockers Inner Circle unite for the inaugural Reggae Jam in honor of the latter band's late great singer Jacob Miller.

"Won't you try/Try jah love?" Just see the cut to win free tickets to Third World and Inner Circle's Reggae Jam.
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So ... Wanna get fellated with Blowfly and the Bruise Cruise?

​After being brutally rocked 'n' rolled for seven hard, sweaty, superintense hours at last year's Bruise Cruise kickoff party, everyone was totally exhausted. Eyes were bleary. Hair was messed. Mascara was smeared.

It was basically an all-night, non-stop garage-y gangbang. And as we said in our post-show recap: "Most Bruisers had become zombies. People [were] passed out on couches. They were sleeping on their feet."

So thankfully, the Bruise Cruise board of executives made the sage decision to split this year's hardcore kickoff action into two nights, getting down at The Stage with explicit septuagenarian spitter Blowfly on Wednesday before blowing another load on Thursday with Fucked Up.

Now normally, it'd cost $25 to get in on this bruisin' and cruisin' group scene. But you wanna get fellated and Fucked Up for free, right? Well, just see the cut for contest instructions.
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​On Monday morning, we here at Crossfade ate a half-stack of hotcakes, smoked a skinny post-meal blunt, and tried to imagine what it'd be like to celebrate a birthday if we were The Boss.

We fantasized about counting massive stacks of cash, snagging a nice long midday snooze in an emperor-size waterbed, and then making it rain money (literally) at one of Miami's many world-class, warehouse-sized booby bars.

Unfortunately, we don't have the budget for that kinda ballin'. But guess what? Our homies over at Prestige Sundays hooked up a bunch of free tickets for the Official Rick Ross Birthday Bash this Sunday.

Of course, we skimmed a few for ourselves. But we're giving the rest away. So if you wanna come say "Happy B-Day!" to The Boss at South Beach's Amnesia, just see the cut for contests instructions.
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​When Mansion suddenly and mysteriously revealed that it was "CLOSED," were you among the SoBe clubbers wracked with shock ("What?!?!"), anger ("WTF? So pissed"), and sadness ("Mansion will be missed!") over the unexpected extinction of your favorite glossy party spot?

Then you must've been superstoked when the Opium Group megaclub finally came clean a couple of days later, admitted the whole thing was just a fancy facelift, and even announced a two-night reopening party with Deadmau5.

Well, here's another reason to dance: Crossfade, Mansion, and the Mau5 have hooked up a pair of free tickets for both Friday and Saturday's comeback bashes. Just see the cut for contest instructions.
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Glass Candy and Chromatics' Johnny Jewel.

​Chilly. Brainy. Still sexy.

Dressed like a superstylish Italo-disco dude who drives a Delorean, dances alone to Madonna, and dates his vintage synths, Johnny Jewel is the coolly smooth operator at the center of the Italians Do It Better family, not to mention indietronica crew Glass Candy and sophisticated pop quartet Chromatics.

This Saturday, he, Glass Candy, and Chromatics will be hosting a dark and dreamy dance party at downtown hangout Grand Central. And as usual, we here at Crossfade have free tickets. Just see the cut for contest instructions.
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