This dude has seen it all.

​For 31 years, the numerous, ever-increasing stages at gritty, surreal, and spectacular Churchill's Pub in Little Haiti has been where Miami rock music goes to define itself.

A quick scan of the assorted press and awards (including endless clippings for Miami New Times Best Rock Club nods) reveal only a fraction of the names -- big and small, spanning genres, scenes and the most disparate social circles -- that have considered the bar their music's home base.

Churchill's has served as ground zero for many of South Florida's best and/or biggest musical exports. And in the wake of the still-blooming Jacuzzi Boys, the club has a new wave of rock music on its hands.

Last Friday, the bar hosted a local showcase that provided attendees a crash course in what South Florida rock has in store for 2012.
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​"Squelch TV, man. It's better than Saturday Night Live."

Though the source (Frank "Rat Bastard" Falestra, prolific producer, musician, and, yes, sole proprietor of Squelch TV) is arguably biased, the assertion is, nevertheless, pretty convincing.

Over the weekend, Falestra hosted the latest edition of the series, which has featured Miami-based rock 'n roll (Snakehole, Holly Hunt) and avant-weirdo shit (Kenny Millions, Xela Zaid) alike, streaming live from his apartment-slash-studio in South Beach.
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Photo by Sayre Berman

​See the full 31-photo Guns N' Roses at American Airlines Arena slideshow.

Guns N' Roses
With Buckcherry
American Airlines Arena
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Saturday night's Guns N' Roses concert at the American Airlines Arena was the biggest group S&M experience we've ever had. And believe us, we've drooled on some ball gags in our time.
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Photo by Gaby Izarra

​See the full 44-photo Amnesia Grand Opening With Bob Sinclar slideshow.

Bob Sinclar
With Philippe B.
Amnesia Miami
Friday, October 21, 2011

Better Than: A foam party, which the old Amnesia Miami was known for.

It was the same charming faces in a new and unexplored domain. Well, at least new for those partygoers who frequent South Beach's bottle-service club circuit in 2011.
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Photo by Marta Xochilt Perez

Calle 13's Residente rallying the revolt.

​Calle 13
Entren Los Que Quieran Tour
With Mr. Pauer
The Plaza at the American Airlines Arena
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Better Than: Storming the border with a boombox on blast.

Over the last six months, we here at Crossfade have been rabidly anticipating the arrival of Puerto Rican rappers Calle 13, just buzzing with adrenaline, revolutionary fervor, and righteous indignation.
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​The largest Miami band packed into the smallest live music venue in town on Saturday night.

Psychic Mirrors handed over 40 minutes of groove to a packed room of music fans. We counted 12 bandmates working hard together to bring the funk to Bardot. Although, it's possible there were only 11 ... Only 11!

This orchestra of sorts was not only offering one of its rare performances. It was also celebrating the release of its new twelve-inch single.
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Photo by Alex Penney

You can do Hunx and His Punx for free tonight at the Stage.

​Miami's a city full of ballers. Poppin' bottles with celebs on South Beach, makin' it rain dolla, dolla bills at King of Diamonds, and dropping stacks of Benjamins just 'cause it's the motherfucking weekend. That's how we roll.

Alright, that's a bunch of bullshit. Crossdade's never made it rain, those bottles were comped, and the only stacks of Benjamins we're dropping these days are on student loan paybacks. Nevertheless, we still ball hard. We're ballin' on a budget, yo.

Check out Crossfade's picks for the best things to do this weekend under $10.
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E! Online

Are you too cool to watch E!'s Ice Loves Coco? No effing way.

Firstly, Ice T is motherfuckin' awesome and Coco's body is banging. Secondly, the rapper, metalhead, and Law & Order badass proves to be a superinteresting guy, both at home and under the big lights. Thirdly, Coco is more than just a supernaturally powerful ass; she's also a go-getter and a quirky character.
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​This past Saturday, punks from around Florida gathered in Downtown Miami to commemorate the final show at the Firefly.

Since 2006, the space has been a locus of the radical, activist-oriented South Florida punk scene, and it's demise is the product of an all-too-fitting corporate enemy: demolition at the hands of Braman Motor Vehicles to make way for a new car lot.

Despite the emotion inherent in witnessing the end of an institution, revelers turned out in full force (and good spirits) to pay their last respects.
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Photo by Justin Namon/WorldRedEye

​When the hypemongers start tossing around loaded phrases like "Nicki Minaj," "All-Pink Everything," and "New Year's Eve," your mind instantly floods with hot and luscious fantasies of cartoonish proportions.

Example: You imagine slipping through gates that look like Nicki's pillowy, slightly parted, frosted lips. You imagine getting drunk on gallons of rosé champagne and filling your belly with three pounds of bubblegum. You imagine massive leather sofas shaped like human tongues.

Needless to say, our imaginations outdid reality.
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