Halloween

Ten Raver Tips on How to Dress for Ultra 2013

They danced. They rolled. They yelled: Glitter! Yes, these are ten talkative fashionistas of Ultra Music Festival 2013. Certainly, there were some better dressed, and others more sensibly garbed. But the following folks found during night one of 2013's three-day shit fest -- they were the ones who ... More >>

Halloween on Lincoln Road: Ghoulish Scenes From a Restaurant

Thousands of superheros, vampires, zombies, and sexy pirates walked Lincoln Road last night for Miami's biggest Halloween celebration. Restaurants were decked out in black streamers and spider webs, with some putting skeletons in charge of the hostess stands. Not an empty table could be found, as de ... More >>

Andrew W.K. 2, Holly Hunt, Crucial Taunt, and Plan B's Halloween at Churchill's Pub

Plan B From Outerspace With Holly Hunt, Crucial Taunt, and Andrew W.K. 2 Churchill's Pub, Miami Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Better Than: Throwing a party on a Native American burial ground, moshing with mummies, and Trick-or-Treating at Britney Spears' house. Miami has a tendency to turn every hol ... More >>

Top Ten Horror Anthems: The Halloween EDM Remix

Mwahahaha! It's finally Halloween, and we here at Crossfade are getting very spooky indeed. We wanted some appropriately killer jams for tonight, but we're so sick of our old scary sounds CD. And frankly, we can do better. As it turns out, some of EDM's top producers are right there with us. They' ... More >>

Dogzilla to Laughing Skull: Eight Halloween-Inspired Beers For the Trick-or-Treating Beer Snob

Beer snobs don't trick-or-treat for candy, fool, they want beer. But to a beer snob, candy is beer, therefore you are going to need some sort of idea of what sort of beers they might be looking for on Halloween.

Fashion Freakouts at the Back in Black Halloween Rave in Miami

Ravers usually dress pretty cray. But ravers on Halloween really know what they're doing. We here at Crossfade went to Back in Black at Club Space this weekend. And though we were totally impressed by the awesome DJs and supercool laser lights, it was all the great costumes that really blew us away ... More >>

Top Ten Gross, Funny, and Slutty Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2012

All Hallows' Eve is the one time of year when you can wear almost anything. Some people like to be clever with their Halloween costumes. Others just try to be slutty. Some people dress up as celebrities. All this goes for your favorite musicians too. Let's take a look at some of this year's celebr ... More >>

AAA and Bud Light "Giving Free Rides to Intoxicated Halloween Revelers" in Florida

If you're part of the "sluts and children" demographic that'll be trick-or-treating tomorrow night for body shots and Molly at any one of the ten best Halloween parties in Miami, please call AAA and Bud Light for a ride home. Co-sponsored by the American Automobile Association and Anheuser-Busch, ... More >>

Back in Black 2012 With Dirty South, Paul Van Dyk, Funkagenda, Crystal Method

Back in Black 2012 With Dirty South, Paul Van Dyk, Funkagenda, Crystal Method, LA Riots, and others Space, Miami Saturday, October 27, 2012 Better Than: Raving in 75 mph winds. Hurricane Sandy really fucking blows, man. She totally messed up our Halloween plans. We were going to shake our ass t ... More >>

Candye Kane, BBW Blues Singer: "Porn and the Music Biz Are Almost the Same"

Candye Kane is a tough chick from Cali who came up playing country, blues, and rock on the L.A. punk scene in the '80s at the same time as she stripped to pay the bills. Later, she became a porn star, beat an abusive relationship, and survived cancer, all while still making and recording music. To ... More >>

Bumble Bees and Jail Stripes: Cutest Pups at Belle Meade Halloween Annual Dog Parade

What could possibly be more ridiculous than dressing your puppy up for Halloween? If I, tried to put an article of clothing on my ferocious Doberman, I'd make the next day's newspaper headlines. The story would read... Woman in an Upper Eastside neighborhood was attacked and eventually eaten by her ... More >>

Black Moth Super Rainbow at the Stage October 30

Halloween Costumes to Avoid at All Costs

Black Moth Super Rainbow Talks Devil's Night, Throwing Eggs at Born-Again Christians' Houses

Halloween is when babies in reflector vests go, "Twick or tweat," and smiling neighbors ask, "And what are you supposed to be, little girl?" The night before Halloween, however, is when the freaks come out. It's when the paint-huffers with missing fingers limp down the street in search of discarded ... More >>

Nine-Year-Old Girl Told Not to Eat Candy on School Bus Tells Police: "I Will F***ing Kill You!"

​A nine-year-old Florida girls loves candy almost as much as she hates police: a lot.What started as a request by the girl's school bus driver to stop eating candy on the bus ended with the girl getting pepper-sprayed and charged with four felonies.

Five Freaky Good Songs by Dead Musicians

The Cramps are scary awesome.​Death is scary. It's actually the scariest thing ever. It's even more frightening than roaches or abject poverty. And what better way to to honor those who've already crossed over to the other side than enjoying their songs about the most horrifying holiday, Halloween ... More >>

Nadia G., Star of Bitchin' Kitchen, Talks Bucconcini Eyeballs

Cooking ChannelNadia G. knows how to make any kitchen bitchin'​Nadia G., star of Cooking Channel's Bitchin' Kitchen, recently talked with Short Order about her upcoming Season 2 premiere, Halloween recipes for a novice, and what inspires her to keep rockin' out and stayin bitchin'.New Times: Nadia ... More >>

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Churchill's Pub, October 30

​Ted Leo and the Pharmacists With Deaf Poets and Pujol Churchill's Pub Sunday, October 30, 2011 Better Than: Bobbing for apples in the rain It's been a weird Halloween, right? And not the good kind of weird. Last Halloween, after an extended series of poor choices, a candy raver dominatrix wit ... More >>

Area 31, Meat Market, Quattro Gastronomia: Halloween Menus and Drink Specials For Foodies

Area 31The "Formula 31" cocktail.​Okay, so you're unwilling to don a blue wig, feathers or leather, and have zero desire to party big on Halloween. And you're too old to trick or treat. What to do on Monday? Take advantage of the Halloween-themed menu specials at restaurants with other foodies who ... More >>

Light Your Cocktail on Fire for Halloween and Watch It Smoke at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach

Guess you have to sip this in the smoking section.The Ritz-Carlton South Beach has come up with the perfect spooky sipper to kick off Halloween weekend."I named the cocktail Fired Up and Teed Off because it incorporates fire into it when lighting up the Grand Marnier and also features yerba mate tea ... More >>

Miami Voted Best City for Adult Halloween Parties, Most Dangerous for Trick-or-Treaters

photo by Justin NamonYeah, Halloween here tends to be NSFK​Who says Halloween is a kids' holiday? Certainly not local residents.If you're an adult looking to dress up in a skimpy costume and gorge yourself on some spiked witch's brew then Miami is the city for you. Though, if you're a kid in town ... More >>

The Office Makes The Miami Heat the Butt of the Joke

​Lets be honest, The Office is pretty much the sitcom equivilant of the Miami Dolphins right now: Once perfect, now in the midst of their worst season ever. That didn't stop them last night from making fun of the Miami Heat in their Halloween episode. 

Celebrate Halloween Tonight With Thick Thursdays' Freaky 190-Pound Strippers

Courtesy of MF Cornbread"It's Thick Thursdays! Ya heard me!"​Calling all creepy motherfuckers! Slather your bad selves in fake blood, slip into your best pimp, ho, or Count Blacula costume, and hustle down to Night of a Thousand Freaks, a special Halloween edition of Club Sandals' monthly Thick T ... More >>

Bloodsucking at the Mall

Shaquille O'Neal Had A Better Halloween Costume Than Dwyane Wade

Yes, we know it's a week after Halloween. But as a Miami blog with a taste for the ridiculous we just couldn't sleep with ourselves if we didn't post the following video of Shaq channeling Beyonce in his "Shaquita" Halloween get-up -- which, by the way, is worlds funkier than his former teammate's w ... More >>

Halloween Weekend: Gatsby Gone Goth, Masquerade Motel, Steve Aoki, and More

Photo by Lex HernandezEvil clowns overran Keys 'N' Krates.​Somewhere right now, a Halloween moon is still rising. And evil clowns, half-naked ladies, and psychopathic serial killers are raging through their 60th hour of candy- and cocaine-fueled mayhem in a (literally) underground club. But if yo ... More >>

Five killer Halloween parties from South Beach to downtown Miami

Five Halloween Freak Fests From South Beach to Downtown

Take the pain at Hellrotika.​All Hallows' Eve is upon us. And this secular holiday is particularly important for three types of people: (1) those obsessed with vampires and werewolves, (2) those who've been dying to hide behind a mask all year, and (3) those yearning to look sexy. All of the above ... More >>

DonQ Screamer: The Perfect Cocktail for Fright Night

​Halloween is right around the corner and we can smell fear around us. Whether it's because of the psychotic neighbor who's decided to reenact SAW in his front yard, or the girlfriend who convinced you that Ken and Barbie is a great couples costume, sometimes you need a string drink on Halloween.S ... More >>

Adoptions of Black Cats Halted in Palm Beach Until After Halloween

​Palm Beach County is apparently full of sadistic weirdos and people who love exuberant parties, so it only makes sense that three animal shelters in the county have banned adoption of black cats until after Halloween. The shelters fear that the cats may be harmed due to All Hallow's Eve ... More >>

Five Dumb Halloween Apps

BrianBoyd via Flickr​From a $4.99 Mario Batali recipe app that'll inevitably result in a greasy screen, to the Hipstamatic indie-cam for a $1.99, the iTunes store offers thousands of apps to suit every demographic imaginable. And like a strip mall welcoming a temporary fly-by-night Hallo ... More >>

Living Dead Take Over Lincoln Road

Pan American Art Projects showcases Magnus Sigurdarson and Paul Stoppi's wild romp through London in "Operation Beefeater"

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Miami Art 2009: During tough economic times, artists turn to the otherworld

On the List: Rising Up From the Dead Just in Time for Halloween

​Oooooohhh! This is the ghost of nightlife past coming to haunt your dreams of weekend debauchery. It's been a while since I've recapped all there is to do across the Magic City, but let's hope I can revive the column from the dead for what's left of 2009.If you've been vigilant you know that I've ... More >>

Weekly Wrap Up: The Friday Pumpkinhead

Via flickr wxmomHappy Halloween!​Don't rot your teeth out eating too much candy this weekend. Here are our highlight posts from this week.Local takes on worst dining trends of the year. Communist tables.Renzo's of Boca, Miami Dolphins Football Meatball video.Doral Farmers Market starts tomorrow.Wh ... More >>

Ten ways Ted Ginn Jr. can repay Miami for the Dolphins' loss to the Saints

KMFDM does Halloween at Culture Room

This'll be a Nostalgic Treat, You Trick

Uber Exclusive South Beach Party at Vagabond Thursday, Bro

Ed Hardy must die.​The Ed Hardy T-shirt. Nothing is a bigger symbol of douchebaggery in clubland than it. It's a faux-tattoo armor for those too wimpy to get real ones. Bedazzled and they achieve a whole another level of douchiness. Oh, and if you're wearing Affliction you have two strikes against ... More >>

Concert Review: Junior Boys at The Vagabond, October 24

Photo by Lex Hernandez​Junior Boys with WoodhandsSaturday, October 24, 2009The Vagabond, Miami Better Than: Staying home, lighting some candles, putting So This Is Goodbye on blast and spending some quality bedroom time with someone special ...well maybe. The Review: The Junior Boys threw a H ... More >>

Junior Boys' Halloween-themed tour hits the Vagabond

Top 10 Funny Halloween Food and Candy Videos

Food, Halloween, funny, these are three things we here at Short Order live for. In honor of that we've rounded up our Top 10 funny Halloween food and candy videos. Enjoy.10. Space Ghost at the Waffle House - Hey, a superhero's gotta eat.

Culture Room Announces Trivium, Ensiferum, and a Halloween Show with KMFDM

​If you were looking forward to seeing The Heavy Pets at Culture Room on Halloween, we're sorry about your luck. The Culture Room announced that Halloween will be much less jammy and much more scary when German industrial heroes KMFDM come to town. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 11 through T ... More >>

You Better Watch Out

The holidays are here, so you can start decking your halls.

Cosplay’s Terrible Twos

You don’t have to be Gwen Stefani to party.

Get Yer Halloween Fun Here

Events for everyone from the rug rats to the barflies

Shhh! My Costume Is a Secret