The era of the big-budget rock video seems distant indeed. Actually, the era of the big-budget video for any genre seems distant, save for a few megawatt hip-hop and pop productions. Still, the best directors are adapting their style to smaller budgets and even smaller (laptop) screens. And instead of…
So after all that build-up, how did Hialeah’s own 2 Girls and a Cupcake fare on last night’s episode of Cupcake Wars? We know, we know – the State of the Union was on the same time. Luckily, we shirked our civic responsibilities (that’s what DVRs are for) to catch…
While a number of local food trucks offer surprisingly healthy options (see, for instance, our roundup of vegetarian options on the scene), there’s no denying that much of the fare offered is far from diet-friendly. By mid-February, gym rats will have a special body-conscious truck just for them: the Muscle…
Among the crop of recent entries into the Miami food truck scene, one of the brighter stars is Miso Hungry. In a sea of burgers and tacos, the bright blue truck has stood out with a fresh take on casual pan-Asian fare, in which bright flavors and crisp vegetables abound…
Last week, we re-introduced you to Hialeah’s only bespoke, hip-hop-loving cupcake company, 2 Girls and a Cupcake. The two namesake girls, 27-year-old Evelyn Dieppa and 26-year-old Lorena Castro, appear tonight on the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars.To celebrate, they’re hosting a pop-up retail event at their Hialeah Gardens commercial kitchen alongside…
Fairchild’s fifth annual chocolate festival this past weekend went, pleasantly, as most of the other Garden’s events do — a themed excuse to buy festival foods and trinkets, of course, check out the gardens. The only downside was the day we attended, Saturday, was marred by gloomy skies and drizzling…
With the animal fat freely a-flowin’ on most local food trucks, what’s a meat-eschewer to do? While Miami’s mobile food scene continues to grow, it’s still behind other cities’ in its lack of vegetarian options. The Raaga Cart showed promise during Art Basel especially, but its owners have day jobs…
Those averse to hot, griddled flesh and feeling left out of the food truck trend would do well to head to Wynwood this Saturday. The latest edition of this new weekly street food court, organized by Richard Hales of Sakaya Kitchen/Dim Ssam a Gogo, promises a few new meatless treats…
Another food truck round-up? You don’t say! However, Culinarium, launching tonight, seems to be the first mobile food event in Miami to combine a food truck rally with live DJs and bands (which a few have already been doing), and a full bar offering. (It’s probably also the first, of…
In the past, Miami rapper Garcia’s image has often been playfully and shamefully lascivious. (It’s no secret he boasts some adult-industry alliances.) But after he took some time outside of the music industry last year, he seems to have come back much more serious and introspective — even melancholy. Check,…
Food Network’s series Cupcake Wars pits four sets of cupcake makers against each other in a series of off-the-dome creative baking challenges.Bakers are eliminated in a series of rounds. A final challenge involves high-volume baking, and, usually, the creation of a massive, creative display for the final product. The winner…
First, an obligatory reference to the old glory days of South Beach: Sandra Bernhard totally hung out there in the ’90s and — obligatory related reference to Ingrid Casares — totally dated Ingrid Casares! OK, got that out of the way. Everyone involved in that era has moved on, but…
When the city’s most popular food trucks started disavowing the now-defunct Gourmet Food Truck Association last week, the reaction from customers was mostly confusion. What exactly was it, anyways, and would its collapse affect the many popular food truck courts currently going?While Short Order revealed some of the sordid details…
Local food truck aficionados by now are likely well aware of the Sugar Rush truck, now a happy aqua-blue fixture at pretty much every local street food court. So far, it’s the only all-dessert truck on the road (unless you count Dolci Peccati or Feverish, who specialize in frozen treats…
Ignore the one-word, menacing-sounding name and the Georgia provenance, because Witches, performing this Sunday at Sweat Records, are not a doom or stoner-metal band. Those kinds of bands are generally associated with Savannah, anyways, and this trio originates from the sleepy, Southern gothic bohemia of Athens. Witches is, in fact,…
View photos from No Age’s performance at Grand Central here.No Age With Beings and Rene Hell Grand Central Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Better Than: The outcome of the Heat game a couple blocks away. No Age shows in Miami, by now, seem to attract two distinct but related groups. There’s…
Regular Crossfade readers will recognize the name Beings, a local heavyish-arty-fuzzy group with a kickass female drummer. So who the, uh, hell, is this Rene Hell character sandwiched between them and No Age tonight at Grand Central? The answer: It’s just one name for an idiosyncratic electronic artist who’s so…
Panther Coffee is definitely a welcome addition to Wynwood, and discerning caffeine addicts (ourselves included) patiently wait its arrival. In the meantime, though, it may be worth heading southwest in the quest for a quality brew. For the past couple years, coffee aficionados familiar with markedly less hip parts of…
It’s no secret that Crossfade loves L.A.’s best scrappy lo-fi punk duo, No Age. Luckily for us, No Age seems to love our hometown right back — or at least have booking agents who do. No seriously, they’ve publicly professed their interest in Miami recently, even if their schedules don’t…
View the photos from Miss Kittin at the Vagabond here.Miss Kittin DJ SetFriday, January 14, 2011The VagabondBetter Than: Reliving the electroclash era through its unfortunate haircuts and makeup. With about a decade’s distance now from electroclash’s birth in proto-hipster South Williamsburg, it seems grossly unfair to still categorize the scene’s…
The Netherlands may be pretty tiny in actual land mass, but its influence on dance music has been outsized. The country represents a disproportionate influence on the trance scene — it’s the birthplace of titans Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, and Tiesto — and has offered forth countless other more…
When local MC Garcia does something, he always does it big. For years with their Crazy Hood Productions group, he, DJ EFN, and a tight-knit family of collaborators have been proving that “independent” definitely does not mean “unprofessional.” Crazy Hood keeps in-house everything from a recording studio, to a label,…
