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It’s entirely possible, unless you reside in Little Buenos Aires (right up there between North and South Beach …where Las Vacas Gordas throws down!), that you’re unfamiliar with Damas Gratis. Hailing from Argentina, the eight-piece band has never been to Miami before. But these guys have been putting together some…

Two days ago, Los Angeles Police homicide detectives arrested Joshua Woodward, who teamed up with celebrity chef Govind Armstrong to bring their West Coast food offerings to South Beach via Table 8. The cops charged Woodward with the murder of his unborn child.According to an LAPD press release, investigators on October…

*While Crossfade attended the Friday-night edition of Alligator Alley’s closing party, Mood Vane went to the Saturday-night jam, featuring Stonefox. Check out a couple photos, a bittersweet recap, and a little local-scene name-dropping here.*I had high hopes for the Fresh Basil Crew blog when it started, with its clean, bright…

Salsa Fiesta Debuts TodayOwners Cesar Olivo and Adriana Pérez Benatar are hosting the grand opening of their Salsa Fiesta Urban Mexican Grill today. The fast casual eatery is located on 29th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, just a block north of the New Times offices. The modern industrial-style restaurant has indoor…

Well, the contemporary flouting of respect for copyrights has provided one great thing. If you miss some big club or music event, you’re sure to find it on the Internet, somewhere. “Amateur” videographers and photographers are as good as the pros these days, and YouTube now has HD, so…. I…

Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers. Top 5 Albums for the week of October 18 – 24Sweat Records, Miami Declaration of Dependance, Kings of Convenience Embryonic, The Flaming Lips Lungs, Florence and…

South Beach drag empress Shelley Novak was forced to stop making dick joke, and start dealing with police when some guy allegedly slugged her and put a hole in her window. Maybe the fellow was a victim of one of Shelley’s prick-size punch lines. That sort-of-creepy billboard of a naked guy…

Maybe it’s bad taste to get on some kind of eulogy bender before the corpse is even cold, but the diagnosis is terminal and it’s only a matter of time … Your favorite hipster bar, PS14, is dying. So say goodbye, Miami, and make amends for all the wrongs you’ve…

Since swapping your wife will undoubtedly lead to your child taking faux rides in a foil balloon and one of your family members cutting one on Larry King Live, hiring a new millennium Mary Poppins may be a better way to make your foray into reality television. And you just may…

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine. ~Fran LebowitzIs Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her favorite food is seconds. ~Joan RiversMost turkeys taste better the day after; my mother’s tasted better the day before. ~Rita RudnerI come from a family where gravy is…

Cameroon is a country partially on the West coast of Africa that is bordered by Nigeria. The name of the country originates from the portugese Rio dos Camarões, which sailors, for its abundance of prawns and crayfish, called the Wouri River when they sailed into it in 1472.According to Wikipedia,…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sent affordable housing developers in Miami-Dade County an early Christmas present. This past October 16, HUD secretary Shaun Donovan announced 18 south Florida cities will receive $69 million for community development grants, homeowner assistance programs, emergency shelter grants, and housing for people…

Powerful Debate Good man: I worked for Jerry Powers, the man described in “Work It, Jerry!” (Francisco Alvarado, October 15). I know him and have never had a bad day with him. Everything he promised me in the beginning turned out to be true and then some. Ocean Drive became…

Game on at the Standard Miami’s Drunk Bingo night

Daniel Bolaños, an ex-Hialeah cop who resigned  amid allegations he abused his badge, is suing the city, clerk Ralph Granado and Councilwoman Katharine Cue to get her name off the ballot. The son of former longtime Hialeah Police chief Rolando Bolaños Sr. is running against Cue in the November 3…

Saying Michael Pizzi is the kind of guy who’s made a few enemies in this town might qualify as the understatement of the year.​The U.S. probation officer turned criminal defense lawyer turned politician and elected Miami Lakes mayor is a full-time crusader who lives for a dirty street brawl. New Times…

Ever wondered what screamo-lectro dudes do to unwind after a particularly strenuous hipster bikini dance party? Well, apparently, if the dudes in question are Daniel Werb and Paul Banwatt of Toronto synth-and-drum duo Woodhands, then it’s all about a nice, relaxing, man-on-man bubble bath. Why the bubbles? Why the bath?…

Nothing Spells Hip and Health-Conscious Like Plasma TVsNFL All-Timer Rudi Johnson and Dolphins running back Ricky Williams will be co-owners (along with the Hospitality Development Management Group) of PROOF, a “hip new health-conscious restaurant and lounge set within the inviting breezeway area of Z Ocean Hotel South Beach”. Set to…

Brooklyn’s Drop the Lime has been nothing if not prescient. Those last few years, while everyone was running around to overly processed, overly happy so-called “blog house,” the DJ/producer born Luca Venezia carefully stuck to his own thing. In the face of all that neon glare, Venezia and his Trouble…

The state fire marshal and Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms officers were in Miami this morning investigating a fire last night at the Barton G. warehouse at 400 NE 67th St. on the Upper Eastside. The blaze destroyed thousands of dollars’ worth of linens and tables after the roof caved in…

Who is Brad Paisely? He is a country music star with seven recorded studio albums, all of which have gone at least gold.According to Wikipedia, Brad Paisley graduated high school in West Virginia. That’s about as country as it gets, except for the graduating high school part. Paisley is currently…