Everyone knows what to expect when Barry Manilow takes the stage Friday, Jan. 28 at the BankAtlantic Center (1 Panther Pkwy, Sunrise) and again Saturday, Jan. 29 at UM’s BankUnited Center (1245 Dauer Dr., Coral Gables) – guilty-pleasure hits including “I Write the Songs,” “Mandy,” “This One’s For You” and the classic cheese-fest “Copacabana (At the Copa).” And everyone might expect Manilow to take himself seriously, much like one would expect, say, Celine Dion or MarthaStewart to. Read the full story
Can’t wait for the dance-music debauchery and decadance that the Winter Music Conference brings to South Florida in March? Well, you really don’t have to.
The Groove Cruise will take care of all your beat-driven needs, for three days straight. Think the Love Boat, but with electronic music, 24/7. Read the full story
DJ Ruen (a.k.a. Brandon Pendleton) has one very simple goal – turn the Miami DJ scene on its head. We recently caught up with the rising young star to talk about his passion for new disco music, spinning at parties in Brazil, and his mix tape dreams.
Explain the name and how you got started.
I got started in 1997 when I started going to underground parties and raves. I’ve always been into music but those parties pushed me into DJ-ing. The name is simple but it makes sense. Ruen means to annihilate – I destroy the clubs with my music. Read the full story
When Tony Goldman had the vision for the Wynwood Walls project, the artwork of famed street artist Shepard Fairey found another home.
The iconic work of Fairey’s, the artist behind the famed Obama campaign poster and the Andre the Giant image emblazoned with the word “Obey”, has now found its way indoors in another of Goldman’s projects – along with his daughter Jessica Goldman Srebnick – at the soon to be open Wynwood Kitchen & Bar (2550 N.W. 2nd Ave., Miami).
The space, which is set to open on Friday, Nov. 26 and is just north of Joey’s restaurant, features a bar area that is wrapped in Fairey’s pop art from floor to ceiling. After receiving blue prints for the space and dimensions for the walls, it was a blank canvas for Fairey to create whatever he wanted. One can’t help but stare at the mix of modular murals and distressed designs, discovering intricate hidden details in his work, all while enjoying a cocktail or some bar food.
The merger between art and dining reaches a new level at Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, and Fairey’s work only accentuates the energy prevalent in the Wynwood area. Read the full story
Country crooner Zac Brown is looking forward to his mini-vacation. After months on the road, Brown and his bandmates are returning to Atlanta for the holidays.
But not before living it up on South Beach.
On Thursday, Nov. 18 the Zac Brown Band will headline the Coca-Cola NASCAR’S Ford Championship Drive concert, a free performance before Sunday’s big race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Read the full story
The Miami Music Festival, the self-proclaimed “largest multi-genre emerging artist and new music festival in the country,” is back for a second go-around with a more concise line-up, an extra day of performances, and an expanded list of venues.
The event, branded as a showcase of new and upcoming artists of all genres, garnered mixed reviews in December 2009, when it took place in Brickell and downtown Miami. The 2010 edition boosts more than 400 performances across the four-day span of November 11 through 14, and will reach out to new neighborhoods, including South Miami, Little Havana and Miami Beach. Main stage performances will take place at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Read the full story
You know a DJ is big when both Madonna and U2 pick him to open their concerts, and they don’t get any bigger than British legend Paul Oakenfold. The Perfecto Records label-head is a master of crafting euphoric house music with a rock-’n-roll edge, having created epic remixes of hits by Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin and The Cure, plus dozens of original tracks. He even performed on the Great Wall of China, plus has a delirious weekly party at Rain in Las Vegas featuring 75 circus performers. Oakenfold hits LIV at the Fontainebleau Saturday night for his Facelift Tour. Get there early for the opening act, Nervo – Aussie twin sisters who have written hit singles for David Guetta, Kylie Minogue, Armin Van Buuren and Ke$ha. Oakenfold talked to Miami.com about the tour. Read the full story
More designers are sharpening their sewing needles to create sartorial masterpieces in The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection, premiering 10 p.m. Tuesday on Bravo. One of the 12 happens to be a talented local — Peru-born Eduardo de las Casas, 41.
Among the pros judging his work: supermodel Iman (replacing last season’s Kelly Rowland) and designer Isaac Mizrahi.
The men and women will be split up into two teams. Each “fashion house” must create a collection and runway show every week to vie for the $125,000 prize. Read the full story
DJ Mr. Mauricio has been shaking up the scene since he first hit the decks at Liquid nightclub way back when. We recently caught up with the Miami veteran to discuss his unexpected start, his years on the airwaves, and playing with Outkast.
What has been the best part of being with the SKAM family?
The fact is that SKAM is the leader in DJ management, period. Sujit Kundu (SKAM founder) and I always say, “We are the Yankees of this game.” I say this coming from other management situations prior. Sujit runs SKAM like a family, and we are all friends. There’s no fuss and fighting about work, we all work and we all eat. Plus, Sujit is one of my closest friends so to me it’s definitely not a “work” thing! I see it as “my boy runs his company and gets me paper at same time”! It’s a win/win in my eyes. Read the full story
When you want to get down – REALLY get down and dirty – Steve Lawler is your man. Why else would the British DJ be nicknamed the “King of Space,” after the famous nightclub in Ibiza (not Miami’s own Space, which he’s also left his musical mark many times)? Lawler plays a brand of house music that’s groovy, dirty, filthy and spine-tingling, just the way you like it – for a taste, check out his CD compilation series “Dark Drums,” “Lights Out” and now “Viva.” And he’s commandeering SOHO Studios in Miami’s up-and-coming Wynwood art district Friday night for an epic party as part of his 13-city tour by bus. Lawler talked to Miami.com about the tour and why you don’t want to miss it. Read the full story
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By MADELEINE MARR
