Live Music Review
Usher Gets Hearts Racing In Sunrise
April 27, 2011 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL Written by Patty Canedo Usher whipped the crowd of South Floridian chicas to a fever pitch with a stop at the BankAtlantic Center on Wednesday night. Atlanta’s son is hailed for his outrageous performances, boosting his reputation as the “King of R&B”. Usher literally descended on the BankAtlantic stage from the rafters above in… Continue »
Lady Gaga Makes Monster Ball Personal
April 12, 2011 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL Written by Kate Dingle The Monster Ball – a place where little monsters go to be themselves and Lady Gaga locks the doors to keep the freaks out and her monsters safe inside. You can say whatever you want about Lady Gaga. You can disagree with her music and her clothes and… Continue »
The Ettes Rock Respectables
April 7, 2011 Respectable Street, West Palm Beach, FL Written by Kate Dingle It’s not too often that a live band sounds this good at Respectable Street in downtown West Palm Beach. On Thursday, The Ettes not only sounded good on the tiny stage, they rocked the venue down to its foundation. The Nashville-based trio of Lindsay “Coco” Hames, Jeremy “Jem”… Continue »
Lil’ Wayne, Nicki Minaj Bring...
April 5, 2011 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL Written by Kate Dingle Last night, it seemed as though all of the stars in the hip-hop universe had aligned themselves as thousands descended on Sunrise to witness one of the hottest acts in music today. Lil’ Wayne brought his “I Am Still Music” tour to the BankAtlantic Center to continue building his… Continue »
ULTRA Music Fest 2011: Day 3
March 27, 2011 Bayfront Park, Miami, FL Written by Kate Dingle “Miami, you are beautiful!” – David Guetta As the entire universe converged on Miami for the final day of the 2011 Ultra Music Festival, it’s hard to imagine that all 150,000 people (dressed in banana costumes, underwear, and neon wigs) would soon be returning to their everyday and probably pretty… Continue »
ULTRA Music Fest 2011: Day 2
March 26, 2011 Bayfront Park, Miami, FL Written by Michelle Brockman Saturday was the halfway point of the 13th annual ULTRA Music Festival. The attendance was relatively light until the late afternoon/early evening hours which probably meant that everyone was beat from Friday’s action-packed kickoff. We started out in the Carl Cox tent and rockin’, screamin’ DJ Steve Aoki was… Continue »
ULTRA Music Fest 2011: Day 1
March 25, 2011 Bayfront Park, Miami, FL Written by Michelle Brockman Friday was the first day of Ultra, the sold-out, larger-than-life electronic music event in Miami and if I had to summarize the day in one word it would be ‘WOW’! There were die-hard fans from every age group and every walk of life known to man and a good… Continue »
Snoop Dogg well worth the wait
March 11, 2011 Club Cinema, Pompano Beach, FL Written by Christina Mendenhall Friday night, Snoop Dogg made his second appearance on a South Florida stage within the last six months. Last September, Snoop met up with his adoring fans from the Sunshine State at Roxy’s in downtown West Palm Beach. This time, it was at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach…. Continue »
