Weekend Preview: Models, mutts, Harold Lloyd and a monkey

For the second straight year, a group of dedicated South Floridians will harness the region’s greatest natural resource for a cause dear to the hearts of most of us. By which I mean pinups promoting dog adoption.

Backstreet Boys are coming to the Cruzan

What is the appetite these days for the kind of entertainment put out by the likes of the Backstreet Boys? And if Backstreet’s back (alright!), can  Aaron Carter get some of that?

An order of Wings, Beatles on the side

Ask Joe Johnson about the Beatles, and you’ll unleash a torrent of memories, song titles, gossip, side projects and production trivia that quickly meld into a psychedelic “goo goo goo joob.” He just may know too much about the Beatles.

Casting call for MTV's 'The Real World' at Vibe Las Olas

Try to imagine Vibe Las Olas filled with a young party crowd, dressed to impress, but everyone’s sober and it’s broad daylight. Impossible, I know.

66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants

One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically.

Weekend preview: We're OK with S3 and C&I BBQ

What do an alluring new restaurant on one of South Florida’s most dazzling beachfronts and an urban outdoor barbecue with free burgers, dogs and beer pong have in common?

Il Volo in Miami: New tour, TV special

With their Fillmore-filmed PBS special due for broadcast in a few weeks, the pop-opera trio Il Volo has announced a 17-concert North American tour that includes a stop at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.

Groban, Buble and Mars: A guy's guide to crooning season

Maybe it went unnoticed, but we’ve just entered that challenging season when the teenage girl in your house is all fidgety with the prospect of her favorite hunky singer coming to town.

Oh, joy: Welsh rockers the Joy Formidable at Culture Room

The alt-rock band the Joy Formidable is as literate and witty as one would expect of a band from the town of Mold in North Wales, with a discography that includes a Christmas single titled “My Beerdrunk Soul Is Sadder Than a Hundred Dead Christmas Trees” and the 2009 EP “A...

Michael Buble bringing fall tour to BB&T Center

If you hear yourself saying something like “Michael Buble? Maybe it’s me, man, but I don’t get it,” be advised that, yes, it’s you.

When Augusten Burroughs had no words

Augusten Burroughs is a man of many words, but he was at a loss the other night.

SunFest 2013: Which way to go when acts overlap

There’s lots to like about SunFest, the five-day gathering that gets going for real this weekend along the delightful downtown West Palm Beach waterfront. But the best thing may be its unapologetic anti-hipster attitude, illustrated by a diverse 2013 lineup that again seems to have as its...

Weekend Preview: Get your party on, get your swede in

Here's what's on our mind this weekend: Low-budget movies, cheap drinks, free music, Ben Taylor, Mike Piazza and two leading curators of the cultural drift: Augusten Burroughs and KRS-One. 

SunFest: Ailing Dickey Betts out, Foghat in

Citing health concerns, guitar legend Dickey Betts will not perform Saturday afternoon at SunFest, where classic rockers Foghat will play instead.

The Monkees coming to Boca Raton for bittersweet concert

Beloved ‘60s pop-rock icons the Monkees will make a bittersweet swing through Boca Raton this summer for their first concert here since the 2012 death of Davy Jones near his South Florida home.

Marilyn Manson tour coming to Fillmore Miami Beach

Polarizing shock-rocker Marilyn Manson’s carefully plotted career arc, which began in the festering boil of the nascent South Florida punk-metal scene at clubs such as Squeeze, the Button South and the Edge (now known as Revolution Live), has led exactly where you thought it would.

Ozzy, Black Sabbath play the Cruzan July 31

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath will bring their 20-city North American tour to the Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach on July 31. Now that’s a sentence we thought we’d never see again.

Weekend Preview: Sun, surf, sand, soccer, sangria and Saigon Kick

The future site of the Flagler Garden,  destined to be a hub for all manner of earnest conviviality and creativity in downtown Fort Lauderdale, will have its first event on Sunday with Grow Downtown.

Richard Blanco looks at the big picture

There are pieces of acclaimed Miami-reared poet Richard Blanco — gay, immigrant, Hispanic — that have helped the nation define him. But they have also confined him. That may be changing.

Mike Piazza right at home with Miami City Ballet

OK, wiseguy, we know what you’re thinking: “Mike Piazza performing with Miami City Ballet? Well, so much for the rumors that he’s gay!” Har-dee-har-har.

Marlin great Charles Johnson goes to bat for Young at Art Museum

Is it any coincidence that two South Florida athletes showing off a unique appreciation for the arts  both used to make their living in baseball’s most cerebral position?

Appreciation: Richie Havens, from Woodstock to 'Django Unchained'

Richie Havens had a unique ability to get to the soul of a song, which Quentin Tarantino had the good sense to understand in "Django Unchained."

Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket at Cruzan

Bob Dylan will open his summer twangfest known as the AmericanaramA Festival of Music, joined by Wilco and My Morning Jacket on June 26 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach.

Tortuga Music Festival 2014: Who do you want to see?

At this point last week, the Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale beach was still just a dream. Its success, based on location and a sterling lineup, seemed like such a natural, but who could be sure how it would fly? By the end of the remarkable weekend, the word-of-mouth among locals and out-...

Weekend Preview: Peace, love, BBQ and all that jazz

Bandleader Christopher Dorsey is happy to be bringing the nationally renowned Dillard Center for the Arts jazz ensemble to the Hollywood ArtsPark for a free show on Sunday afternoon, saying it’s a venue that offers a unique outdoor experience for the students and the opportunity to reach a...