MiamiHerald.com: Music & Nightlife

Whitney Houston songs that should have been hits

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:07 EST

During her career, there were few songs that Whitney Houston recorded that did not become hits.

Live Music Weekend Roundup:vB-52s, GrassRoots Festival

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:44 EST

Between Friday and Sunday there is a festival's worth of worthy live music in Miami, including Com Truise at Bardot (Saturday); and the B-52s at the Arsht Center (Sunday).

Van Halen returns in a big way — and that’s the ‘Truth’

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:52 EST

• ROCK

Juanes Unplugged: Session is new territory for singer

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:23 EST

The Latin rocker ventures into new territory with his first acoustic recording, an MTV project at the New World Symphony’s concert hall

Adele to sing at Grammys for first time since vocal-chord surgery

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:13 EST

Grammy nominee Adele will make her much-anticipated return to the stage for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, nearly five months since having surgery on her vocal cords.

Jimmy Buffett tailors Miami concert to South Florida

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:05 EST

Singer-songwriter performs a Miami-centric, spirited concert at the Miami Heat’s home before thousands of fans.

FGO’s powerful ‘Rigoletto’ has it all

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:16 EST

Production boasts brilliant performances, stirring orchestra, assured direction and opulent sets.

Sunday’s cook-off recipe: Music, western wear and, oh yes, chili

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:36 EST

A high-spirited, sell-out crowd of 25,000 filled C.B. Smith Park for the 27th annual Kiss Country Chili Cook-off.

On Wallcast or inside the hall, New World Symphony audience enjoy Dance of Devotion

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:12 EST

The New World Symphony’s audience — formally dressed inside and wearing T-shirts and shorts outside for the Wallcast — enjoyed a first-class evening of music at the Dance of Devotion program Saturday night. Mark Wigglesworth displayed prodigious musicality as the English conductor led the orchestra through Michael Tippett’s demanding Ritual Dances and Maurice Ravel’s epic ballet Daphnis et Chloë.

Kellie Pickler serves ‘100 Proof’ real country on new album; Parton/Latifah bring ‘Joyful Noise’

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:20 EST

• COUNTRY

Classical musicians test ways to appeal to younger audiences

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

New World’s Pulse and other experiments aim to infuse classical music’s aging audience with fresh blood

Man charged with flattening police car’s tires

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:17 EST

Luis Delgado appeared a little deflated in bond court Thursday after a Hollywood police officer she said caught him in the act of letting the air out of the tires of her patrol car in the driveway of her Plantation home.

Coachella: Radiohead, Dr. Dre among those set to perform

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:34 EST

The musical line up for California’s popular Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April was released on Tuesday along with news that additional tickets go on sale Friday.

Diana Ross, Steve Jobs honored at Grammy ceremony

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:18 EST

Diana Ross thinks she should receive a lifetime achievement Grammy for being a mother - not a music legend.

German city ousts mayor criticized over parade

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:47 EST

Voters in the German city of Duisburg ousted their mayor in a ballot Sunday prompted by persistent anger at his refusal to quit following the deadly mass panic at the Love Parade techno music festival in 2010.

Gwen Stefani runway show inspired by '60s rock

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:28 EST

Singer and designer Gwen Stefani, one of the few celebrities who has stuck with her fashion brand for the long haul, offered a "That Girl" vibe at the New York Fashion Week show for her LAMB line.

Israeli Black Hebrews mourn diva Whitney Houston

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:07 EST

Israel's Black Hebrew community is mourning the loss of Whitney Houston, who famously visited them in 2003.

Whitney Houston's death overshadows Grammys

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:23 EST

With the death of Whitney Houston just hours earlier, it's hard to focus on the matter of crowning the best in recorded music - but Sunday night's Grammy Awards are going to try.

Houston recalled as happy in days before death

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:47 EST

Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.

Houston's body taken to morgue; autopsy planned

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:22 EST

A coroner's official says Whitney Houston's body has been transported from the Beverly Hills hotel where the singer died and is awaiting an autopsy.

Bobby Brown on Miss. stage: 'I love you, Whitney'

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:03 EST

It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed Saturday night before thousands just hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.

Bobby Brown on Miss. stage: 'I love you, Whitney'

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:22 EST

It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed Saturday night before thousands just hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.

Bobby Brown on Miss. stage: 'I love you Whitney'

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:53 EST

It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.

Velvet Underground

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:04 EDT

Lesley Abravanel scopes the South Beach scene