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DJ Laz takes a moment to “Shake It Up” in Hollywood

By Joanie Cox

DJ Laz, a.k.a. Lazaro Mendez, has been the longtime face of Miami bass and Power 96 and helped hip-hop acts such as Flo Rida, Ying Yang Twins and his nephew Pitbull shine beyond South Florida’s spotlight. Laz’s latest gig is representing Hennessy as part of the cognac’s DJ Collective program. Laz was partying »

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Think Pink Rocks Mizner Again To Raise Money For Important Cause

By Joanie Cox

Think Pink Rocks, a concert to benefit breast cancer research,  took over Mizner Amphitheater in Boca Raton the evening of Nov. 5 with a star-studded list of performers which included Sean Kingston, Asher Roth, Melanie Fiona, Flo Rida and many others. While the windy weather made the pink carpet interviews a little challenging, »

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Dolly Parton still working “9 to 5” during Better Day World Tour

By Joanie Cox

Not too many artists are touring in support of their 41st studio album, but Dolly Parton is. The bubbly, blonde country music legend is in the middle of her Better Day World Tour, which she took to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino’s Hard Rock Live Oct. 18. As Parton performed »

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Il Volo takes flight at The Fillmore in Miami Beach

There is something magical that happens when Il Volo takes the stage. The Italian trio of teen tenors performed at The Fillmore in Miami Beach Oct. 6. and tears flooded down my face as they sang their first notes. The last time I heard many of their classic Italian love songs such as “‘O Sole »

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Brad Paisley makes an American Saturday Night in West Palm Beach one to remember

By Joanie Cox

Brad Paisley has given us 17 No. 1 reasons to still find entertainment and fulfillment in contemporary country music. The 38-year-old West Virginia native embarked on his H2O II: Wetter and Wilder World Tour in May and performed at Cruzan Amphitheatre Sept. 10. The American Saturday Night singer, who always flashes images of »

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Mitch Ryder will perform at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek tomorrow night (Blue dresses optional)

By Joanie Cox

Last March, I interviewed Eddie Money at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and he listed Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels as an artist he’d love to record with someday. While there’s no plans yet for a musical collaboration, Mitch Ryder is taking his soulful singing to the same venue July 29. Here’s what the »

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We’ve Got The Beat: Seun Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80 will perform in Miami this Friday

By Joanie Cox

If you’re looking for an evening of soul-shaking Afrobeat rhythms, look no further than Manuel Artime Theater in Miami this Friday. Seun Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80 will hit the stage to perform music off their April 5 release, From Africa With Fury: Rise. Kuti’s father, Fela Kuti, once led the »

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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts…oh, how I could never hate myself for loving you

By Joanie Cox

There will always be a special place in my heart for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. 1.) Because  prior to the formation of Jett’s first group, The Runways, in 1975–an all girl rock band was a joke to record producers. And 2.) Because even after performing shows across America and the »

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Mötley Crüe and Poison hit Hard Rock Live with their brand of hard rockin’ ’80s classics

By Joanie Cox

Vince Neil may have been in the “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)” getting arrested last June for a DUI in Vegas and cuffed again this March in Sin City for battery-domestic violence and disorderly conduct. However, legal battles aside–the lead singer of Mötley Crüe can still rock the hell out of »

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Samantha Natalie talks about breaking down walls with her new CD

by Colleen Dougher Five years after celebrating the release of her debut EP at the now-defunct Pawn Shop Lounge in Miami, Samantha Natalie is set to release A Great Wall, her new CD that contains “1993,” “Lost in a Sunny Day” and eight other soulful indie-pop songs about change, relationships and breaking down walls. Natalie works on »

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