Party at Ponce: A Celebration for Ponce City Market

  More than 2,000 people joined some of Atlanta’s favorite chefs on October 1st at Party at Ponce, a celebration at the future home of Ponce City Market. The former Sears, Roebuck and Co. distribution center on Ponce De Leon Avenue Northeast is set to undergo a massive overhaul, transforming the 2 million square foot [...]

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Opens 2011 – 2012 Season On Thursday

Music returns to Midtown this week. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director Robert Spano will open the 2011 – 2012 season with performances on September 22nd, 23rd and 25th. The opening weekend performances will include selections from Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen and the Atlanta Symphony premiere of an arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony [...]

Celebrate July 4th with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

On Monday, July 4th, join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a spectacular performance honoring America! Held outdoors at the ASO’s summer home, the All-American Celebration will include patriotic standards and sing-alongs featuring the U.S. Army Chorus.  The musical performance will be led by guest conductor Robert Fisher. The 94th Airlift Wing Dobbins Base Honor Guard [...]

Symphony Gala Celebrates One of Atlanta's Best Attractions

If you think amps are needed in order for a musical performance to be electrifying, you haven’t heard the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. There’s just something about listening to and watching the ASO – the incredibly talented musicians and singers, the history in each composition, the intensity and emotion that can be conveyed through the crescendos [...]

A Musical Safari at Ultra

“Ultra is like going on safari.” An interesting and accurate observation from will.i.am, who I got to chat with after his Friday night performance at the two day music festival in downtown Miami. As will.i.am explained to me, on a safari you’re not sure where you’re going or what kind of animals you’re going to [...]

Inside WMC: Belvedere Music Lounge

During the 2010 Winter Music Conference I hopped between parties on South Beach, danced in the sand at Nikki Beach and listened to some of the best DJs in the electronic music scene at Ultra.  Out of all these my favorite experience was hanging out at the Belvedere Vodka Music Lounge. Hosted by SIRIUS XM [...]

Snapshots from Ultra Music Festival 2010

More than 200 DJs and a sold out crowd of about 100,000 people helped make the 2010 Ultra Music Festival the biggest and best yet. The 12th edition of the festival rocked Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami with Tiësto headlining on Friday night and Deadmau5 on Saturday night.  Performing on 16 stages over the two [...]

Snapshots from the Winter Music Conference

The Winter Music Conference is the ultimate destination for DJs and fans of electronic music. Established in 1985, WMC is the largest music industry gathering of its kind in the world.  This year clubs throughout downtown Miami and Miami Beach will host nearly two thousand DJs and artists.  The lineup is a veritable who’s who [...]

Concert for Haiti in Downtown Miami

Haiti Mizik Relief, a two-day concert with proceeds going to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti, will be held this weekend in downtown Miami. The concert will be held at the Tina Hills Pavilion at Bayfront Park on Saturday, January 23rd from 4pm to 10pm and on Sunday, January 24th from 2pm to 8pm. [...]

Tickets On Sale for Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival, the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience, is returning to downtown Miami for its 12th annual installment this March! Set for Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th at Bicentennial Park, the official closing event of the 25th Anniversary Winter Music Conference will be the only place to experience a [...]