Jared Steingold, bassist for the Miami-based SunGhosts, looks like the dictionary definition of bliss when he’s performing with his band. A smile never leaves his face, even as he closes his eyes to revel in passages of a song. The carefree, focused energy of the band’s shows is constantly stoked by SunGhosts’ charismatic frontman, lead
The three longest years of her young life seemed to dissipate in the late-afternoon breeze as Sonali took her place on the Ford Stage at SunFest with the other members of her four-piece band. In a few hours, Pitbull would bring the annual spring music festival in downtown West Palm Beach to a rousing conclusion
South Florida is one of the few regions where you can see an authentic Cuban band, a rising jazz star and a legendary hardcore act performing in different cities along a 70-mile stretch. It’s that variety—and the sheer number of clubs, theaters and bars where someone can catch a live set on any given night—that
Although she’s only 17, Haven Star has no interest in hedging her bets. The Boca Raton-based singer/songwriter, and those in her inner circle, are all in when it comes to a destiny that everyone involved believes is within reach. “I want to be a larger-than-life figure, but in the humblest way possible,” Star says with
For Lynn-sah Joseph of Coral Springs, the Monday before last Thanksgiving reads like a climax in one of her favorite thrillers. “You know when you’re watching a movie,” says the 11-year-old, “and the person is in an ambulance and they’re going to pass out? My eyes kept closing and opening. I wasn’t aware of what
Some hotels go out of their way to replicate a residential experience for guests. Then there’s Encore Resort, the 963-acre, master-planned vacation community just west of Orlando for which the saying “home away from home” is both spot on and an understatement. On the one hand, Encore (855.828.7767; encorereunion.com) puts those presidential hotel suites to
If you spend some time with Mark Zoradi, CEO of the Cinemark USA theater chain, it won’t take long for him to try to persuade you that watching a movie in the comfort of your family room is fine—but that going out to the cinema is an entirely different experience. Especially at Cinemark Palace 20
Claudio Sorrentino hasn’t built a burgeoning empire entirely on other people’s regret, but the continuing growth of Body Details certainly can be attributed, in part, to that emotion. That’s because the state-of-the-art PicoWay laser used at the company’s multiple South Florida locations provides more than just hair removal and skin rejuvenation. The Class IV laser,
To the famous punk rock band The Clash, “death or glory” was “just another story.” But to the four owners of Delray Beach bar Death or Glory, the phrase reflects their commitment to giving the community a place to, as they put it, “Eat. Drink. Chill.” “Ultimately, ‘death or glory’ really means ‘go big or
Friday, June 29 Start the weekend right 30 Seconds to Mars The rock band returns to the road with a new album and tour and are accompanied by Walk The Moon and MisterWives. Where: Coral Sky Amphitheatre Info: westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com Fishing for the Dream The family fishing tournament starts with a Captain’s Cocktail Party and
