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Van Halen returns in a big way — and that’s the ‘Truth’ 5:29 PM EST

&bull;&nbsp;  <span class="bold">ROCK</span>

Billy Joel surprises local band in Dania Beach 5:39 PM EST

From hip replacement to hipster: <span class="bold">Billy Joel </span>showed up on his bike Saturday at the Dania Beach Vintage Motorcycle Show, where he thrilled the crowd when he got up and sang with a local band, <span class="bold">The Whipping Post</span>. Said event organizer Clare Frost, “He walked through the crowd without people really knowing who he was and looked at the over 230 vintage bikes on display and talked to a few of our vendors and out of the blue, he walks up on stage and stood there facing the lead singer, Bob. Bob did a double take, and Billy asked him if he could jam with them. Only about 25 were around them at first but I guess with Facebook, about 100 more showed up, and when he got off the stage after about three songs, [none of his], he signed autographs and had pics taken. He then got about halfway across the field, got lost in the crowd, got on [his] bike...and left.” How <span class="italic">Eddie and The Cruisers</span> of him.

Here & Now Fest a vivid showcase for vital Miami talent 2:26 PM EST

The four offerings at this year’s Here & Now Festival, Miami Light Project’s annual showcase of adventurous local performer/creators, are vivid and theatrical, if not always well-thought-out or deeply original. But helping artists develop under the spotlight of live performance is what this festival is all about.

'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide 5:36 PM EST

"Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.

Here & Now Festival returns with fresh work by local artists 12:00 PM EST

Though Miami’s Here & Now Festival has been going for a dozen years, there’s still a sense of excitement each time it rolls around. Will another performance art star emerge? Will a charismatic dancer we’ve admired turn out to be a better choreographer than the people she’s danced with?

Astrologer Walter Mercado out of hospital after heart attack 5:17 PM EST

Spanish-language astrologer Walter Mercado is back at his home in Puerto Rico, where he continues recovering from surgery he underwent last week in Cleveland after he suffered a mild heart attack, his publicist said.

Exuberant visual theater from Jonah Bokaer and Daniel Arsham 4:20 PM EST

The mind-bending duo is about to become a regular Miami presence.

Screen gems 12:00 AM EST

A look at the week ahead in movies:

Jimmy Buffett tailors Miami concert to South Florida 3:05 PM EST

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

On Wallcast or inside the hall, New World Symphony audience enjoy Dance of Devotion 2:12 PM 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 <span class="italic">Ritual Dances</span> and Maurice Ravel’s epic ballet <span class="italic">Daphnis et Chloë.</span>