The street party and concerts will be held Saturdays and on select nights starting February 11 and running through April 14, 2012.

The first concert, at 8:30 p.m. on February 11, will feature the B-52′s. The classic band is known for its hit single “Love Shack” from its 1989 release, Cosmic Thing, which launched the band into “superstardom,” according to Universal Orlando.

American Idol’s Kelly Clarkson will perform at Universal’s Mardi Gras event next, on Feb. 18. She won the first season of American Idol in 2002, and has been a hit ever since. Then, on Sunday, Feb. 19, legendary R&B group Boyz II Men will take the Universal stage.

Kelly Clarkson

Diana Ross headlines the Feb. 25 Mardi Gras show. Known for hits like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Love Hangover,” Ross is sure to be a big hit at Universal Orlando.

In March, the concerts continue, with the Goo Goo Dolls kicking things off on March 3, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. Big Time Rush will follow on March 10 and then Universal Orlando will welcome J Cole to its Mardi Gras stage on March 16.

Then, Sugar Ray makes its Universal appearance on March 17, 2012. Hot Chelle Rae follows on Friday, March 23, 2012 and then Mardi Gras will bring B.o.B. on Saturday, March 24.

The popular group Plain White T’s will come on Friday March 30, and help round out that month of Mardi Gras at Universal Orlando with Prince Royce on March 31.

April will bring more big names, including Cyndi Lauper and KC & The Sunshine Band. Get more information on those exact dates and times, read more about the artists, and find out about all the Universal Orlando Mardi Gras ticket packages by clicking on the banner below:

Keyser performed accapella and advanced in the first few minutes of the show.

KnightNews.com will keep monitoring Keyser to let you know how he does during the rest of the show — and if he moves on next week.

Check back for updates.

Read about how UCF beat Marshall here.

This time around, it was a much different story.

Coming off a tough overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night, the Magic (16-10) tied a season-high with 17 three-pointers, while getting 25 points and 24 rebounds from All-Star Dwight Howard, to bounce back for a 102-89 victory over the defending Eastern Conference champions Wednesday night at the Amway Center.

“We needed a good win, we came out tonight with prettty much the same energy we had last game, and we got a good win,” Howard said. “I think we did a better job coming out in the third quarter…they made a little run but we kept playing and got a good win.”

James was limited to just 17 points on five-of-15 shooting from the field this time around, but had a strong overall effort with 10 assists, six boards and three steals.

“You play them the best you can. If there was a game plan to lock those guys down, number one, everyone would use it and, number two, they wouldn’t be who they are,” Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. “You do the best you can and hope they miss some shots, and he (James) missed some tonight.”

Orlando began the game with hot shooting and ended the game with even hotter shooting. The Magic hit nine three pointers in the first half- five coming from Ryan Anderson- and they continued their strong shooting for the remainder of the contest to keep the Heat (19-7) at bay, while ending their Southeast Division rivals three-game winning streak.

Anderson led the Magic with 27 points, 15 from beyond the arc, to go along with 11 rebounds and three assists.

“Ryan was amazing. Shot the ball well, he rebounded, and that’s how we need him to play. They were leaving him open, and he knocked down shots,” Howard said. “So, just got to continue to be confident in his shot and just play hard.”

Despite the monster start by Orlando, which saw them grab a 17-point lead at one point in the second quarter, it wasn’t enough to put away the Heat. Actually, it wasn’t enough to put away Dwyane Wade.

Wade single-handedly kept the Heat in the game, posting 18 second-quarter points on 90 percent shooting from the floor that allowed Miami to go into halftime trailing by only three points, 53-50.

“I thought we did a good job gathering ourselves, we held our composure and nobody seemed the least bit worried. We just kept making plays,” Van Gundy said.

Wade led all scorers to finish the game with 33 points on 15-of-24 shooting.

However, it was the third quarter that knocked the wind out of the Heat. Led by more hot shooting and suffocating defense, the Magic were able to outscore the Heat 24-11 in the third quarter, limiting Miami to five-of-22 shooting from the field.

The 11 points in the third quarter was a season low for Miami and the lowest point total since the Big Three era began.

“You have to give them credit because they sustained it. We made a run there in the second quarter, but then to jump out in the third quarter, they put us at bay again, and it seemed like the whole night they had us on our heels,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Despite a 77-61 deficit going into the final quarter, the Heat were able to hang around, making an 11-2 run midway through the fourth quarter to get within nine points.

However, subsequent three-pointers by Jason Richardson and J.J. Redick put a huge damper in the Heat’s comeback bid.

Overall, the Magic shot 17-of-42 (40.5 percent) from beyond the arc, with Orlando’s 42 attempts being a franchise high from the three-point line.

Despite Anderson and Howard combining for 52 of the Magic’s points, Orlando played solid team ball all around. They played aggressive defense on James and Bosh, limiting the All-Star duo to 10-of-27 shooting in the game.

Bosh ended with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Orlando also dominated the boards, grabbing 48 to the Heat’s 38, including owning the offensive boards 17-9. That led to the Magic holding the edge in second chance points, 23-9, which disrupted the Heat’s defensive flow.

But, it was the lights out shooting and dominant performance by Howard that really sunk the Heat.

“They shot the three extremely well. The Big Fella in the middle took care of his 20 and 20 once again. Sometimes you have to pick your poison, but we gave up both tonight,” James said. “They are an extremely tough team to beat when they are making the threes and Big Fella is doing what he wants.”

The only area where the Magic weren’t proficient were on the fast break, where they allowed Miami to notch 16 fast-break points.

The Magic return to action Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks, who knocked Orlando out of the playoffs in six games in last year’s Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

Keith Clanton came up big for UCF, posting 20 points to lead all scorers, as well as seven rebounds and three assists.

Much was made about this matchup prior to the start, including the student section’s choking act during the pre-game announcements to the heat being turned up because of complaints by Marshall head coach Tom Herrion during last season’s matchup.

The Knights came out hot in the first half, but the contest quickly evened as the Knights failed to hit open jump shots and provide themselves with opportunities due to rushed possessions and poor shot selection.

Marshall took the lead back at the 2:05 mark after Shaq Johnson hit a pair of free throws.

UCF shot a porous 12-of-32 from the field in the first half, and Marcus Jordan especially struggled, looking more for his own offense than that of his teammates. Marshall ended the half on a 10-4 run, dominating the last five minutes.

The second half saw a resurgence for the Knights with Isaiah Sykes rebounding, sparking a 12-2 in the first four minutes of play.  Tristan Spurlock was a big spark off the bench, adding 13 points and six rebounds.

“We lost the game on the free throw block tonight and crucial turnovers leading to easy scoring opportunities,” said Marshall head coach Tom Herrion.

Similar to their game at SMU, a key member of the Knights starting five picked up four fouls in crunch time. Keith Clanton was forced to sit for a few key minutes down the stretch.  Marshall came out firing in the last four minutes, and the Knights failed to make their free throws, being bailed out by Spurlock and Sykes superb offensive rebounding.

“We put on the board this is one of the best rebounding teams in the country, they’ve only been out rebounded three times this season and tonight was four. I wrote it on the board- the three most important keys to the game were rebounding, rebounding and rebounding,” said Donnie Jones.

The Thundering Heard went four-of-four from three and cut the lead to two with 30 seconds left.  After a tie up, Jordan hit a three in the corner to take a 65-60 lead, sucking the momentum out of Marshall.  Jordan finished with 15 points.

“It’s only natural for me to want that shot with the clock winding down. I think I’ve been there a couple of times at the end of games making clutch plays. That’s what I tried to do and it went in,” said Jordan.

Sykes capped off the victory with an emphatic dunk, adding another double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.  To add to the sweet vindication for Knights fans, DeAndre Kane of Marshall, the player who hit the two free throws to seal the victory for the Thundering Herd in the first game, air balled a free throw at the eight-minute mark and missed two more technical foul shots.

With this win, the Knights move to 7-3 in conference and 18-6 overall.  Keith Clanton also moved into fourth place all-time on the Knights rebounding leaders list.

The Knights return to action against Southern Miss in Hattiesburg to face an undefeated first place Golden Eagles squad at home this season.

According to the AP, the Alpha Phi Alpha chapter at UF was suspended for hazing and is also under investigation by UF police.

UF spokeswoman Janine Sikes told the AP the fraternity was suspended after a student suffered injuries related to “serious physical hazing” this year.

UF President Bernie Machen addressed all of his students about the issue. He sent an letter Tuesday declaring the school will not tolerate hazing.

The University of Central Florida’s chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha has been accused of hazing before. According to WFTV, UCF Alpha Phi Alpha pledge Mcandy Douarin mysteriously died in 2008. His family said he was punched in the chest hours before his death, and pointed to photo evidence of a bruise on his chest as proof. The station reported UCF could not find enough evidence of hazing to launch a full investigation regarding the pledge’s death, however.

Letter Sent From UF to Alpha Phi Alpha

Yes–the same Rick Santorum who finished some 500,000 votes behind Mitt Romney in the Florida primary, has made this already roller-coaster of a race even more interesting.

If that isn’t shocking enough, Ron Paul, who finished last in the Florida primary, took a cool second place in Minnesota, beating the general consensus frontrunner, Mitt Romney.

In his victory speech, Santorum was quick to turn his attention towards Obama. He told the crowd, “This President believes’ that Americans are incapable of liberty.”

He went on to blast Obama for a rule requiring Catholic hospitals and institutions to include birth control in their health insurance plans for employees.

Eight days ago, in Newt Gingrich’s closing speech to his second place finish in Florida, he told the crowd that it was a two man race between him and Santorum. This is clearly not the case, as Gingrich finished last in Minnesota, and was not even on the ballot in Missouri.

Although Santorum did not receive any delegates in the Minnesota and Missouri caucuses, he did stymie Romney’s streak of success thus far in the race.

Only four states and a month remain until Super Tuesday, which is where the real front-runners are expected to emerge.

For now, it’s a big guessing game for Indecision 2012.

The album features three new exclusives including ‘Feel It’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Escape,’ as well as 38 tracks including Mark Knight & Wolfgang Gartner’s collaboration of “Conscindo” and Oliver $’s ‘Granulated Soul,’ along with several other mixes filled with infectious sounds and rolling beats.

To find out Dahlbäck’s inspiration behind “Toolroom Knights,” I briefly caught up with the world-class DJ on his release date.

1. What was your inspiration behind “Toolroom Knights”?
I wanted to take on a journey. It starts off with the kind of music I fell in love with 10 years ago, updated of course, deep, tech house with emotions. And there are two CDs, so the second one takes over where I left the first one and I end the whole compilation with where I am today which is more dirty house.

2. How did you decide what songs to include and remix? What made you choose Mark Knight and Wolfgang Gartner’s “Conscindo” and Oliver $’s “Granulated Soul” on this album?
“Conscindo” is one of Mark Knight’s and Toolroom’s biggest tracks and it was a good fit with the rest of the music. “Granulated Soul” is on the first CD and it was perfect in there since it’s so groovy and techy.

3. How do name your tracks?
Oh it depends. Could be completely random, based on a vibe I have that day or an attempt to be funny.

4. You have a solid February tour, what else do you have planned for 2012?
I have many huge tracks coming out this year, My track “Life”
will be released very soon and it has gotten great feedback so far.
Besides that I guess I will keep on touring.

5. Can we hope to see you during Miami Music Week this year?
I hope for the same.

In support of “Toolroom Knights,” Dahlbäck is scheduled to tour throughout the U.S. during the month of February, stopping at high-end clubs including Miami’s Amnesia on Saturday, February 18.