Two new blues albums are topping the charts and getting lots of attention these days. Taj Mahal and Keb Mo have finally gotten together for a album called “TajMo.” And our own Selwyn Birchwood has just released his new Alligator Records album: “Pick Your Poison.”   You can see shows by these great artists at […]

I’ve just returned from a two-week trip and happy that I’m back in time to see Tuesday’s final performance of The Tales of Hoffman, presented by St. Petersburg Opera.   The show has been getting great reviews from patrons and that was echoed this weekend in the review by TB Times arts critic Andrew Meacham. […]

  I am very excited to be playing the Palladium! This show, as has been the case for all of my USA tour dates before and after, are part of my web series Popp Over America! (More on that below). For this Side Door show, I will be performing solo acoustic rock versions of songs […]

It was already a good Sunday morning, I was up early with no obligations for several hours – our Mother’s Day celebration was a dinner. I’m sipping a home-brewed cappuccino and sitting in my favorite chair with my two best Sunday morning friends – The New York Times and The Tampa Bay Times.   My […]

Thanks to Creative Pinellas for asking me to be the Guest Editor of the monthly newsletter.   This month we’re featuring some of my favorite artists and performers – Mark Sforzini, of St. Petersburg Opera and the Tampa Bay Symphony; Glass artist Catherine Woods; Bluesman Selwyn Birchwood; and an interview with two top jazz guys […]

Very proud of our jazz pal –  pianist and new dad, John O’Leary. He’s done a successful Kickstarter campaign to support a new recording that combines his love of science and music.   John is a regular at the Palladium, performing as part of La Lucha, O Som Do Jazz and other collaborations. Check out […]

Hard to believe but our 2017 Palladium Chamber Series is wrapping up on May 10. It will be the fifth concert of this season – our most ambitious ever. And this concert will feature all four of our core Chamber Players ensemble – Jeffrey Multer, Danielle Farina, Edward Arron and Jeewon Park.   One new […]

I first heard Daniel Giron at a private party in South Tampa last year and he really caught my attention. He’s the kind of player who makes you want to stop talking and listen – even in a party setting.   So I’m very excited that Daniel will be in concert this Friday at the […]

For everything you want to know about Palladium Paul and more, Creative Pinellas has produced a podcast featuring a lengthy interview with yours truly.   The conversation runs from my days as a journalist, my years in the middle of the Ybor City arts colony, and on to these fun days running the Palladium at […]

We are excited to welcome back the Listening Room Festival Showcase this Friday night on our mainstage. Last year’s show was incredible and this year’s model should be no less stellar.   These songwriters and bands have been playing at house concerts in our area this week and come together Friday night on one stage. […]

David Amram arrived at TIA with a lot of bags, but very little baggage.   I found him Tuesday night near the luggage carousel. He was already weighed down by two large carry-ons. Moments later, a huge silver, triple-zipped bag circled by. I picked it up and thought perhaps it was filled with rocks.   […]

This Friday’s appearance at the Side Door by David Amram is fast approaching. You’ll want to see this multi-faceted musicians, composer and Jack Kerouac collaborator. He’s a delightful human being and always entertaining.     He’ll be playing piano and flutes, along with three of our favorite jazz musicians – James Suggs on trumpet, Alejandro […]

We’re excited to have two great tenor sax players in the Side Door tonight (Friday, April 07), alongside the Nate Najar Trio, which will feature John Lamb and another Palladium favorite, Baltimore’s Chuck Redd on drums.  Blowing the horns will be Harry Allen, no stranger to the Side Door, and his fellow New York City […]

In advance of our Palladium Chamber Players concert on Wednesday, April 12, classical music writer (and chamber music lover) Kurt Loft interviewed violist Danielle Farina, who will be performing a solo work by Bach that night.   The concert, which features our entire Palladium Chamber Players ensemble – Jeffrey Multer, Jeewon Park, Ed Arron and […]

I was looking around the web for stories and tidbits about our Saturday night star – Nicole Henry. Nicole joins a long-line of top drawer jazz artists who have visited our Side Door stage.   Then I saw a list that samples some of  Nicole’s recent shows and trips and thought that spoke for itself […]

Palladium favorite Lauren Mitchell is back at the Side Door this Friday with a big new album and a large band, including some special guests.   Tickets are going fast – this show will be sold-out by Friday – so I recommend you follow this link for online tickets or call 727 822-3590 to get […]

Thursday,  March 30th  the Palladium Theater, will host The Resurrection of Stevie Ray Vaughan, featuring Billy Evanochko in the starring role. Good seats are going fast, so follow this link for tickets and more show info.   Now a little about this show and the great Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the featured guitarist – Billy […]

We are pleased to have another world-class poet coming to the Palladium on Monday, April 3. The Palladium, SPC and the Plume Poetry Series are presenting Robert Pinsky, who was U.S. poet laureate from 1997-2000.   Tickets for his reading, with an introduction by the Florida Poet Laureate, Peter Meinke, are just $10. You can […]

THIS JUST IN: Team mascots from all over Tampa Bay will take Chubby Checker’s Twist Challenge at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 21 on the steps of the Palladium.   Raymond (Tampa Bay Rays), Thunderbug (Tampa Bay Lightning), Pelican Pete (Tampa Bay Rowdies), along with mascots from the Tampa Yankees, Clearwater Threshers and other teams, will […]

Excitement is buildng for Sunday’s show with the Florida Bjorkestra. The TB Times music writer, Jay Cridlin, sat in on a several rehearsals leading up to this Sunday’s “Life On Venus: The Music of Bowie and Bjork” show at 6 p.m. with the 18-piece Florida Bjorkestra.   There are lots of great photos at the […]

I got to hear a preview of our Bjork-Bowie show coming up on Sunday. The 18-piece (!) Florida Bjorkestra gathered on our main stage Monday night for a rehearsal and sound check. it took a while to get everybody mixed, but once they started playing it was magical.   This is clearly a don’t miss […]

Apparently I wasn’t the only one who through our March 1 Palladium Chamber Players concert was a stunning success.   I wanted to share a review of the concert by Tampa Bay Times Performing Arts Critic, Andrew Meacham, that appeared in Friday’s newspaper. Andrew clearly liked what he heard.   You can read the full […]

I love so many of the great shows we present here at the Palladium, but my favorite night of the year is always our Boogie Woogie Blues Piano Stomp. The eighth anniversary of the show is coming up Saturday night at 8 p.m.   Two grand pianos on stage. Five great artists. Cameras projecting the hands […]

Here in the middle of our 2017 Palladium Chamber Players season, it is great to see one of the star ensembles from our 2016 season land a very prestigious honor. The Calidore String Quartet was chosen for the Lincoln Center Emerging Artists Residency, one of the top honors out there for young talent.   Ryan […]

  I asked my friend Kurt Loft, who spent much of his career covering the classical music world for newspapers and magazines, to take a look at our March 1 Palladium Chamber Players concert and write something if he was so moved.   He was so moved he even reached out to our Artistic Director […]