We had lots of amazing shows in the Side Door last season, but one that everyone keeps talking about was a two-night stand by Southern Hospitality, featuring our local hero, Damon Fowler, plus guitarist and singer JP Soars and Victor Wainwright, a star student from the Jerry Lee Lewis school[…]
TC Carr is mostly known for his harmonica chops and his crisp singing style but surviving brushes with death seems to be a growing part of his repertoire. On his website, TC talks about his first film role in a recent National Geographic TV special. He plays, naturally, a[…]
If you didn’t get into the Side Door last weekend – Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday – you missed some incredible jazz, Cuban salsa, a powerful soul singer and the Palladium’s first-ever Conga Line! This weekend promises to bring even more crowd-pleasing, head-bobbing, finger-snapping, table-thumping, dance-floor-jamming music. If you haven’t[…]
The Palladium is proud to be part of a great benefit concert for one of Tampa Bay’s best jazz and soul singers – Rose Bilal. Rose has been a longtime friend of mine and I don’t think I’ve ever seen her without a smile on her face. She’s performed[…]
Loved the new music issue of Creative Loafing now out on the stand. Your favorite small venue, the Palladium’s Side Door Cabaret, get’s a great mention in a story on the local jazz scene. The story features the boys from La Lucha – Mark, Alejandro and John – and leads[…]
Had a chance to chat with Lauren Mitchell this week in advance of her return to the Side Door Cabaret this Friday night. We’re calling this a “welcome home” appearance because Lauren and the band just returned from several weeks of dates in North Carolina, Ohio and Canada. It[…]
Our audiences already know that the Side Door Cabaret is the best listening room in the bay area. Musicians know it too and our downstairs room is quickly becoming THE place to record a live CD. Palladium favorite Nate Najar (www.natenajar.com) was the first one in the pool, recording his Live at the Side[…]
“New art galleries have opened on Central Avenue, Gulfport’s arts community is bubbling, multi-disciplined Studio@620 is the hip place to go. Jazz and other music, including opera, are popping up all over, spearheaded by Paul Wilborn at the Palladium. “
The venerable Hammond B3 is a musical instrument claimed equally by blues, rock and jazz musicians. The wonder of the B3 is that it has its own distinct sound when used in each genre. Up in Pinellas Park we’re blessed to have perhaps the world’s top Hammond B3 provider, Keyboard Specialties. When Eric[…]
