I can’t recall the first time I met Rose Bilal – sometime in the early ‘90s I think – but whenever it was, I’m sure neither of us had any idea how much our lives would interconnect over the years. After I got word that she had suffered a stroke[…]
To get you ready for Friday night’s concert by the “dandy highwayman’ of the 1980s – Adam Ant – I wanted to share a great Q & A from the Tampa Bay Times written by Steve Spears. He talked to the Spears from London about his comeback tour, his[…]
Politics was the topic, but the Palladium was the star of Tuesday night’s mayoral debate, which was televised live on Bay News 9. Other stations had reporters stationed across the street with their cameras aimed at our beautiful building. So the Palladium was also a hit at 6 and[…]
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[…]
Where did the four years go? It doesn’t seem that long ago the Palladium was the site of the last St. Petersburg mayoral debates – and now they are back. Mayor Bill Foster and challengers Rick Kriseman and Kathleen Ford will be on-stage Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. for A[…]
I’m excited about the return of La Lucha to the Side Door this Saturday Night at 8. Their CD release party last summer was a highlight of the season. They are back in the Side Door with new material and lots of favorites from their first two albums. Joining them[…]
This Thursday, July 11, The Palladium’s Side Door Cabaret hosts a special evening of Brazilian jazz featuring two amazing acoustic guitarists. Palladium favorite Nate Najar shares the stage with South Florida guitarist Phill Fest. Phill played and recorded Brazilian jazz with his late father, the renowned pianist Manfredo Fest. Manfredo[…]
Our good friend, Sarah Hogan, has died and everyone in the Palladium family is feeling the loss. Sarah was a Palladium regular – and a real fan of the jazz shows our Side Door Cabaret. She was normally sitting at a high top table in back with her pal, Winnie[…]
I became a Kevin Smith fan early on after seeing his hilarious slacker comedy Clerks and then he cemented our relationship with Dogma, which remains my favorite Smith film. I lived in Los Angeles for a few years and was on the set of Jay and Silent Bob Strike[…]
Hedda Lettuce, New York City’s hilarious “Queen of Green” returned to the Palladium on Thursday for another one of her film nights. Last year it was “Mommie Dearest” and this time it was “Valley of the Dolls,” arguably the worst movie to come out of the 1960s. I think that[…]
I didn’t get to see the Americanarama Fest Thursday night at the Live Nation Amphitheater because I was spending the evening at the Palladium. We had a night filled with belly laughs as New York’s Hedda Lettuce delivered her comic commentary on one of the world’s worst films – Valley[…]
Tampa Bay Times Performing Arts Writer John Fleming wrote a preview of The Medium, a St. Petersburg Opera production on the Palladium mainstage this Saturday night at 7:30 and Sunday at 2. The opera is timed to coincide with the this weekend’s St. Pete Pride celebration. Here’s an excerpt from[…]
Not sure what the rest of St. Pete did for music last Saturday night. But I do know that a heavy percentage of the working musicians from our area were at the Palladium that night for a concert featuring Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd and James Genus (the bassist[…]
When we tell you that the performers in our Young Artists concerts are about to be the next big thing – we aren’t just tossing hype. Violinist Caroline Goulding, who played here in 2011, is returning this fall as a featured soloist for the Florida Orchestra. Hahn Bin, the violinist[…]
Tampa Bay Times arts writer John Fleming interviewed David Manson, leader of O Som Do Jazz, in advance of Thursday’s CD release party at the Palladium Side Door. Here’s an excerpt from his story: David Manson is one of the most versatile musicians around. A trombonist, he has[…]
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[…]
To get you ready for Kurt Elling’s appearance at the Palladium this Friday, I wanted to share excerpts from a story about Elling in today’s Tampa Bay Times, by one of my favorite jazz writers – Philip Booth. Philip talked to Elling, who was perfroming in Europe last week, about[…]
Tampa Bay Times Fine Arts Writer John Fleming wrote a glowing review of Ariadne auf Naxos, the St. Petersburg Opera production that closes tonight at the Palladium. Here’s a selection from the review or for more, here’s a link to the entire article: http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/stage/ariadne-auf-naxos-review-with-ridiculous-glory-st-petersburg-opera-hits/2124328 By John Fleming/Tampa Bay Times ST.[…]
With the great jazz vocalist Kurt Elling coming in concert at the Palladium on June 7, I wanted to share this item from London’s Guardian newspaper. In April, Elling had an extended stay at Ronnie Scott’s, the legendary London jazz club that’s been around since the 1959. […]
With our 2012-13 season winding down and a summer of great main-stage concerts and Side Door Cabaret shows coming up, we’ve got a special membership offer that no music lover can refuse. If you join the Palladium’s Friends with Benefits Membership Program before June 30th, we will send[…]
The latest issue of Tampa Bay Magazine gives special recognition to the Palladium at St. Petersburg College in the annual “Best of 2013” edition. Your beautiful and historic theater was again named “Best Community Performing Arts Center.” Here’s what the editors at Tampa Bay Magazine said: “Now part of St. Petersburg[…]
We’ve got some very cool shows coming up this summer – including jazz greats Kurt Elling, David Sanborn and Bob James, ’80s star Adam Ant, and the legendary bluesman, Taj Mahal. Now some of my favorite slackers are making a stop at our historic old theater. Check out this preview that[…]
I’ve got two of my favorite bay-area bands in the intimate Side Door this weekend. It’s a double-bill of ‘60s bachelor pad jazz, by Stolen Idols, and the eclectic music masters known as the Vodkanauts. The Side Door, our nightclub, was recognized as a “Best of The Bay” music venue,[…]
We’re excited to have Jackie Bristow returning to the Side Door this Sunday. Jackie made a name for herself in New Zealand and Australia, before moving to the states to build her career as a singer-songwriter. Palladium audiences remember her from her great opening set with Tommy Emmanuel and a[…]
I’m excited about Damon Fowler’s rockin’ return to the Palladium’s Side Door Cabaret this Friday, April 26. To get yourself ready for the show, check out this 2011 interview from BluesWax Magazine. Since this article appeared, Damon’s been busy recording and touring with Southern Hospitality, his new band with JP Soars[…]
Coming up this Saturday night is a unique Palladium concert. It’s an evening of classics and jazz, featuring George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, performed by world renowned pianist Mark Markham and the nationally recognized Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts jazz and wind ensembles. This is a benefit concert sponsored[…]
April is blues month in the Tampa Bay area. The Tampa Bay Blues Fest, a homegrown festival that’s been a hit since 1995, returns each April. Three years ago, the Palladium joined the festival as home of the Festival After Shows. We’re keeping the blues alive the rest of[…]
Palladium favorite Nate Najar returns to the Side Door Cabaret this Thursday night for a special evening of jazz. Instead of his regular trio, Nate appears with the incredible jazz pianist Kenny Drew Jr., and his favorite bassist, John Lamb. For this April 11 gig, Nate will set aside his[…]
Rebecca Kilgore is one of my favorite singers. She’s a great interpreter of the American Songbook and jazz standards. Along with the great sax player, Harry Allen, Rebecca has been making waves doing jazz versions of great Broadway scores. Now, she and Harry, along with an all-star band, are[…]
Channeling a Bombshell, One Jazzy Note at a Time By JOHN MARCHESE/New York Times AS a teenager watching old movies on television, Harry Allen heard Marilyn Monroe speak to him. “I have this thing about saxophone players,” she said in her famously girlish and breathy style. “Especially tenor sax.”[…]
Folks are still raving about the Parson’s Dance show last week. Here are some notes sent to us on Facebook: “Was it just a dream? Did I really get to meet my favorite dancer in the WHOLE WORLD? Incredible performance last night. Kudos to you my friend! You are the[…]
The Palladium’s “Best-of-the-Bay” nightclub – The Side Door – is alive and kicking this weekend with two great shows. Friday night, 3-22, marks the return of Denise Moore and her annual Songbirds – Women of Jazz show in celebration of Women’s History Month. This time Denise is singing with another[…]
Last night’s dance concert by NYC’s Parsons Dance Company was surely one of the highlights of our 2012-13 season. More than 400 dance lovers turned out on a Tuesday night and at the end of each piece, they shouted, clapped and even offered up some pleasurable moans. One of the[…]
And the hits keep coming at the Palladium. After consecutive weekends of packed houses and three, count them, three sold out shows, we’re geared up for more, starting tomorrow night with the Canadian Brass. We had the opportunity to talk with their hornist Eric Reed about the group’s performance at the[…]
Tampa Bay’s own International Blues Challenge winner Selwyn Birchwood returns home for a show in the Side Door on Saturday, March 23 at 8. Selwyn and his band won top honors in the IBC competition in early February in Memphis. Opening the show will be Bradenton favorite Steve Arvey with[…]
By Patty Ewald Tampa Bay Times CJ Harding was an 8-year-old girl when she met Elvis. It was in Savannah, Ga., in June 1956 — six months after he recorded Heartbreak Hotel and Blue Suede Shoes, six months before his first film, Love Me Tender, premiered and a mere three[…]
This will be a short post since I’m still recovering from all the shows this past weekend. It started Thursday night when the St. Pete Jazz Festival took up residence in the Side Door and packed the place for O Som Do Jazz. Friday night’s Blues at the Crossroads show[…]
So much happening both here at the Palladium and at other hot spots, I needed to do a little collection of short subjects. Let’s start with: BOOGIE WOOGIE BLUES PIANO STOMP: Saturday night’s show has sold almost 700 tickets. The Palladium only holds 850 people, so if you don’t have[…]
Tampa Bay Times Performing Arts Writer John Fleming featured Jeff Multer and our new Palladium Chamber Players in Sunday’s Latitudes section. The article advances the concert this Wednesday night at the Palladium. To read the entire article visit: http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/stage/florida-orchestra-concertmaster-returns-to-his-chamber-music-roots/1274856 Here’s an excerpt: Florida Orchestra concertmaster Jeffrey Multer returns to chamber[…]
We’ve got a great weekend of blues coming up. Saturday, Feb. 23, is our fourth annual boogie woogie blues piano stomp. More on that in a future blogpost, but today I want to talk about Friday, Feb. 22, when we feature Blues At The Crossroads, a tribute to Muddy Waters[…]
Chris MacDonald’s introduction to the King of Rock and Roll, came from watching old Elvis movies on TV with his Mom, who was a fan. “Elvis was cool in those movies – he beat up the bad guys and had cute girls in bikinis chasing him – it looked like[…]
Running the Palladium means I don’t get out to that many other venues but last Sunday I carved out some time to see The Piano Lesson at American Stage. It’s the latest installment of the August Wilson Cycle – a collection of plays reflecting aspects of African-American life during each[…]
You can read John Fleming’s review of St. Petersburg Opera’s Tosca by following this link or checking out the excerpt below. Tosca has one more performance tonight at 7:30. For tickets visit www.mypalladium.org or call 727 822-3590. Here’s the link to the full review: http://www.tampabay.com/features/performingarts/review-local-voices-soar-in-tosca/1273707 Review: Local voices soar in[…]
If you want a full-contact, no-holds barred opera experience, then this weekend’s production of Tosca, by the St. Petersburg Opera is a must-see. Tosca, one of Puccini’s masterpieces, litters the stage with dead bodies – during an evening of torture, sexual blackmail, revenge, murder, suicide and, unforgettable music. Director A.J.[…]
It’s just been six months since she was last on the Side Door stage, but Lauren Mitchell has spent that time producing a new CD, adding a new rhythm section and giving her stage-show more dynamics. Lauren has always been effective in her uptempo numbers but Friday night her ballads[…]
We’re thrilled to have Lauren Mitchell back at the Palladium celebrating the release of her debut CD – Please Come Home. Tickets are going fast and the show will definitely be sold out in advance of Friday’s night’s concert in the Side Door. The December issue of Mayhem Magazine features[…]
We had three great shows in the Side Door last weekend – Nicki Parrott and Rossano Sportiello on Thursday; Roy Book Binder and Paul Geremia on Friday; and Whitney James and her great band on Saturday night. Whitney, who lives in our area but sings in jazz clubs around the[…]
BayPop writer Eric Snider reviewed Thursday night’s Side Door show, which featured New York jazz artists Nicki Parrott and Rossano Sportiello and Eddie Metz Jr. Read the review below or click on this link to visit the BayPop site: http://www.baypop.com/ Jazz Artist Parrott Charms the Side Door at the Palladium[…]
