Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n
Brian Culbertson<\/p>\n
CLEARWATER \u2014 Brian Culbertson will perform on Thursday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.<\/p>\n
Tickets start at $43.25. Call 727-791-7400 or visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Culbertson is touring in support of his latest release, 2025\u2019s \u201cDay Trip.\u201d<\/p>\n Over the course of crafting a 29-album catalog and architecting 40 Billboard No. 1 singles as a keyboardist, songwriter and producer, Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&B artist and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop and he creates a 32-minute new age opus. And you\u2019d be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for three consecutive months.<\/p>\n Culbertson burst onto the scene in 1994 with a chart-topping album that he recorded in his college apartment featuring keyboard-led contemporary jazz tracks. \u201cLong Night Out\u201d landed him a lengthy record deal and signaled that a star was born. Flash forward to present day, Culbertson has been going back and listening more and more to music that inspired him as a young musician such as David Sanborn, The Brecker Bros, Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, and others in the jazz fusion world.<\/p>\n \u201cIt instantly brought me back to the days of \u2018no rules\u2019 and the pure joy of music, something that I think a lot of albums today are lacking,\u201d Culbertson said. \u201cWith that said, I set out to write and produce a new album that would try to capture a little bit of that late \u201970s and early \u201980s spirit of music exploration, along with using only live musicians and real instruments. Similar in style to \u2018Another Long Night Out,\u2019 \u2018Day Trip\u2019 is the daytime version.\u201d<\/p>\n Possessing style, panache, and a savvy business mind capable of moving the needle in music and beyond, Culbertson founded and curates the annual Napa Valley, New Orleans, and Chicago Jazz Getaways, which have attracted guests from all over the globe to experience his premier events.<\/p>\n Whether you\u2019re listening to music from \u201cDay Trip\u201d on record or live in concert, you\u2019re hearing an eclectic, entertaining and engaging set from an artist at the peak of his power.<\/p>\n Bilheimer Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n Boyce Avenue<\/p>\n Tickets Go On Sale Friday, May 9 At 10 AM<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Boyce Avenue will perform on Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $35. Visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a> or call 727-791-7400.<\/p>\n Boyce Avenue is a Florida-based band whose name is a combination of the two streets the members grew up on in Sarasota. The band, known for its strong acoustic roots, consists of the three brothers Alejandro (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Fabian (guitar, vocals), and Daniel (bass, percussion, vocals).<\/p>\n The brothers began posting videos on YouTube in 2007 to great success. To date, they have amassed over 6.8 Billion YouTube views and over 16.8 Million YouTube subscribers, making their channel one of the most popular in the world. They are the most viewed Independent band in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. They have done many successful and viral musical collaborations with actors, influencers, and artists like Sarah Hyland, Bea Miller, Fifth Harmony, and Connie Talbot.<\/p>\n The band has continued to tour consistently, headlining shows in over 20 countries, and selling out legendary venues like the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Araneta Coliseum in Manila.<\/p>\n Bilheimer Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n John 5 and Richie Kotzen<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Guitar legends John 5 and Richie Kotzen will perform on Sunday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $34.50. Visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a> or call 727-791-7400.<\/p>\n For over 30 years, John 5 has been one of the most in-demand guitar players on the planet. As well as a songwriter\/guitarist for hire, John 5 has shared the stage as axe-man for Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Rob Halford. He has also worked with an impressive array of names, from all walks of music, including KD Lang, Rod Stewart, Dave Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, Tina Guo, Steven Adler, Lynryd Skynrd, Ricky Martin, Rod Stewart, M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce and more. To call John 5 a shredder does not do him justice. Award-winning guitarist and songwriter Slash has even been quoted as saying: \u201cJohn 5 is hands-down one of the most mind-blowing guitarists around.\u201d<\/p>\n Richie Kotzen has always been on a clear, laser-focused mission as an artist. While he is rightfully acknowledged worldwide for being a stellar guitar player, an emotive singer, and, frankly, a balls-out dynamic live performer to boot, Kotzen is quite aware he must maintain an ever-vigilant eye on ensuring one particularly important creative arrow in his artistic quiver continues to be properly nurtured \u2014 and that is his songwriting. Throughout his career, Kotzen has released over 20 solo albums, showcasing his versatility across genres. His collaborations with bands like Poison and Mr. Big brought him international recognition. In 2012, he co-founded the supergroup The Winery Dogs, releasing acclaimed albums that blend hard rock with blues influences.<\/p>\n Jannus Live<\/p>\n Jack\u2019s Mannequin<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Jack\u2019s Mannequin will perform on Friday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., at Jannus Live, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $39.50. Visit www.jannuslive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jack\u2019s Mannequin, the acclaimed alternative pop rock group led by veteran indie-pop singer-songwriter-pianist Andrew McMahon, has reunited in 2025 to celebrate their 20th anniversary on \u201cThe MFEO Tour.\u201d Jack\u2019s Mannequin recently surprised fans with the release of \u201cEverything In Transit: Strings Attached,\u201d a new EP, on Aug. 22 to officially mark their 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n The EP features brand-new acoustic versions of five songs off the band\u2019s gold-certified debut album, \u201cEverything In Transit,\u201d originally released in August 2005. Produced by Suzy Shinn and recorded at Treehouse Studios in Los Angeles, the special collection strips down Jack\u2019s Mannequin\u2019s gold-certified hit single \u201cDark Blue\u201d and fan favorites \u201cHoliday From Real,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m Ready,\u201d \u201cBruised\u201d and \u201cThe Mixed Tape\u201d set against string arrangements courtesy of LA-based artist Allie Stamler.<\/p>\n In addition to marking 20 years of Jack\u2019s Mannequin, Aug. 23 also represented a bigger, more personal milestone for McMahon. At the age of 22, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) and admitted to the hospital on the same day the recording of \u201cEverything In Transit\u201d finished. A few months later, on the album\u2019s release day, McMahon received a stem cell transplant from his sister, ultimately saving his life. After making a full recovery, Andrew founded the Dear Jack Foundation in 2006, a nonprofit providing impactful programming that directly benefits adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer in order to improve quality of life and create positive health outcomes from treatment to survivorship for patients and their families.<\/p>\n Jack\u2019s Mannequin launched in 2005 as McMahon\u2019s more personal solo project following the success of his pop-punk band Something Corporate in the early 2000s. During its tenure, the esteemed quartet \u2014 McMahon (vocals, piano), Bobby \u201cRaw\u201d Anderson (guitar), Jay McMillan (drums) and Mikey Wagner (bass, keys) \u2014 released a total of three acclaimed studio albums, with both their sophomore LP \u201cThe Glass Passenger\u201d (2008) and third and final album \u201cPeople and Things\u201d (2011) entering the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart.<\/p>\n Jannus Live<\/p>\n The Mars Volta<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 The Mars Volta will take the stage on Saturday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., at, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $54.50. Visit www.jannuslive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n To mark a significant sonic milestone in their avant-garde and ongoing evolution, The Mars Volta recently released their ninth concept album, \u201cLucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio.\u201d The 18-track album is a sonic masterpiece that takes the listener on an atmospheric journey from start to finish. Composed and written by Omar Rodr\u00edguez-L\u00f3pez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the duo reintroduces and simultaneously reinvents their musical essence.<\/p>\n The Mars Volta\u2019s instrumental diversity shines throughout the complex album, which is best heard continuously from start to finish and without interruptions. \u201cLucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio\u201d blends the duo\u2019s signature sound with jazz and electronica influences, celebrating their origins while pushing forward with fresh innovations \u2014 a musical journey that\u2019s both nostalgic and new. The conceptual album spans multiple genres, giving their listeners a taste of Rodr\u00edguez-L\u00f3pez and Bixler-Zavala\u2019s curated yet distorted mind full of psychedelic synthesizers, jazz influences, rhythmic percussion, and alternative rock elements.<\/p>\n Formed by guitarist\/composer Omar Rodr\u00edguez-L\u00f3pez and singer\/lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, The Mars Volta rose from the ashes of El Paso punk-rock firebrands At the Drive-In in 2001. The Mars Volta made music that fused the Latin sounds Rodr\u00edguez-L\u00f3pez was raised on with the punk and underground noise he and Bixler-Zavala had immersed themselves in for years, along with the futuristic visions they were tapping into. The albums that followed were one-of-a-kind masterpieces, their songs of breathtaking complexity also possessing powerful emotional immediacy.<\/p>\n Jannus Live<\/p>\n Hirie<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Hirie will perform on Sunday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., at Jannus Live, 200 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $35.43. Visit www.jannuslive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n More than a decade into an already-impressive recording career, Hirie \u2014 aka Trish Jetton \u2014 is proud to be delivering her latest album, \u201cPhases,\u201d which documents a new moment in her life with her strongest set of songs yet. The majority of the album was written over the past few years as Hirie settled into a new phase of her life: she got sober just under three years ago, moved back to her hometown in Hawaii, and had a new baby. In fact, she recorded \u201cPhases\u201d during her pregnancy.<\/p>\n For some artists, that confluence of events might have been stifling; for Hirie, it resulted in a creative outpouring that produced 12 powerful songs and new energy for her to keep making music and touring. Once again working with producer Danny Kalb, whom she worked with on the albums \u201cWandering Soul\u201d and \u201cDreamer,\u201d Hirie was able to hone her material for \u201cPhases.\u201d<\/p>\n Hirie\u2019s backing band on the recordings has been another positive constant, including Chris delCamino (sax, flute, keys), Andrew McKee (trombone, percussion), Andy Flores (bass), and Blaine Dillinger (guitars) \u2014 all original members of her band \u2014 along with Matt Benoit (in the band since 2017) and Daniel Rodriguez, who joined more recently.<\/p>\n The Palladium<\/p>\n Stanley Jordan<\/p>\n ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Craftsman House and The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg will present a Halloween concert featuring world-renowned touch-tap guitarist Stanley Jordan and his new band Stanley Plays the Dead. The concert will take place on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m., at the Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $30. Visit mypalladium.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jordan and his band will be performing a tribute to The Grateful Dead. One thing that made the Grateful Dead\u2019s concerts so special was that their extended improvisations and huge songbook made each show unique, and it gave concertgoers a reason to come back again and again. This made each event a full-on happening and not just a concert. This evening will be no exception.<\/p>\n Jordan says: \u201cThe Dead\u2019s repertoire is an important part of the Great American Songbook. Over time people are realizing this more and more \u2026 one mark of a good song is that it can be reinterpreted in many ways, and it still holds up. These songs definitely fit that description.\u201d<\/p>\n In a world full of various Grateful Dead tribute acts, Stanley Plays the Dead promises something new and unique.<\/p>\n Jordan was born in Chicago in 1959 and raised in Palo Alto, California \u2014 the very city in which the Grateful Dead was formed. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in music from Princeton in 1981. Gigs were scarce in the early days, but after a few lean years working as a New York street musician, Jordan was signed to Blue Note Records in 1984. His \u201cMagic Touch\u201d album was an instant classic, and it stayed at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s jazz chart for 51 weeks.<\/p>\n Jordan is widely regarded as the foremost exponent of the touch, or tapping technique on guitar. To date Jordan has been nominated for four Grammys, and he\u2019s performed in 70 countries. He has collaborated on the stage or in the studio with a diverse array of artists including Phil Lesh, Miles Davis, Kenny Rogers, Herbie Hancock, Dionne Warwick, Dave Matthews, Sharon Isbin, and Carmen McRae.<\/p>\n The Palladium<\/p>\n Strangelove \u2014 The Depeche Mode Experience<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Ruth Eckerd Hall on the Road will present Strangelove \u2014 The Depeche Mode Experience with special guest Lovesong \u2014 The Cure Tribute on Sunday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., at the Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $35. Visit mypalladium.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hailing from the United States and UK, the Grammy-nominated all-stars in Strangelove \u2014The Depeche Mode Experience deliver a career spanning, pitch perfect \u201cbest of\u201d concert that transports listeners through time and touches on several key points in Depeche Mode\u2019s 45-plus year career. Songs from throughout the Depeche canon of 50-plus chart-topping hits are lovingly recreated, with the look and feel of a classic-era DM arena show. No detail of Strangelove\u2019s presentation has been overlooked; and stage set pieces and in-show costume changes reflect different eras of Depeche Mode\u2019s story.<\/p>\n Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n Peter Frampton<\/p>\n CLEARWATER \u2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton will perform on Friday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $93.25. Call 727-791-7400 or visit www.rutheckerdhall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Frampton is continuing his extensive \u201cLet\u2019s Do It Again!\u201d headline tour through the fall. These performances arrive on the heels of the legendary musician\u2019s \u201cNever Say Never, Never EVER Say Never\u201d and subsequent \u201cPositively Thankful\u201d tours. Despite announcing a farewell run in 2019 due to a diagnosis of the degenerative disease inclusion-body myositis, Frampton has spent the last few years touring the country over, appearing on stages across America, sitting in with the house band at \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d and being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n Frampton is one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history. In 2007, Frampton won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album for \u201cFingerprints\u201d and in 2014 was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. He received the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at NAMM\u2019s TEC Awards in 2019 and most recently received the 2024 Les Paul Spirit Award at the Gibson Garage Nashville. In 2020, Frampton was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n After 50 years, \u201cFrampton Comes Alive!\u201d remains one of the top-selling live records of all time, selling over 17 million worldwide.<\/p>\n Hard Rock Event Center<\/p>\n Pedro Cap\u00f3<\/p>\n TAMPA \u2014 The \u201cPedro Cap\u00f3: La Cerretera Tour\u201d will make a stop in the Tampa Bay area for a concert on Sunday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m., in the Hard Rock Event Center at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 5223 Orient Road, Tampa.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $55. Visit Ticketmaster.com<\/a> or seminolehardrocktampa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pedro Cap\u00f3 is an award-winning singer, songwriter and actor who has written some of the last few years\u2019 most celebrated hits. The Puerto Rican native won two Latin Grammy Awards in 2019 for Song Of The Year and Best Urban Fusion\/Performance. Cap\u00f3 achieved worldwide fame with his hit \u201cCalma,\u201d and its remix alongside Farruko. The song earned him double diamond certifications in Mexico, diamond in the United States and Peru, as well as multi-platinum in Latin America and Europe.<\/p>\n In 2019, Cap\u00f3 performed alongside Anitta in the closing ceremony of the Copa America 2019 in Brazil, giving fans across the world an unforgettable performance.<\/p>\n Cap\u00f3 has a loyal fanbase of over 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify, nearly 7 million subscribers on YouTube, and millions of followers on Instagram and Facebook. Some of his hits include \u201cLa Fiesta,\u201d which has received over 24 million streams worldwide, and his single \u201cGracias,\u201d which reached No. 1 on the radio in Puerto Rico. Released in 2020, his fourth studio album \u201cMunay\u201d was produced by the legendary George Noriega and means \u201clove\u201d in the Quechua language.<\/p>\n The Ritz<\/p>\n Matt Maltese<\/p>\n TAMPA \u2014 Singer songwriter Matt Maltese will perform on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m., at the Ritz, 1503 E. Seventh Ave., Tampa.<\/p>\n Tickets start at $46.46. Visit www.theritzybor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Matt Maltese\u2019s sixth studio album \u201cHers,\u201d released earlier this year, is his most insular and intimate to date, and his first fully self-produced effort since second album \u201cKrystal.\u201d \u201cHers\u201d exists in a twilight world, pairing heartfelt songwriting and dry witticism with the gentle quiver of strings, a flourish of woodwind or the sound of a creaking old piano.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n Though its wounds may still feel tender to the touch, Maltese made \u201cHers\u201d with several years\u2019 perspective on the events that inspired it, processing the complexities of a serious romantic relationship and its ending through the rearview.\u202f<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve written a lot of music that comes from a place of infatuation, but this record was written on reflection of a much longer-term love,\u201d Maltese said. \u201cThe complications and wonderful roads that that goes through and the more informed heartaches that come out of it. I got to really reflect and slave over it\u2026 It\u2019s a bit like having a year to write a really important email.\u201d<\/p>\n Having first established himself as a songwriter with a knack for dry one-liners and a keen eye for self-deprecation, Maltese released debut album \u201cBad Contestant\u201d back in 2018. The three albums that followed over the next five years cemented his position as one of the UK\u2019s finest young songwriters.<\/p>\n Since the release of 2023\u2019s \u201cDriving Just to Drive,\u201d Maltese has been busy in multiple behind the scenes roles, lending his songwriting abilities to a number of fellow artists, and establishing indie label \u201cLast Recordings On Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n Skipper\u2019s Smokehouse<\/p>\n Hayes Carll<\/p>\n TAMPA \u2014 Grammy-nominated artist Hayes Carll will perform on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m., at Skipper\u2019s Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa.<\/p>\n