One of the first popular music shows of the 2021-2022 South Florida concert season was scheduled to be by Dead & Company this week. The group canceled, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s been a long, strange trip to get here over the past two years. The COVID-19 pandemic reared its ugly head in the middle of the 2019-2020 season, altering both the second half of … [Read more...]
Pop and Jazz: The 2019 Summer Season
Summertime blues? Check. South Florida venues have it, along with summertime folk-rock, glam-rock, comedy-rock, classic rock, jazz/fusion, and modern rock and pop. As tourist season ends, locals get a chance to turn up the heat, especially at open-air venues such as Coral Sky Ampitheatre in West Palm Beach, Mizner Park Ampitheater in Boca Raton, and Bayfront Park … [Read more...]
Sunshine Fest at Mizner will have a New Orleans feel
As always, the sixth annual installment of the Sunshine Music Festival will be headlined by the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the powerful, 12-piece roots music juggernaut led by husband-and-wife festival co-founders Derek Trucks (guitar) and Susan Tedeschi (vocals/guitar). But the ever-impressive supporting acts take on a decidedly more jazzy, funky, and New Orleans-themed vibe in … [Read more...]
The January Scene: Notable events for the month
Here is a quick overview of some of the notable events on tap for January, some of which will be explored in more detail in future ArtsPaper stories: Shakespeare in the Park Festival (Mizner Park, Jan. 6-8) Shakespeare Miami is teaming with the city of Boca Raton to present three free mountings of The Merchant of Venice at Mizner Park in the first week of the new … [Read more...]