Bellydance meets Bollywood is a must-see at the Palladium

One of the highlights of the Palladium’s 2010-11 season is coming up this Sunday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. Bombay Bellywood is a  touring show that is amazing audiences around the world. In case you haven’t heard of this show, I wanted to share this from the website for Bombay Bellywood: With 6 years of [...]

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New American Theater debuts at the Palladium

 Brian Becker’s dream of a Tampa Bay theater company devoted to musicals comes to life this weekend at the Palladium. The rollicking gas station-and-grill musical Pump Boys and Dinettes opens for a two-week run on the Hough Hall stage. Brian has worked incredibly hard to bring New American Theater to life. The company has three more shows planned at [...]

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Musicians making The Palladium their choice for live recordings

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 Door CD, two years ago. This [...]

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Creative Loafing cites Palladium as part of St. Petersburg’s arts boom!

“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. “

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Jazz and blues highlight Palladium’s Hammond B3 Summer Spectacular

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 Clapton wanted a B3, he [...]

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Firefall’s Palladium Show Has A Tampa Tie

Back in the mid-1970s the critics dubbed Firefall a “Supergroup,” filled with players with impressive musical resumes. Not all of the groups given that moniker lived up to the title, but Firefall was that and more. And Jim Mason, now a resident of the Tampa Bay area, was a big part of that success. Mason [...]

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Come try the Palladium Theater’s new front doors!

Thanks to St. Petersburg College, the restoration of the historic Palladium Theater is continuing.  While a lot of improvements – like our new air conditioning and wiring – aren’t easy to see, our latest renovation project will be visible to everyone. This week workers are replacing all of our front doors.  The original doors were beyond [...]

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