Weekend Sounds: February 16-18

BRADENTON — It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be correct. Check out The Bradenton Times Weekend Sounds to see what bands you can catch at your favorite venues.

Ghost Town Blues Band 
Big Top Brewing 
Friday - 7:00 p.m.

GTBB's new album Shine debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart. Recently headlining the blues stage at The Montreal Jazz Festival and appearing at The Lucerne Blues Festival in Switzerland, Beale Street’s latest success story, 5-time Blues Blast Music Award Nominee and International Blues Challenge Runner-up is Ghost Town Blues Band. Not your grandpa’s blues band, their live show has been captivating audiences in the U.S., Canada and Europe with their "second-line horn entrance," cigar box guitars and electric push brooms to Allman Brothers style jams and even a hip-hop trombone player. The band's stage show and energy is unparalleled and has been called the best new live blues show in the world. No cover. 

About the venue:

Big Top Brewing Company is a Sarasota-based production brewery. A complement to Sarasota’s historical association with The Ringling Circus and the performing arts, Big Top has set out to create great beer worthy of the history and culture that is Sarasota. Featuring brewing, tasting, and live music from some of the area’s best performers. A spacious outdoor venue with an expansive beer garden, porch bar, and food truck. 975 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota.

Temps, Tops, Supremes, & Smokey: A Motown Revue with the Soul Sensations
Manatee Performing Arts Center
Friday - 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The Motown Sound is now over 60 years old but it remains current and brings excitement and unforgettable memories for several generations of music lovers. The unique style of these groups composed of golden voices, extraordinary musicians and memorable choreography represent the very best of Hitsville and Detroit, MI.

This performance will highlight some of the greatest hits from The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Smokey and the Miracles, Gladys Knight, and the The Marvellettes.

The Soul Sensations and their talented friends will share the classic harmony and rhythm of Motown and invite you to sing and dance!

All net proceeds benefit the Manatee Performing Arts Center.

Producer: Randall Morgan Jr.
Music Director: Judi Glover
Vocalists: Ywada Pitts, Dana Merriwether, Katt Hefner, Leon S. Pitts II, Raleigh Mosely II, Greg Sears, Marc Dortch, Randall Morgan Jr.

Band
Judi Glover, Keyboard
Kenny Walker, Bass Guitar
John Derick, Lead Guitar
Tommy LoBue, Guitar
Errol Wise, Drums
Tom Ellison, Woodwinds

•All ticket sales are final and non-refundable.
•Our concession area will offer beverages (including water, soda, beer, wine, and mixed drinks) and light snacks for purchase. Please note that there is a $5 minimum purchase when using a credit card.
•This show is reserved seating
•Everyone coming to see the show must have a ticket regardless of age
•Discounted tickets for Season Subscribers, teachers, students, and active military can be purchased by calling the Box Office.
•The Box Office will open one hour prior to the performance.

Additional FREE Parking
401 7th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205

Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers
Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen
Saturday - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Both on stage and in private life, these two internationally acclaimed artists share incredible chemistry! Their first introduction (lasting only a few seconds) in the crowded lobby of the historic Orpheum Theatre during the 2018 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, left a lasting impression on both of them. It was not until a year later, at a recording session during 2019 IBC that their professional acquaintance blossomed into a love affair, culminating in marriage in August of 2019! Since that time, renowned Canadian Blues-Rocker Paul DesLauriers and acclaimed American Soul-Blues singer Annika Chambers have unified their artistic destiny, much to the joy of everyone who's had the pleasure of hearing and seeing them together! Cover $15 pre/$20 DOS

About the venue:

Cottonmouth - Bradenton Florida’s music venue serving southern soul cuisine and live music on our beautiful patio in the Village of the Arts. Dave Shiplett and crew will to serve you and give you an evening you will long remember with seating inside and outside and art from local artists on display. Cottonmouth is the place to hang and feed your soul.

Grant Peeples with Liana Gabel
Fogartyville 
Saturday - 8:00 p.m. 

A self-described “tree-hugger that watches NASCAR,” Grant Peeples is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor and heart-gigging ballads.

He is the recipient of the Focus Foundation Award for Creative Excellence, which cited the “humor, compassion and wisdom of his songs,” and their “unflinching social insight and cultural acuity.” Peeples tours coast to coast and is a regular performer at The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, the 30A Songwriters Festival, and The Florida, Folk Festival.

He has been a keen observer of the American condition for five decades, ever since a friend introduced him to the music of Bob Dylan.

Through many years on the road, running a night club/music venue in Tallahassee, and after a 10-year stint on an isolated island off the coast of Nicaragua, Peeples turned to writing with a vengeance. He wrote poetry and songs that turned a critical eye on American culture and identity, the very definition of contemporary folk music.

January 2019 marked a second tour in The Netherlands, where FolkForum.nl described him “…a pure storyteller, in the best American folk tradition…” and his show “…one of those gems that you will remember for a long time…”

Peeples released his album, “A Murder of Songs,” in February 2023.

Through her music, Liana Gabel takes seemingly familiar stories, themes, and tropes about being human and transforms them into that which is profoundly unfamiliar and novel, yet warm and comforting.

Her observations about the changing landscape of our relationships, the country, the world, clearly inform her work as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and percussive tap dancer.

Be ready, as inspired and encouraged by Pete Seeger, she will get you singing right along.

The Currywurst Food Truck will be offering authentic German street food.

Grant Peeples | Liana Gabel opens | Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m. | Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $15 members; $18 not-yet-members; $9 students (13+)

About the venue:

Fogartyville is a special gathering place for those who truly appreciate music and community. Nothing draws people together like a shared musical experience, and the listening room atmosphere at Fogartyville enables people to fully appreciate that experience.

Welcome to Destruction: Guns N' Roses Tribute
Motorworks Brewing 
Saturday - 8:00 p.m.  - 10:00 p.m.

Relive some of the greatest songs of the 80s and 90s with an incredible tribute to Guns N Roses! From the early days of the Appetite For Destruction album through the magnificent Use Your Illusion period and right up through Chinese Democracy, this band showcases the very best of Axl, Slash and the gang.

Come on out to Motorworks for a great brew and a great musical experience! Cover charge just $10, on OpenTable, via our website, or at the door.

About the venue:

Venue: BRADENTON’S BEER GARDEN AND TAPROOM - Join us for a lovely afternoon or evening in our famous Beer Garden under a 150-year-old oak tree or enjoy our Taproom that is full of our great beers, wine, spirits, and cocktails.

We strive to fine-tune award-winning craft beer delivered to satisfy anyone’s palate. Our beers and service are performance-driven, the same as the Hudson service center housed in our brewery during the 1940s and 50s.

Based on weather conditions, Live Music may be performed in the Taproom.

Mike Sales 
Jiggs Landing Outpost
Sunday - 3:30 p.m.  - 6:30 p.m.

Mike Sales' smooth, clear vocals, accompanied only by the rhythm of his electric guitar is best described as “chill”. Performing his tropical arrangements of eclectic best selling cover songs and seamlessly weaving in his own originals...unpretentious, casual and crisp. 

Mike Sales is the singer you’ll want to include in your tranquil island vacation and your playlist when you return home.

About the venue: 

Jiggs Landing Outpost - Our outdoor venue is on Evers Reservoir & Braden River, live music is 3hr set and spectacular grand finale sunset!

Sit a spell in our Adirondack chairs on the landing. Rent a rod-n-reel, get your live bait here!

Eat & drink from our Jiggy bar & grill, featuring: ice-cold domestic and craft beer, Yoder's Ice Cream, Egg McJigg's, Seared Ahi Tuna Tacos, Jigg's slaw, Angus Burgers, Sabrett's Hot Dogs & much more...

Bring your kids, bring your dogs, bring your grandparents, bring your friends too!

We also have waterfront cabins, kayak, canoe & boat rentals. Enjoy this beautiful natural venue & historic area in the heart of East Manatee County.

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