The prospect was intriguing to say the least: Cheap Trick, a band which combines Beatlesque melodies with arena-volume power rock, taking on the Fab Four's most ornately crafted album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." ...more

November 21, 2008

POP/ROCK Today Pemberley (CD release show) with The Dark Romantics and The Winter Sounds: New World Brewery, Tampa, 9 p.m.; $7; (813) 248-4969 ...more

November 21, 2008

John Legend will perform Jan. 29 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets, $46 and $66, go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office. Call (727) 791-7400. Tickets also go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

November 20, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Today Parish carnival: Carnival features Ferris wheel and other rides, food and more; 1 p.m. today; free admission; St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 705 Ninth St. S.E., Ruskin; (813) 645-1521 ...more

November 16, 2008

POP/ROCK Today Tim Reynolds & TR3 with Shaun Hopper: Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, 8 p.m.; $20 (B) or (813) 971-0666 ...more

November 14, 2008

B.B. King and Buddy Guy will perform Feb. 5 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets, $49.50, $59.50 and $79.50, go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office. Call (727) 791-7400. Tickets also go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

November 13, 2008

Whether they are holding down a full or part-time job or volunteering, the babyboomer generation in Sun City Center has won the attention of some business owners. ...more

November 12, 2008

To many, "The Rock and the Rabbi" stood as much chance of becoming a popular musical as the Tampa Bay Rays going to the World Series. ...more

October 25, 2008

Light up an unfiltered Camel cigarette, pour a glass of Scotch and pop a Swanson's frozen Salisbury steak dinner into the oven. ...more

October 23, 2008

Dolly Parton is one of the few entertainers who gets a standing ovation before she starts performing. ...more

October 21, 2008