He came, he saw, he had the meatloaf. Frankie Valli, in the area for a show Thursday at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, caught Wednesday night's performance of "Jersey Boys," the musical based on Valli and his Four Seasons band mates, at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. ...more

February 22, 2008

POP/ROCK Today Mofro: Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, 8 p.m.; $20 advance, $25 day of show (B) or (813) 971-0666 ...more

February 21, 2008

•You might as well jump and head to the Forum at 7:30 tonight to see the reconstituted Van Halen. ...more

February 18, 2008

POP/ROCK Today Legendary JC's: Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, 8 p.m.; $10 day of show (B) or (813) 971-0666 ...more

February 14, 2008

The Florida Orchestra today announces the classical and pops lineups for next season, hoping to secure subscribers early and avoid cash flow problems when the curtain rises in October. ...more

February 9, 2008

POP/ROCK Today Scott H. Biram with The Dead Popes: The Orpheum, Tampa, 8 p.m.; $8; (727) 895-3045 ...more

February 6, 2008

POP/ROCK Today The Postmarks, The Oaks and Pemberley: New World Brewery, Tampa, 9 p.m.; $7; (813) 248-4969 ...more

January 30, 2008

WHO: Marcia Gerber CLAIM TO FAME: Named a local Hadassah chapter's "Woman of the Year" for her volunteer service and support of the group's ideals. ...more

January 28, 2008

•Be a macho man at the Village People concert tonight at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson. ...more

January 28, 2008

Selling classical music isn't unlike hawking ice in Alaska or potato chips in the Sahara desert. ...more

January 19, 2008