Live Music in Lakeland This Weekend
Live music options in Lakeland continue expanding as more venues offer space for musicians to play and customers to listen. Our calendar below includes 19 options for Saturday alone: More
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Live Music in Lakeland This Week
EDM, funeral folk and a one-man reggae band — oh my! Here are a few interesting music dates this weekend:
- Get chill and chilly at the all-weekend, dance-music-filled Virtue Music Festival at the Maddox Ranch.
- Utah-based Shua Taylor, who describes his music as funeral folk/blues, plays Concord Coffee Friday at 7.
- St. Pete’s Ryan Carney aka Rev RC brings his “one-man dub reggae concert” to Swan Brewing Friday at 7.
- Eighteen-year-old chanteuse Gabby Barrett, who placed third on American Idol earlier this year, barely makes the age cut at an 18+ show as she opens for Nashville’s Chris Lane at Wild Gregg’s saloon Saturday at 7.
Our complete music calendar follows: More
Lakeland List: Seven Local Podcasts
LALtoday lists seven podcasts originating in Lakeland and asks readers to let them know of others.
Interactive Map Locates Lakeland Tapestries
The map can be accessed on your smartphone to locate the 60+ outdoor tapestries being displayed for a year in downtown and Dixieland. Tap on each location for a photo of the tapestry, its address and a link to artist info | Project background
Live Music in Lakeland This Weekend
Some music samplings for your post-Thanksgiving listening pleasure: indie bans including Hello Joyce and Spirit and the Cosmic Heart at LkldLive tonight, the acoustic amalgamation of Gypsy Wind at Hillcrest Coffee Saturday and the celtic creations of The Conundrum at Swan Brewing Saturday. Our music calendar follows: More
Vibrant Mural Brightens Florida Avenue Downtown
A new 34-foot mural on the south-facing wall at Thom Downs Antiques on North Florida Avenue is the first of three commissioned by the Lakeland Community Development Agency. The mural was painted by Gabriela Jaxon (website), a native of Peru who grew up in Lakeland and spends much of her time in New York City working with mural masters.
Introducing the Man Who Has Lakeland Laughing
Meet Joe Cruz. He’s a 31-year-old software engineer and aspiring comedy writer. You probably don’t know him, but his funny and shrewd observations are quite popular in Lakeland. We couldn’t get enough of him last month when he was entertaining us as The Lakelandist. More
Live Music in Lakeland This Weekend
Fall has finally arrived, and so has a busy season for live music. Here are some interesting and out-of-the-ordinary shows planned for this weekend: More
Poor Porker Revamp Includes Improved Music Venue
A remodel and rebranding of The Poor Porker at Main Street and Lake Avenue includes upgrades to a former service station that serves as performance venue: a new sound system with outdoor speakers, air conditioning, rustic floor tiles and wall hangings that include a textile tapestry.