Top 4 concerts this week in Sarasota, Bradenton, Englewood
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While there may not be a huge amount of notable concerts in our area this week, sometimes quality is more important than quantity. This week's live music picks feature acclaimed and award-winning artists such as a string quartet that was among this year's Grammy winners, making their debut at the returning Sarasota Music Festival.
Even the Florida musicians this week have earned national attention, including a group that was nominated for four Blues Music Awards last year and a guitar prodigy who was spotlighted on the now-off-the-air "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Plus, another Sarasota band holds a release show at Bradenton's Oscura, joined by two St. Pete bands, including one that's been showcased by legendary punk bassist Mike Watt. Here are this week's highlights. Event details are subject to change.
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Champ Jaxon
Punta Gorda 12-year-old blues rock prodigy Champ Jaxon, who's appeared in local venues and on national television, plays Bradenton's Birdrock Taco Shack this weekend. Jaxon appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in December 2021, chatting with guest host and country superstar Brad Paisley, performing his song "Born in the Grove," then jamming with and receiving a Fender guitar from Paisley. Jaxon has also released the album "The Grove" and has played on stage with "Can't You See" Southern rockers The Marshall Tucker Band multiple times. 7 p.m. Saturday; Birdrock Taco Shack, 1213 13th Ave. W., Bradenton; $25 advance, $30 day of; 941-545-9966; facebook.com/birdrocktaco
The Tilt album release show
After Divine AF held a show there celebrating their new EP "Beautifully Broken" last Saturday, Bradenton venue and cafe Oscura hosts a release show for another Sarasota area band this weekend. Sarasota avant-pop group The Tilt celebrates the release of their sophomore album "It Was Supposed to Be Heaven," which comes out Friday and is the follow-up to last year's full-length "Up the Gospel." St. Pete's Liquid Pennies, whose fans include Mike Watt of Minutemen fame and have appeared on his radio show "The Watt from Pedro Show," and My Cat Umi also perform. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show Saturday; Oscura, 816 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton; free; 941-201-4950; oscura.live
'Gold Standard'
Sarasota Music Festival returns in June with several concerts, including this one featuring the Grammy-winning Attacca Quartet making their festival debut. The quartet won two Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Grammys this year and in 2020 respectively for "Evergreen" and "Orange," two collaborations with Caroline Shaw, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who performed at the festival last year. Attacca Quartet will perform Shaw's "Three Essays: First Essay (Nimrod)" and Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major, while flutist Carol Wincenc and pianist Joy Cline Phinney play Sato Matsui's "Goldenrod," and violinist Grigory Kalinovsky and pianist Jonathan Spivey play Weinberg's Sonatina for Violin and Piano. 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15; Holley Hall, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; $30-$42; 941-953-3434; sarasotaorchestra.org
J.P. Soars and the Red Hots
Sarasota County restaurant and blues venue Englewoods on Dearborn's live music lineup this week includes South Florida guitarist/singer-songwriter J.P. Soars and his band the Red Hots. The group earned four Blues Music Awards nominations last year, including Band of the Year and B.B. King Entertainer and Instrumentalist — Guitar for Soars, and has released albums such as 2019's Tab Benoit-produced "Let Go of the Reins." Soars has also played in the supergroup Southern Hospitality, whose other members include Grammy-nominated pianist Victor Wainwright and fellow Floridian Damon Fowler. 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Englewoods on Dearborn, 362 W. Dearborn St., Englewood; $7; 941-475-7501; englewoodsondearborn.com
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