Come Sail Away with the first musical act to ever have four consecutive triple-platinum albums. The Florida Theatre is proud to announce the return of STYX Sunday, January 14, at 8 PM. Tickets are on sale now. Call 355-ARTS to reserve seats.
The Ricky Nelson legacy continues as we pay tribute to one of the most treasured and beloved artist of all time. Ricky Nelson’s sons and band, bring his musical legacy to you. The Florida Theatre presents Ricky Nelson Remembered Friday, January 19 at 8 PM.
Matthew and Gunnar are triple platinum recording artists in their own right. Their self-penned number 1 hit “Love and Affection” made the Nelsons the only family in history with three successive generations of #1 hit-makers.
Their songs transcend time as they play all the biggest hits…Garden Party, Traveling Man, Hello Mary Lou, Poor Little Fool, Fools Rush In and Many More.
The acoustic duo returns! The Florida Theatre is proud to present the Indigo Girls Tuesday, January 23, at 8 PM. Tickets are on sale Friday, December 8th at 10 AM. Call 355-2787 to reserve seats.
20 years after they began releasing records as the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to mellow with age. You could say it’s just not in their constitution. Devoted environmental and social justice activists and lifelong music industry mavericks, the Girls have spent their entire career pushing boundaries on a variety of fronts. Why stop now?
Both Saliers and Ray agree that Despite Our Differences, the 10th Indigo Girls studio album, is a record defined by change and newness. On the business side of things, it’s the first CD they’ve released since signing a new record deal with Hollywood Records earlier this year. And on the creative side, it’s one they made far outside the confines of their established Georgia comfort zone, at veteran producer Mitchell Froom’s home-studio in Santa Monica, California.
“Making this record was really different for us,” Saliers says. “We were all in the same room together. Amy and I with Mitchell and the engineer, David Boucher, and the band,” which here includes session-pro drummer Matt Chamberlain and Indigo regular Clare Kenny on bass. “It was a little family experience, which is really, really different from being in a huge, cold studio where everyone’s isolated. And there was a really strong trust factor with Mitchell. He has a great musical ear, particularly for harmonies and things like that. If he heard a note that didn’t sit well with him, he’d tell us. It was a real exchange.”
“We felt intimidated by Mitchell’s abilities,” Ray admits. “To go in and just put ourselves out there and trust that he’s gonna take it and work with it - that felt like a risk, but in a good way. It’s nice to get your adrenaline up. At this age you really have to keep trying things you haven’t done.”
For tickets or performance information please call the Florida Theatre Box Office at (904) 355-2787 or visit us at www.floridatheatre.com. Tickets are $37.50 and $32.50. The Florida Theatre is located at 128 East Forsyth Street in downtown Jacksonville. Tickets are also available through TicketMaster.
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