Chaka Khan to perform in St. Petersburg

   If you like any kind of popular music, chances are you like Chaka Khan.
   Since her teenage years back in the 1970s fronting the funk-pop outfit Rufus, who hit it big with  Stevie Wonder's "Tell Me Something Good," through solo career that included such hits as “I Feel For You” and “I’m Every Woman,” Chaka Khan has proven she can handle

Chaka Khan

R&B, jazz, pop, rock, gospel, funk and even country music. She has 10 Grammy Awards and 22 Grammy nominations, 10 No. 1 singles and 11 gold or platinum albums to prove it.
   She has a new CD coming out later this year, and you'll no doubt be able to hear some of the new material when she comes to the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Nov. 13.
   Tickets for the just-announced show go on sale at noon Friday, April 24. Prices are $42.50, $52.50, $65.50 and $75.50. Call 727-893-7832 or go to themahaffey.com,

Alanis Morissette schedules St. Petersburg concert

  Alanis Morissette is coming to St. Petersburg.

Morissette

  The Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter (and former child actor) first hit the big time in the mid-'90s with her ferocious hit "You Oughta Know" and her debut album "Jagged Little Pill." The album spawned several other hits and some popular videos. 
   She's kept busy as a musician and actor ever since. Among other acting roles, she played God in the Kevin Smith film "Dogma" and she had a recurring role on "Weeds." She was also a "celebrity guest mentor" on the second season of "The Voice."
   Her St. Petersburg show is slated for 7:30 p.m. April 28 at the Mahaffey Theater. Tickets are $49.50, $69.50, $79.50 and $99.50, and they go on sale at noon Friday, March 6. Call 727-892-7832 or go to themahaffey.com.

 

Train comes to St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater

    Not too many mainstream bands have maintained the level of success that Train has over the past 15 years. From its early hit singles, including "Meet Virginia" and "Drops of Jupiter," to its new top-five album "Bulletproof Picasso," Train has stayed at the top of the charts for as long as most bands have been in existence.
   Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson hasn't had that level of chart success, but he's been

Pat Monahan of Train

releasing solid albums for two decades and seems to be getting more popular with each one.
   Train and Nathanson will be in St. Petersburg just before Christmas. They'll be at the Mahaffey Theater for Mix 100.7's annual "Mistletoe Concert" on Dec. 19. 
   Other "special guests" will be announced soon, the people at the Mahaffey tell us.
   Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 3 for $35, $45, $65 and $159. Call 727-893-7832 or go to themahaffey.com.

Jamey Johnson plays St. Petersburg Jan.17

   Country singer Jamey Johnson is coming to St. Petersburg.
   The acclaimed singer/songwriter, who has scored huge hits with his 2008 album "That Lonesome Song" and its followup, 2010's "The Guitar Song," will be at the Mahaffey Theater Jan. 17.
   Johnson has earned a platinum album for "That Lonesome Song" and gold for "The Guitar Song," and his songs "Give

Jamey Johnson

It Away" and "In Color" were both named Song of the Year by the Academy of County Music and by the Country Music Association. He's also been nominated for Grammy Awards five times.
   Last year Johnson released his fourth studio album, a duet tribute album to late songwriter Hank Cochran. The Grammy-nominated "Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran" paired him with Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Ray Price, Elvis Costello, George Strait, Vince Gill and Merle Haggard.   
   Tickets go on sale at noon Dec. 13. They'll set you back $29.50, $39.50 and $49.50. Go to  www.themahaffey.com, call 727-893-7832. You can also stop by the Mahaffey box office. The Mahaffey is at
401 First St. S., St. Petersburg.

Queens of the Stone Age play St. Petersburg

     Queens of the Stone Age are one the best live bands around. 
   You can see for yourself pretty soon, 'cause they're coming to the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg Feb. 4.
   Tickets are $40.50, $50.50 and $66.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22.
You can get tickets online at www.themahaffey.com, by phone at 727-893-7832 or in person at the Mahaffey Theater box office. The Mahaffey is at 401 First St. S. in downtown St. Petersburg.

   In their early years they played pretty much straight riff-oriented hard rock and they made some great music and put on ferocious shows. Now they're much more eclectic and much more interesting.

Queens of the Stone Age 

 QOTSA formed in 1996 out of the ashes of Josh Homme's former band Kyuss. The current lineup includes Homme (vocals, guitar, piano), Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, lap steel, keyboard, percussion and vocals), Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar, percussion, vocals), Michael Shuman (bass guitar, keyboard, vocals) and Jon Theodore (percussion).

 









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Popovich Comedy Pet Theater cancels St. Petersburg show

    The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater performance scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 at The Mahaffey Theater has been cancelled. Star Gregory Popovich is reportedly scheduled to have surgery and has cancelled all shows in the first four months of 2014.
   The Mahaffey people say they'll reschedule the show for the 2014-2015 season.
   Ticket holders who ordered through the phone or web will receive an automatic refund. Patrons who purchased at the box office have to go back there. Tickets won't be honored for the rescheduled date.

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Soundgarden's Chris Cornell coming to St. Petersburg

   Chris Cornell, the singer and songwriter who's best known for his work with Soundgarden, will perform an acoustic show at The Mahaffey Theater at 9 p.m.Dec. 6. 

Cornell (second from left)
with Soundgarden

   Besides being Soundgarden's frontman, Cornell has had a healthy solo career and has been a member of the supergroups Audioslave and Temple of the Dog.
   His current tour is a series of intimate shows highlighting songs that he has written throughout his career, plus a few covers.
   Opening the show is Bhi Bhiman, a folk-rock artist who's 2012 debut album earned rave reviews.    
   Tickets go on sale at noon Nov. 8. They are $27.50, $35.50, $45.50 and $69.50. Call 727-893-7832, go to www.themahaffey.com, or stop by the Mahaffey Theater box office. (The Mahaffey is at  401 First St. S., St. Petersburg. The box office is open 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 90 minutes before events.

Cristian Castro cancels tonight's St. Petersburg concert

Castro

   If you have tickets to see Latin pop star Cristian Castro tonight at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, we have some bad news for you. The concert has been canceled, reportedly because Castro is ill.
    The concert will not be rescheduled.
You can get a refund wherever you bought your tickets. Call 727-893-7832 for more information.

Goo Goos, Fray play St. Petersburg's Mahaffey

   If you're upset about missing the Goo Goo Dolls when they played in Tampa two months ago, rejoice. The boys from Buffalo are returning to the area in December.

Goo Goo Dolls

   They'll be heading a show called "Mix 100.7 Acoustic Christmas" on Dec. 13. Also on the bill is the Fray and ZZ Ward.
   The Goo Goo Dolls hit it big commercially with their single "Iris" in 1998 and they've just released their ninth album, "Magnetic."
   The Fray, a rock band from Denver, had a hit with their debut album, "How to Save a Life," in 2005. Their second album entered the charts at number 1 and earned a Grammy nomination.
   ZZ Ward sings soul, blues, pop and hip-hop. She's best known for her first single, “Put the Gun Down,” released earlier this year. 
   There's also a "special guest" that the people at the Mahaffey can't confirm. But the Goo Goo Dolls site says it's Michael Franti, which would be really cool.
   Tickets are $39 are $59, and there's a $139 VIP deal with extra goodies. You can order tickets or get information by phone at 727-893-7832 or online www.themahaffey.com.
   Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, but only to members of Mix 100.7’s VIP club. You can sign up at www.tampabaysmix.com, or you can wait till tickets go on sale to the general public on Oct. 18.