Weekend things to do: Chucho Valdés, Super Bowl commercials party, Marlins FanFest, Lynyrd Skynyrd all over
Befitting its scale and grand title, the 20-song collection, originally conceived by bandleader Patterson Hood and former DBT bassist Earl Hicks as a screenplay, was an ambitious attempt to catalog life in the South as they knew it, unapologetically but pragmatically. Songwriter Hood acknowledges both 'the glory' and 'the shame' of the region's history on 'The Southern Thing.'
Many of these songs are a postcard from a time that in some ways seems indistinguishable from today. Last summer, the album was re-released as an expanded box set, 'Southern Rock Opera — Deluxe Edition,' which includes three discs and several live tracks with former Trucker Jason Isbell on guitar.
But 'Southern Rock Opera' at its heart is a love letter to Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd, the joy their music brought to the young future members of DBT and the shadow cast by the 1977 plane crash that killed Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister, singer Cassie Gaines.
The track 'Let There Be Rock' — an ode to the exuberance of riding backroads in a car filled with beer and Lynyrd Skynyrd — may be the greatest song about youthful chaos ever. Hood says the song 'is about how rock 'n' roll saved my life as a teenager.'
By chance, or perhaps by some divine hand, Lynyrd Skynyrd themselves also will be in town for a show at Hollywood's Hard Rock Live on Friday, led by singer Johnny Van Zant (Ronnie's brother) and guitarist Rickey Medlocke, who as a session musician performed with the band before they released their debut album in 1973. In another coincidence, former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle will lead his band at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton on Thursday.
Keep reading for details on all of these shows and even some events that have nothing to do with 'Free Bird.'
Songs in the key of life: Star of stage, cinema and TV screen, singer and actor Mandy Patinkin will be at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday with his critically praised touring show 'Being Alive,' a celebration of humanity, its joyful light and the unbearable darkness of being. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show start at $59+ at BrowardCenter.org.
Thursday night live: The Wood Brothers bring wonderfully fulfilling roots music (as heard on the album 'Heart is the Hero') to the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40+ at CultureRoom.net. … Led by the former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer, The Artimus Pyle Band (with special guest Jamie Lee Thurston) is at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton on Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $60.42 for general-admission standing room. Visit FunkyBiscuit.com. … On tour for the 25th anniversary of seminal album 'Something to Write Home About,' The Get Up Kids will perform at Revolution Live in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages show start at $27+. Visit JoinTheRevolution.net.
Ticket window:Singular singer Morrissey, once of The Smiths, is taking his summer tour to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Saturday, May 17, with tickets available first via a venue presale now through 10 p.m. Thursday. Use the password SONGS at Ticketmaster.com. … Country crooners Billy Currington and Kip Moore are coming to Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton on Saturday, June 28. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster.com.
Thursday laughs: Actor-comedian Henry Cho brings eclectic observations and a Southern accent — he was born to Korean parents in Knoxville, Tennessee, and inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2023 — to the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center at 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets start at $32.71+ at AventuraCenter.org. … For the record, Tel Aviv-born, Long Island-raised comedian Modi (also known as Mordechi Rosenfeld) continues his Pause for Laughter Tour at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday (sold out) and Feb. 16-18 (also sold out). Check for updates at ParkerPlayhouse.com.
Swingin' in Big Cypress: A distinctive piece of Florida culture will be celebrated Thursday through Saturday during the Indigenous Arts & Music Festival at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation near Clewiston (36500 Rodeo Circle Drive). With gates opening at 9:30 a.m. daily, it's a free event filled with art, crafts, food and live music. The headliners include influential country singer-songwriter John Anderson (6 p.m. Thursday), Indigenous (5:30 p.m. Friday) and The Osceola Brothers (6 p.m. Saturday). Anderson's most recent album, 'Years' (produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and Nashville veteran David Ferguson), was one of the best, and the Apopka native was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024. Admission is free. Visit theIndigenousAMF.com and Instagram.com/floridaseminoletourism.
Friday jazz: One of the seminal figures in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, pianist and composer Chucho Valdés will lead the Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet at the Arsht Center in Miami on Friday at 8 p.m. Part of the Arsht's Jazz Roots series, tickets to the concert start at $75+ at ArshtCenter.org. … Broadway actor and vocalist Darius de Haas (recently heard as the singing voice of Shy Baldwin in Amazon's 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel') performs on Friday and Saturday at 54 Below at The Rinker in the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. each night, with the shows at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $44+ at Kravis.org.
Classic rock: Lynyrd Skynyrd will bring some of the greatest songs in the history of Southern rock — 'Free Bird,' 'Sweet Home Alabama,' 'Tuesday's Gone,' 'Simple Man' — to the swank stage at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets are available, starting at $46+ at MyHRL.com. … Veteran rockers Foghat ('Slow Ride,' 'Fool for the City') play The Parker in Fort Lauderdale at 8 p.m. Friday, with tickets starting at $49+ at ParkerPlayhouse.com.
More laughs: The Palm Beach Improv at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach will host Idaho-raised, N.Y.-based comedian Ryan Hamilton, who has built an unlikely stand-up career by leaning into his wholesomeness. Hamilton will have performances at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Friday, with tickets starting at $32.50. Visit Kravis.org. … A comedian who will never be confused with wholesome, Andrew Dice Clay has three weekend shows at the Boca Black Box in Boca Raton. Clay, who you kids may know for playing Lady Gaga's dad in 'A Star is Born,' will perform on Friday at 8 p.m. (on a bill with classic rockers Vanilla Fudge), and Saturday at 7 and 9 p.m. Tickets for Friday's show start at $178+. Saturday tickets start at $128+ for the 7 p.m. show and $78+ for the late show. Visit BocaBlackBox.com.
Green means go: The Garden District Taproom in downtown West Palm Beach will host the Queer Singles Mixer & Market on Friday beginning at 6 p.m. It will be a casual event and open to everyone. There will be ice-breaker games and optional color-coded bracelets: Green signifies that you're single and ready to mingle, yellow means open to chatting, red means you're just there to support. The beer garden will be filled with goods from local LGBTQIA+ vendors. Admission is free. Visit Instagram.com/gardendistrictwpb.
Making a scene: The chill urban picnic known as Food in Motion returns to Flagler Village in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Friday, spreading out in the lot beside 511 Bar & Lounge from 6 to 11 p.m. There will be food trucks and tents, pop-up shops from local vendors, drink specials inside 511 and the hip, communal vibe that downtown aspires to. Admission is free for this all-ages gathering, with pets welcome. Visit Instagram.com/flaglerfoodinmotion.
Free movie: The Free Movie in the Park series returns to the grass at 508 NE Second St. in downtown Fort Lauderdale (on the north side of First Baptist Fort Lauderdale) on Friday at 7 p.m. with a screening of romantic tear-jerker 'The Notebook.' Bro, think of it as advance payback for your Super Bowl watch party. Bring your own blanket/chair and get there early to check out the food trucks: , , and . There will be free parking nearby and pets are welcome. Visit Instagram.com/ftlfreemovie.
Friday tributes: Vocalist Ebony Carlson will pay tribute to the music of Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Etta James and others at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets start at $20+ Visit PompanoBeachArts.org. … Thrōw Social in Delray Beach will host local Coldplay tribute band Life In Technicolor from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. GA tickets cost $20+. Visit ThrowSocial.com/delray. … Southern rock celebrants Southern Blood (yes, more Skynyrd) will be at Crazy Uncle Mike's in Boca Raton on Friday beginning at 8:30 p.m. GA tickets start at $15+ at CrazyUncleMikes.com.
A world of music: From its debut in 2017, the GroundUP Music Festival at the Miami Beach Bandshell has been one of the high points of the South Florida music calendar, each year offering a dynamic lineup of acts from across the modern-music spectrum. Led with jazzy sophistication by its Grammy-winning hosts, Brooklyn-based group Snarky Puppy, this year's events on Saturday and Sunday, dubbed GroundUP Family Dinner Weekend, will be especially tasty. Along with plenty of Snarky Puppy, performers will include Living Colour (Corey Glover and Will Calhoun), John Scofield Trio, Bill Frisell Trio, singer Youssou N'Dour, songwriter Gaby Moreno, guitarist Eric Gales, singer Lisa Fischer (who has produced some of the most memorable moments of recent Rolling Stones tours), locals Electric Kif and many more. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:45 p.m. Sunday and continue through late-night jam sessions beginning at 11 p.m. at Magic 13 Brewing, across the causeway in Little Haiti. GroundUP tickets start at $95+ per day, $180 for a two-day pass. VIP and other levels of access are also available. For details, visit GroundUPMusicFestival.com.
Southern blood: Presented by Slow Burn Theatre Co., the provocative musical 'Parade' begins its run at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. The story about newlywed Jewish couple Leo and Lucille Frank and their violent destruction at the hands of antisemitic politicians and townsfolk in rural Georgia somehow manages to find glimmers of humanity and hope, captured in the Tony Award-winning music and lyrics of Jason Robert Brown. Weekend shows are at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $72+, and performances run through Feb. 23. Visit BrowardCenter.org.
Look away, Dixie Land: Patterson Hood and Drive-By Truckers will explore the complexities of their epic double album when DBT's Southern Rock Opera Revisited tour hits the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets cost $62+. Visit CultureRoom.net.
Saturday laughs: In what may be his final stand-up show on a South Florida stage, actor-comedian George Lopez returns to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are available, starting at $56+ at MyHRL.com. Lopez has said he is retiring from stand-up comedy after the release of his Amazon Prime special, 'Muy Católico,' on Feb. 18. His current tour is scheduled to run through May 17. For more, visit GeorgeLopez.com.
Give her a hand: Downtown Delray Beach lounge Atlantic Avenue Yacht Club will host eight-time, world arm-wrestling champion Sarah Bäckman, who will take on anyone in the room from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Cost: $20, and you get a free shot of Fireball whisky for courage. Question: What do I get if I win? Answer: You won't. Visit Facebook.com/AAYCdelray.
Meet the Marlins: The free Miami Marlins FanFest returns to loanDepot park in Miami on Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m., with family activities, food and drink, clubhouse and dugout tours and, especially important this year, player meet-and-greets. My guy Jesús Luzardo won't be there, nor will my other guy, Jake Burger. So I need some new guys. Fans can get their free ticket at Marlins.com/FanFest.
Chili forecast: The ninth annual Riverwalk Chili Cook-Off returns to Esplanade Park on the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Each team will be raising money for a local nonprofit, while the winner will secure a spot in the International Chili Society's World Champion Chili Cook-Off. Admission is free, with chili for purchase. Guests can purchase sample cups and help vote for the winner. Visit GoRiverwalk.com/chili.
Take the kids: The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach will celebrate the Year of the Snake during Lunar New Year Community Day on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free gathering will include a traditional puppet show by Chinese Theater Works, dragon and lion dances, storytelling and art activities to make Chinese lanterns and try your hand at calligraphy. Visit Norton.org.
Pompous ads: You know where you can see the Super Bowl on Sunday? Everywhere. Everywhere! For something with a slightly different attitude, try the I'm Here for the Commercials Super Bowl Watch Party at Thrōw Social in Delray Beach, beginning at 6 p.m. They will be showing the commercials (and the game probably) on a 22-foot screen with the sound on, accompanied by Commercial Bingo (free to enter), and specials on food, drinks and beer buckets. Admission is free, with reservations suggested to guarantee a seat. Basic cabanas (capacity 10) start at $100+, but may not have a great view of the commercials on the big screen. Visit ThrowSocial.com/delray.
Heart to heart: If you are in the market for a unique little something for a significant other, Sunny Side Up Market will have your Valentine's vibe on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. in Fort Lauderdale's MASS District. The long-running monthly gathering offers goods from local farmers, artists and makers, plus live music (1-3 p.m.), food trucks, coffee, craft cocktails, $5 mimosas and more. Visit Instagram.com/sunnysideupmarket.
Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at bcrandell@sunsentinel.com. Follow on Instagram @BenCrandell and X @BenCrandell.
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