Category: Live Performance

The Ocala Symphony continues its tradition of performing live with film in concert: Fritz Lang’s classic science fiction drama, Metropolis. Experience one of cinema’s most captivating and influential masterpieces as the Maestro Wardell and the OSO perform Brian Satterwhite’s brilliant soundtrack live to the action on screen. The orchestra will screen Giorgio Moroder’s remastered and truncated version of the film (1984), which is suitable for audiences of all ages. Do not miss this one-time-only special performance!

Feverdreams is set to take the stage again at their hometown venue, Mutiny Ocala. They will be joined by Cruel Curses and The Bitters

The members of Phantasmagoria will weave their tapestry of “Whimsically Macabre” tales through 5 counties in Central Florida. Enter the darkened attic and get ready to hear tales that will send a chill up your spine as well as strike a darkly humorous vein as this Phantastical troupe journeys through tales from literature, folk tales, legend and MUCH more!

Classic and original tales come to life through Phantasmagoria’s signature blend of Evocative Storytelling, Phantastical Dance, Puppetry, Projections, Original Music and MUCH more!

See you there… if you dare!

HALLOWEEN 2024
Costumes, prizes, drink specials and KILLER live music!

Doors 8pm
Show 9pm
Free Entry
performances by:

Quil Darling
(Gainesville, FL – Catchy Tunes Portending Doom)

Surface Dwellers
(Central FL – Indie Rock)

Glizzy Gillespie
(Ocala, FL – Folk Funk Swamp Punk)

Deadman De Los Santos
(Jacksonville, FL – Spooky Musical Noise Trio)

Saturday 11/02/24
Doors 8pm
Show 9pm
$5 cover at the door

Fastwalker
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL – High Energy Rock)

Love Kills Joy
(Ocala, FL – Rock/Punk)

The Remembrance
(Orlando, FL – Pop Chunk)

Wednesday PHUNK DOWN
featuring DIZZLEPHUNK
Live & Direct @ Mutiny
Wednesday 11.06.24
8pm
No Cover
LADIES NIGHT every Wednesday

April, 2024, marks the 31 year anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early nineties in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music, with sales of over 2 million albums to date. Early on, during their legendary residency at the Derby nightclub in Los Angeles, they reminded the world, in the midst of the grunge era no less, that it was still cool to swing. The band, co-founded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival of that time, blending a vibrant fusion of the classic American sounds of jazz, swing, and dixieland, with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s all original core line-up includes Scotty Morris (lead vocals and guitar), Kurt Sodergren (drums), Dirk Shumaker (double bass and vocals), Andy Rowley (baritone saxophone and vocals), Glen “The Kid” Marhevka (trumpet), Karl Hunter (saxophones and clarinet) and Joshua Levy (piano and arranger).

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s efforts to promote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than a simple tribute. Taking inspiration from the creators of this uniquely American art form, the band’s original horn-infused music and legendary high energy show introduces the genre to a new and younger generation while remaining cognizant and respectful of the music’s rich legacy.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s first phase of stardom featured an appearance in the 1996 indie film Swingers, a movie that not only launched the careers of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, but introduced Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to an audience beyond their Los Angeles base. The band’s music has appeared in countless films and television shows, including The Wild, Despicable Me, Phineas & Ferb, Friends, Third Rock From The Sun, Ally McBeal, and So You Think You Can Dance. They have appeared live on Dancing With The Stars, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a remarkable seven appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime Show. The band has also appeared as special guests with many of the country’s most distinguished symphony orchestras, and has performed for three U.S. Presidents.

After 31 years, 11 records, over 3000 live shows, and countless appearances in film and television, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is showing no signs of slowing down, and is looking forward to sharing its music with new and old fans alike, in 2024.

The Carlos Vizoso Band features high energy smooth Jazz and funk highlighting the music of David Sanborn, Eric Marienthal and Grover Washington Jr.

Carlos Vizoso served as Jazz Adjunct Faculty at The University of Florida and has taught Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Fundamentals 1, Jazz Fundamentals 2, Jazz Chamber Music and Jazz History. At the University of Florida, he received the Jim Theriac Jazz Scholarship, has headlined the Hippodrome Jazz Series, performed with Grammy Artist Jose Valentino, percussionist Clyde Connor, and Director of Jazz Studies, Scott Wilson. He currently performs in the Central Florida area with several Billboard topping acts such as Adam Hawley, Four80East, Brian Simpson and others including George Porter Jr. and Moon Taxi.

At the University of South Alabama where he received his Bachelor’s in Music Education, he was awarded the prestigious John W. Laidlaw scholarship, was lead alto in the Jazz Ensemble 1, co-principal alto saxophonist in the Wind Ensemble, and taught private lessons for students in the surrounding area.

In 2021, he released his first solo album and is currently focusing on the production of his textbooks on jazz improvisation and navigating the collegiate saxophone world. Carlos Vizoso’s influences include David Sanborn, Paquito D’Rivera, Cannonball Adderly, Eric Marienthal, and Gerald Albrigh.

VIP includes 4 admission tickets, a reserved table in a great location, and the first round of drinks on us!

Guests will be seated at tables of 4 or 6 – so bring a group of friends or meet someone new! If you plan to sit with another party please email info@reillyartscenter.com so we can best accommodate you and your guests.

Creedence Revived has rapidly become one of the most highly sought after tribute bands in the world. Playing all over the globe for crowds upwards of 30,000, and with a track-record of selling out shows everywhere they go, this group is the real deal.

The group is made up of four of Chicago’s & LA’s most talented and eclectic musicians – consisting of an award winning vocalist nicknamed “the chameleon” in the industry for his unique ability to shift his vocal to match the style of any vocalist, a world-renowned blues guitarist who attracts blues fans from around the world, a studio bassist who has a appeared on many top charting albums, and a drummer who sells out theaters on his own based solely on his unique playing style.

Representing America across the globe, Creedence Revived has toured Europe and Malaysia. Talent buyers and event coordinators often boast about their results and the group frequently gets re-hired year after year to return to the same events with fans walking away in awe of the group’s performance.

“We pay tribute. We play the music as if we wrote it. We perform as if we were the original band. CCR is legendary.” – Rich Perez, Lead Vocalist

Here Come the Mummies is an eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies with a one-track mind. Their “Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave” is sure to get you into them (and possibly vice versa).

Since their discovery, HCTM has been direct support for P-Funk, Al Green, Mavis Staples, KC and the Sunshine Band, and Cheap Trick; rocked Super Bowl Village; become a regular on The Bob and Tom Show; appeared on That’s My Jam with Jimmy Fallon; played massive festivals like Summer Fest, Summer Camp, Common Ground, Musikfest, and Suwannee Hulaween; and sold tickets by the thousands across large swaths of North America. Maybe that’s why the ladies (and some dudes) can’t stop losing their minds over these mayhem-inducing mavens of mirth.

Some say they were cursed after deflowering a great Pharaoh’s daughter. Others claim they are reincarnated Grammy-Winning studio musicians. Regardless, HCTM’s mysterious personas, cunning song-craft, and unrelenting live show will bend your brain, and melt your face. Get ready! Here Come The Mummies.

HCTM is:

Mummy Cass – guitar, vocals
Eddie Mummy- drums, vocals
K.W. TuT- bass, vocals
Spaz- keys, vocals
The Pole!- bass
Midnight Mummy- bari & tenor sax, keys, percussion, talk box, vocals
Dr. Yo- saxes, vocal, tambo
Highlander- tenor sax
“H-POD” (High Priest of Death)- trumpet

Growing up on sharecropper land in Camden Mississippi in 1945, inspired by his family’s deep devotion to spirituals and gospel on Sundays, and blues and R&B on Saturdays! John dreamed of one day playing with the Legendary Muddy Waters!

Moving to Chicago in 1963, he started on that path of becoming a great bluesman, wanting to meet and play with his idol. Getting his first steady gig in 1974 at the Legendary Theresa’s Lounge on the south-side of Chicago, he was taught by the BEST! Sammy Lawhorn, Jr. Wells, James Cotton, Buddy Guy, and many more! Then he joined forces and played in Willie Dixon’s band, where he became so good his dream came true when his idol, Muddy Waters called for him to lead his band in 1981! Here he learned priceless slide guitar lessons and how to be a band leader. He couldn’t believe that all his hard work took him all the way to the top!

After Muddy’s untimely death, he joined up with Magic Slim & The Teardrops for 13 years, traveling all over the world! While John played with Magic Slim they were awarded many W.C. Handy Awards for the best blues band in the world! They developed the “Chicago lump style” blues that is used by so many today!

John paid his dues and in 1995 he began leading his own band. He has recorded more than 15 independent record albums on more than 6 record labels including his own, Blues House Productions and has been recorded on more than 68 total recordings on countless record labels (see his website for a full discography). Earning 2 Grammy Nominations, given 2 Lifetime Achievement Awards, winning a Blues Music Award and countless other Nominations, John is a REAL DEAL Chicago Blues Legend!

When he plays he brings all the founding blues fathers back into his music! You can hear them! He is keeping them all ALIVE! They choose him to carry their music into the hearts of the next generation and John is fulfilling this promise to them every day. His Legendary Blues Status is recognized around the world!

Early inspiration came from his family steeped in spiritual, gospel, blues and R&B tradition. As a young boy John’s mother knew he would be a singer, “he came out singing” she would say. John first appeared on stage at the local Baptist church, in his hometown of Camden Mississippi. John was raised with blues records being played by his grandmother. He dreamed of one day playing his guitar on stage with his idol Muddy Water’s.

At the age of eighteen John followed the path of his mentors and migrated to Chicago in the fall of 1963. Once in Chicago, John quickly found the blues musicians and formed a band. After the success of his first band The Maintainers, in 1974 John replaced John Watkins in the house band at the world famous Theresa’s Lounge on the South Side of Chicago. Over the course of the next 7 years, John would play with such originators as Sammy Lawhorn, Junior Wells, James Cotton, Buddy Guy, and Lonnie Brooks, all innovators sculpting the sound of Chicago Blues.

Then in 1979, master songwriter and bassist Willie Dixon invited him to join his band The Chicago All Stars. Traveling through the US, Mexico and Europe, John developed his skills as a rhythm guitarist, a lead-guitar, slide player, and a powerful singer. Another blues master who believed in John Primer was none other than the “Hoochie Coochie Man” himself, Muddy Waters. Muddy recruited John not only as a guitarist, but also as an opening act and bandleader. John stayed loyal to Muddy until his untimely death in 1983.

Fresh off the heels of his success with the Muddy Waters Band, John signed on with the legendary Magic Slim. For the next 14 years, he toured with Magic Slim & The Teardrops, bringing tight, house rocking sounds to every corner of the planet. While John was the bandleader of Magic Slim & The Teardrops, they were voted the best blues band in the world year after year and are still today thought of as the inventors of “the lump”, a style of playing backup rhythm.

In 1995 the veteran blues man released his major label debut “The Real Deal”, on Atlantic Records. Deciding to make it out on his own, he began touring extensively in support of his fourteen solo albums to date, including two CD’s on Blues House Productions, John’s independent record label. John has recorded on several other record labels including: Wolf, Earwig, Telarc, Atlantic, Delta Groove and Raisin Music. He is a songwriter, producer and has taught many other blues musicians.

John Primer has been awarded many awards. He was given 2 Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2013 for Keeping the Blues Alive from the Pennsylvania Blues Society as well as from the Mississippi Valley Blues Society, he has been nominated for a Grammy Award by the Recording Academy in 2010 for Best Traditional Blues Album of the Year, and has been given many nominations year after year by the National Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards for the Best Traditional Blues of the Year as well as Best Traditional Blues Musician of the Year. John is one of the last Legendary Traditional Blues Musicians alive today with his roots in Mississippi. He is a living legend and a true master of the blues!

It’s Throttle Thursday every 3rd Thurs. of the month at War Horse Harley-Davidson!

Proceeds go to Veteran’s Relief Group Sponsored by Warrior Wheels Foundation.

HYPERSONA Band 5-9pm!

Cash Bar! Steak Shack Food Truck!

Bottoms up Bike Wash by Bikini Coast!

Ride Safe. Ride Sober!

Revel in a thrilling twist on a holiday favorite with A Christmas Nutcracker Tale, a dazzling spectacle recognized as “the pyrotechnic Nutcracker” by USA Today and “one of five outstanding productions in the entire nation” by CNN Headline News. This production brings Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score to life in an unforgettable way.

A Christmas Nutcracker Tale boasts sophisticated pyrotechnics that highlight magical moments, fiber-optic technology that illuminates moving props and phosphorescent paint that accentuates scenic backdrops. The Arabian Dance features breathtaking aerialists performing gravity-defying tricks, drawing the audience’s attention skyward and adding to the magic of the experience. The Orlando Sentinel praises it as “a whiz-bang affair” with “colorful costumes, pyrotechnics and a stunning aerial ballet that enlivens the traditional tale.”

Guests are invited to shop the Nutcracker Boutique featuring more than 30 different Nutcrackers, snow globes, ornaments, stocking stuffers, signed memorabilia, and much more! Or bid on an array of unique items and experiences conveniently from your mobile phone in the online Nutcracker Silent Auction.

Experience the excitement of this holiday treat and share the joy of dance with your loved ones this season. Whether you’re a longtime fan or experiencing it for the first time, A Christmas Nutcracker Tale promises to be an immersive and heartwarming celebration of the season for the whole family.

Last season, Pianist/ Humorist and Story teller Evans Haile brought warmth, laughter and beloved music to the Reilly Arts Center. He’s back with a new great evening of sprightly conversation and sparkling piano virtuosity to delight and charm.

You are invited to partake in a Musical Cocktail Party with such guests as George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, the fiery Cuban Ernesto Lecuona, American adventurer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Johann Strauss, the “Waltz king”, amongst others.

In the course of the evening, you will meet these fascinating people, all of who have something to say, and do so through music. Meanwhile your irreverent host, raconteur Evans Haile will spin stories and observations that will have you laughing at how the more things change the more they remain the same.

Piano Droppings on the Rocks is an evening of glittering piano virtuosity, of romance, connections, great music, stories and laughter around the piano.

Who is Evans Haile; .. Pianist, Host, Evans Haile has achieved international acclaim in a variety of communication fields. Hosting over 2 dozen Toast of the Town specials for National Public Radio, Mr. Haile is the Executive Director of the Award Winning York Theatre Company in NYC, the General Director of Opera North SummerFest, and the Artistic Director of The Gainesville Florida Orchestra. He helmed the Historic Cape Playhouse for 15 years, and was instrumental in re-opening the famed North Shore Music Theatre.

“He is the fire and flame of music”…. Rheinishe Post – Dusseldorf, Germany

“Evans Haile Shines…he repeatedly lifted the audience to their feet cheering”- Boston Globe

“One note per second won’t do, if six can evoke an impression of rhinestone- studded majesty!” – NY Times

Guests will be seated at tables of 4 or 6 – so bring a group of friends or meet someone new! If you plan to sit with another party please email info@reillyartscenter.com so we can best accommodate you and your guests.