It may be cold outside, but it promises to be cozy in the theaters, concert halls, and intimate clubs where these recommended pop and classical music performances will be staged in the weeks leading ...

With big tours on hiatus, take a trip to your local bar to support the local acts giving the Live Music Capital of the World ...

You'll find notable concerts elsewhere around the area, too, including a Bradenton-born musician with a national audience playing a hometown show, a double-bill of musical acts with Cajun and gumbo ...

and a celebration of a band that rose to fame in the '70s and '80s but also put out one of last year's best albums. There'll be plenty of original music, too, including the return of a concert ...