Buddy Guy has been banging away on his polka-dot guitar for nearly 70 years, and he's not stopping any time soon.
Guy is on at least his third farewell tour and, having just turned 90, has probably already started planning the next one. He'll be at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with Taj Farrant opening. It's at least the fifth time he's played the venue since 2012.
This is a dude who signed with legendary blues label Chess Records in 1959, shared stages with Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin, won nine Grammy Awards and once got Barack Obama to sing "Sweet Home Chicago." He's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Kennedy Center honor and has a stretch of Louisiana highway named in his honor.
He also has a way of playing
other people's songs and making them sound like his own — the setlist on this tour includes John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Willie Dixon and Bobby Rush covers.
Oh, and we're not giving out any spoilers here, but if you are a Buddy Guy fan, you really have to watch the film "Sinners."
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Tickets are $60-$162.
Carlos Mencia
7:15 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21; 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Comedy Zone. $31.50-$36.50.
Comedy is fickle, just ask Carlos Mencia. Twenty years ago, he was one of the hottest names in comedy, hosting his own TV show and guest-starring on anyone else's if he wanted to. Mencia's been working steadily since and evidently did alright for himself; he pleaded not guilty earlier this summer to charges that he failed to pay taxes on almost $9 million.
Moonlight Princesses
6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Florida Theatre. $52-$66.
The release last year of the animated "K-Pop: Demon Hunters" film took K-Pop from "big in Asia" to an absolute worldwide phenomenon. Moonlight Princesses invites fans to celebrate the culture with an interactive show heavy on dancing and singalongs.
Swing dance
7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Murray Hill Theatre. $10.
Sure, you can dance if you just give it a try. Murray Hill is bringing in a professional instructor to give 30-minute lessons before they open the floor. A swing-dance contest starts at 9 p.m. Info: murrayhilltheatre.com
Starship
7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Florida Theatre. $59.50-$92.
OK, a little rock history: The Jefferson Airplane became the Jefferson Starship, which became just Starship (even though Jefferson Starship still exists and performs). It gets a little confusing, but this is the version led by Mickey Thomas, the voice behind "Jane," "Find Your Way Back" and, yes, "We Built This City." John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band open. Info: floridatheatre.com
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