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Chasco music is free for the listening

Okay, you have to pay for one concert, but you'll be under the stars in Sims Park.

By BARBARA L. FREDRICKSEN
Published March 23, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Among the most enjoyable and popular parts of Chasco Fiesta are the nightly music shows in the amphitheater in Sims Park.

Each night has a theme, and, except for the Chasco Country Concert on March 31 ($15 to $30), all of the shows are free.

6-11 p.m. today: Rhythm & Bluesmasters. Headliner is recording artist and native Texan Chris Duarte, whose blues-rock music is hard-driving and intense. Opening are Julie Black, Willie Lomax/Shawn Brown Blues Revue and bay area favorite Damon Fowler.

4-11 p.m. Saturday: Headliner is the 1970s London blues-based boogie band Foghat (Slow Ride, Stone Blue, Third-Time Lucky); opening acts are the Wholigans (the Who tribute band), Knight Sounds classic rock, and Voodoo Child, a Jimi Hendrix tribute group.

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday: Talent Showcase with winners of the SBray Productions talent search.

5:30-9 p.m. Sunday: Magical Night of Disney. Headliner is singer/musician Cisum Golden, who sings in the style of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and others; opening acts are the girl group MYXX, recording artist Katelyn Tarver, Urban African ballet group Dondu Dole, and singers Ada, Exenia, SoulJah, BRE, Malzee and Tre.

6-10 p.m. Monday: Bluegrass Music. Headliner is the Larry Gillis Band, with Gillis playing banjo in the tradition of Ralph Stanley; lead singer is Stan Wilemon. Opening is the Bluegrass Parlor Band, the mostly teen successors to the band that formed two decades ago at Tampa's Bluegrass Parlor.

6-10 p.m. Tuesday: The Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra plays as contestants vie for honors in the dance contest.

6-10 p.m. Wednesday: Noche Latina (Latin Night). Headliners are Sol Caribe, a seven-piece conjunto band that plays merengue, cha-cha, bolero and Latin jazz. Opening acts are Mariachi Invasor De Mexico and the Point 6 Latin band that pays tribute to Santana.

6-11 p.m. Thursday: True Oldies starring Joey Dee & The Starliters (Peppermint Twist, What Kind of Love Is This?, Shout) with Tommy Mara and the Legends of Doo Wop (Sixteen Candles, Cara Mia).

6-11 p.m. March 30: Contemporary Christian Family Night. Headliners are 2007 Grammy nominee Ayiesha Woods (Big Enough, Happy) and 33 Miles, with the country sound of Rascal Flatts. Opening are Carrie Pettit and Group 1 Crew.

5:45 p.m. March 31: Chasco Country Concert with headliners Rodney Atkins (If You're Going Through Hell) and Darryl Worley (Have You Forgotten?); opening is Wiley Fox. Tickets are $15-$30, available at the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce, online at TicketLeap ($25 Golden Circle only) or at the gate.

2-5 p.m. April 1: Jimmy Q & the Serenaders with Don Bailey, vocalist.

[Last modified March 22, 2007, 22:47:25]