FOLIO
BIGGEST SCOREBOARDS EVER!
FULHAM vs. D.C. UNITED
Gather round for the great unveiling of the monolith … er … the new EverBank Field scoreboards — basically the biggest TVs ever, bigger than anything in Texas, bigger than a million jumbo jets (according to billboards around town). Fulham F.C. (aka Shad Khan’s European soccer team) will face off against the MLS’s D.C. United, then comes the unveiling of the 55,000-square-foot big screens (so what, they don’t want to show us soccer on video boards?). Khan’s fiesta for his new scoreboards wraps up with a performance by country superstar Carrie Underwood. 6 p.m. July 23, EverBank Field, Downtown, $29.70-$61.95.
THEATER
33 VARIATIONS
In a parallel tale of obsession and dying, 33 Variations focuses on one woman’s journey to understand the motivation of one of Beethoven’s last works. Musicologist Katherine Brandt (played by Sinda Nichols), diagnosed with ALS, is trying to make sense of Beethoven’s strange compulsion to put aside other pieces, with failing health and hearing loss, to write 33 separate variations of an Anton Diabelli waltz. The 5 & Dime Theatre Company and director Lee Hamby produce the play, written by Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project). 6 p.m. dinner (7:30 p.m. show) July 25 and 26; 12:30 p.m. brunch (2 p.m. show) July 27 at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Riverside, $37 with dinner, $15 show only (in advance).
FOLK POP
JOHNNYSWIM
At times hokey, vague couplets like “We’re the fire, from the sun/we’re the light, when the day is done” are the norm for this husband-and-wife songwriting duo, but Johnnyswim’s able musicianship on their debut record, Diamonds, made that an easier pill. Amanda Sudano Ramirez, daughter of disco diva Donna Summers, leads most of the catchy, heartfelt pop material with a delicate, affecting voice. It’s pitch-perfect, but not so polished as to sound inorganic. Abner Ramirez, who studied at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, supports the melodies with an equally able, dynamic voice and acoustic guitar. No earth-shaking going on here, but that’s OK. 7:30 p.m. July 25 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $22.
HIP-HOP
YING YANG TWINS
You’ve known the Atlanta-based platinum hip-hop duo Ying Yang Twins ever since hearing their songs in the mid-2000s — they stuck there, like it or not. Club hits like “Get Low,” “Salt Shaker,” “The Whisper Song” and “Shake” were guilty pleasures, what you danced to in the privacy of your living room. It’s weird that these two — Kaine and D-Rock — get crunk on Jack Rabbits’ small indie-rock stage, but weird’s been known to happen. Deal with it, as Ying Yang Twins perform with Drazah & Tunk and Big Boi Moneymakers. 8 p.m. July 25, Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $20 in advance.
NOT A ONE-HIT WONDER
SARA BAREILLES
As solid and catchy as it is, if “Love Song” is the only hook by songwriter Sara Bareilles rattling around in your gray matter, it’s time to take your head outta that Jax Beach Pier sand and get hit with some culture. Bareilles’ new release, The Blessed Unrest, shows her ability to create varied themes and melodies across an album. fun.’s Jack Antonoff lends his voice on “Brave,” the pop synth-pulsating lead single. On tracks like “Chasing the Sun” and “Manhattan” she swaps that sound for more mellow, piano-based ballads. 7 p.m. July 26 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, $29.50-$55.
ALT PARTY
EINSTEIN A GO-GO
Einstein A Go-Go, which closed more than a decade ago, was as legendary a nightclub in the Northeast Florida alt music scene as New York City’s CBGB or Whisky a Go Go in LA. Before the area became a dead zone for new/interesting traveling musicians, the Jax Beach venue hosted an incredible lineup of quintessential ’80s and ’90s bands, from Nirvana and Jane’s Addiction to The Replacements, 10,000 Maniacs and Sonic Youth. It was a haven for music fans, a second home for many, especially teenagers who couldn’t get in anywhere else (the all-ages club didn’t serve alcohol). Now, surviving A Go-Goers are throwing a reunion party for nostalgic fans to come together and reminisce. One of the original Einstein DJs — DJ Ricky — spins classic tunes from the era. 8 p.m. July 26 at Eclipse Nightclub in Avondale, $10 door charge (proceeds benefit Gateway Community Services) or donate to Girls Rock Jax online in advance.
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