Emmylou Harris
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3
The Palladium
Printing Partners Encore Series
Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris is one of the most admired and influential women in music. She has released more than 25 albums and recorded with such diverse artists as Linda Ronstadt, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash and Lyle Lovett. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Billboard Century Award, 14 Grammy Awards, three CMA Awards and four Americana Awards. Harris will be accompanied by veteran musicians and songwriters Shawn Camp and Verlon Thompson.
A.J. Croce: Heart of The Eternal Tour
8 p.m. Friday, April 4
The Palladium
Printing Partners Encore Series
Piano prodigy, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter A.J. Croce returns for a special night of music celebrating his brand-new album, Heart of the Eternal, as well as the timeless songs and stories of his father, Jim Croce. A.J. began playing professionally at 15 and soon was touring with B.B. King and Ray Charles. He has released 11 studio albums as a bandleader, performed with artists including Willie Nelson and the Neville Brothers, and co-written songs with Leon Russell, Dan Penn and other esteemed songsmiths. Heart of the Eternal, produced by Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker), features styles ranging from psychedelia to Philadelphia soul to Latin-infused jazz-pop.
Pure Prairie League
8 p.m. Saturday, April 5
The Palladium
Katz, Sapper & Miller Pop/Rock Series
Champions of country rock for more than 50 years, Pure Prairie League exemplified the genre with hits that included “Amie,” “Falling In and Out of Love,” “Two Lane Highway” and “Let Me Love You Tonight.” With an evolving lineup over the decades, the band has been a training ground for artists such as Vince Gill. The current roster features founding member John David Call on pedal steel guitar, with Scott Thompson on drums, Randy Harper on keyboards, and new members Jared Camic on bass and Jeff Zona on guitar. In December, they released Back on Track, their first new album in almost two decades.
United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9
The Palladium
SOLD OUT; free livestream registration available at TheCenterPresents.org/ArmyFieldBand
Known as “The Musical Ambassadors of the Army,” the members of the U.S. Army Field Band are selected by highly competitive audition and represent some of the nation’s finest musical talent. The organization’s largest ensembles, the 60-member Concert Band and 29-member Soldiers’ Chorus, perform regularly in famous concert halls and small community auditoriums, with free programs that include orchestral masterworks, operatic arias, Broadway musicals, jazz classics, original works for winds and chorus, timeless patriotic favorites and more.
Peter Frampton: Let’s Do It Again!
8 p.m. Friday, April 11
The Palladium
Printing Partners Encore Series
Just months after his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Grammy-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter Peter Frampton is celebrating 60 years of touring by heading back out on the road for the “Let’s Do It Again!” tour. Frampton arose from the 1960s British rock scene as leader of the Herd and co-founder of Humble Pie, one of the first heavy rock supergroups. His solo breakthrough came with the 1976 double album Frampton Comes Alive!, which was the best-selling album of the year and remains one of the top live albums of all time.
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
8 p.m. Saturday, April 12
The Palladium
Telamon Passport Series
Formed in 1985 as an antidote to mindless pop, egocentric rock and music business bluster, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is still thrilling audiences from Tasmania to Carnegie Hall with offbeat humor and four-stringed virtuosity. There are no drums, pianos, backing tracks, guitars or electronic trickery, just an astonishing revelation of the rich palette of orchestration afforded by ukuleles and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and old classics. Come and celebrate their 40th anniversary with a white-knuckle shopping-trolley dash through nearly every musical genre, from ABBA to ZZ Top, Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, bluegrass to Broadway, all played on the “bonsai guitar.”
Bachelors of Broadway: Gentlemen of the Theatre
7 p.m. Sunday, April 13
The Palladium
Hoosier Village & The Barrington of Carmel Songbook Series
Take a trio of dashing men, add soaring melodies from stage and screen, refine the sound with contemporary three-part vocal harmony, and you’ve got a ticket to Bachelors of Broadway: Gentlemen of the Theatre. This exciting production features lush symphonic arrangements of songs from modern and classic musicals such as Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, 42nd Street, Hamilton, Miss Saigon, The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen, Les Miserables and many more. This fresh take on classic and contemporary songs marries the magic of Broadway with artful new musical settings.
Itzhak Perlman in Recital
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17
The Palladium
Classical Series
No violinist more beautifully captures and conveys the joy of music than Itzhak Perlman, the reigning virtuoso of violin. In this recital, he is joined by his musical partner of 25 years, Rohan De Silva, in a program celebrating the classical tradition through Perlman’s insightful and modern mastery of the violin and De Silva’s ingeniously fluid accompaniment. The program will feature works of Bach, Strauss and Schumann.
Micky Dolenz of the Monkees: An Evening of Songs & Stories
8 p.m. Friday, April 25
The Palladium
Katz, Sapper & Miller Pop/Rock Series
Micky Dolenz is an actor, singer, director, producer, writer and radio DJ, best known as a vocalist and drummer for 1960s pop sensations the Monkees. The prefab band achieved great success not only as a TV series, but also as recording artists, selling more than 65 million records and achieving worldwide fame. Their first four albums topped the charts and spawned No. 1 singles including “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m a Believer,” both with lead vocals by Dolenz. Recent projects have included a four-song EP, Dolenz Sings R.E.M., and a 2023 book of photos and stories titled I’m Told I Had A Good Time.
Black Violin
8 p.m. Saturday, April 26
The Palladium
Special Event
Violinist Kev Marcus and violist Wil Baptiste first played together at a performing arts high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Classically trained by day, they listened to hip-hop at night, and after college, they developed a club act that took them to a win on Showtime at the Apollo. Merging classical virtuosity and structure with modern beats and tones, they have worked with artists from Kanye West to Tom Petty, Lupe Fiasco to Aerosmith.
The Making of Our Planet with Dan Tapster
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29
The Palladium
Old Town Family Series
From the Emmy Award-winning team behind Netflix’s Our Planet series comes a new natural history speaker series: The Making of Our Planet. This immersive stage show features behind-the-scenes stories from the explorers, filmmakers and scientists who created some of the most eye-catching footage of the natural world, with a focus on climate fragility and climate migration. Presenter Dan Tapster is an eight-time Emmy-nominated showrunner who began his career with the BBC Natural History Unit and has worked on series including Sir David Attenborough’s Life of Mammals, MythBusters (Discovery Channel) and Life on Our Planet (Netflix).
The Palladium at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts
1 Carter Green, Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: (317) 843-3800
Website: thecenterpresents.org
The Palladium is a premier concert hall located in the heart of Carmel, Indiana, known for hosting a diverse range of performances, from classical music to contemporary shows. With its stunning architecture and state-of-the-art acoustics, it’s a cultural gem in the Indianapolis metro area.