Music scene · Palmetto
Palmetto is a small Manatee River city across from Bradenton, where country and acoustic acts play waterfront restaurants and musicians cross the river toward Sarasota for steadier work.
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Palmetto is a small Manatee River city across from Bradenton, where country and acoustic acts play waterfront restaurants and musicians cross the river toward Sarasota for steadier work.
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Palmetto is a small city on the Manatee River across from Bradenton. Music includes school bands, church choirs, local country and acoustic cover acts, and waterfront event performances, with Bradenton and Sarasota musicians often crossing the river for gigs.
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