December
7 Johnny Winter State Theatre
7 Corey Crowder/Jake Smith Orpheum
7 Bellydance Superstars Jannus Landing
8 Oteil & The Peacemakers Skipper's Smokehouse
8 Circle Jerks w/Lower Class Brats State Theatre
9 The Bouncing Souls/Street Dogs/Whole Wheat Bread/World Inferno Friendship Society State Theatre
9 Planes Mistaken for Stars/The North Atlantic/The Holy Mountain/Mouse Fire Crowbar
9 Sue Foley/Nora Jean Bruso/Sandy Atkinson & The Mo Deans Skipper's Smokehouse
12 Sepultura/Sworn Enemy/Suicide Silence/Diecast State Theatre
13 Lucero/Maritime/Drag The River State Theatre
13 Ghost to Falco/The Seahorse Orchestra/Lush Progress/King of Spain Transitions Art Gallery @ Skatepark of Tampa
14 Tony Bennett Ruth Eckerd Hall
14 The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
14 Through The Eyes of the Dead/From A Second Story Window/The Acacia Strain/If Hope Dies State Theatre
15 Coolio/Digital Underground/Young MC Jannus Landing
15 Kidgusto/DRM/Mr. Marley New World Brewery
15 Melissa Ferrick Skipper's Smokehouse
16 Red Elvises/Jimbo Mathus & Knockdown South Skipper's Smokehouse
16 Centro-Matic w/The Sugar Oaks/Modern Skirts New World Brewery
16 Maylene & The Sons of Disaster/Inhale Exhale/Twelve Gauge Valentine State Theatre
16 & 17 Michael W. Smith Ruth Eckerd Hall
17 BT w/Thomas Dolby State Theatre
17 Exene Cervenka & The Original Sinners/Knuckel Drager Orpheum
22 Holiday Jazz w/Fred Johnson Ruth Eckerd Hall
28 Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks Tampa Theatre
29 '70s Soul Jam Feat. The Chi-Lites/The Spinners/The Stylistics Ruth Eckerd Hall
29 The Fixx State Theatre
31 Donna The Buffalo Coliseum
31 Southern Culture on the Skids Skipper's Smokehouse
31 Sevendust Jannus Landing
January
2 Van Morrison Silver Spurs Arena (Kissimmee)
6 Marcia Ball/Bettye Lavette Tampa Theatre
9 Greyboy All-Stars Jannus Landing
12 Tab Benoit Skipper's Smokehouse
13 Chris Botti Ruth Eckerd Hall
16 Glenn Miller Orchestra Ruth Eckerd Hall
17 Johnny Mathis Ruth Eckerd Hall
17 Rod Stewart St. Pete Times Forum
19 Senses Fail/Saosin/Alexisonfire/The Sleeping Jannus Landing
19 Guy Davis Ruth Eckerd Hall
20 Joshua Bell Ruth Eckerd Hall
21 Chuck Brodsky Octagon Arts Center
21 Dave Brubeck & Ramsey Lewis Ruth Eckerd Hall
26 Claire Lynch Band w/Jack Williams Palladium Theater
26 The Fray w/Mute Math Ruth Eckerd Hall
28 David Bromberg & Angel Band Skipper's Smokehouse
30 Richard Gilewitz Skipper's Smokehouse
February
1 Dark Funeral/Enslaved/Abigail Williams State Theatre
1 Jack Jones Ruth Eckerd Hall
2 Bottle Rockets Skipper's Smokehouse
7 Bobby McFerrin Ruth Eckerd Hall
8 Chicago Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 & 10 Less Than Jake State Theatre
14 Joe Bonamassa Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
14 Huey Lewis & The News Ruth Eckerd Hall
17 Julio Iglesias Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
19 Irish Rovers Ruth Eckerd Hall
22 Justin Timberlake w/Pink St. Pete Times Forum
23 Liza Minelli Ruth Eckerd Hall
March
2 Patti LaBelle Ruth Eckerd Hall
3 Doo Wop VII Ruth Eckerd Hall
7 & 8 Engelbert Humperdinck Ruth Eckerd Hall
20 Paul Anka Ruth Eckerd Hall
25 Bobby Vinton Ruth Eckerd Hall
This article appears in Nov 29 – Dec 5, 2006.