1. New York prog rockers Coheed and Cambria (pictured; photo by Chapman Baehler) play a concert at Jannus Landing ronight; Russian Circles and the Secret Machines provide support.

2. See the country’s top 15 drum corps teams compete during Big, Loud & Live 5, a five-hour simulcast of the 2008 DCI World Championship Quarterfinals.

3. The Ritz Ybor hosts a new Thursday night series of “Remember, Recapture, Reinvent” arts events. Tonight, attendees enjoy live music and performance art.

4. At Tech Jam 2008 – a fundraiser to support Tampa Bay Technology Forum scholarships – guests enjoy live music by Sister Hazel’s Ken Block and Drew Copeland, food and drink, and a silent auction.

5. This afternoon, author Alexandra Everist signs copies of her new novel, A Katrina Moment, at the Oaks of Clearwater.

This article appears in Aug 6-12, 2008.