Pony Bradshaw, who plays Tabellas at Delaney Creek in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 12, 2025. Credit: Photo by Carley DuMenil
While there’s no national headliner, jazz is well represented—like it always is—in this week’s roundup of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay. LuRue Nickelson obviously tops the lot, but there are so many other jazz gigs, like Nate Najar and Daniela Soledade’s Peace Music Series gig.

In the rock and country world, The Handlers headline Crowbar, while Daikaiju literally lights up New World. Homegrown musicians are busy, too, with release shows from Jeremy Gloff, Andy & the Argonauts, and Mortal Sons.

This listing of Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Jan. 9-16 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select shows from CL’s user-generated Tampa Bay events calendar.

If you don’t see your show listed here, please join the other bands, venues and promoters regularly submitting events on their own. Thanks for your support.

Thursday, Jan. 9

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Also playing
CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Joe Marcinek’s 2nd Annual Snowbird Jamboree Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 9-11. 7 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Massa Nera w/Novely/Headless State/Loach/Closeface Thursday, Jan. 9. 7 p.m. $15. The Nest at St. Petersburg Brewing Co., St. Petersburg

Open Mic Night: Dan Shafer w/TBA Thursday, Jan. 9. 8 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Pickin’ Splinters (Bluegrass jam) Every other Thursday. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Zack Lieb Thursday, Jan. 9. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Buffy & The Slayers Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Cassy w/Brian Busto Friday, Jan. 10. 9 p.m. $20 & up. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Crossfire Creek Friday, Jan. 10. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Emo Night Brooklyn Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. $17. Orpheum, Tampa

Faith Kelly and Caswyn Moon Friday, Jan. 10. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Fleetwood Mach Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. $26.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

John Frinzi & John Patti Friday, Jan. 10. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

#Pound Fridays: Layz w/Drinkurwater/Vlcn Friday, Jan. 10. 10 p.m. $15. The Ritz, Ybor City

The Lazy Swing (acoustic) Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Mage Tears w/Rocket 97/Delaney Staack/Fessi K. Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. $10. Oscura, Bradenton

Soulful Fridays at The Dan: Nadya Borno Fridays through Jan. 31. 7 p.m.-10 p.m. $31 & up. The Dan, Tampa

Selwyn Birchwood Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. $12. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Symmetry Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Uncle John’s Band Friday, Jan. 10. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Willy Porter Friday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. $25 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Yvad (Bob Marley tribute) Friday, Jan. 10. 7 p.m. $15. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Zach Short Friday-Saturday, Jan. 10-11. 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

2000s Night Saturday, Jan. 11. 9:30 p.m. $20. The Ritz, Ybor City

Blair Crimmins & the Hookers Saturday, Jan. 11. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Brian Busto w/Alen P Saturday, Jan. 11. 9 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Pulpo Kitchen and Lounge, St. Petersburg

Crossbreed w/Missfit Toys/Didges Christ Superdrum/Protokoll 19 Saturday, Jan. 11. 7 p.m. $20. Orpheum, Tampa

Family Funk Saturday, Jan. 11. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Gale & Joey Saturday, Jan. 11. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Gozadera Latin Dance: DJ Roe Saturday, Jan. 11. 8:30 p.m. $15. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Griffin House Saturday, Jan. 11. 7 p.m. $30 & up. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater

Impulse Saturday, Jan. 11. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Jamie Thomas Saturday, Jan. 11. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Justin Rice Saturday, Jan. 11. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Matthew Frost Band Saturday, Jan. 11. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Nightbreakers Saturday, Jan. 11. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Nzou and the Afro Soul Saturday, Jan. 11. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Oceans Rise w/Lungburner/Pipe Dreamer/Secret Set/Death Posture Saturday, Jan. 11. 7 p.m. $10. Deviant Libation, Tampa

Randall Bramblett Saturday, Jan. 11. 7:30 p.m. $25. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

Smooth Saturdays: Omar Lopez Saturdays through Jan. 31. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. No cover. The Dan, Tampa

Suburban Wasteland Saturday, Jan. 11 7 p.m. $5. Oscura, Bradenton

Styx w/Loverboy Saturday, Jan. 11. 7 p.m. $39.50 & up. The BayCare Sound, Clearwater

Victims of Circumstance w/High Top Saturday, Jan. 11. 8 p.m. No cover. Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Bossa Joy Sunday, Jan. 12. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Church Sessions: Luis Martinez Sunday, Jan. 12. 8 p.m. No cover. Crowbar, Ybor City

Common Dialect Second Anniversary: The George Sunday, Jan. 12. 5 p.m. No cover. Common Dialect Beerworks, Tampa

Crisis: The Jazz Project Sunday, Jan. 12. 3 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Elvis Birthday Bash Sunday, Jan. 12. 1 p.m. $18 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Hot Tonic Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover. Tiki Bar & Grill at 56th & Shore, Gulfport

Jerryland Sunday, Jan. 12. 3 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Josh Nelms Sunday, Jan. 12. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Kip Kelly Sunday, Jan. 12. 1 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Le Jazz Sundays. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg

Ray Bonneville Sunday, Jan. 12. 5:30 p.m. $25. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

Rehab Sundays Sundays through April 27. Noon. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Shoeless Soul Sunday, Jan. 12. 2 p.m. No cover. Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sundays. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz Project: Sandi Grecco w/James Suggs/Mark Moultrup Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. The Studio Public House, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz with The Crew Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Urban Gypsies of Florida Sunday, Jan. 12. 1 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Peggy Morris Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Kyle Schroeder Tuesdays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Classic Seger (Bob Seger tribute) Wednesday, Jan. 15. 7:30 p.m. $45.50 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Get Ready: Old School Motown Wednesday, Jan. 15. 7:30 p.m. $29.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Live Bluegrass Jam hosted by Fil Pate Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Matt Frost Band Every other Wednesday. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Palladium Chamber Series: Janacek & Rachmaninoff Wednesday, Jan. 15. 7:30 p.m. $15 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

The Florida Orchestra: Latin Flair Wednesday, Jan. 15. 11 a.m. $32.50 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Zeta The Babe Wednesday, Jan. 15. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Al Di Meola Thursday, Jan. 16. 8 p.m. $50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Algorhythm Thursday, Jan. 16. 8 p.m. $10. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Chaunces Trio Thursday, Jan. 16. 8 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Club XCX Thursday, Jan. 16. 9 p.m. $17.67. Crowbar, Ybor City

Gulf To Bay Trio Thursday, Jan. 16. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Selwyn Birchwood (acoustic) Thursday, Jan. 16. 7:30 p.m. $18. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Shawn Scheller Trio Thursday, Jan. 16. 8 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

Uncle John’s Band Thursdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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This article appears in Jan 2-8, 2025.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...