Ol' Dirty Sundays w/DJ Spinbad/DJ Casper/DJ Fader Chris Sullivan gets the seal of approval from colleagues like DJ Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak and EPMD’s DJ Scratch. It has a lot to do with an uncanny ability to keep parties rocking thanks to a clean technique and impeccable taste in music, which has earned the 41-year-old Queens, New York native better known as DJ Spinbad a reputation as one of the best mixtape DJs in the world. Sundays haven’t been the same since ODS arrived half a decade ago, and bookings like this are one of the many reasons why. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO

This Wild Life w/Have Mercy, Movements, Many Rooms Yes, tatooed, acoustic emo is a genre, and Long Beach, California’s This Wild Life might as well be the poster boys for it. The band’s 2015 single “Stay Up Late” has all the sonic elements Dashboard Confessional brought to the mainstream over a decade ago and a new single, “Falling Down” updates TWL’s sound with the synth and electro that’s dominating the radio today. (Orpheum, Ybor City) INFO

Matt Hires w/Volunteer/Fistful/Kristopher James In our interview with Tampa songwriter Matt Hires, CL explores the bravery on a new LP as well as the reasons for his recent move to Nashville. If you don’t happen to catch the 31-year-old reconnecting with his hometown at Ichicoro Ramen or Angry Chair Brewing, then make sure to see him at this show where he’ll be joined by Orlando songsmith Cory Quintard as well as St. Pete’s Kristopher James. Rounding out the neu-folk flavored festivities is a set from Joel Davis-fronted outfit Fistful. (New World Brewery Ybor City) INFO

La Lucha La Lucha are staples in the Tampa Bay area jazz scene and where they deliver a healthy mixture of jazz standards, Alejandro Arenas, Mark Feinman and John O’Leary really stand out on their Latin-influenced material which finds them marrying their intellectual grasp on jazz with their love of pop radio and the Great American Songbook. (Hillsborough Community College Art Gallery & Mainstage Theater, Ybor City) INFO

Jordan Esker & the Hundred Percent w/ The Infinite Eights/Coastals Tampa Bay singer-songwriter CL profiled in this track premiere kicks off a Southeast tour tonight. Get there early to see Tampa indie outfit Coastals work through this gem below. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO

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John Brown’s Body Sun. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) INFO
Blind Tiger w/Lipschitz/NMBRS/Kamikakushi/Stove (Lucky You Tattoo, Seminole) INFO
Stick To Your Guns w/ Stray From the Path, Expire, Knocked Loose Sun. (Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO
Ally Venable Band w/The Rad Tads Sun. (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
USF Faculty/Guest Artist Recital: Bay Baroque Ensemble Sun. (Barness Recital Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO
Adventure Club (Beach Bar, Tampa) INFO
Andy Offut (St. Alban's Church, St. Petersburg) INFO