NMBRS Tape Release w/Zeta/Dan Siego/Free Cake For Every Creature/T-Rextasy/Piss Ghost NMBRS principal Chris Nadeau called this his band’s new release a “pup” of a record, and while it does only come in at five tracks long, the messages are right on point. Lyrics implore listeners and the powers at be to teach consent, read books, check sources, tax churches and even “rise up and reject masculinity.” He’ll be joined by a geographically eclectic mix of acts who play everything from lo-fi pop (Free Cake For Every Creature from Philadelphia), feminist garage rock (T-Rextasy from New York), noise rock (Dan Siego from Puerto Rico) and thrashing math-y rock (Zeta from Venezuela). Bring dollars for the touring bands. (Tre Amici @ The Bunker, Ybor City) INFO
Sunshine Music Festival Soul and roots legend Mavis Staples, who put out one of CL’s favorite albums of 2016, is the act we’re falling over at this show, but we’d be lying if we said that the sight of blues power duo Tedeschi-Trucks, and virtually genre-agnostic keyboardist Bruce Hornsby didn’t have us squealing a little inside, too. There is so much happening around the Bay area on this Saturday, so not everyone will get to make it to this show, but that’s the way it is, isn’t it? (Vinoy Park, St. Pete) INFO
Milk Spot w/Johnny Mile & The Kilometers/ Alexander & The Venus The Bends becomes a portal through time tonight when they get a visit from Milk Spot. The Fort Lauderdale based outfit make throwback garage pop that your parents might actually enjoy, but if you're looking to tie one then hit play on the equally nostalgic sounds of Alexander & the Venus' new interstellar track "Saturn Grind," which appears on the second volume of a mixtape series by Bay area label Viva La Records. (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO
Sarasota Slim Gene Hardage is consistently one of the Bay area’s sturdiest bluesmen, and on Saturday fans can stuff an equally sturdy meal in their bellies before the man the rest of the world knows as Sarasota Slim takes the stage at Ella’s Americana Folk Art Café. We’re still waiting on word from promoters about harmonica wizard Nitro playing the show, but his presence would make this an absolute no brainer for fans of the genre. (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Café, Tampa) INFO
Caveman Cult w/Grave Ascension/Shot/Spit Bad /Bad Human Night two of a noisy weekend in Seminole Heights happens at one of the neighborhood’s favorite not-nondescript watering holes. This show is free, but bring money for drinks and the donation hat. Read our preview here. (American Legion Post 111, Tampa) INFO
Los Lobos w/Band of Heathens They said Si Se Puede! Way before Obama did (Los Lobos charity album with Salas Brothers came out when Barack was just 15-years old) and most definitely made east L.A. cool as hell. The five-piece weave in and out of psychedelia, roots and Mexi-cali rock with ease and their multiple Grammy awards are a sign that the music world at large has caught on just fine. (Palladium, St. Petersburg) INFO
Winter Jam Spectacular w/Crowder/Britt Nicole/Tenth Avenue North/Andy Mineo/more Bring ten bucks to the door and get blessed the hell up by almost a dozen of Christian music’s best and brightest music makers. Bands on this bill have racked up Grammy noms, Dove Awards and millions of album sales, but even their collective efforts don’t stand up the the folklore surrounding Winter Jam, which began two decades ago en route to becoming one of the most successful contemporary Christian music productions the modern era has ever seen. (Amalie Arena, Tampa) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
Illsol Presents: Dream Pushers Mural Dedication w/DJ Blenda (Dream Center of Tampa Bay, Tampa) INFO
Redfeather w/Luxury Mane and The Rosewoods (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg) INFO
Saturday Night Dance Party w/DJ Gabe Echazabal (Tempus Projects, Tampa) INFO
Living Room Sessions Presents Paul Constantine (House Show, Pasadena) INFO
Henry Ashwood Jazz Project (Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg) INFO
Quasi Mojo w/Against My Will/Critical Downfall/more (Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
Hellwitch w/Rhythm of Fear (New World Brewery, Ybor City) INFO
Pam Tillis (Largo Cultural Center, Largo) INFO
B. Haven (Fire, Winter Haven) INFO
Pop Evil w/Red Sun Rising/Bad Flower (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
Johnny Mathis (Lakeland Center Jenkins Arena, Lakeland) INFO
The Orchestra w/Ambrosia (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
Tyler Hilton and Kate Voegele (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Shaun Hopper w/Chris Sgammato/Paul Quinn (Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa) INFO
Rich Homie Quan (Whiskey North, Tampa) INFO
Wimpy Rutherford & The Cryptics w/Sketchie/more (Lucky You Tattoo, Largo) INFO
Shadowrun Brothers (The Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO
Wolves Have No Kings w/Emily Turnage (Barat548, St. Petersburg) INFO
Holey Miss Moley w/Ajeva (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
Joe Marcinek Band w/Jason Hann/Steve Molitz (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
Dark Party w/Kush Martin/Astro Till Infinity/YZM/Larz Darko/Ayo Mama/more (The Venture Compound, St. Petersburg) INFO
Saturday Suicide skwaad Mave Table For Three Moji Wilson (Fubar, St. Petersburg) INFO
This article appears in Jan 12-19, 2017.