Johnny Cakes and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypto Final Show w/Help Police This self-described “gutter calypso” band has seen close to 40 members come in and out of its lineup over the course of a decade long run, and they’re finally saying goodbye (for real) with what promised to be an epic finale show. Read our interview with frontman Michael Middlebrooks here. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Emo Night Tampa w/Crate Brothers Mes McDonald and Theo Severson (aka the Crate Brothers) are back once again for another “Sadurday” devoted to the deep feeling-est of emo. Brand New, American Football, the Promise Ring — you’ll hear it all and have a lot of real Debbie downers to cry with, too. (First Chance Last Chance, Ybor City) INFO
Localtopia w/Damon Fowler/Jeremy Thomas Band/Rebekah Pulley and the Reluctant Prophets/Dean Johanesen/Lounge Cat/Mountain Holler/Matthew McGee A full day local music festival in Williams Park? Why the hell not? Localtopia comes to take over the downtown green space, and while there will be loads of local vendors and eateries there to satiate your retail and hunger pangs, make sure to let the event’s slate of homegrown talent (including Bay area folk music matriarch Rebekah Pulley and blues guitar virtuoso Damon Fowler) massage your ear holes, too. The event is technically free, but a $5 donation is suggested to keep the party going for years to come. (Williams Park, St. Petersburg) INFO
Itzhak Perlman w/The Florida Orchestra This is one of just over a dozen shows CL highlighted in its Spring Arts preview, and it’ll find the Florida Orchestra (under the direction of Michael Francis) joined by classical music giant Itzhak Perlman, who is a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and Kennedy Center Honoree, as they work through some of Perlman’s favorite film selections (including the theme from Schindler’s List, Casablanca’s “As Time Goes By” and the love theme from Cinema Paradiso. (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
Jon Ditty CD Release w/Future Vintage Just two years after a debut LP, Bay area rapper Jon Ditty is back with his new album, College Radio: Alumni Edition, which he’s described as “kind of a weird release” since it remixes and remasters some previously released material for a more polished look at tunes Ditty wanted to take another stab at. Future Vintage — one of the finer funk outfits to come out of Tampa Bay as of late — plays support. (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
Recycled Tunes Instrument Drive w/Sugar Rush/Patel Jazz Combo/more (Channelside Bay Plaza, Tampa) INFO
Streetcar Live Powered By GMF w/Band of Sorrows (TECO Streetcar Line, Ybor City) INFO
Living Room Sessions: Joe Milligan Project (House Show, Pasadena) ASK SOMEBODY
In the Mood Big Band Review (Tampa Theatre, Tampa) INFO
Jack Edison Jazz Band (St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Sun City Center) INFO
Shoeless Soul w/Redfeather/Cosmic Groove Ensemble (Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
Heroes For Hire Single Release Party w/Inkblot/Extra Celestial/Sick Hot/Good Luck Audrey (Orpheum, Ybor City) INFO
First Saturday Jazz w/Rayzilla's Hippie Slayers (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa) INFO
Paleface (Four Stacks Brewing Company, Apollo Beach) INFO
Displace (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg) INFO
Heretical Lacerations w/Wicked Evil Grin/Out of Touch/Mia Bury (The Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO
Hip-Hop Vanguards (The Venture Compound, St. Petersburg) INFO
Insatanity w/Ebullition/Untoten Krieg/Three Knuckles Deep/Grasping At The Shadow (The Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
The Betty Fox Band (Iberian Rooster, St. Petersburg) INFO
Saved by the Ball w/Mighty Mongo/VJ Nick James (The Ritz, Ybor City) INFO
Megalodon w/Blunts & Blondes/$mgglr/Winta (The Ritz, Ybor City) INFO
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) INFO
This article appears in Feb 2-9, 2017.