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✔️ = Critic's Pick
✔️ Stardust Memories W/Talk to Mark and Donna Lu Skipper’s is the place for tribute shows this week (a Led Zeppelin and Meters night happens on Friday, and “Lynette Skynyrd” plays on Wednesday), but this one tackling the Thin White Duke is probably the best of the nostalgic nights thanks to the addition of two of the better Bay area rock acts gigging right now — Talk to Mark and Donna Lu. (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
Eye Ball Gala w/Ravi Drums Chamberlain High grad Ravi Jakhotia (aka Ravi Drums) made the controversial decision to play Trump’s inauguration, but he shoots for absolution of his sins with this charity gig, where he’ll use his fame (Ravi was the house DJ at the Playboy Mansion and MTV’s Video Music Awards and has performed at the Super Bowl) to raise money for the Lion’s Eye Institute, which provides funds for underprivileged patients to get life-changing corneal surgery. A gala kicks off the evening, but doors for the concert open at 9 p.m. for anyone that doesn’t want to spend a mortgage payment on VIP tickets. More information is at lionseyeinstitute.com. (T. Pepin Hospitality Center, Tampa) INFO
Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival In its 22nd year, the Outdoor Music Festival (OMF) continues a tradition of bringing more than two dozen high school marching bands to Tarpon Springs for a family-friendly day of fanfare. (Tarpon Springs High School, Tarpon Springs) INFO
✔️ Turnover w/Elvis Depressedly/Emma Ruth Rundle Matthew Lee Cothran and Delaney Mills’ lo-fi indie rock project Elvis Depressedly takes second billing at this show, but hearing cuts from the band’s hazy, yet cutting 2016 album California Dreamin’ come to life before Turnover — A Virginia Beach trio touring in support of a band new LP of lovelorn dream-pop, Good Nature — takes the stage should make for a more-than-fine Saturday night. (Orpheum, Ybor City) INFO
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✔️ Daddy Kool Zine Fest & Cassette Store Day A cassette-based DJ will play tunes as BOTB-winning St. Pete record shop Daddy Kool stages its annual Zine Fest in conjunction with Cassette Store Day. Collectors should definitely consider heading out since another past BOTB-winner, Ricky Seelbach of St. Pete rock band Reality Asylum, is giving away free copies of a local music cassette he curated to mark the occasion. (Daddy Kool Records, St. Petersburg) INFO
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In St. Petersburg, Portugal. The Man will welcome local youth to help them soundcheck at Jannus Live
Airsickness w/Safewaters/Southview Operation Coexist — a nonprofit outreach that aims to give foster kids a chance at music education — stages a benefit show featuring Tampa rock outfit Airsickness (RIYL: Set It Off, Hawthorne Heights). Proceeds benefit the organization, so don’t be butt and donate some loot. Read more about the nonprofit's good work here. (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO
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ALSO PLAYING
Rock
The Sh-Booms w/Gino And The Goons/The Jackettes/Queen Of Ex (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Ghost Eagle w/El Coyote/Discord Theory (Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg) INFO
2nd Saturday Mike the Emcee Jotta 7Life SB Aftermarket (Fubar, St. Petersburg) INFO
Trigger City Trio (Ferg’s Live, Tampa) INFO
First Fragment w/Vale of Pnath/Virvum (The Noise Box, Brandon) INFO
Lich King (Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
Jim Chambers Music Box Presents: FALL O WEEN (O’Briens, Tampa) INFO
Sentries w/Changer/Path of Increased Indifference/Radarmen? (Planet Retro Records, St. Petersburg) INFO
Blues/Jam/World
Dr. Bacon w/Row Jomah (Ringside Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
Everyone and their Mother (Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
Juanjamon Band (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
Betty Fox Band w/Annika Chambers/The Igor Prado Band (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
Karyn Denham and BLB (Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg) INFO
EDM
Whethan (The Ritz, Ybor City) INFO
Classical/Chorale
The Science of Sound w/The Florida Orchestra (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
The Plant City Community Chorale Fall Concert (Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, Valrico) INFO
Oldies/Tribute
Neil Berg's 50 Years of Rock & Roll (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
October 14, Los Chicos del 512: A Selena Tribute (Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo) RESECHEDULED
Beatles Tribute (Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center, Pinellas Park) INFO
Peace of Woodstock (Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa) INFO
Country
Lorrie Morgan w/Jesse Keith Whitley (Capitol Theater, Clearwater) INFO
Singer-songwriter
Bobby Long (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City) INFO
Autumn June (5 Star Dive Bar, Ybor City) INFO
DJ
Deep Cuts: October w/DJ Cub/Seeber (Independent Bar, St.Petersburg) INFO
Pop
Live from the Underground w/Joshua Cruz/Nasja Mone (Subcentral at Iberian Rooster, St. Petersburg) INFO
This article appears in Oct 12-19, 2017.