Dre and Vonne of Tampa rap duo They Hate Change, which just signed to Jagjaguwar and got booked for a full U.S. tour with Shame. Credit: George Goldberg
Genre-re-defining hip-hop duo They Hate Change has landed its Jagjaguwar debut, Finally, New, on countless best-of-the-year-so-far lists and racked up acclaim from critics drawn to a fresh, anglophilian, brand of rap that borrows from what feels like every strain of club music worth its salt.

The Tampa group’s no-cover Sunday album release show is just one of more than two dozen live music options in Tampa Bay from Friday, July 29-Thursday, Aug. 4.

Have a look at the roundup, which includes some user-submitted events from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s events calendar, below.

Friday, July 29

Saturday, July 30
Sunday, July 31
Tuesday, Aug. 2
Wednesday, Aug. 3
Thursday, Aug. 4
Also playing
SickHot w/The Henleys/Annie Dukes Friday, July 29. 8 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa
Sweet Fortune McCoy w/Andy Smith Friday, July 29, 9 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Boho Sideshow w/Dean Johanesen Saturday, July 30. 8 p.m. $15-$40. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Camelphat Saturday, July 30. 10 p.m. $30. The Ritz, Ybor City
2022 Filthy Rock Fest feat. Deviate The Plan/Murder The Crow/Filthy Royalty/Bad Trauma Saturday, July 30. 8 p.m. $12. Crowbar, Ybor City
Jeff Wiley Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m. $25. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater Prescribed Fire w/Tension Electric Saturday, July 30. 8 p.m. $8. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Tampa miniFEST feat. Erok Mule/Chris Manings/Jollykush/Misstrr Ghore/one2cee/Erica Mason/Burnie Beretta/more Saturday, July 30. 5:45 p.m. $20. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa
The Waymores Sunday, July 31, 3 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Discord Theory w/Hollyglen/Felicity/Mak/Up From Here Thursday, Aug. 4. $10. Crowbar, Ybor City

This article appears in Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2022.

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...