Ade Akinloba’s band was a part of its own 2019 benefit show where it raised money for the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, so now it’s our turn to help Credit: Black Clash/Facebook

Ade Akinloba’s band was a part of its own 2019 benefit show where it raised money for the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, so now it’s our turn to help Credit: Black Clash/Facebook

The Tampa Bay music fam comes together to help one of its own—Ade Akinloba. The guitarist of local punk band Black Clash lost his mother recently, and his grandmother before that, so this benefit concert aims to help raise funds for the funeral and other expenses. A mix of hardcore (Wreath), indie-rock (Nervous Girls) and psychedelic art-rock (MrENC) leads the bill.

Akinloba’s band was a part of its own 2019 benefit show where it raised money for the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, so now it’s our turn to help. Find a link to the GoFundMe even if you can’t attend.

Benefit for Ade: Wreath w/The Nervous Girls/MrENC Thursday, July 22, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Crowbar, 1821 N 17th St,. Ybor City. @joshua.sheridan.16 on Facebook

This article appears in Jul 15-21, 2021.

Freelance contributor Stephanie Powers started her media career as an Editorial Assistant long ago when the Tampa Bay Times was still called the St. Petersburg Times. After stints in Chicago and Los Angeles,...