Barclay Crenshaw, who plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 30, 2024. Credit: Photo by George Evan via Franz MP3 PR

Barclay Crenshaw, the artist formerly known as Claude VonStroke is taking a break from dubstep and EDM to explore the process of blending other genres together.

The 53-year-old’s new album Open Channel (named after a shared love of his trucker father’s radio and “E.T” between him and his siblings) probably isn’t worthy of your typical rave as-is, but mixes funk, dubstep, and house music that’s neither chill or acidic. It features guest spots from the likes of British emcee TeeZandos and Roll Deep’s Manga Saint Hilare, and while we probably won’t see any of them at Jannus Live this weekend, the newly Christened Crenshaw returns to Tampa Bay for the first time since a 2022 gig at The Ritz Ybor.

Tickets to see Barclay Crenshaw play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Nov. 30 are still available and start at $30.

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This article appears in Nov 21-27, 2024.