Chris Barrows Band outside Fubar in St. Petersburg, Florida on August 25, 2017. Credit: Brian Mahar
One of the 10 Commandments of Tampa Bay punk is “Thou shalt not miss too many opportunities to see Chris Barrows live,” and you have a chance to obey this weekend when Barrows plays The Bends in St. Petersburg on Friday, July 8 at 9 p.m.

Make punk-rock Satan happy this weekend when Barrows—co-founder of snotty, legendary Bay area outfit Pink Lincolns—when his eponymous band (FFO Screeching Weasel, The Queers) shares a bill with Vicious Dreams.
The Orlando power-punk-pop group is in town to support a 2021 self-titled album that our siblings at Orlando Weekly called “the kind of record that’s meant to be heard live, in a sweaty dive bar or DIY space.”

The Bends is a sweaty dive, indeed, and there’s no cover at this show, so live fast and die old, people.

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