Robert Cray, who plays Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida on Feb. 20, 2025. Credit: Photo by Jeff Katz
Robert Cray celebrated his 50th anniversary of showmanship last year by playing select dates with The Doobie Brothers, which makes us wonder if Mr. โ€œSmoking Gunโ€ will appear on the bandโ€™s first album with Michael McDonald in decades.

Itโ€™s been a minute since weโ€™ve heard brand-new material from the 71-year-old blues guitar virtuoso, but with five Grammys and 20 albums under his belt, what does he owe us?

Either way, Cray and his bandโ€”featuring Albert King alum George Sluppick on drumsโ€”return to the Cap for the first time since January 2022, when the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was still a concern.

Tickets to see Robert Cray Band play Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on Thursday, Feb. 20 are still available and start at $37.50.

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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...