Cheap City w/Hermit High Priestess/Joyeater/Flux Hymns/Bornite Carnation Former members of Dérive reassemble under the Cheap City moniker and headline a night of punk music that seems to have stumbled its way into a disco that shares retail space with the glockenspiel shop (seriously, Cheap City’s 2019 album Rats and Rascals is one of most unique rock releases of the year). Weirdo, cello-driven experimental pop makes it way to Lucky You thanks to Philadelphia duo Hermit High Priestess, and a trio of local favorites open the all-ages show. If you like your punk-rock a little more radio-ready, then check out The Ritz on Saturday where Dance Gavin Dance headlines an early show. Sat. April 27. Lucky You Tattoo, St. Petersburg. Luckyyou.tattoo.
Blest Guest Episode 6 w/Verhoeven/0k In case you’ve been missing it, St. Petersburg duo Blestian has spent the last half year unleashing two hours of new music at its “Blest” live events where the electro-pop band links up with local and visiting bands for both individual and collaborative performances. The blessings continue on Thursday when Aaron Kyle and Kyle Lovell bring their genre-busting Verhoeven project (fka Din Per Diem) to The Bends along with Tampa producer Tony Dopé (performing as 0k). Free to attend, but it’s 21 & up to get in. Thurs. April 25. The Bends, St. Petersburg. INFO.
See info on other DIY and locally-grown shows below.
Thursday
April 25, Reverend D & George Pennington and Friends (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg)
April 25, A Communion After Dark Presents: Espermachine w/Solemn Shapes (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Friday
April 26, Degreaser w/The Venus/Crystallized (The Bends, St. Petersburg)
April 26, Critical Hits w/TBA (The Blue Note, Tampa)
April 26, The Family Funk (Red Star Rock Bar, Tampa)
April 26, Jazz Phools (Zydeco Brew Werks, Ybor City)
April 26, Gloria West and the Gents (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg)
April 26, Geri X (Nebraska Mini-Mart, Tampa)
Saturday
April 27, Navin Ave. w/Tail Light Rebellion/Buck Sands (The Hub, Tampa)
April 27, Kristopher James w/Kerry Courtney/Part Robot (Green Light Bar, St. Petersburg)
April 27, Florida Mountain Boys (4 p.m.) and Danfield (8 p.m.) (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg)
April 27, Shoeless Soul (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)
April 27, Row Jomah w/Dean Johansen and the 24 Hour Men (Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg)
April 27, Orange Blossom Jam Pre-Party (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
April 27, The Hummingbirds (Sparkman Wharf, Tampa)
April 27, Selwyn Birchwood (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
Sunday
April 28, Jack Sprouse w/Will Quinlan ( Independent Bar and Café, Tampa)
April 28, Badda Skat (Sparkman Wharf, Tampa)
Wednesday
May 1, Geri X w/Brett Newski & the No Tomorrow (The Bends, St. Petersburg)
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This article appears in Apr 18-25, 2019.
