Dirtbike, which plays Oscura in Bradenton, Florida on Aug, 30, 2024. Credit: Photo c/o Tim Anderson

Over 200 miles separate the Bay area from Boynton Beach, but it’s less than 50 miles to Bradenton. That’s the drive fans of smart, occasionally-silly, genre agnostic indie-pop are going to want to make for this stacked gig built around Palm Beach County’s Dirtbike which is still riding high on last summer’s Snug Harbor.

The six-track outing is a gem of Mark DuBois’ discography that finds him going full-on beach-pop for songs that sound like having mai tais on an old Hunter 30 while reading travelogues by Pedro Alvares Cabral. Tampa art-pop band Mtvh1n1 makes a rare appearance for this one alongside St. Pete outfit Chaunces.

Tickets to see Dirtbike play Oscura in Bradenton on Friday, Aug. 30 are still available for $15.

Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

This article appears in Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2024.