Greensky Bluegrass plays Hulaween at Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida on October 28, 2016. Credit: Jordan Hicks
Did you miss the green river last weekend? How about a Greensky instead?

Greensky Bluegrass plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg on St. Patrick’s Day, and the band of Michiganders is the most electric bluegrass band you’ll ever see, assuming you think Greensky belongs in that genre. There are undoubtedly twangy acoustic instruments involved, but if you see some of the names the band has collaborated with, you’ll expect electrifying scenery.

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As for John Craigie—who opens the show—the spirit of early protest-folk musicians lives on in the L.A. born troubadour. Pete Seeger is gone and you’ll probably never see a Guthrie onstage again, so perhaps we need Craigie now more than ever.

This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2022.

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...