Black Valley MoonFriday, Aug. 29. $5. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg Credit: Ricky Garcia via blackvalleymoon/Facebook

After Black Valley Moon‘s Rock The Park set got moved down the street to The Hub a few weeks ago, the almost six-year-old spooky “gothabilly” quartet is heading to the other side of the Bay to host a belated release party for a new, two-song EP.

The guitar licks on “We Sleep” (which actually dropped in June) take a more mellow and psychedelic turn from the Tampa band’s previous release, 2024’s Curses, Wishes & Haunted Transmissions Vol. 1, and if it’s an example of how Sam Williams and friends are going to continue their evolution as a group, we’re in for one trippy era.

Local gritty rock outfit The Inhalers, garage-rock foursome The Vindicators, and “unknown quinquagenarian classic punk rock band” Olde Rage all play opener next Friday.

Tickets to see Black Valley Moon play The Nest inside St. Pete Brewing Company on Friday, Aug. 29 will cost $5 at the door.

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This article appears in Aug 14-20, 2025.