For almost a decade now, Ben Katzman’s been coming to The Bends to throw down his untamable brand of shreddy rock-and-roll. The Miami music teacher arrives at the swanky dive’s 12th anniversary with extra notoriety this year, thanks to his status as a finalist on season 46 of “Survivor.”

The 32-year-old has a new album, too, which features cameos from fellow Survivors like season 45 winner Dee Valladares, plus artists like Colleen Green (who played The Bends with Katzaman in 2016), Mannequin Pussy, Illuminati Hotties (stylized in all-lowercase), and Guerilla Toss.

“On camera, he was the vulnerable, sensitive, kind soul — the kid who got bullied in high school. That darker side, the rage, never came out, but it’s all there in his new music, the heaviest stuff he’s ever created,” Rolling Stone wrote about Tears on the Beach, released last Friday.

Katzman’s DeGreaser is joined by a heavyweight lineup on this no-cover show, thanks to sleazy indie-rock band Sure Thing, punk outfit Spoiled Rat, and the We’re Sweet Girls party syndicate.

There’s no cover to see Ben Katzman’s Degreaser play The Bends in St. Petersburg on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

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