Jordan Foley, who plays Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe in Tampa, Florida on July 7, 2019. Credit: Photo by Jen Cray via Orlando Weekly

Jordan Foley, who plays Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe in Tampa, Florida on July 7, 2019. Credit: Photo by Jen Cray via Orlando Weekly

Jordan Foley & The Wheelhouse Jordan Foley’s voice is a vibe in itself, but it becomes a full-on force when coupled with his band, The Wheelhouse, which muscles up a sound that’s emerging as one of the freshest coming out of Orlando’s Americana scene. Foley & Co. play for free at Ella’s, which means that Seminole Heights is getting two high-quality, no-cover shows on Sunday (see below for more on that. Sun., July 7. 4 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Café, Tampa. brokenmoldentertainment.com.

Fort Defiance Despite its moniker, Fort Defiance actually hails from Tennessee. That doesn’t mean that its brand of seductive folk music is any less authentic, however, and the duo (made up of husband and wife Jordan Eastman and Laurel Lane) will play some of it for free on Sunday after tenured Tampa songwriter Will Quinlan opens the show. Sun. July 7. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Café, Tampa. independentbartampa.com.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...