Popa Chubby, who play Safety Harbor Art and Music Center in Safety Harbor, Florida on Oct, 18, 2023. Credit: Photo by Nelson Onofre

Popa Chubby—on the heels of a new live album recorded in Queens—is equipped with an all-star band that you won’t want to leave unacknowledged.

If you ever indulged in the Max Weinberg 7—or any of Conan O’Brien’s house bands—you’ll recognize Mike Merritt and his steady basslines. Also in the band is Mike DiMeo, who backed up Johnny Winter in the last years of his life, and was supposed to have a stint in Deep Purple in the ‘90s, after an endorsement from Ritchie Blackmore. Drummer Stefano Giudici may not have classic rock royalty on his resume, but he’ll often perk up a crowd by dueling Popa Chubby—whose birth name is Theodore Horowitz—on the cans mid-gig.

Tickets to see Popa Chubby play Safety Harbor Art and Music Center on Saturday, Oct, 18 are still available and start at $25.