Mo’ Booty, a rump-shakin’ SoFla supergroup, is no mo’, and that’s OK because what’s left is Haute Tension, which makes chill surf-rock that’s a perfect soundtrack for that moment when the second blunt starts to make your left elbow tingle. The band — which includes must-follow Miami photog Monica McGivern and Algerian-Jamaican frontman Alexandre Merbouti — has a new self-titled album out on St. Petersburg’s own Viva La Records, and you can listen to it here.
The Bends 6-year anniversary w/The Venus/Fever Beam/Haute Tension. Fri. Sept. 7, 10 p.m. No cover. The Bends, 919 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg. local.cltampa.com.
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This article appears in Sep 6-13, 2018.
