Jeff Riddle (L) and Riley Byrne of Five Hundred Bucks, which plays The Nest in St. Petersburg, Florida on Dec. 14, 2024. Credit: Photo via fivehundredbucks/Instagram

It’s gonna be a cruel winter in Philadelphia, so Five Hundred Bucks—a punk outfit that opened for The Menzingers up north last month—is spending a weekend in Florida to push its impending EP Karma Parade.

The gritty, three-track release serves as a soundtrack of sorts to “Bloody Axe Wound,” an upcoming, indie horror picture centered around a teenager discovering that her father captures murders on camera to sell. Justin Goldman of Orlando’s Teen Agers joined the band this year too, so don’t think that Razor and the Boogie Men’s closing set at The Nest will serve as a cleanser for those who are still bitter about the Rays losing the 2008 World Series to the Phillies.

Tickets to see Five Hundred Bucks play The Nest at St. Petersburg Brewing Co. on Saturday, Dec. 14 are still available and start at $5.

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This article appears in Dec 12-18, 2024.