The Winery Dogs—a supergroup featuring drummer Mike Portnoy, bassist Billy Sheehan and guitarist Richie Kotzen—brought its members’ ’80s pop and metal roots to Jannus Live in St. Petersburg last Friday. Roxx Revolt & the Velvets, a  Bay-area based devotee of all those bands of yore (Poison, Mr. Big, Dreamtheater), brought its up updated and highly-potent take on glam-rock to St. Pete to open the show.

Roxx Revolt & the Velvets Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
The Winery Dogs Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
The Winery Dogs play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 24, 2023. Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo
Credit: Photo by Jon William/Bastion Photo

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...