The Aristocrats, who play Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on July 23, 2024. Credit: Photo via the-aristocrats-band/Bandcamp

There are some shows that just melt the faces off people. This is one of them.

The Aristocrats include bassist Bryan Beller, guitarist Guthrie Govan and drummer Marco Minnemann who’ve been in the lineup for other monsters of prog-rock like Steven Wilson, Asia, Joe Satriani, and Steve Hackett.

The trio is no stranger to the Bay area and arrives this time supporting Duck, a concept album about an Antarctic island Duck that adventures through New York City. The record is just over an hour’s worth of wet-dream worthy riffs, but the music really comes alive onstage.

Tickets to see The Aristocrats play Crowbar in Ybor City on Tuesday, July 23 are still available for $30.

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This article appears in Jul 11-17, 2024.