Bangarang, which plays Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Oct. 19, 2024. Credit: Photo by Michael M Sinclair

For the third week in a row, Tampa Bay’s live music calendar is a mess, with some of the Bay area’s biggest homegrown festivals postponed (Tampa Pig Jig) or canceled outright (Clearwater Jazz Holiday).

But Fangsgiving organizers and the 14 bands donating their time are committed to pulling off its seventh charity concert this weekend in Ybor City.

“This is the show that Tampa needs right now. The whole music community coming together to help support the next generation of musicians who may not get a chance to play music otherwise,” Crowbar owner Tom DeGeorge, pictured, said in a press release.

The show features local outfits playing cover sets all to benefit Instruments 4 Life, a nonprofit “that empowers youth through music education & mentorship” regardless of socioeconomic status.

This year, the song list includes works by Warren Zevon (Andy & the Argonauts), Elliott Smith (Adam Randall), and Andrew W.K. (Navin Ave.), plus a surprise set from Have Gun, Will Travel and Bangarang, an orchestral take on Cyndi Lauper (Same Day Delivery Orchestra) and a superjam set featuring songs by the GoGo’s, Face To Face, Spinal Tap, and Soundgarden.

Tickets for Fangsgiving VII happening at Crowbar in Ybor City on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 18-19. are still available for $15-$20.

A lineup and schedule for Fangsgiving VII is available via Power Bottom Productions on Facebook.

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This article appears in Oct 10-16, 2024.