Rising Florida hip-hop act Seeyousoon (which has played twice locally in the last few months) is a late addition to the weekend being staged by Summer Jam, which makes its triumphant return to Ybor City starting Friday. The festival is just the beginning of a robust live music week that includes so many great jazz gigs on both sides of the Bay.
Many of these venues are still struggling in the wake of COVID-19 which has crippled the live music industry. Please adhere to any and all mask/vaccination requirements at any venue you go to.
Friday, Aug. 27
- Applebutter Express w/The Blurry Truth (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
- House of I w/Viewers Like You/His Hem (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Fourth Friday: Fred Johnson & the Michael Ross Trio (Tampa Convention Center, Tampa)
- Fourth Friday: Endless Summer feat. J'nelle w/Jinx/Parriss & The Night (Riverwalk Stage at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
- Have Gun, Will Travel w/FayRoy (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg)
- Kenzie Wheeler (Dallas Bull, Tampa)
- Nate Najar’s Jazz Samba Celebration Feat: Daniella Soledade/Jeff Rupert/Phil Fest/Chuck Redd/more (Hough Hall at Palladium, Theater, St. Petersburg)
- Summer Jam: Apathy & Celph Titled w/Mike Mass/Albert J/KIII/Slopfunkdust/Deacon (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Saturday, Aug. 28
- Bryce Vine w/Blanco Brown (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Horsewhip w/Colonial Wound/Wreath/Ephemera Blaq (Wild Roots, St. Petersburg)
- Sexbruise? (Union Hall, Lakeland)
- Summer Jam: Palomino Blond w/Seeyousoon/Roxx Revolt & the Velvets/Tribal Style/Mindwash/Pilot Jonezz/Feeble Bones (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Sunday, Aug, 29
- Acme Jazz Garage (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa)
- Bird Lives! A 101st Anniversary Tribute to Charlie Bird Parker (Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City)
- Ol’ Dirty Sundays: Butch Rock w/DJ Casper/DJ Fader/Deacon (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Monday, Aug. 30
- Wave Theory Hospitality Night: Elana Gilbert w/Nico Sweet/KidArsenic/Ayam/DJ Dfaz (First Chance Last Chance, Ybor City)
Tuesday, Aug. 31
- The Struts (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Thursday, Sept. 2
- Rock the Park: Gat$ w/Speak Easy (Curtis Hixon Riverfront Park, Tampa)
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This article appears in Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2021.