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✔️ = Critic's Pick
✔️ Epic Beard Men w/Divinci/Skip/Jon Ditty Dunedin Brewery might be the most underrated Bay venue place for a hip-hop show, and the space is organizing another one of those gigs you’ll regret missing when Epic Beard Men (a project featuring real-life rap BFFs Sage Francis and B. Dolan) takes the stage after Divinci (Solillaquists of Sound), Skip and Jon Ditty open the show. (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
Crown & Quill Social Club w/Brik.Liam/more Crown & Quill Social Club is a new, bi-monthly series showcasing artists and storytellers, and its first event happens at Tampa Heights' CAVU space, where Memphis-based chef and etiquette coach Desmond Robinson will share stories (and heavy hors d'oeuvres) before songwriter Brik Liam (set to tour with PJ Morton this spring) performs an intimate set and dives into his own creative process. (CAVU, Tampa Heights) INFO
HEY, JOE
St. Pete space-rock band The Venus muscles up the Joe Meek sound on “Saturn Grind” — listen
✔️ Chew w/Fayroy/The Venus It doesn’t get too much better than a laid-back Sunday at Green Bench, and on this particular one, two CL-adored stoned and psychedelic rock outfits (FayRoy and The Venus) get weird in support of Atlanta’s own CHEW, which arrives with a fuzzy, trippy brand of rock and roll to share with thirsty, beer-loving ‘Burgers who won’t mind paying no cover to get into this one. (Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg) INFO
✔️ Florida Björkestra If the phrase “gender fluidity” freaks you the fuck out, then get your vulnerable ass out of your comfort zone and into a seat at Hough Hall, where one of the Bay area’s most dynamic ensembles (The Florida Björkestra) explores the music of Madonna and George Michael. Brian Baez will sing Madonna (Björkestra fans may recognize Baez from a turn singing “Spike” at the 15-piece band’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer concert) while Jamie Perlow sings George. (Hough Hall at the Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
LUCKY US
Tampa Bay all-ages venues like Lucky You continue creating a sense of community
✔️ Lucky You Fest w/Leviathan Cross/Pyre/Horsewhip/Gillian Carter/Ether/Thunderclap/Vacancy/I'm An Intestine/Shroud Eater A two-day festival leaning on punk and metal wraps its second day at an all-ages space & tattoo shop. Read our feature story here to get more info. (Lucky You Tattoo, St. Petersburg) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
Americana/Country
Wynonna and the Big Noise (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO
Sunday School for Sinners featuring Cadillac Cowboys (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa) INFO
Rock
The Black Honkeys (Gator's Café, Treasure Island) INFO
TubeFreeks (Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
EDM
Matoma w/Joe Maz (Shephards Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach) INFO
R&B/Funk
Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival: Kool and the Gang w/the Commodores (Busch Gardens, Tampa) INFO
Blues
Betty Fox Band (The Ale & The Witch, St. Petersburg) INFO
Classical/Chorale
USF Faculty/Guest Recital: Therapeutic Music for Tax Day (Barness Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO
Suncoast Bronze Ringers (Trinity Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs, New Port Richey) INFO
Richey Community Orchestra presents 'Oscar's Greatest Hits' (Center for the Arts at River Ridge, New Port Richey) INFO
Steinway Piano Series: Natalia Ehwald (Barness Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO
DJ
Reggae Madness (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
Jazz
Lounge Cat (Independent Bar, St. Petersburg) INFO
Tribute/Cover
The Stevie Nicks Experience Tribute Band W/North 2 South (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
This article appears in Apr 12-19, 2018.