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✔️=Critic's Pick
✔️ Ol’ Dirty Sundays w/DJ Cash Money Philadelphia-born Floridians won’t be watching their beloved Eagles defend a Super Bowl title next weekend, but they may find some solace in seeing one of their own (DJ Cash Money) make his Ol’ Dirty Sundays debut. In the 1988 DMC championships, the DJ Hall of Fame Inductee and Jazzy Jeff pal defeated his competition so handily that he was banned from entering again. That didn’t stop Cash Money (born Jerome Hewlett) from winning the New Music Seminar and American Mixing Championship competitions, however, and he is still the only turntablist in the world to have held all three titles simultaneously. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
DieAlps! w/North By North/Hello Joyce Lots of Chicago bands are coming through Tampa Bay this week (hi, Joan of Arc and Marbin), and this bill finds garage-pop duo North By North playing a Tampa record shop on what’s almost the year anniversary of the band’s last Bay area show (a February 2018 gig at St. Petersburg’s Planet Retro). The support looks different this time thanks to two darlings of the Tampa indie-pop scene (DieAlps!, Hello Joyce) which play support for this 5 p.m. matinee. Only park in the nearby Cappy’s Pizza parking lot if you want to have a really bad night. (Microgroove, Tampa) INFO
✔️ Dollar Signs w/Late Bloomer/Worst Party Ever/Community Couch/Planet Loser As far as punk subgenres go, this show is the week’s most eclectic by a landslide. Two North Carolina bands that play grunge-y indie-rock (Late Bloomer) and goofy power-pop (Dollar Signs) are being joined by a trio of Bay area locals whose tunes range from synth-pop (Planet Loser), emo (Worst Party Ever) and lo-fi folk (Community Couch). Per usual, this Lucky You show is all ages and early (8 p.m.), too. (Lucky You Tattoo, St. Petersburg) INFO
Blast and the Detergents w/Good Grief/Piss Ghost Blast and the Detergents was a welcome addition to the Bay area punk scene at the beginning of this decade, but the outfit stopped releasing music in 2013 and played its last show three years after that. Well, Blast has been resurrected for this DIY backyard gig in support of Asheville crust-pop trio Good Grief, which arrives supporting a quick-hit 2018 EP, git gooder. Best of the Bay-winning outfit Piss Ghost breaks out of the trendy teen girl clothing store (wink, wink) to open the show. (Doghouse, St. Petersburg) INFO
Crash Test Dummies w/Love & Addiction Brad Roberts, Ellen Reid, Dan Roberts, and Mitch Dorge haven’t toured together since 2001, but the boys (you know them as Crash Test Dummies) are getting the band back together in celebration of its 1993, Jerry Harrison-produced surprise hit album God Shuffled His Feet, which is adored by oddball hipsters and curmudgeonly ‘90s-rock purists alike. (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO
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ALSO PLAYING
*See a list of venues hosting residencies and tribute or cover bands at the bottom of this post.
David Olney w/Daniel Seymour (House Show, Tampa) INFO
Beginnings Chicago Tribute (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
Cannibal Kids w/Aster & Ivy & Locals/TBA (The Blue Note, Tampa) INFO
Pink Martini (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
Gail Archer (Saint Mary, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, St. Petersburg) INFO
Betty Fox Band Good Sunday Revue (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg) INFO
The Rat Pack Together Again (Catherine Hickman Theater, Gulfport) INFO
Len and Ellis (The Horse and Jockey, South Pasadena) INFO
Uncle John's Band (Ka'Tiki Treasure Island) INFO
The Nelson and Scott Show (Mermaid Tavern, Tampa) INFO
Sunset Sundays: The Birthday Edition w/$tephmoney/DJ Scott Imrich/Christopher Crossfader (American Legion, Seminole Post 111, Tampa) INFO
America (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
John Robison & Bay Baroque Ensemble – USF Faculty/Guest Recital (Barness Recital Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO
The Chautauqua Brothers (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Café, Tampa INFO
Matthew Curry (Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
Titanium CD Release Party (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg) INFO
January 27-February 1, Outlaw Country Cruise 4 w/Drive-By Truckers/Lucinda Williams/Steve Earle and the Dukes/Margo Price/the Flatlanders/Bobby Bare/Shooter Jennings/Nikki Lane/Terry Allen/Old 97's/Reckless Kelly/Elizabeth Cook/John Doe/Mojo Nixon/more (Norwegian Pearl, Port of Tampa) SOLD OUT
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Below is a list of clubs and restaurants that either regularly book both original music acts as well as tribute and cover bands or feature a concert calendar stocked with higher-quality residents. Follow the links to see more.
Residencies
c. 1949 Florida Beer Garden 6905 N Orleans Ave., Tampa
Hideaway Café 1756 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Jazz House Supper Club 9331 East Adamo Dr., Tampa
The Landing at Jannus 200 First Ave N., St. Petersburg
The Living Room 487 Main St., Dunedin
The Mandarin Hide 231 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Ringside Café 16 2nd St N., St. Petersburg
Ruby's Elixir 15 3rd St. N., St. Petersburg
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 5223 Orient Rd, Tampa
Tampa Armature Works 1910 N Ola Ave., Tampa
The Vinoy Renaissance 501 5th Ave NE, St. Petersburg
Tribute/Cover/Open Mics
3 Daughters Brewing 222 22nd St., St. Petersburg
Barefoot Billy's Friendly Tavern 3120 W. Gandy Blvd, Tampa
Buckets Grill & Tap 4535 Gunn Hwy., Tampa
Captain Jack’s On The Water 21 Oscar Hill Rd., Tarpon Springs
Caddy's On The Beach 9000 W Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island
Café Hey 1540 N Franklin St., Tampa
Gator's 12754 Kingfish Dr., Treasure Island
Green Iguana 4029 S. Westshore Blvd., Tampa
Ferg's Live 490 Channelside Dr., Tampa
JD's Restaurant & Lounge 125 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach
Hula Bay Club 5210 W Tyson Ave., Tampa
O'Briens Irish Pub Multiple Locations, Tampa
Rick's On The River 2305 N Willow Ave., Tampa
Smokin' 19 3080-3090 34th St N., St. Petersburg
Two Buks 1915 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater
Yeoman Cask & Lion (two locations: 202 N. Morgan St., Tampa; 200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg)
This article appears in Jan 24-31, 2019.