✔️=Critic's Pick

✔️ Curt Castle w/Gushing/Laundromat If you loved Athens, Georgia pop group Reptar, then you’re going to want to see Curt Castle. Songs from a forthcoming LP, If I’m Here At All, find ex-Reptar member Ryan Engelberger pivoting away from the frenetic pace of his old band without losing any of the beloved group’s warmth. What’s left are punchy songs like “Afraid Of the Lightning” and “Nightwalker,” which will please fans of both dream-pop and alt-rock alike. (Microgroove, Tampa) INFO

Struggle Jennings w/Around the Bonfire/Drop-D Yes, country-music purists: Waylon Jennings’ grandson is a rapper. His government name is Will Harness, but he records under the Struggle Jennings moniker, and he’ll be at Ferg’s sports bar and grill for this Hump Day concert in the courtyard. (Ferg’s, St. Petersburg) INFO

Shawn Colvin Sunny is coming to Clearwater. The Texas songwriter and author Shawn Colvin can still hang a hat on her breakthrough 1996 album, A Few Small Repairs, which is home to the 63-year-old’s musically bright, lyrically dark hit single “Sunny Came Home,” so expect to hear it and stuff from her 1989 debut, Steady On, which celebrates an anniversary in 2019. (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO

✔️ Scott H. Biram w/Will Quinlan/Jack Sprouse There’s a dirty, old, one-man band playing Skipper’s and we’re not talking about Will Quinlan (just kidding, Will, we love you). Nope, that title belongs to metalhead turned bluesman and alt-country troubadour Scott H. Birham, who marries a shitload of twang with Lemmy-levels of hard-rock absurdity to great effect. We’d stop short of calling him an American legend, but this country wouldn’t be as great as it is if Birham wasn’t in it. (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO

ALSO PLAYING
*See a list of venues hosting residencies and tribute or cover bands at the bottom of this post.

Chew w/Pleasures/Sonic Graffiti (The Hub, Tampa) INFO

Disney DCappella (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO

Ceschi Ramos (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO

The Rat Pack Together Again (Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo) INFO

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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)