Tampa Bay songwriters Will Quinlan and Billy Summer come together this weekend

Will Quinlan—who plays a free Tampa concert on Saturday, Sept. 24 at New World Brewery—is a local Jakob Dylan in a sense, crossing neo-folk and Americana with soulful poetry.

His 2021 single “Texarkana” was produced by local legend Steve Connelly, who used to play in The Headlights while backing Roger McGuinn. There’s a pretty good chance you’ll get to hear that one at this no cover gig alongside Billy Summer who plays a potent power-pop and garage-rock hybrid.

It’s a busy Saturday at New World, too, thanks to an Americana gig with The Wandering Hours who play the Music Hall, and the WMNF record fair happening earlier in the day. 

This article appears in Sep 15-21, 2022.