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It’s Martin Luther King Jr. weekend meaning that many of you will not be penalized for missing work on Monday. With that in mind, here’s your big listing of the best Tampa Bay live music happening between Jan. 11-18.

This listing is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select shows from CL’s reader-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar.

Don’t see your event here? Please consider submitting it yourself.

Thursday, Jan. 11

Friday, Jan. 12
Saturday, Jan. 13
Sunday, Jan. 14
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Thursday, Jan. 18
Also playing

DJ Ku Thursday, Jan. 11. 10 p.m.  Reservations suggested. Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa

Lemon City Trio Thursday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

The Connie Han Trio Thursday, Jan. 11. 7:30 p.m. $29.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Gentry Blue w/Vagabond Tweed/more
Thursday, Jan. 11. 8 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Van Plating w/Mercy McCoy/Shawn Kyle Thursday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m. $5-$10. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Adele and Tina Turner Tribute: Andrea Tyler
Friday, Jan. 12. 8 p.m. $30. Richey Suncoast Theatre, New Port Richey

Classic Albums Live – The Eagles, Greatest Hits (1971 – 1975) Friday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m. $35-$50.  Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Journey Tribute Show Friday, Jan. 12. 9 p.m. $28. Wild Rover Brewing Company, Tampa

Marcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis
Friday, Jan. 12. 8 p.m. $19.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Recycled Tunes Instrument Drive: Juan Love w/Hunters Green Elementary Band Saturday, Jan. 13. 1 p.m. No cover. Sparkman Wharf, Tampa

Slap of Reality w/Fingerpuppet/Swamp Poney/Gino Bambino Friday, Jan. 12. 8 p.m. Groovehaven, St. Petersburg

The Cars Tribute Show Saturday, Jan. 13. 9 p.m. $25. Wild Rover Brewing Company, Tampa

The Koffin Kats w/Lightin’ Luke of the Bridge City Sinners/The Vindicators/more TBA
Saturday, Jan. 13. 7 p.m. $15. Orpheum, Tampa

The Antidont’s w/Send & Delete/Dissentors/more Sunday, Jan. 14. Noon. No cover. The Icehouse, Gulfport

St. Pete Mountain Boys Sunday, Jan. 14. 3 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

Sunset Sundays: Pirate Rave Sunday, Jan. 14. 10:30 p.m. No cover. The Ritz, Ybor City

Sunset Sundays: $tephmoney w/Scott Imrich/Christopher Crossfader Sunday, Jan. 14. 3 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

The Out Groove w/Katara/Rejuvenation Monday, Jan. 15. 7 p.m. Donations accepted. The Icehouse, Gulfport

The Remix: A Shuffle Open Mic w/Tone I.E./DeeJay Kellan/Ree Baby Tuesday, Jan. 16. 8 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Bayboro Blues & BBQ: Matt Frost Band Wednesday, Jan. 17. 8 p.m Bayboro Brewing Co., St. Petersburg

Vazum w/The Tilt/Movie Props
Wednesday, Jan. 17. 7 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

DJ Ku Thursday, Jan. 18. 10 p.m.  Reservations suggested. Arts Club at Tampa Edition, Tampa

Uncle John’s Band Thursday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...