The shows in this listing of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay between Jan. 23-30 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then beefed up with select gigs submitted to CL’s event calendar.
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Thursday, Jan. 23
- Dweezil Zappa (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
- Jarv w/King Green/Damn Skippy (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- Paul Thorn w/Marc Broussard (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- The California Honeydrops (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Deviant Libation Benefit Show: The Curse w/Chulismo/Last Bias (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Gavin Adcock (Dallas Bull, Tampa)
- Phenomenal Animal (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)
- Matt Walden (Oscura, Bradenton)
- Shipwrecked Music Festival: Daily Bread w/Punk/Eprom/Justin Jay/more (Cuban Club, Ybor City)
- Yacht Rock Revue (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
- Dead Cool w/Vazum/Guilty by Design/DJ Winters (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- The Dirty Nil w/Grumpster/House & Home (Orpheum, Tampa)
- In Transit w/New Aesthetics/Cruel Curses/Imaginary Colors (Oscura, Bradenton)
- Kathleen Edwards w/Lauren Morrow (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)
- Melissa Etheridge w/Lisa Loeb/Maggie Rose (The BayCare Sound, Clearwater)
- Nick Shoulders and The Okay Crawdad (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Shipwrecked Music Festival: Dombresky/Flamingosis/Will Clarke/Easybaked/more (Cuban Club, Ybor City)
- Two Deviant Years: Big Sad w/ Ill Star/Deep Bite/The Path of Increased Indifference/The Path (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Al Stewart and Livingston Taylor (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
- Historic Florida Metal Exhibition: Ben Meyer (Magnanimous Brewing, Tampa)
- Michigander w/Sydney Sprague (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa)
- Sunday Service: Kya Horn and Scott Lavan Miller (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Molchat Doma w/Sextile (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Roger Harrison (Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg)
- Funk N Ting: DJ Mike Blenda & DJ Shafiq (Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- Vitamin String Quartet (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
- La Tropicana Hi Fi Music Lounge: Okay Benny w/Svntos (Café Quiquiriqui at Hotel Haya, Ybor City)
- Local Musicians Showcase: Jeremy Schantz w/Wicked Muse/Darrell Bevins/Columbus Berry/Chayce Rodriguez/Phonomatrix/Christine Harrelson/more (Shuffle, Tampa)
- The Taphouse Turns Five in ‘25: Chris Sussman and The Vital Groove (The North End Taphouse, Gulfport)
- Taylor Hollingsworth w/The Burke Brothers/Shawn Kyle (The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg)
Kimi Tortuga Every other Thursday through Dec. 11. 8 p.m. No cover. Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern, St. Petersburg.
Mason’s Children Thursday, Jan. 23. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Tishamingo Thursday, Jan. 23. 7 p.m. $15. Shuffle, Tampa
Zeta w/Dezorah/Discord Theory/Hollyglen Thursday, Jan. 23. 7 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City
Crossfire Creek Band Friday, Jan. 24. 10 p.m. No cover. Welcome to the Farm, St. Petersburg
Fil Pate Trio Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Co., St. Petersburg
Absolute Queen Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. $25 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Audien Friday, Jan. 24. 10 p.m. $20 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
Brian Fechino and the Risky Beavers Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. $25 & up. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater
Broadway Drag Show: Adriana Sparkle/more Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Conner Lindsay Friday, Jan. 24. 7:30 p.m. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa
Gabe Whitney & The Reckless Knights Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. $5-$10. Noisemakers, St. Petersburg
Gimme Gimme Disco Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. $17. Orpheum, Tampa
Grace Dickerson Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor
Kayla Blackman and Maryn Alyse Friday, Jan. 24. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg
Kirk Adams w/Rob Pastore/Sam Farmer Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Lakeland Pigfest: Damon Fowler Friday, Jan. 24. 8:30 p.m. No cover. Sun ‘n’ Fun Expo Campus, Lakeland
Madam Radar Friday, Jan. 24. 9:30 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa
Matt Woods w/Luke Hendrickson/Will Quinlan Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa
Morning Dew feat. Alan Gilman Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Mutant Fusion Collective Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
The New York Bee Gees Friday, Jan. 24. 7:30 p.m. $36 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
One Love Rising Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa
Paul & Ieva Cataldo Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin
Rap Slam: Kayli0n w/Sounds Annon/Pro Material Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. $10 at door. Crowbar, Ybor City
Red Wanting Blue Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. $22. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
Rising Tide Pirate Party: The Surfin’ Raccoons w/Alex Whalen/Toney Hall Friday, Jan. 24. 6 p.m. No cover. Jimmy Guana’s Waterfront Dining & Events, Indian Rocks Beach
Stick & Ditty Friday, Jan. 24. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Fly Bar, Safety Harbor
The Sting Rays Friday, Jan. 24. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
The Florida Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations Friday, Jan. 24. 8 p.m. $26.75 & up. Morsani Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa
Zach Short Friday-Saturday, Jan. 24-25. 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday. No cover. 3 Daughter Brewing, Clearwater
Acoustic String Trio: Kaleigh Baker w/Sam Farmer/Mark Cunningham Saturday, Jan. 25. 4:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
After the Invasion Party: DJ Blenda Saturday, Jan. 25. 6 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa
Blueberry Ball Black Light Party: Tropico Blvd w/Dean Mischief Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. $20. Blueberry Patch, Gulfport
Boogie T and Dirt Monkey Saturday, Jan. 25. 10 p.m. $30 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
Celebrating Meat Loaf: Caleb Johnson w/The Neverland Express Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. $29 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Claudia Schmidt Saturday, Jan. 25. 7 p.m. Call (727) 323-2787. Craftsman House Gallery, St. Petersburg
Dream Window Saturday, Jan. 25. 5:30 p.m. No cover. Bananas Music, St. Petersburg
Gasparilla Invasion Party: Prankstisci w/Jeff Retro/Cash Cash/Bonnie x Clyde/Carneyval/Roxy Ferrari/Kelley & Camo Saturday, Jan. 25. 9 a.m. No cover. WTR Pool, Tampa
Grand Central Brewhouse’s 4 Year Anniversary: June Bunch w/That Steel Drum Girl Saturday, Jan. 25. 12 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg
James McMurtry w/Betty Soo Sunday, Jan. 26. 6 p.m. $25. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
Jezabelle Saturday, Jan. 25. 9:30 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa
Joshua Redman Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. $49.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
Judy Carmichael & Nate Najar Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. $30 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Kudu the Band Saturday, Jan. 25. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
Mike and Pat (Creative Differences) Saturday, Jan. 25. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse & Kitchen, Gulfport
The Lint Rollers w/Sarasota Slim Saturday, Jan. 25. No cover. Hattrick’s, Tampa
Sam Williams Saturday, Jan. 25. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa
Southern Culture on the Skids w/Eillis Bullard Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. $20. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
The Spazmatics Saturday, Jan. 25. 7:30 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Speak Easy Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Stiff Upper Lip Saturday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Travel the World & the Seven Seas: Austen van der Bleek Saturday, Jan. 25. 9 p.m. No cover. Bar Mezzo, St. Petersburg
The Beat Goes On (Cher tribute) Sunday, Jan. 26. 1 p.m. $18 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Celtic Conundrum Sunday, Jan. 26. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Dread No Dread Sunday, Jan. 26. 2 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo Sunday, Jan. 26. 2 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Hot Tonic Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover. Tiki Bar & Grill at 56th & Shore, Gulfport
Joshua Reilly Sunday, Jan. 26. 2 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor
Le Jazz Sundays. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg
Lucas Irving Sunday, Jan. 26. 2 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin
Marianne & the Professor Sunday, Jan. 26. 4 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
The Reality Sunday, Jan. 26. 1 p.m. No cover. Ka’Tiki, St. Pete Beach
Robin Spielberg Sunday, Jan. 26. 2 p.m. $14.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
Rod Alnord Quartet Sunday, Jan. 26. 3 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa
Ronnie Dee and the Superstars w/Mia Marlene Sunday, Jan. 26. 4 p.m. $15. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Sunday Jazz Project: Sandi Grecco w/James Suggs/Mark Moultrup Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. The Studio Public House, St. Petersburg
Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sundays. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Sunday Jazz with The Crew Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Uncle John’s Band Sunday, Jan. 26. 4:20 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Peggy Morris Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin
Jake’s Open Jam Tuesday, Jan. 28. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Kyle Schroeder Tuesdays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin
December ’63 (Frankie Valli tribute) Wednesday, Jan. 29. 7:30 p.m. $34.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
Hot Tonic Wednesday, Jan. 29. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport
CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Damon Fowler Thursday, Jan. 30. 7:30 p.m. $18. The Ale and the WItch, St. Petersburg
Derek Warfield & the Young Wolftones Thursday, Jan. 30. 7 p.m. $20-$30. Historic Andrews Memorial Chapel, Dunedin
George Pennington Trio Thursday, Jan. 30. 8 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa
John O’Leary, Jean Bolduc, and Bryan J. Hughes Thursday, Jan. 30. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Horse and Jockey, South Pasadena
Kimi Tortuga Thursday, Jan. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. Sonder Social Club, Dunedin
Luxe (Latin night) Thursday, Jan. 30. 7 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Pickin’ Splinters (Bluegrass jam) Every other Thursday. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin
Uncle John’s Band Thursdays. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Zack Pomerleau Thursday, Jan. 30. 6 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg
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This article appears in Jan 16-22, 2025.