Tampa Bay’s best live music happening October 31-November 7

Aaaaand we’re back. Rocktober was disrupted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, but the Tampa Bay concert calendar is back to full strength as we move into Showvember.

There are some hurricane benefit shows on this listing of the best live music happening Oct. 31-Nov. 7, along with lots of indie-pop, rock and more.

This listing is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplements with select gigs from CL’s user-submitted event calendar. Don’t see your event there? Please help an alt-weekly out and submit it yourself.

Thursday, Oct. 31

• Goose (St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)
• Maverick City Music (Amalie Arena, Tampa)

Friday, Nov. 1

• Bryan J. Hughes and The Crew: The Great American Songbook (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
• Chase Matthew (Dallas Bull, Tampa)
• Coin w/Aidan Bissett (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Filthy Richard (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• First Friday Jazz Jam (DI CoffeeBar, Tampa)
• High Press w/Anxiety Attack/Thin Spaces (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
• Jazz With Jim (Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa)

Saturday, Nov. 2

• Black Valley Moon (single release) w/Moonthing (Shuffle, Tampa)
• Florida Wind Band: ‘Carmina Burana’ (School of Music at University of South Florida, Tampa)
• Exodus w/Havok/Candy/Dead Heat (Orpheum, Tampa)
• The Jaywalkers w/Deluxe 12/Quaint Delusions Saturday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa
• Lauris Vidal (album release) w/Have Gun, Will Travel/The Zaboozays/Lone Wolf OMB/Michael Claytor/Nick Ewing (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Bob The Drag Queen (Ferguson Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
• Rise Against w/L.S. Dunes (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Tampa Urban Music Festival: Cee-Lo Green w/Khalea Lynee’/Joewun Bee/J’Nelle/more (Water Works Park, Tampa)
• The Tilt album release w/Movie Props/The Pilot Waves/My Dead Roommate (Oscura, Bradenton)
• The Ultimate Talking Heads Tribute: JCT 27 w/Talk to Mark/Mellisa Grady/more (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)

Sunday, Nov. 3

• Firelight: Stand Up For Your Rights in Tampa Sunday, Nov. 3. 7 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa
• Lou Gramm (Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
• Micah Schnabel w/Vanessa Jean Speckman (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa)
• Rehab: Sundays (Shuffle, Tampa)
• Rock The Vote Day Party: Tom G w/Big Britt/Pusha Preme/K-Luv/more (Perry Harvey Park, Tampa)
• Say Anything w/The Social Animals/Circus Trees/Runt (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Shuffle’s Hurricane Relief Concert: Tribal Style w/51 Boneyard/Carpet Drugs/more (Shuffle, Tampa)
• Tampa Pig Jig: Dierks Bentley w/The Revivalists/Chase Rice/Greylan James/Shane Profitt (Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa)

Monday, Nov. 4

• 42 Dugg  (The Ritz, Ybor City)
• for King + Country (Amalie Arena, Tampa)

Tuesday, Nov. 5

• Better Lovers w/Full of Hell/Spy/Cloakroom (Orpheum, Tampa)
• F Your Wack@$$ Presidential Candidates (Rage Against The Machine tribute) (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• Shawn Brown (Pete’s Place, Tampa)

Wednesday, Nov. 6

• Cyndi Lauper w/Emily Estefan/DJ Tracy Young (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
• Funk N Ting: DJ Mike Blenda w/DJ Shafiq (Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa)

Thursday, Nov. 7

• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
• The Floridians w/The Wax Worms/Hibiscus/Moonberry (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Parmalee (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
• Rock The Park Tampa: Soft Cuff w/Will Quinlan/Cruel Curses (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
• Wildermiss w/Glass House/Point Spirit and the Cosmic Heart (Orpheum, Tampa)

Also playing

3rd Annual HalloWeezer w/Weezer Tribute Family/The Out Groove/Then There’s Me Thursday, Oct. 31. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Emo Night Tampa Halloween Party 3 Thursday, Oct. 31. 8 p.m. $10. Crowbar, Ybor City

Goose After Party w/Ajeva/Minim Thursday, Oct. 31. 10:30 p.m. $5-$10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Said The Sky Thursday, Oct. 31. 10 p.m. $35. The Ritz, Ybor City

Candy Dulfer Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. $39 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Christopher Knolton (listening party) Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. $10. Crowbar, Ybor City

Daniela Soledade & Nate Najar Friday, Nov. 1. 6:30 p.m. $20. Seven C Music, St. Petersburg

Danielle Mohr Friday, Nov. 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Day Of The Dead Nite: Dead Set Florida Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Decoy w/Gnasher/Vile Serpent/Loach Friday, Nov. 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Deviant Libation, Tampa

Derek Engstrom Band Friday, Nov. 1. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa

DJ NightRaven’s Dark Wave Prom Friday, Nov. 1. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Empty Hats Friday, Nov. 1. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Eyehategod w/Hollow Leg/Jar/Mutilation Barbecue Friday, Nov. 1. 7 p.m. $20. Orpheum, Tampa

Fader Invites: Kyle Geiger w/Abeille/Chelsea Lyn Friday, Nov. 1. 10 p.m. $33. Location TBD, St. Petersburg

Halloween After Party: YZM w/Dilan Agravat/DJ DFAZ/Li Kenobi Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Jazz Tunes Written By Women Friday, Nov. 1. 7:30 p.m. $13 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

Lone Wolf O.M.B. Friday, Nov. 1. 10 p.m. No cover. The Hub, Tampa

Malaya w/Clockworkx/more Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. Prices TBA. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Peter Neumer Fridays. 6 p.m. No cover. Crown & Bull, Dunedin

The Rhapsody Suite: Old Skool vs. Nu School Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. No cover. 7th+Grove, Ybor City

Rated R Friday, Nov. 1. 10 p.m. No cover w/RSVP. $10 for guaranteed entry. The Ritz, Ybor City

Rich Sheldon Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Sean Chambers and the Savoy Brown Rhythm Section Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. $8 & up. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Subliminal Doubt (No Doubt tribute) Friday, Nov. 1. 7 p.m. $5. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

TFO: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. $26.75 & up. Ferguson Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

TruPhonic Friday, Nov. 1. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

The Wandering Hours Friday, Nov. 1. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Annika Chambers Saturday, Nov. 2. 7:30 p.m. $30. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, Safety Harbor

Brek Milo Saturday, Nov. 2. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Brett Wiscons Saturday, Nov. 2. 7:30 p.m. Sold out. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater

The Broken Hearts (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute) Saturday, Nov. 2. 7 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Charlie Morris Band Saturday, Nov. 2. 5 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Circus Mutt Saturday, Nov. 2. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Cypress Creek Jazz Band Saturday, Nov. 2. 7:30 p.m. $12 & up. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

Decades Saturday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. No cover. Moon Tower at Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

First Saturday Jazz: Fil Pate and Friends Jazz Trio Saturday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa

Gator Ridge Ramblers Saturday, Nov. 2. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Greg Woodruff Saturday, Nov. 2. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Joe Bouchard Saturday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. $24.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Pinball Wizard (The Who tribute) Saturday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

R&B Only Saturday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. $55 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Rene Schlegel Saturday, Nov. 2. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Ronnie Dee and the Superstars w/Ken Logan/Kristopher James Saturday, Nov. 2. 6 p.m. $8 & up. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Up From Here w/Pilot Jonezz/Kayla Korpics/Holy Romance Saturday, Nov. 2. 7 p.m. $10. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Church Sessions: DJ Qeys w/DJ Fader/DJ Deacon Sunday, Nov. 3. 6 p.m. $7.31. Crowbar, Ybor City

Charlie Morris Sunday, Nov. 3. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

The Eras Party Sunday, Nov. 3. 12 p.m. $15. Orpheum, Tampa

Hot Tonic Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover. Tiki Bar & Grill at 56th & Shore, Gulfport

Jazz & Blues Jam hosted by James Varnado Sundays. 5 p.m. No cover. Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen, Bradenton

Jazz and Politics: Harmony and Discourse – The Music of Duke Ellington and Candidate Forum Sunday, Nov. 3. 6 p.m. $15. ArtsXchange, St. Petersburg

June Bunch w/Deb Ruby/Melissa Grady Sunday, Nov. 3. 4 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Le Jazz Sundays. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg

Max Gain Sunday, Nov. 3. 3 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

St. Pete Sax Quartet Sunday, Nov. 3. 12 p.m. No cover. Dali Museum, St. Petersburg

Sunday Blues Session: Josh Nelms w/Jimmy Griswold Sunday, Nov. 3. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sundays. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, 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 with The Crew Sundays. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Synia Carroll Sunday, Nov. 3. 3 p.m. $10 & up. Mainstage Theatre at HCC, Ybor City

Tampa Bay Symphony: Virtuosic Adventures Sunday, Nov. 3. 2:30 p.m. $28.75 & up. Ferguson Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

TFO: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 Sunday, Nov. 3. 7:30 p.m. $25.50 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Victims of Circumstance Sunday, Nov. 3. 2 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Y’All Country Sunday, Nov. 3. 8 p.m. Free with RSVP. The Ritz, Ybor City

Ban Mondays: Chach w/Yogi/Johnny Champagne/Malachi/more Monday, Nov. 4. 8 p.m. $7. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Helloooo Monday! (Kickoff party): Slick Vizion w/DJ Hogie Monday, Nov. 4. Time and prices TBA. The Bends, St. Petersburg

Peggy Morris Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Scott Murley w/John Tschirhart/Greg Cannella Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. Treble Makers Dueling Piano Bar and Restaurant, Wesley Chapel

Kaleigh Baker (acoustic) Tuesday, Nov. 5. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Kyle Schroeder Tuesdays. 6 p.m. No cover. The Fenway, Dunedin

Boho Sideshow Wednesday, Nov. 6. 8 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Hot Tonic Wednesday, Nov. 6. 6 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

iDKHOW w/AlexSucks Wednesday, Nov. 6. 7:30 p.m. $25 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Live Bluegrass Jam hosted by Fil Pate Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Chops Jam Session: Rod Alnord w/Trace Zacur/Ruben Davila/Pablo Arencibia Wednesday, Nov. 6. 8 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

TFO: Expect The Unexpected Wednesday, Nov. 6. 11 a.m. $32.50 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Wayne Levy Wednesdays. 5 p.m. No cover. Tarpon Turtle Restaurant & Marina, Tarpon Springs

CageGrass: Fil Pate Trio Thursdays. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Dead on a Sunday w/Haunt Me/Nite Thursday, Nov. 7. 7 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City

G-Eazy Thursday, Nov. 7. 8 p.m. Prices TBA. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Psyche w/Tassel Thursday, Nov. 7. 7 p.m. $20. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

USF Faculty Jazz Ensemble 1 w/guests TBA Thursday, Nov. 7. 7:30 p.m. No cover. USF Concert Hall (MUS 101), Tampa

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