A stylized group portrait of the four-member rock band Florida. On the far left, frontman Billy Summer stands with arms crossed, wearing a tan trucker jacket, a red patterned headband, and large aviator sunglasses with a red-and-white frame. To their right, three other band members pose against a deep red velvet stage curtain. The second member has long dark hair and dark glasses; the third wears a black hat and coat with a floral shirt; and the fourth, on the far right, wears a white fedora-style hat and a dark jacket. The lighting is dramatic, casting a moody glow over the group. — Florida Credit: floridausa / bandcamp

After bending the knee to illness that forced a Rock the Park cancellation in February, Bill. (stylized all-lowercase) finally gets to bring a loud, unforgiving debut LP, Wimmer, to the Curt.

The Tampa rock outfit is in the heart of this bill where one of the Bay area’s original guitar gods, Billy Summer, leads his rock & roll outfit Florida through glamorous, fuzzy, and muscular riffs.

Lime Street Band songwriter Jacob Marcello opens with a solo set in front of this family-friendly, BYOB-but-be-respectful, kind of crowd.

Thursday, April 2. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa

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