Like his first single, “Can’t Stop Running,” the career of Texan guitarist and songwriter Zach Person is in exponential growth mode. Person belongs in the new blues school—think Gary Clark Jr. and Cedric Burnside—making people realize the genre isn’t just for your grandpa. (Person performed Clark’s “Next Door Neighbor Blues” for his 2016 “American Idol” audition.) Though his self-titled debut LP was just released in the spring, the guitarist and vocalist has performed at Austin City Limits and shared the stage with Buddy Guy.
Person makes his Tampa debut at West River’s Hooch and Hive on Friday night; you probably don’t want to regret missing this one.
Zach Person w/Moonthing/Riffed. Friday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m. $10. Hooch and Hive, Tampa. brokenmoldentertainment.com
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This article appears in Nov 4-10, 2021.