The California Honeydrops, who play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Jan. 24, 2025. Credit: Press Handout

While toying around with reggae, classic jazz, and heartland rock-esque sounds and tempos,The California Honeydrops live up to their name for Keep On Diggin’. The Oakland outfit’s 10-tracker has the soul of a ‘70s Stevie Wonder record, a horn section that could have been imported directly from E Street, and organ bits punchy enough to make the drive home from work just a little bit bearable.

Tickets to see The California Honeydrops play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg on Friday, Jan. 24 are still available for $29.50.

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This article appears in Jan 16-22, 2025.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...