Soul! w/Gregory Gordon Schmidt/B.C./DJ Sugarbear Last week, Gregory Gordon Schmidt spent his Monday night spinning old soul 45s for a ready-to-dance crowd at downtown Tampa dive The Hub. On Thursday, the old-school Tampa tastemaker brings his refined sensibilities to St. Pete for a set that’ll pay tribute to the likes of The Isley Brothers, Archie Bell and the Drells, Marvin Gaye, Barbara Lynn and more. If you miss the Soul! nights at the old Orpheum in Ybor, then you might want to think about splitting a ride across the bridge for this one. (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO
Aaron Carter Beloved child star and Backstreet Boy sibling Aaron Carter has been acting strange lately. Last week he jumped onto a TMZ tour bus circling L.A. to tell riders that he just had secret surgery, and an interview days before that found him telling Entertainment Tonight that an eating disorder was causing his recent appearance. All that after he was busted for refusing a DUI in Georgia. The 29-year-old’s latest road to redemption stops in Brandon on Thursday where Carter will be live in concert. We’re not sure how songs like “Aaron’s Party” and “I Want Candy” have aged over the years, but we’re hoping this goes well for the kid. (Hamburger Mary’s, Brandon) INFO
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Something Else Thursdays w/Wally Clark/Rude 100/Bobby Duke Wally Clark’s recurring night of beats and beers continues in Lowry Park when the S.E.T. (Something Else Thursdays) welcomes Bobby Duke — aka O.P. Supa — to the stage where we hope he’ll drop more than a few remixes (listen to the Tampa producer’s arcade-ified take on Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE”) in between sets of future-soul, hip-hop, alternative and electro delivered by Clark and resident Rude 100. (C.1949 Florida Beer Garden, Tampa) INFO
Danny Gokey Third place on American Idol can do you some good sometimes, especially when you’ve got the Lord on your side. That’s what’s happening at Legacy church when the 37-year-old former church music director contestant from Idol’s eighth season (he placed third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert) arrives in support of a 2017 LP of contemporary Christian jams, Rise. (Legacy Church, Tampa) INFO
Tiny Office Concert w/Danielle Mohr Dunedin singer-songwriter Danielle Mohr is going to celebrate the release of a new EP on August 22, but this is a chance for a small group of people (seriously, this office is tiny) to see the 23-year-old play a few cuts from Momentum before the big day. (Connect at USFSP, St. Petersburg) INFO
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This article appears in Aug 10-17, 2017.