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Bad Bunny w/Miky Woodz/Juhn El All Star No trend is safe from globalization, and while Latin trap music is not a new thing, the arrival of Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny is significant since it signals the subgenre’s rise from the slums of Puerto Rico and Colombia to (literally, in this case) the suburbs. No one is Carrollwood may have to actually live through the struggle Mr. Bunny on a lot of his stuff, but everyone can relate with the plight he sings about in a December 2016, “Soy Peor,” where he is sick of fighting with his amor and coping by drinking the pain away. Curious onlookers may recognize Bunny from a late April performance at Billboard’s Latin Music Awards, and this is a rare chance to see him up close and personal before he’s headlining festivals like Fiesta Maxima (happening at the SunDome on Saturday). (Whiskey North, Tampa) INFO
Lauren Alaina Last month, Lauren Alaina scored the no. 1 song on country radio (the remarkably poppy title track for her new album, Road Less Traveled). It was the first time a female solo artist held the spot since Kelsea Ballerini did it last September, and it was a big win for the 22-year-old American Idol Season 10 runner up, who’d watched five singles flop big time since she lost to Scotty McCreery on the Fox television show six years ago. Alaina was visibly moved (she cried during the Facebook Live video announcing the feat), and she should be in high spirits at the Dallas Bull on Thursday. (The Dallas Bull, Tampa) INFO
Mushroomhead Just to be clear, Mushroomhead is not Slipknot. Yes, they were masks and play metal, but they are not the same? Mmmk? Just ask disgruntled former lead singer Waylon Reavis who fronted the band for over a decade. “Slipknot is better. Flat out,” Reavis told radio show Rock Range last year. “You know why [Mushroomhead] didn’t make it in this industry? Because they fucked over people all over the industry. They shit talk. They don’t care about you. They want your money. They’re not good people.” He’s not alone in criticizing the band. Many have lamented Mushroomhead’s use of the Confederate Flag on merch, and Rick “Stitch” Thomas apparently signed a petition asking for Black Lives Matter to be designated as a terrorist organization. Nevertheless, the band will likely play to a packed house as Jason Popson and Jeffrey Nothing lead them through a set that’ll hopefully feature a few glimpses into the follow up to the band’s 2014 album The Righteous & The Butterfly. (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
Crestwood Spring Concert Crestwood Elementary’s various ensembles (drum, recorder, guitar) come together under the direction of Rob Constable for their spring show where they will perform arrangements by Constable, who hopes that the kids inspire the community to keep supporting the arts in public schools. (Leto High School, Tampa) INFO
Kyle and Shannon Biss The husband and wife duo behind beloved jam-grass outfit The Applebutter Express come to the Ale & the Witch as a couple where they’ll perform a laid back set for customers sampling from one of the best beer lists in downtown St. Pete. (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
Savi Fernandez Band (Night one of two-night stand) (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
Eugene Snowden Band (Ringside Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
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This article appears in May 11-18, 2017.