Dropkick Murphys w/The Interrupters/Blood or Whiskey Ken Casey recently told CL that he doesn’t necessarily want to be the man on a soapbox, but the co-founder of Dropkick Murphys is just going to have to live with it every now and again. He arrives in support of the Boston outfit’s ninth LP, 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory, which Casey said “has a lot to do with our processing” of “the sad, horrific truth” of the nationwide opiate epidemic. Check out Riley’s interview with Casey here. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) SOLD OUT

Wine & Rhyme w/Reginald Prophit Wilks/Bendy Straw/Achilles the Conqueror/Juni/DJ Wally Clark One of Tampa’s most eclectic monthly evening of entertainment returns when Anise hosts Bay area based emcee Reginald Prophit Wilks along with a band that doesn’t take themselves too seriously, Bendy Straw. Techno and 80s influenced rapper Achilles the Conquer is also on the bill along with pop singer Juno. Wally Clark on the selections means you’ll have good music all night at this no cover event. (Anise Global Gastrobar, Tampa) INFO