Froth, who play New World Brewery in Ybor City, Florida on April 21, 2017. Credit: Matt Grote

Froth w/The Venus/DRUG You deserve to get lost in Froth. The Los Angeles quartet started out as a joke, and half the group (made up of JooJoo guitarist Ashworth, bassist Jeremy Katz, drummer Cameron Allen and guitarist Nick Ventura) didn’t even know how to play an instrument, but now people (including themselves) are taking their music pretty seriously. A new LP — Outside (briefly), released in February — takes a step away from the noise and psych pop of previous material and trades it in for a more spacious, moody sound that finds a once guitar driven band now assisted by cello, synth and drum machines. (New World Brewery, Ybor City) INFO

Florida Orchestra Pops: Singin’ and Swingin’ — A Century of Ella w/Carmen Bradford The Florida Orchestra’s season shifts gears for this pop music presentation celebrating the one and only, inimitable Ella Fitzgerald. Grammy winning jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford will have the tough task of manning the mic, but she’s probably better equipped than anyone thanks to a fantastic pedigree (composer/trumpeter Bobby Bradford, vocalist/composer Melba Joyce) and the fact that she was the vocalist in Count Basie’s band for nine years (the late pianist and bandleader died in Hollywood, Florida over two decades ago). This run of shows kicks off on Friday in Tampa and hits St. Pete and Clearwater over the next two days. (Ferguson Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa) INFO

Tampa Spring Jam w/Guy feat. Teddy Riley/Dru Hill/112/Tony! Ton! Toné!/Silk/Doug E. Fresh The mid-90s called. They’re coming to visit. Go bleach your hair, slip on a mood ring and squeeze into your Parasucos or Girbauds because your favorite mix CD is coming to life at the Sun Dome when a who’s who of 90s R&B come to make you sweat. Don’t go calling your ex after this one. (USF Sun Dome at University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO

Empire Strikes BrassTheme for a Celebration was released in February; a collaborative album with DJ Push/Pull is due out soon. Read a full preview of the show here. — Bill Kopp (Franklin Manor, Tampa) INFO

Inkblot EP Release w/Extra Celestial/The Infinite Eights/Babyblu Jim Chambers’ Music Box keeps pushing their student bands to publish music, and the train rolls along with a new song by rock quartet Inkblot, who are sharing a EP, Spectrum. The title track has a little bit of a Weezer vibe, but the band — vocalist Sydney Beil, multi instrumentalist Jordan Vivero, bassist Declan Carey and Matthew Kosto on drums — says they’re more influenced by bands like Coin, The 1975 and Panic! At The Disco. (Orpheum, Ybor City) INFO

Kenny G w/Jake Shimabukuro Can the saxiest man alive pack Coachman Park all by himself? We’ll never really know because Kenny G is actually going to be joined by ukulele savant Jake Shimabukuro at this show which brings two instrumental music titans together at one of the Bay area’s most picturesque outdoor venues. (Coachman Park, Clearwater) INFO