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Matchbox 20 w/Counting Crows It’s hard to believe that Matchbox Twenty released its greatest hits compilation a decade ago (what was more crazy was that Rob Thomas & co felt like their 90’s alt-rock hit machine was in its greatest hits phase). Now, 22 years after the group formed out of Orlando, Matchbox 20 earned seniority amongst the college rock bands that flared up in the late 90s before flaming out a few years later. Thomas recently appeared in Tampa for a private charity event, but returns for the masses for this one where Adam Duritz's beloved Counting Crows will open the show. Read out 2014 interview with Counting Crows' Adam Duritz here. (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa) INFO —LJH
Culture Cafe: A Beginner's Guide to Loving Jazz Not exactly live music, but the opening installment of the JCC’s A Beginner's Guide to Loving Jazz series will help demystify the genre in the hopes of unlocking hours upon hours of future enjoyment for attendees. The 90-minute sessions will cost non-members $15 each, and more information is available at jewishtampa.com. (Bryan Glazer Family JCC, Tampa) INFO
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Vatican w/Breaking Wheel/Momentum (Transition Art Gallery, Tampa) INFO
Pain! w/The Prople/Menstrual Moonshine/Death Incarnate/Bony Fiend (Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
This article appears in Aug 10-17, 2017.