Parker Millsap at Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, Florida on September 30, 2016. He plays Jessies in Winter Haven, Florida tonight. Credit: Tracy May

Parker Millsap at Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, Florida on September 30, 2016. He plays Jessies in Winter Haven, Florida tonight. Credit: Tracy May

JJ Grey & Mofro w/ Parker Millsap Road. Trip. Parker Millsap’s September set at Skipper’s Smokehouse will definitely stand as one of the year’s best, and a chance to see the 23-year-old roar alongside one of swamp-folk’s elder statesmen, JJ Grey of Mofro fame, at this intimate venue is worth way more than the 45 miles we’ll have to drive to get there from CL’s Ybor City headquarters. (Jessie's Lounge, Winter Haven) INFO

Dunedin Wines the Blues Festival w/Damon Fowler Group/ Jonathan Boogie Long/Branson Welsh/Woody and the Woodtones Dunedin totally rocks in this week’s Music Week listings, and the city’s Saturday throwdown featuring Damon Fowler Group is the centerpiece. Appearances from the hometown boy are easy to take advantage of, but don’t miss this opportunity to catch his blistering blues as well as a set from Louisiana’s Jonathon Boogie, who’s been playing old gospel since he was six-years-old, all while downing wines from all over the world. (Downtown Dunedin) INFO

Elle King w/Paul Cauthen Well, Elle King is in the Swiftie Squad now. The 27-year-old was seen hanging with T-Swizzle at last week’s Country Music Awards, and while King’s big hit “Ex’s and Oh’s” only kinda sorta twangs, it does definitely strike a major chord (actually it’s in E-minor) with fans who’ll pack the courtyard for this show where actual country singer Paul Cauthen — from Tyler, Texas — opens supporting a rock solid 2016 LP, My Gospel. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) INFO

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Private Mouth Council Session/Workshop A Mouth Council set is already special, but this installment of Billy Mays III’s collaborative composition session will be extra intimate since it’s happening within the walls of Wings Bookstore where attendees will sit in the round, pass a mic and improvise on site while Mays manipulates the sounds on his mad scientist pedal board. Only 30 people will be allowed to attend and more info is available at facebook.com/mouthcouncil . (Wings Bookstore, St. Petersburg) INFO

Reeve Carney w/Kaleigh Baker/Kristopher James Fans of theater and television will recognize Reeve Carney from Showtime’s Penny Dreadful and Broadway’s Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. The 33-year-old handsome-rock pioneer also slings geetar as a solo artist, and where he was playing blues bars in L.A. over a decade ago, his songs these days are more for fans of quiet indie rock. They were good enough land him gigs opening for Arcade Fire and U2, so don’t write the kid off. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO

Fast Company: FILTH Reunion w/Bayside Scoundrels/Dfunkdamager Filth, a defunct Wednesday night St. Pete dance party gets resurrected from the dead for a one night only throwdown (Saturday, this time) where classic rock, new wave, disco, funk, house, punk and anything else that makes you move will be blasted onto the dance floor. (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO

Kristian Nairn Yerp, Hordor is coming. HBO’s favorite Irishman, Kristian Nairn is playing a DJ set at The Ritz, and it’s being billed as a “Rave of Thrones.” You’re allowed to dress up as your favorite Game of Thrones character. (The Ritz, Ybor City) INFO

ALSO PLAYING

Andy Shaw Band (Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg) INFO

Pretty Voices w/Gino & The Goons/Jensen Serf Co. (The Hub, Tampa) INFO

Florida Orchestra: Family Concerts (Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin) INFO

Chasing Jonah (Hideaway Cafe, St. Petersburg) INFO

Ottmar Lierbert w/ Luna Negra (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO

The Interrupters w/Bad cop Bad Cop (Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO

Whole Wheat Bread w/Twisty Chris and the Puddin' Packs/Nerds Raging (Fubar, St. Petersburg) INFO

King's X w/Crush Tone/From This Fire/New Tattoo/Aegea (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO

Mac Frampton (Temple Terrace Presbyterian Church, Temple Terrace) INFO

Row Jomah w/Bengali 600 (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO

JGLB w/Otis Velt (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...