✔️ = Critic’s Pick
Rock and Soul w/Mes McDonald/DJ Silence Awww sheet. Sell that candy from your stocking to you little cousin and bring that money to The Hub in downtown Tampa where Mes McDonald and DJ Silence will hold a Christmas night edition of their rock and soul dance party. (The Hub Bar, Tampa) INFO
✔️ New Granada’s Annual Xmas Night Show w/Tomorrow/Will Quinlan & The Vesper Bell/Awkward Age/Same Day Delivery Orchestra The last time Tampa emo band Tomorrow played a show was a dozen years ago at a New Granada Christmas show. That annual nighttime tradition always happened at New World Brewery, but Crowbar has stepped up to host in these days. The new venue is fitting, since Tomorrow’s lineup looks a little different these days — Lakeland’s lord of the dark arts Eric Collins and Awkward Age drummer Eric Turner are handling guitar and bass duties, respectively, while core members drummer Bruce D. Phillips and founder Jimmy Reese rehash the angsty songs that once landed the band a legion of loyal followers and at least one split on No Idea Records with beloved Gainesville band Hot Water Music. If you’re feeling mega-nostalgic, then listen to some Tomorrow jams via myspace.com/tomorrowfla. Turner’s aforementioned pop-punk band Awkward Age opens this show alongside BOTB-winning cover outfit Same Day Delivery Orchestra and Will Quinlan’s Vesper Bell project. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
This article appears in Dec 21-28, 2017.
