Ol’ Dirty Sundays 6th Anniversary w/Large Pro/Mike Mass/Jinx/more Sundays haven’t been the same since Ol’ Dirty Sundays arrived to bring an old-school hip-hop, reggae and soul party to the Crowbar courtyard. We talk to ODS co-founder DJ Casper about this parlé — which features NYC rap luminary Large Professor — here. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Vader w/Internal Bleeding/Nocturnus/Sacrificial Slaughter This is the only Florida show from old-school Polish death metal band Vader — which arrives supporting its 2016 LP, The Empire — but the bill is also notable because of the inclusion of Internal Bleeding. The Long Island metal outfit lost its drummer — FDNY firefighter Bill Tolley — in April when he fell five stories fighting a routine two-alarm apartment fire in Queens. Tolley was already having some trouble getting time off for the tour, and the band had fortunately tried out some replacement drummers meaning the show can go on even in the face of tragedy. "Bill would want it no other way,” the band wrote in a press release. “When we were discussing the problems with his vacation, he told [frontman] Chris [Pervelis] something along the lines of, 'You've gotta do it, bro. Fuck it, no matter what happens, Internal Bleeding needs to go on. You gotta do it, asshole.'” (Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
Pretty Voices w/Car Bomb Driver/Gino & the Goons/Jacqui & le Dropouts/The Wooly Bushmen It’s a 30-mile drive from the CL offices to CJ’s on Treasure Island. Every inch of I-275 will be worth it in this case when a few of our favorite Florida outfits take to the sand for a retro-flavored rock and roll party. Yes, CL news & politics editor does play in garage rock five-piece Jacqui & le Dropouts, but we would’ve made it out to see this lineup in action no matter what. (CJ’s On The Island, Treasure Island) INFO
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Folk/Americana
Geri X w/Chant The Trees (SubCentral at Iberian Rooster, St. Petersburg) INFO
The Hummingbirds (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Café, Tampa) INFO
Jazz
La Lucha (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa) INFO
DJ
School’s Out Dazed & Confused Karaoke Contest w/Soft Rock Renegades (New World Brewery, Ybor City) INFO
Smiths Sunday Memorial Day Party w/ Mickie (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO
Country
Alabama w/The Charlie Daniels Band (Amalie Arena, Tampa) INFO
21st Annual Scratch My Back Benefitting FOHCAS w/Ruben Rey and Undercover/The Lint Rollers/Johnny G Lyon (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
This article appears in May 25 – Jun 1, 2017.