Riff Raff w/Million Dolla Banks Jody Highroller is not a figment of your imagination. The 34 year old rapper born Horst Simco and better known as Riff Raff is infamous for glitzy, goofy songs like “Dolce & Gabbana” and “Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwwdinz,” and he’s taking it to another level this year with the release of a new film, The Peach Panther, which looks to be an action/comedy meant to companion his 2016 album of the same name. (The Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO
SoulFest w/Brian McKnight/Johnny Gill/Al B. If he ever crosses your mind anytime, then you might want to go see Brian McKnight at Soulfest on Sunday. New Edition’s Johnny Gill will be there doing is solo thing New Jack Swing patriarch Al. B will be all nite, too (probably not during the day, though). (University of South Florida Sun Dome, Tampa) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
King JB w/DJ Casper/DJ Fader/Shafiq/Terra (Ol' Dirty Sundays at Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Pavlo (Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, Tarpon Springs) INFO
Steve Poltz (Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
Abstract Rude w/Imakemadbeats/DJ Hurley (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
The First Ladies of Country Music Revue w/Liz Hollister (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
Dweezil Zappa: 50 Years of Frank (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) INFO
Ethan Bortnick (Palladium Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
The Lark And The Loon (The Ale & The Witch, St. Petersburg) INFO
The 2PM Band & Bonnie Whitehurst (UU Dome, Tampa) INFO
Dick Fox’s Golden Boys w/Frankie Avalon/Fabian/Bobby Rydell (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
The Singing Policeman Daniel Rodriguez (St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Sun City Center) INFO
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Gospel Night (Allen Temple AME Church, Tampa) INFO
Dr. John and The Nite Trippers (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO
Stijn DeCock (Barness Recital Hall at the University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO
Sunday School For Sinners Live Music Series w/Trail Dogs (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa) INFO
This article appears in Jan 12-19, 2017.