Moon Hooch w/Honeycomb If you’ve never seen a guy play a saxophone into an oversized parking cone, then you clearly don’t have the Internet. Moon Hooch’s Wenzl McGowen did just that during a 2014 NPR Tiny Desk session, and the Brooklyn dance band’s set is going to be a sweaty one whether he does it or not for fans Ybor City fans at this show where they’re supporting a brand new, name-your-price EP Joshua Tree recorded at…well, you know where. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Rock the Park w/Fount/All Day Tuck/Fr33dback Matthew Reisinger has had a really good debut year. The Tampa-based producer otherwise known as Fr33dback loves Moogs (rhymes with “vogue”) and is in a tight race with St. Pete-based act Pajamas for Best New Artist in CL’s Best of the Bay awards. He’s opened for Rhye and Roland Tings in the last six months, and on Thursday Reisinger gets to bring his elaborate stage show to The Curt for one of the last Rock The Park’s before the heat arrives. Lakeland Americana outfit Fount open the show alongside a new Tampa band, All Day Tuck. (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa) INFO
Tony Bennett You know the intersection of old school pop culture and this new viral shit has gotten out of control when Tony Bennett is on “Jeopardy!”, but that’s exactly what happened when the multiplatinum singer appeared to read answers as part of his 90th birthday celebrations. Don’t expect that schtick at this show, but do ready yourself for the world famous charm and hits like “Body and Soul,” “The Way You Look Tonight” and “In San Francisco.” (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
Florida Strawberry Festival and Concerts w/King and Country The next ten days are going to see a lot of Strawberry Festival listings as the annual celebration of juicy red fruit picked by uncelebrated immigrant hands rolls on. The fun begins on Thursday when Australian God-pop duo For King & Country arrive to put some blessings on the early afternoon crowd willing to fork over $25 for the show. Note that concert tickets do not include admission into the festival. See flstrawberryfestival.com for details. (Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
Future Bass Night w/Wally Clark/Rogerthomas (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO
Funk, Soul & 90s Jams w/DJ Fader/Von Garden (Red Star Rock Bar, Tampa) INFO
Old 97's (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
Here Come the Mummies (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO
Humming House (Ferg’s Live, Tampa) INFO
Venture Compound Open Mic V (The Venture Compound, St. Petersburg) INFO
Parrot Head Trop-rock music festival (Whiskey Joe’s Bar and Grill, Tampa) INFO
St. Petersburg College Wind Ensembles (Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
This article appears in Mar 2-9, 2017.