Steve Martin & Martin Short w/Steep Canyon Rangers Sold out, gang. UPDATE: A very limited number of tickets have been made available. Like a really long time ago, and that’s all you really need to know for what promises to be one of the most entertaining nights of the year when Steve (Martin) Short comes to Clearwater with bluegrass boys Steep Canyon Rangers in tow. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
Brother SoandSo w/The Other Ryan Willis/Austin Miller A trio of long running Florida songwriters provide relief from Knight Parade madness by taking to The Bunker for a quiet night of folk that sees Ben Thurmond make a rare live appearance under the Brother SoandSo moniker. The Other Ryan Willis is supporting a recent double EP, and Orlando's Austin Miller brings his never ending tour to the party, too. (Tre Amici @ The Bunker, Ybor City) INFO
Polyenso w/Tides of Man Shows at The Attic have featured a heavy songwriter bend since they opened in January, but tonight the listening room above Rock Brothers Brewing's tasting room taps of of the Bay area's most dynamic live outfits to test the limits of the venue PA. The boys are still touring in support of their intricate 2016 LP, Pure in the Plastic, which made Billboard magazine think of Alt-J, Glass Animals, J Dilla and even Radiohead. (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City) INFO
Yes The band’s annual “Cruise To The Edge” rock boat excursion has come to an end, so the band will make a stop at St. Petersburg’s Mahaffey Theater to treat fans to a dose of their intricate, elaborate blend of music after returning to port. Check out CL's interview with Alan White where he filled us in on the band’s upcoming stint of shows, the cruise, his brush with John Lennon and his being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.(Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO — Gabe Echazabal
WMNF Rockabilly Ruckus w/Big Sandy and Fly Rite Boys/Lustre Kings/Toro Jones/Hot Rod Hornets/Oak Hill Drifters/more A good time is always in order when a "hyphen-billy" is in the equation, and today WMNF get set to take over Skipper's for their 12th Rockabilly Ruckus where Rockabilly Hall of Famers Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys lead a bill that includes The Lustre Kings, Rocket 88, Hot Rod Hornets and more. Even if you can't make it out, you might want to consider doing something to keep the community radio station on the air. (Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
Blind Pilot w/Quiet Life Portland Indie rockers Blind Pilot come to Central Avenue in support of their 2016 LP, And Then Like Lions, which they recently showed off for NPR as part of the station's Tiny Desk series. Have a look here. (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
Weltesser LP Release w/Ad Nauseum/Shadow Hunter Sludge comes to one of the smokiest little dives in Tampa Bay, and you can bet that ears will ring as St. Pete metal band Weltesser celebrates the release of their new LP, Crestfallen, where the boys — Ian Hronek (Rotting Palms, Landbridge) Nate Peterson (Rotting Palms, Sky Burial) and Mike Amador (Landbridge) — craft just over half an hour's worth of brutally heavy rock. Listen to the album below. (Emerald Bar, St. Petersburg) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
Laz Maniphest w/DestNE/Rayza The Kid/Wave Miyagi (Fubar, St. Petersburg) INFO
White Witch w/Van Rachel/Sacred Wrath/Demented Truth/more (The Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
Cottondale Swamp (Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
Selwyn Birchwood (LATE) w/The Ries Brothers (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg) INFO
The New Rulers (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
Guest Artist Recital w/Dennis Parker and the Singing Cello (Barness Recital Hall at University of South Florida, Tampa) INFO
The High Divers (Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg) INFO
Henry Ashwood Jazz Project (Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg) INFO
Kaleigh Baker w/Hannah Harber/Kristopher James (New World Brewery, Ybor City) INFO
MIckey Avalon (Cuban Club, Ybor City) INFO
The Buddy Holly Experience w/Billy McGuigan (Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo) INFO
Delbert McClinton (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO
An Evening with Don Miggs (Shimberg Playhouse at (David A. Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa) INFO
Live & Local w/Rebecca Zapen (David A. Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa) INFO
Morten w/Christian Alexander/Nate Verde (The Ritz, Ybor City) INFO
Blinksy w/Lundy/Dray Davinci/Nico Sweet/Brilly Asher/Mowglii/Achilles/OG Chris Picasso/Tim Apex/M.I.L.E.S. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Geri X & Shawn Kyle (Iberian Rooster, St. Petersburg) INFO
Sing Out! Tampa Bay w/The Florida Orchestra (First Baptist Church, St. Petersburg) INFO
Cypher Machine w/Drastic Fall/Didges Christ Superdrum/more (The Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO
Big Chris w/Clay The Event (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO
This article appears in Feb 9-16, 2017.