The Classic Crime, which plays Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on May 15, 2017. Credit: Robbie Negrin

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The Classic Crime w/Matt & Toby/CIVILIAN/Richie Manzo/Fleeting Image/Natalie Claro It’s been almost half a decade since The Classic Crime stopped into town, but the Seattle quartet is making that right tonight as they arrive in support of How To Be Human — their first LP of new material since 2012’s Phoenix. CL faves Civilian open the show alongside Matt & Toby. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO

Darrin Bradbury Big Wilson River frontman Darrin Bradbury breaks out on his own in support of Elmwood Park: A Slightly Melodic Audiobook where he collects a bunch of short “modern Americana short stories” meant to make you think about all those “unresolvable existential questions.” Kerouac died with the TV on in his mother’s house in Florida. If you didn’t know that, then press play below. (Jaeb Theater at David A. Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa) INFO

Terror/God’s Hate Abuse/Ecostrike Los Angeles hardcore legends jump into the Local 662 where God’s Hate, Abuse of Power and Ecostrike play support. (The Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...