Ol’ Dirty Sundays w/Z-Trip Zach Sciacca — aka Z-Trip — returns to Ybor City where he’ll definitely mix some Chester Bennington tributes (Sciacca was Linkin Park collaborator who also toured with the band) into a set that’ll reach back into the days when he was included in the revered Future Primitive Soundsession tapes and definitely tap into the world-famous mashups (Del tha Funky Homosapien x Phil Collins, Burce Hornsby x Run-D.M.C) that earned him global notoriety. Early arrival is suggested for this free party, but do make sure to check out another beatmaker showcase, [beatsnchill], which is happening down the street at The Bricks earlier in the evening. (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Sunset Sundays: The Final Voyage w/Imrich/$tephmoney/Cristopher Crossfader Sunset Sundays — an afternoon dedicated the the sounds of yacht rock, adult contemporary, AM Gold and all things McLoggins — is pulling its anchors up and sailing away from the safe harbor that was New World Brewery. Captains Imrich, $tephmoney and Cristopher Crossfader hope to follow the iconic Ybor City venue to its new location, but in the meantime it’ll throw one last bash complete with a limited run of commemorative enamel pins. (New World Brewery, Ybor City) INFO
Disturbing the Peace Fest w/Room Full of Strangers/Krown Deon/Dream Window/Infinite Skillz/Matt Bistok Band/Sleep Realuminnati/DEA & Saint/John Alexander and Friends/Sacred Owls/Rival/Pedro el Poeta Refuge Ministries of Tampa Bay and Food Not Bombs St. Pete come together with more than a handful of other community organizations in the hopes of throwing a music festival and food drive/share that exposes “ the injustice of poverty, homelessness, racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.” Hip-hop, rock and folk are the anchors of a musical lineup that includes nearly a dozen acts. (Williams Park, St. Petersburg) INFO
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[beatsnchill] One Year Anniversary w/Mike Mass/Zack Raplee/Noo$e/Amorphous/Nova Nick/DJ Raul the Fool It’s always a relief to see the community embrace niche events, and that’s exactly what went down over the last year as Tampa producer HMTWN threw everything he had into making his producer’s forum, [beatsnchill], work for area beatmakers. To celebrate one trip around the sun, the monthly is welcoming an Orlando composer (Amorphous, who just released a sweet mashup album called Bey-Z) to The Bricks where he’ll be joined by an up and comer (Tampa Beat Weekend Beat Battle winner Zack Raplee) plus Florida by way of Virginia and Louisiana producer Noo$e. Longtime Tampa emcee Mike Mass finally shows off his beat making skills for this very special occasion. We’re guessing everyone is heading to Ol’ Dirty Sundays for a set from legendary turntablist Z-Trip after this party wraps. (The Bricks, Ybor City) INFO
Music in the Marly Series w/Stephen Prutsman Pianist and composer Stephen Prutsman (who rose quickly in the classical music field during the early 90s before turning to jazz) returns to St. Pete for a set at the St. Pete MFA’s Music in the Marly series where can expect to hear award-winning compositions and hopefully some of the music from a weird mid-90’s drama about Beethoven, Immortal Beloved (for which Prutsman played piano). (Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg) INFO
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Absence of Despair w/Chlover/HateTank/more (The Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO
Beach House Sundays w/Cheat Codes/Justin Caruso (Shephard’s Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach) INFO
Classic Album’s Live Supertramp (Palladium Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
This article appears in Aug 17-24, 2017.