California-based butt-rock outfit Trapt gets canceled by some venues, but usually makes a point to stop in Florida while on the road. Very seldom does the band make time for Tampa Bay, last having arrived here in 2019 for a Ferg’s gig. Four years and one lockdown masterpiece later, Chris Taylor Brown and company swing into Tampatown’s resident metal bar, Brass Mug on Friday, Feb. 24.
I’m willing to bet real money that Trapt’s first post-COVID set in town is going to close with—or at the very least, feature—”Headstrong.”
Don’t be surprised, either, if Brown lets a Proud Boy or two sing a few lyrics either since the frontman has not been shy about his membership in the far-right group that played heavily into the Jan. 6 insurrection. Browns been banned from most social media for a while, so don’t be surprised to get a rant or two on the mic.
This article appears in Feb 16-22, 2023.
