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✔️Critic's Pick
Gordon Lightfoot He was folk-pop before there was such a thing, so press pause on your endless Netflix stream of Michael Cera movies so you can spend an evening paying respect to 79-year-old Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who sold out the Cap in 2015 and 2017. (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO
The Beach Boys w/John Stamos These are not Brian Wilson’s Beach Boys, but even if you think Mike Love is a douche (I mean “Kokomo” is enough reason, right?), then you still might want to consider heading out to Clearwater for this one, since Full House-er and “Kokomo” collaborator John Stamos (he’s in the video) will be joining the party. And if the show is sold-out, then you could always go see Trapt at Tampa’s recently relocated Pegasus lounge. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) INFO
FOREVER BRIAN
Brian Wilson's spirit defies his body, uplifts St. Pete's Mahaffey Theater for Pet Sounds 50th anniversary
✔️North By North w/The Nervous Girls/Snacking You could wait for North By North’s Valentine’s Day show at The Hub in downtown Tampa, or just spring for this Tuesday record shop gig where the Chicago-based duo will show off the vintage shine on any one of the tracks from its 2016 release Last Days of Magic, on which Kendra Blank and Nate Girard leave no riff unturned en route to turning in a woozy rock and roll record that your parents will love as much as you do. It’s $5 for this one, and the February 14 show is free if a Lincoln really means that much to you. (Planet Retro Records, St. Petersburg) INFO
Trapt w/EasyFriend/Atomhs End/Oxmoore/Quaid Yes, this is an acoustic show featuring Los Gatos, California nu-metal group Trapt whose breakout single “Headstrong” soundtracked every instance of your running on a treadmill in the early noughties. We thought Fort Myers was the buttrock capital of the Sunshine State, but it looks like we might’ve been wrong — at least for this week. (Pegasus Lounge, Tampa) INFO
ALSO PLAYING
February 12-17, Busch Gardens Real Music Series w/Arrival from Sweden: The music of ABBA (Stanleyville Theatre at Busch Gardens, Tampa) INFO
Rumours of Atlanta: Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood (Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg) INFO
The New Rulers (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO
Kirk Adams Band (Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
Woodwind Faculty Recital (Grand Salon at University of Tampa, Tampa) INFO
Richard Sherfey w/Dusty Starr Williams/Joshua Reilly (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor) INFO
Cage Jazz/Blues Jam (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg) INFO
Vince Staples/Tyler the Creator (Orlando Amphitheatre at Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando) INFO
