Chapel Hart, which plays Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival’s ‘Western Glam’ gala at TPepin Hospitality Centre in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 7, 2024. Credit: Photo by Bailey Lamar

It’s a new year, and Tampa Bay’s music scene isn’t lagging after the holiday break. This rundown of Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Jan. 4-11 is curated by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented by select shows from CL’s user-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar. Don’t see your gig in this listing? Please submit it yourself.

Thursday, Jan. 4

Friday, Jan. 5

Saturday, Jan. 6

Sunday, Jan. 7

Tuesday, Jan. 9

Wednesday, Jan. 10

Thursday, Jan. 11

Also playing

Rewind // Forward: A Night of Darkwave, Post-Punk, Synth-Pop w/DJ Paradise/Kigeri Thursday, Jan. 4. 7 p.m. No cover. The Catacombs, Ybor City

Light the Wire Friday, Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg

Me and My Muse Friday, Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Nadya Friday-Saturday, Jan. 5-6. 6 p.m. No cover. The Dan, Tampa

One Love Rising w/Don’t Elaborate Friday, Jan. 5, 5 p.m. No cover. Backyard at Shuffle, Tampa

Rebekah Pulley Duo w/John Holt III Friday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m. No cover. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Shelby Sol Friday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, tampa

2 A T Saturday, Jan. 6. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

A Tribute to James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett Saturday, Jan. 6, 8 p.m. $45. Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa

Clara Noctis w/Breed/Flagman/Luciidea/Dead Mirrors Saturday, Jan. 6. 8 p.m. $13. Crowbar, Ybor City

First Saturday Jazz: James Suggs Trio Saturday, Jan. 6. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Rod Alnord Quartet w/Nicole Hoffer Saturday, Jan. 6. 8 p.m. $15-$20. Studio@620, St. Petersburg

Swamp Rats Saturday, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Tampa Tunes painted piano unveiling Saturday, Jan. 6, 4 p.m. No cover. 1920, Ybor City

Applebutter Express Duo Sunday, Jan. 7. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Boho Sideshow Sunday, Jan. 7. 3 p.m. No cover. Lounge at Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Dumb Blind Luck Sunday, Jan. 7. Noon. No cover. Sweetwater Organic Farm, tampa

Sunday Service: The New Rulers Sunday, Jan. 7. 2 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Wu-Tang & Biscuits Sunday, Jan. 7. Noon. No cover. Shuffle, Tampa

Me and My Muse Wednesday, Jan. 10, 6 p.m. No cover. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Lemon City Trio Thursday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

The Connie Han Trio Thursday, Jan. 11. 7:30 p.m. $29.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Gentry Blue w/Vagabond Tweed/more Thursday, Jan. 11. 8 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Van Plating w/Mercy McCoy/Shawn Kyle Thursday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m. $5-$10. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

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This article appears in Dec 28, 2023 – Jan 3, 2024.

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...

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...