Tampa Bay's best live music happening May 9-16

Tampa Bay's live music calendar is going to church this weekend, thanks to Hozier's sold-out show with Allison Russell. Rock and roll is all over this listing of the best live music coming to Tampa Bay May 9-16, too, thanks to the Lemon Twigs, Destroy Bous, Geese, and more.

The listing below is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs from CL's user-submitted Tampa Bay concert calendar.

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Thursday, May 9

• AJR w/Dean Lewis (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
• Diana Ross (The BayCare Sound, Clearwater)
• Oceans of Slumber (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Sting w/The Florida Orchestra (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)

Friday, May 10

• Chris Stapleton w/Grace Potter/Nikki Lane (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
• Daniel Mason w/Mark Wagner/Tyler James Nall  (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Destroy Boys w/Margaritas Podridas/Chokecherry/Hijas De La Muerte (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Dance Party & Tampa Bay Abortion Fund Fundraiser: Cub w/Gabe Echazabal/DJ Plant Bae'sd (Shuffle, Tampa)
• Geese w/Discord Theory (Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Indian Classical Instrumental Concert: Shankh Lahiri w/Suddashil Chatterjett/KV Mahabala (Hindu Temple of Florida, Tampa)
• Pohgoh 30th anniversary show  (Microgroove, Tampa)
• Sting w/The Florida Orchestra (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
• Tamayo w/Row Jomah (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin)
• Zingara w/Steller/Gardella/Sum.Simpl (The Ritz, Ybor City)

Saturday, May 11

• Bynx (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir (Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater)
• IV and the Strange Band w/Swamp Poney/Skinny McGee & the Handshakes/One Trip Little (Brass Mug, Tampa)
• Heroes: A Video Game Symphony (Morsani Hall at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
• Hozier w/Allison Russell (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
• New Tampa Unplugged: Acme Jazz Garage (New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa)
• Pusha Preme (single release party) w/DJ Klutch/DJ Dacse (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Periphery w/Eidola/Jake Bowen (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
• Tamayo w/Row Jomah (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin)
• Vavo (WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa)

Sunday, May 12

• Electric Blue Yonder (Music hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
• The Florida Orchestra: Pops In The Park (Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa)
• Kayla Collins (WTR Pool at Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, Tampa)
• The Lemon Twigs w/Crystal Egg Crowbar, Ybor City)
• Mother Funker’s Ball: Ronnie Dee and the Superstars w/Kristopher James (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)
• Ol' Dirty Sundays (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Tuesday, May 14

• Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)
• The Remix: Milli Moon  (Shuffle, Tampa)

Wednesday, May 15

• Chops: The Rod Alnord Quartet Wednesday, May 15. 8 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
• En Vogue (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa)
• Woolbright w/Quail Hollow/The Easy Button/TV Breakup Scene  (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

Thursday, May 16

• Fastball w/Fayroy (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
• The Forum w/Mirror Parts (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
• Swinging Down Broadway: Annamarie Smith-Butz (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)

Also playing

Gloria West w/Swing Time Thursday, May 9. 7 p.m. $10. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

The J-Rod Sullivan Band feat. Kyle Schroeder Thursday, May 9. 7:30 p.m. $30. Side Door at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Queensrÿche w/Armored Saint Thursday, May 9. 8 p.m. $29.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

DJ Casper Friday, May 10. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Grateful Dead Dueling Pianos: Waynard Scheller and Josh Foster Friday, May 10. 7 p.m. $15. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Daniela Soledade: Caração Brasileiro Friday, May 10. 7 p.m. $22. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Future Joy Friday, May 10. 11 p.m. $8 & up. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Have Gun, Will Travel Friday, May 10. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Los Mescalitos w/Swamp Poney Friday, May 10. 9 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

Lords Of Acid w/Praga Khan Friday, May 10. 6:30 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

May Daze Weekend Fest: King Bee w/The Tilt/House of I/Beach Terror/Meteoreyes/Physical Plant/Northstar/Lesa Silvermore Band/X Minus 1/Domino Pink/more Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11. 7 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Zacarias Ferreíra Friday, May 10. 9 p.m. $60 & up. Club Civico Cubano, Tampa

The Rebekah Pulley Twosome Sunday, April 12. 3 p.m. No cover. Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa

Salsa Night: Juan Bongoe Friday, May 10. 8 p.m. $15 & up. Oscura, Bradenton

Sgammato School of Music Show: Alleycat K w/Face the Fence/Maryn Alyse Band/Grant Shurley Friday, May 10. 7 p.m. $10 at the door. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Symmetry Friday, May 10. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Symphony: A British Fantasia Friday, May 10. 8 p.m. No cover for 18 and under and college students, $25 for everyone else. New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa

Cosmic Jenkins Saturday, May 11. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Danielle Mohr Saturday, May 11. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

DJ Milo Saturday, May 11. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton

Emo Night Rager Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Tampa

Impulse Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa

Mr. Whiskers & the 9 Lives Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

David Pabon Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $35 & up. Club Civico Cubano, Tampa

DJ Craze Saturday, May 11. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Don McLean Saturday, May 11. 8 p.m. $49 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Drake vs. Everybody Saturday, May 11. 10 p.m. No cover with RSVP before 11:30 p.m. $10 for guaranteed entry. The Ritz, Ybor City

Reverend Billy C. Wirtz Saturday, May 11. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Taylor Reed Saturday, May 11. 6 p.m. No cover. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

Noche de Verano Sin Ti Saturday, May 11. 9 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City

The Wandering Hours Saturday, May 11. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Bluegrass and Americana Jam: Little Strange Sunday, May 12. 5 p.m. No cover, but RSVP recommended. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Boho Sideshow Sunday, May 12. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

DJ Ku & DJ Casper Sunday, May 12. 7 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

John Nowicki Sunday, May 12. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Kaleigh Baker Sunday, May 12. 4 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz: Mother’s Day with The Crew Sunday, May 12. 6 pm. No cover, but RSVP is required. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Undercover Rasta Sunday, May 12. 2 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Big Al & The Heavyweights Thursday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Dave Seaman Thursday, May 16. 9 p.m. $15 & up. The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Bonzai w/Muck Sticky/The Rhythm Inya Thursday, May 16. 7 p.m. $15. Oscura, Bradenton

The Chippendales Thursday-Friday, May 16 & 17. 8 p.m. $55 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

Grateful Shred w/Circles Around the Sun Thursday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Madonna-Gaga-Britney-Kylie Dance Party Thursday, May 16. 8 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Tampa

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