This weekend's best bets in Bay area music: Her Name Is Victory, Jonny Lang, Between the Trees, Benjy Davis Project, Blind Buddy Moody, Cute Is What We Aim For, and more

[image-1] w/Lex da Funk NYC-based DJ/life of the party Roger Sanchez is the lead spinner at this record label-themed Stealth Live dance party event. Expect house music with big build-ups and drop-outs, dramatic synths, and clips and remixes of songs you know, like “2gether,” Sanchez’s new single that samples rapper/musician K’NAAN and the B-52’s, and claimed the No. 1 spot on the U.K. DMC Buzz Chart. 9 p.m.-1 a.m., The Venue, Clearwater, $10 general men/$10 VIP women/$25 VIP men.

MIGGS w/Plain Jane Automobile/Mogul Street Reserve/Amy Lennard LA-by-way-of-Tampa easy rock trio Miggs arrives on the heels of the release of their fifth album, Wide Awake, recorded in Tampa last winter with multi-platinum producer/engineer Ken Lewis (Fall Out Boy, Kanye West). 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, $13.

Randy Houser There’s a video floating around on YouTube of a toddler rocking-out to the boisterous country of Randy Houser’s “Boots On,” the little country buddy mimicking slide-guitar on his own toy six-string and lip-synching the “I’m going out with my boots on” refrain to adorable effect. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Country charts likely thanks to Drake; the video has more than 1 million views and was featured on CNN, CMT add even The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 7 p.m., Dallas Bull, Tampa, $15.

SATURDAY, MAY 22

Save the Radio This Tampa band has dubbed their style “electro acoustica” for their pairing of acoustic instruments with preamp and laptop effects. The result rocks easy on the ears and is brightened-up with psychedelic guitar flourishes and rough-hewn vocal melodies. 9 p.m., The Local 662, St. Petersburg, free admission.

[image-2] [pictured] CD Release Show St. Pete’s Blind Buddy Moody plays acoustic guitar and rack harmonica, sings in a deep, Southern crispy drawl, and purveys a blend of rockabilly, country swing and down home country-blues. This show celebrates the release of a self-titled studio album that features various guest musicians, like Sarasota Slim, who provides mean slide guitar on the hilarious “Don’t Right Off the Older Gal.” “Hit the Road, Evil” (with the Mojo Gurus’ Kevin Steele on vocals as The Right Reverend) and “Yellowjacket Song” are similarly upbeat and humorous numbers, both about pests — the insect kind and the kind that wants to steal your soul. 9:30 p.m., Dave's Aqua Lounge, St. Petersburg, $6.

Givers w/Poetry n' Lotion/Ryan Wendall Bauer The Louisiana quintet purveys a particularly sunny and spirited blend of Afro-beat, synth pop, folk rock and prog-jamtronica. Click here to read my full-length feature on the band. 9 p.m., New World Brewery, Ybor City, $8.

Gucci Mane A Dirty South rapper with a slowed-down flow, Atlanta-based Gucci Mane is the real deal with legal issues to prove it, ones so fresh that he was incarcerated up until a few weeks ago. (The rapper actually missed the release of his major-label debut, 2009’s hit-making The State vs. Radric, because he was behind bars.) But while he hasn’t been in the spotlight, his music sure has; The State appeared all over Billboard (it hit No. 10 on the Hot 200 and No. 1 on the Rap Albums charts), and spawned such hip-hop absurd singles as “Lemonade” and “Wasted.” And he’s already back in the game; shortly after his discharge, he announced the launch of a new label in affiliation with Asylum/Warner Bros., 1017 Brick Squad Records. He also revealed that he’s working with a new production team and gearing up to release The Appeal later this summer. This stop is a warm up of sorts for his nationwide tour in July. 8 p.m., Jannus Live, St. Petersburg, $38.50 in advance/$43.50 dos.

Soul Food 24 Hours of Music with Soul Clap + DJs Muggles, Oonaslim, Brian Busto, Soft Rock Renegades, Scewface and Random Soul Clap is headed up by Boston-based DJ/producers Elyte and Cnyce, who share their dedication for mixing, programming and electronic performance by pairing up with local communities around the nation and hosting 12-hour dance parties like this one in South St. Pete. To find out more about the event, click here. 3 p.m.-3 a.m., The Chelsea Nightclub, 1502 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, $5 before 9 p.m., $8 after 9 p.m.

[image-3] [pictured, photo by Katie Webster] w/Legendary JCs Asheville sextet Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band Tight produces horn-soaked fusebox funk with wah-wah rockadelic guitar and bumpin’ rhythms that’ll make you want to shake your groove thang. 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, $7 in advance/$10 dos.

SUNDAY, MAY 23

Chris Duarte Group w/Sarasota Slim Texas axeman Chris Duarte fronts a power trio that produces a blazing brand of modern blues rock flavored with dirty wailing guitar solos and loose, funk-and-jazz grooves. He released two albums in 2009: 396, a collaborative effort with Bluestone Company, the biggest blues band in Japan; and Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, All Things Blue, his first “best of” collection. 5 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, $12 in advance/$15 dos.

Cute Is What We Aim For w/The Friday Night Boys/The Bigger Lights/Down With Webster Power-pop outfit CIWWAF burst onto the scene in 2006 while the members were still teenagers, enjoyed some marginal success when one of their songs was aired on MTV’s The Hills, and had unraveled at the seams by 2009. Frontman Shaant Hacikyan hit rehab, treated his alcohol addiction and made a clean return to music this year, reviving CIWWAF with a new lineup (he’s now the only original member) and new material set to be released sometime later this year. 7 p.m. doors, State Theatre, St. Petersburg, $13 in advance/$15 dos (all ages).