Gasparilla Music Festival w/Ryan Adams/Cage The Elephant/Ghostface Killah/Chronixx/Moon Taxi/Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe/Lady Wray/Kelsey Waldon/Phoebe Bridgers/more The sixth iteration of what’s become most eclectic and fan-forward Bay area music festival takes over the Kiley Gardens and Curtis Hixon Park for two days of country, indie, hip hop, pop and seriously everything in between. Kids under 12 get in free (and Grammy winning kiddo band Secret Agent 23 Skidoo play on Sunday) meaning this is fun for the whole family. Look here and here to see previews and get even more tips for getting the most out of your Gasparilla Music Festival experience. Visit gasparillamusic.com for day-by-day lineups, scheduling and ticket information. (Curtis Hixon Park and Kiley Gardens, Tampa) INFO
Slushii This is not a cross between frozen soda and Japanese cuisine. No, Slushii is the nom de CDJ of Yu-Gi-Oh loving EDM producer Julian Scanlan who makes his Bay area debut behind the strength of an introductory EP, Brain Freeze, released last year. The seven track effort earned a 9.2 on youredm.com on the strength of the 19 year old songsmith’s ability to switch between futurebass, dubstep and hardstyle with ease. (The Ritz, Ybor City) INFO
FayRoy w/Sonic Graffiti/more Let us ask you this: Have you seen a show at downtown St. Pete restaurant Iberian Rooster's speakeasy-style basement bar Subcentral? Now let us ask you this, have you heard Indian Rocks Beach-bred band FayRoy's uniquely wistful and compelling modern take on psych-surf-jangle? Here's your chance to kill two beautiful birds with one stone (figuratively, of course) at Saturday's Heaven at Twenty-Seven album release party. FayRoy will be joined in celebration of their newest release by another popular outfit with mesmerizing live-by-night vibes, Sonic Graffiti, and don't forget to take in the killer atmosphere and equally killer cocktails, courtesy of your new favorite host venue. 10 p.m., no cover. (Iberian Rooster, St. Petersburg) INFO —Scott Harrell
ALSO PLAYING
Rock/Punk
Beer Wolf w/Moat Cobra/Frostfang/Leviathan Cross (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO
Puddle of Mudd w/Matthew Bistok Banned (Cuban Club, Ybor City) INFO
Dandelions for Maddylion w/Nadiasvati/MorDub (Pegasus Lounge, Tampa) INFO
Hockey Dad (Crowbar, Ybor City) INFO
Wayland w/Crush Tone/Stonegrey/Deviate the Plan/SaHe/Hoss (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) INFO
New Port Richey Rockfest w/Saints Brigade/Panamory/Sunshine & Bullets/Slingshot Robot/more (Venom's Back Room Bar & Grill) INFO
AAA Rock/Pop
Goo Goo Dolls (Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival, Tampa) INFO
Emerson Hart (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City) INFO
Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux (Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) INFO
Living Room Sessions w/ The Brand New Opiates (House Show, Pasadena) INFO
Patti LaBelle w/Maddie & Tae (Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City) INFO
The Hummingbirds (The Wild Rover Brewery, Tampa) INFO
Toby Keith (Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor) INFO
Live & Local w/Mike Tozier (David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa) INFO
Cari Ray w/Dean Johanesen (Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
Barracuda (Ringside Café, St. Petersburg) INFO
Hip-hop
Dissonance w/Keeno 18/Dr. Grim/Krikett/Alex Nicosia/more (Sawgrass Gallery & Teahouse, St. Petersburg) INFO
Lil Debbie w/Pot Luck (The Local 662, St. Petersburg) INFO
Jazz/Blues/Reggae
Henry Ashwood Jazz Project (Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg) INFO
Liz Pennock and Dr. Blues (Pesky Pelican, St. Petersburg) INFO
Jah Movement (Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO
