A quick breakdown of this weekends most worthy concerts beginning with Wednesday, cause when it's a holiday weekend, we start our partying nice and early. For a more comprehensive schedule of concerts, check out our Upcoming Events page.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Jill Andrews w/Matt Butcher/Will Quinlan Kick off your Thanksgiving weekend right with rootsy music by Andrews (of Tennessees Everybodyfields), and local songwriters Butcher and Quinlan in a show billed as a special all-acoustic/solo-duo evening of songwriting skills with tales to be told. 9 p.m., New World Brewery, Ybor City, $7.
An Evening with Emilie Autumn [pictured] The anarchist violinist/singer-songwriter "discovered" by Courtney Love is known for her unnaturally vibrant locks, Victorian fashions given the 21st century goth-and-glam treatment, and "fantasy rock" music that fuses elements of cabaret, electronica, classical music and Irish folk. Although this is a concert with her band, the Bloody Crumpets, Autumn is currently on tour in support of her "autobiographic thriller," The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, which she both wrote and illustrated. 7 p.m. doors, State Theatre, St. Petersburg, $15 (all ages).
Underoath w/August Burns Red/Emery Few chart-topping bands classify themselves as Christian metalcore, but that brand of music is exactly how Tampas own Underoath found success. After participating in the Vans Warped Tour this summer, the band is touring the country through December to rock the faces off fans with songs from their latest release, Lost in the Sound of Separation as well as from past albums like Define the Great Line, which first got them onto the Billboard 200 chart back in 2006. Underoath is joined by Emery and fellow Christian-influenced rockers August Burns Red. 6:30 p.m. doors, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City, $21 in advance/$25 dos (all ages). Kristina Welch