Andrew W.K. w/Neglected Superhero/More Potentate of partying, maestro of madness, and all-around good dude Andrew W.K. returns to his once-home state for the only full-band show on his a “Human Party Machine Tour.” Playing music since the age of four, W.K. seemingly crash-landed onto the Billboard charts with hit single “Party Hard” and debut album I Get Wet back in 2001. He followed up with the more popular, but less memorable The Wolf in 2003, and the almost never released Close Calls with Brick Walls in 2006, before expanding his party-loving persona into the realms of motivational speaking, writing, and all-around celebrity. (Orpheum, Ybor City) —Andrew Silverstein
The Heavy Pets w/Displace Fort Lauderdale’s Heavy Pets have been running the poppier side of the ever-stoned jam band scene since their full-length debut Whale in 2007. Two albums and an EP of reggae and folk-tinged pop rock have come in the ensuing years, but The Heavy Pets reserve sprawling solos and drunken rambling grooves for their live sets, stretching and twisting their originals into deliriously giddy exercises in instrumental playfulness and virtuosity. The group of players they’ve assembled for recent shows seems to draw out the inherent spaciness in the band’s instrumentals. (Crowbar, Ybor City) —Colin Joyce
Florida Night Heat CD Release Party Stoner-psych power trio Florida Night Heat bring their sweaty inferno to New World in celebration of a new four-song vinyl outing. Omegas finds Florida Night Heat in their current mode of build, stretch and crush — whether it’s the ambient experimentations dissolving into heavy reverb, rhythms and fuzzed-out distortion ala “Philistines,” or the mix of deliberate smolder and vigorous drive in “Ice Station Larc,” the guitar and bass taking turns between straightforward and ominous phrasing as backed by a marching or stealthily creeping backbeat, all of it riding to a crashing conclusion. Warming up the stage are Orlando jangle-garage three-piece Alias Punch; AJ Vincent, former keyboardist of Austin indie rock outfit Bright Light Social Hour doing his solo thing; and experimental local rockers Sun Signs. (New World Brewery, Ybor City) —Leilani Polk
Face to Face Twenty-two years after taking the name Face to Face and trading in metal for punk rock, these So-Cal punk rock vets who came up with the likes of The Offspring and Lagwagon have returned with their Rise Records debut and eighth studio album, Three Chords and a Half Truth. Known for pounding drums, enormous bass lines and anthemic choruses, the band melds old-school punk rock with the classic mid-’90s California punk they are known for. Also on the bill are Teenage Bottle Rocket, purveyors of energetic, youthful punk rock, and Blacklist Royals, road warriors who put the rock in punk rock. (State Theatre, St. Petersburg) —Daniel Figueroa
Hannah Aldridge The daughter of Alabama Music Hall of Fame songwriter Walt Aldridge, Hannah is a seasoned staff songwriter for BAR Music. While most of her songs are sweet, dainty and sincere, others have a grittier, folk and Americana appeal. What her voice lacks in twang is more than made up for by a sultry, breathy vibrato that is earnest and organic. (Hideaway Café & Recording Studio, St. Petersburg) —Tyler Killette
SATURDAY, JUNE 1
Lovebrrd/Tender Cruncher/Young Egypt/more As per usual, the unusual has become routine at Venture Compound. This particular show kicks off a month-long, 32-date national tour put together by Sarasota-DIY label Lava Church, which tends to release off-kilter electronica that ranges from stripped-down beat exploration (Lovebrrd’s Morning Sickness), synth-ed out industrial (Tender Cruncher’s “Chill”), and one strangely glorious cover album paying tribute to New Order’s Technique. What’s more, Lovebrrds’s Patrick McBratney will also be using the tour to gather info for an upcoming book that explores the effects of the Internet on DIY music & art culture. Ambitious? Admirable? Most definitely. (The Venture Compound, St. Petersburg) —RR
Resinated w/Danfield/Roots For Change/AJEVA Pop-reggae funk fusion band from Madeira Beach, Resinated, headlines a night of feel-good jam bands with its dancey choruses, and catchy tunes about getting high and enjoying life. St. Pete-based indie roots reggae band Danfield, their simplistic yet adequately funky style incorporating electric and acoustic guitars, bongos and an occasional standing double bass. (The Local 662, St. Petersburg) —TK
Gareth Emery Though the English trance producer and DJ began gaining recognition immediately with the release of his debut track “Nervous Breakdown” in 2002, Gareth Emery’s impressive fourth track “GTR-Mistral” is generally considered to be the one that launched him to unimaginable new heights in that same year. (Amphitheatre, Ybor City) —Mina Abgoon
Indigo Girls Grammy-winning folk duo the Indigo Girls are known for pitch-perfect harmonies and hummable melodies. Now they’re adding some oomph to their acoustic catalog on their current tour. The iconic folkies — Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, who have written and performed together for more than two decades — travel with a full symphony orchestra, creating a more bombastic sound. “It can bring new dimension to old songs as well as highlight songs that have string arrangements on the recordings but were never played live in an orchestrated configuration,” Ray saya. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) —Tiffany Razzano