The listing of Tampa Bay's best live music happening Aug. 1-8 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs from CL's submission-driven Tampa Bay event calendar. An extended listing is at the bottom of the post.
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- 1st Annual Fin Fest: Jimmy Buffett Celebrations w/Bluffett (The BayCare Sound, Clearwater)
- Fil Pate Trio (Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg)
- Halestorm w/I Prevail/Hollywood Undead/Fit For a King (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
- Pusha Preme & Friends Back-To-School Book Bag Drive (Tempus Projects, Ybor City)
- Rock the Park Tampa: Persephone’s Choice w/Swamp Poney/Mwiza Trio (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa)
- Musical Riot: Zero Context (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin)
- Blue October w/Switchfoot/Matt Nathanson Switchfoot drummer . (The BayCare Sound, Clearwater)
- CJ Field (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
- Emilie-Claire Barlow (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
- First Friday Jazz Jam (DI Coffee Bar, Tampa)
- The Head And The Heart w/Phosphorescent (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
- Jack Botts (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
- A-Trak Saturday, Aug. 3. 12 p.m. $20 & up. WTR Pool, Tampa
- Back II School Slam: Cornered w/Body Blow/Intrabloom/Walled City/Blown Apart/Jar (Deviant Libation, Tampa)
- Down From Jersey w/X Minus 1/Lot Lizards (The Bends, St. Petersburg)
- Jeezy (The Ritz, Ybor City)
- Refuge One-Year Anniversary: DJ Three w/Kay-S/Rat Galactic/Blak (The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg)
- Jerry Week: Uncle John’s Band (The Ale & the Witch, St. Petersburg)
- Ol’ DIrty Sundays: DJ Qeys w/DJ Casper/DJ Fader/Indy (Crowbar, Ybor City)
- Popperz w/M.A.C.E./Scissorblade (The Nest at St. Pete Brewing Co., St. Petersburg)
- Straight No Chaser w/Chris Kirkpatrick/O-Town (The BayCare Sound, Clearwater)
- Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)
- Limp Bizkit w/Bones/N8noface/Corey Feldman/Riff Raff (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
- Sound Bath: Live Music for Meditation W/Elizabeth Gergaud and Ananda Nadayogi (Drong Ngur Jangchubling, Wesley Chapel)
- Top of the Fire Escape: Kaleigh Baker (Floridian Social, St. Petersburg)
- Dad Bod w/Oruã/Domino Pink (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Le Jazz Thursday, Aug. 1. 10 p.m. No cover. Ruby's Elixir, St. Petersburg
Radiohead Tribute: Lavola w/Pilot Jonezz/Hollowhouse Thursday, Aug. 1. 7 p.m. $12. Crowbar, Ybor City
Beau Savage & Left Lane Ent.: Some Smoove $hit w/DJ Donnie Luv
Friday, Aug. 2. 9 p.m. $15 & up. 2313 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Chas Collins Friday, Aug. 2. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Chris Cava w/Max Kipnis Trio/Florida Man Trio Friday, Aug. 2. 7 p.m. $10. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg
Codd Dubz Friday, Aug. 2. 10 p.m. No cover with RSVP before 11 p.m. $10 for guaranteed entry. The Ritz, Ybor City
DJ Be Kind Rewind Friday, Aug. 2. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton
DJ Mike Blenda Friday, Aug. 2. 9 p.m. No cover. Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa
Icon For Hire w/Skydaddy/Keith Wallem Friday, Aug. 2. 7 p.m. $20. Orpheum, Tampa
Uncle John’s Band Friday, Aug. 2. 8 p.m. No cover. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
Lex & Fly w/Danitza/Curly Q
Sunday, Aug. 4. 6 p.m. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Louder Than Love: DJ Fader Friday, Aug. 2. 9 p.m. $5. Crowbar, Ybor City
René Schlegel Friday, Aug. 2. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa
Row Jomah w/Light The Wire Friday, Aug. 2. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Sinatra Night: Bryan J. Hughes and The Crew Friday, Aug. 2. 8 p.m. $7. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Astari Nite: Violet Silhouette w/Layne Lyre/DJ Maus/DJ Dave Saturday, Aug. 3. 7 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City
Beatle Beat Saturday, Aug. 3. 7 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Betty Fox Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 p.m. $10. Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
Cover Your Tracks Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Dirty Heads w/Slightly Stoopid/Common Kings/The Elovators Saturday, Aug. 3. 6 p.m. $26 & up. The BayCare Sound, Clearwater
First Saturday Jazz: Joe Breidenstine Trio Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa
Justin Rice Saturday, Aug. 3. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
The Moonstone Riders Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Siobhan Monique Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 p.m. $20 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Taking Back Sunday w/Citizen Saturday, Aug. 3. 7 p.m. $79 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
The Piano Man: A Tribute to Billy Joel Sunday, Aug. 4. 3 p.m. $20-$25. New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Smokey Jones & the Three Dollar Pistols Saturday, Aug. 3. 7 p.m. $15.67. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
The Za-Boo-Zays Saturday, Aug. 3. 4:30 p.m. $22 & up. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Andy Warhol's Birthday Pop Art Party Sunday, Aug. 4. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
The Bus Stop Band Sunday, Aug. 4. 2 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg
Charly Jordan Sunday, Aug. 4. 12 p.m. $20 & up. WTR Pool, Tampa
Lex & Fly w/Danzita/Curly Q Sunday, Aug. 4. 6:45 p.m. $12. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Mark Anthony (Billy Joel tribute) Sunday, Aug. 4. 3 p.m. $20 & up. New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Pangaea Plus Sunday, Aug. 4. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa
Retro Reggae Brunch: DJ Carlos
Sunday, Aug. 4. Noon. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
Rich Sheldon Sunday, Aug. 4. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater
Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sunday, Aug. 4. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Sunday Jazz Project: Sandi Grecco w/James Suggs/Mark Moultrup Sunday, Aug. 4. 3 p.m. No cover. The Studio Public House, St. Petersburg
Sunday Jazz with The Crew Sunday, Aug. 4. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg
Wu-Tang & Biscuits: DJ Wally Rios Sunday, Aug. 4. Noon. Shuffle, Tampa
Al Downing Jazz Association Jazz Jam Monday, Aug. 5. 7 p.m. No cover. The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge, St. Petersburg
Christopher Cross Tuesday, Aug. 6. 8 p.m. $44.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Liz Glushko Tuesday, Aug. 6. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Marley Bando: Open mic Tuesday, Aug. 6. 8 p.m. No cover. Marcolina’s Fine Arts Gallery, Ybor City
Black Pistol Fire w/Gloom Girl Mfg Wednesday, Aug. 7. 7 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City
The Motowners Wednesday, Aug. 7. 7:30 p.m. $59 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
David Sanborn Tribute: Kyle Schroeder w/Mike Scaglione/Kenny Anderson/more Thursday, Aug. 8. 7:30 p.m. $30 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Fil Pate Trio Thursday, Aug. 8. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg
Minion Rave Thursday, Aug. 8. 9 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City
Open Mic Night: Dan Shafer Thursday, Aug. 8. 7 p.m. No cover. Oscura, Bradenton
UB40 w/The English Beat/Maxi Priest Thursday, Aug. 8. 6 p.m. $49.50 & up. The Sound, Clearwater
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