Soundboard: Your guide to all the finest in this week’s live music, from Sarasota to Tampa
June 23rd, 2009 by Cooper Levey-Baker in Music, News, Sarasota-Manatee
Bootleg plays at State Theatre Fri., June 26 (Tim Sukits)
Ed. note: This piece was compiled by Jennifer Almond.
THURSDAY, June 25
ACE’S DJ Kinz and Vicca
CHA CHA COCONUTS 606 The Retro Duo
THE FLYING DOG CAFÉ Open Mic/Jam Night
THE GATOR CLUB The Cherry Bombs
GATORZ Sammy J
JANNUS LANDING Peter Murphy Wonder if he still likes being known as the Godfather of Goth? Dunno, but the smart money says he doesn’t rise from coffins onstage anymore. Murphy, the former frontman for Bauhaus, now 51, lists New York and Turkey as his home bases, and you can hear a bit of world music creeping into his more recent stuff. But his deep, dramatic voice and penchant for synthesizers still imbue his sound with a goth flavor. —Eric Snider
KROAKY’S Kroaky’s Rock Band Challenge
LEBARGE Howlin’ Bob
NEW WORLD BREWERY Cory Branan/Joey Cape/Jon Snodgrass Branan, singer/songwriter/longtime Lucero collaborator, and Drag the River’s Snodgrass tour together to play and pimp a forthcoming collaborative split LP, Cory Branan and Jon Snodgrass, which features new original songs by both, performed by both along with a few covers; the artists share a warm, acoustic-driven sound with some pleasant country twang. Lagwagon frontman Cape joins them and does the solo thing in honor of his new album, Bridge. —Leilani Polk
NEW YORK NEW YORK The Real/Satori Band feat. Jennifer Real
THE OLD PACKINGHOUSE Big Ray
THE ORPHEUM Morgan Burgess/Aaron Sings/A Few Days Wasted/Devin Robinson/On The Job/Joe Angius/Catching Falling Stars
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Surfin’ Racoons
SHARKY’S David Moore
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Grateful Dead Night w/Uncle John’s Band
Matt Hires plays at The Ritz Ybor Fri., June 26 (Reid Rolls)
FRIDAY, June 26
ACE’S The Tucci Band CD Release Party
AMERICAN LEGION POST 312 Showtime
CABANA INN & LOUNGE KoKo Ray & The Soul Providers
CAFÉ RUELLE Michael Hirst
CHA CHA COCONUTS Steel Pan Dan
CLANCY’S TIKI BAR Kettle of Fish
DCOY DUCKS TC & The Troublemakers
THE DISTILLERY Big Daddy
THE FIVE O’CLOCK CLUB 4:21
THE FLYING DOG CAFÉ Main Street Station
FORD AMPHITHEATRE Toby Keith w/Trace Adkins With such enlightening lyrics as “And you’ll be sorry that you messed with/ The U.S. of A./ ‘Cause we’ll put a boot in your ass/ It’s the American way,” country music star Toby Keith became a household name. His 2002 response to 9/11, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” contends for the most juvenile piece of songwriting to ever make it to the top of the country charts (right up there with “Achy Breaky Heart”). —LP
THE GATOR CLUB The Boneshakers
GATORZ Sammy J
THE HAYE LOFT AT EUPHEMIA HAYE Ray Biscoglia and Glenn Stevenson
HONOLUANA ISLAND GRILL Bad JuJu
THE IRISH ROVER Irish Pub Songs w/Paul Duffy
JANNUS LANDING ABSU
LEBARGE Howlin’ Bob
NEW YORK NEW YORK The Big Z Band
THE OLD PACKINGHOUSE Return of the Bottom Feeders
THE ORPHEUM Vox in Verse/FLA Jammers
PASTIMES PUB Whole Wheat Bread w/Whiskey Mike & Swordz
PEGGY’S CORRAL Rockus
RASHER TIERNEY’S Third Man Out
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Dave Herrero
THE RITZ YBOR Matt Hires/Alexander and the Grapes/Scott Harrell Tampa singer-songwriter Matt Hires produces laid-back yet potent acoustic pop in the vein of Jack Johnson and his pipes have been likened to those of Counting Crows’ frontman Adam Duritz. (Hires has a sweeter, sunnier tone, though he can turn on the melancholy longing at will.) Last year, Hires snagged a major label record deal with Atlantic — the rep contacted him via MySpace, no less — and is now on his first-ever national tour in support of the four-song Live from the Hotel Cafe EP he released via the label last October. His songs have landed on Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, he’s opened for artists ranging from Dave Matthews Band to John Mayer (on his second “Mayercraft Carrier” music cruise), and headlined a solo acoustic showcase at SXSW this past March. Hires’ introspective balladry feels honest and completely natural, and I’m inclined to believe that he’s earned his current success — and a headlining gig at the not-small Ritz in Ybor this Friday night — by having genuine talent. —LP
SHARKY’S The Rogaines
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Tommy Talton Band w/Thomas Wynn & The Believers
STATE THEATRE Yellowman/Bootleg/Levi El Matamugu
VINO LOCO Mike Parshall “Sax On The Beach”
WOODY’S RIVER ROO Al Fuller/Tammy Hatch Band
SATURDAY, June 27
ACE’S David Herrero w/Rockin’ Ed CD Release Party
AMERICAN LEGION POST 312 Showtime
CABANA INN & LOUNGE The Cherry Bombs
CAFÉ RUELLE Heather Straw
CHA CHA COCONUTS Steel Pan Dan
CLANCY’S TIKI BAR Rye Road
DCOY CUCKS Local Celebrity Band
THE DISTILLERY Roadblock
THE FIVE O’CLOCK CLUB The Boneshakers
FORD AMPHITHEATRE Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd w/Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights Kid Rock took nü-metal to a whole new level of redneck, his trailer-park charm and hook-writing skills earning him millions. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic Southern-fried rock ’n’ roll is where all the redneckin’ began. The sole original member of the current lineup, rhythm guitarist Gary Rossington, carries on with Ronnie’s younger brother Johnny Van Zant as frontman. They apparently still close every show with “Freebird.” Thank God. —LP
THE GATOR CLUB Someone From Somewhere
GATORZ EZ Street/Two Can Jam
THE HAYE LOFT AT EUPHEMIA HAYE Mike Markaverich
THE IRISH ROVER Irish Pub Songs w/Bobby Vesey
KIRBY’S BAR & GRILL The Rusty Cage Band
LEBARGE Rich McKee
MATTISON’S RIVERSIDE Democracy
NEW YORK NEW YORK Dueling Pianos
THE OLD PACKINGHOUSE The Frayed Knot
O’LEARY’S TIKI BAR BeThere Brothers
THE ORPHEUM An Early Ending/Texas In July/Shades of Twilight/My Revelation
RASHER TIERNEY’S Third Man Out
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Backtrack Blues Band
RUTH ECKERD HALL Jazz Attack w/Richard Elliot/Rick Braun/Jonathan Butler
SHARKY’S High Tide
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Cyril Neville w/Bird Street Players
STATE THEATRE Drop Dead, Gorgeous/He Is Legend/Before Their Eyes/And Then There Were None
TEQUILA BEACH SPORTS GRILLE Big Daddy
TROPICANA FIELD Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo When the saucy siren Benatar sneered and strutted across the screen in those ’80s videos for “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” “Fire and Ice,” “Love Is a Battlefield,” “Sex as a Weapon” et al, her husband Neil Giraldo was always by her side, working that guitar. A couple of decades later, they’re still together, now as a co-bill, and will be entertaining folks after the Rays game. Not bad, as family businesses go. —ES
VINO LOCO Jill Killian
WOODY’S RIVER ROO Chuck Cobb
SUNDAY, June 28
ACE’S Walker Smith Group
CABANA INN & LOUNGE Karaoke Classic Qualifier
CLANCY’S TIKI BAR Noel Harris
THE GATOR CLUB Chameleon
GATORZ EZ Street/Sudden Impact
THE IRISH ROVER Jazz w/Rodney & Friends
LEBARGE Howlin’ Bob
MAHAFFEY THEATER Il Divo The members of this popera vocal quartet hail from Spain, Switzerland, France and the U.S. The group has gotten pretty popular after only five years of putting out renditions of songs like “Nights in White Satin” and “Unbreak My Heart.” Their success is owed to music mogul and Idol asshole Simon Cowell, who put the group together to create “a new appreciation for lyrical voices and classical music.” —LP
NEW YORK NEW YORK Jazz Brunch feat. Betty Comora and Her Trio/Rob Satori
THE ORPHEUM The Greys/Brenda E./Leigha Crumbley & Guests
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Animal Crackers
SHARKY’S The Trinidudes
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Christie Leneé and the FunkGrass Groove w/The Hip Abduction & Laura Reed
WOODY’S RIVER ROO Taylor & Taylor/T-Bone
MONDAY, June 29
CABANA INN & LOUNGE Shock to the System
THE GATOR CLUB Chameleon
GATORZ Anything Goes
THE IRISH ROVER Paul Duffy Quartet w/Rodney & Friends
LEBARGE Max McCann
NEW YORK NEW YORK Rob Satori
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Rebekah Pully
TUESDAY, June 30
ACE’S Standback w/DJ Rafferty
CABANA INN & LOUNGE Retro Nite
THE GATOR CLUB Chameleon
GATORZ Kenny Rose
LEBARGE Howlin’ Bob
NEW YORK NEW YORK Brian Blatz
THE ORPHEUM Carnifex/Impending Doom
PASTIMES PUB Maid Mosephine & The Equines/Shiv/The Blue Needle/Completely From Mountains/Harper Sublette/Automaton
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Rob Tyre
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Freight Train Annie’s Girlie Show #11 w/Sunset Bridge/Speakeasy Band
WEDNESDAY, July 1
ACE’S Blues Jam w/The Whodoos
LEBARGE Dan Crawford
NEW YORK NEW YORK The Big Z Band
RENDEZVOUS CAFÉ The Bear and The Bicycle Show
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Island Night w/Tribal Style
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:58 am
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August 16th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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