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Ed. note: This piece was compiled by Jennifer Almond.

Electric Myakka plays at Olympia Performing Arts Center Sat., July 4

THURSDAY, July 2
CHA CHA COCONUTS 606 The Retro Duo
THE GATOR CLUB The Boneshakers/The Cherry Bombs
LEBARGE BC Hathaway
MOTHER’S MUSICAL BAKERY Open Mic
OLD PACKINGHOUSE CAFÉ The Wire Beaters
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Sean Kellerman
RUTH ECKERD HALL Boz Scaggs/Michael McDonald Two of the most popular vocalists of the 1970s join together in a co-bill. My strong preference is Scaggs, with his round, throaty soul croon. His Silk Degrees (’76) is an unmitigated classic. Lately, Scaggs has added standards from the American Songbook to his repertoire, so his show will be a compendium of material over several decades. (Concertgoer alert: He’s going on first, and should start pretty close to the scheduled 7:30 p.m.) When McDonald joined the Doobie Brothers in 1975, they went from a guitar-oriented bar band (albeit a slick one) to a Grammy-winning pop outfit dominated by McDonald’s keyboards and syrupy voice. He had a solid solo career in the 1980s, despite the blemish known as “Yah Mo B There.” —Eric Snider
SHARKY’S David Moore
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Grateful Dead Night w/Uncle John’s Band
STATE THEATRE Ballyhoo/B-Foundation/Mike Pinto/Unmotivated/Muphin Chuckrs/Burning Tree

FRIDAY, July 3
ACE’S Automatic Heat
AMERICAN LEGION POST 312 Showtime

BC’S RECOVERY ROOM Undercover Open Jam
CABANA INN & LOUNGE Jimmy Reagan/Steel River Band
CAFÉ RUELLE Jam Fest w/Paul Cottrell/Lou Canoe/Michael Hirst/Heather Straw
CHA CHA COCONUTS Steel Pan Dan (Early)
CROWBAR Annual Hot Dog Show feat. Sunbears!/Juicy Pony/The Grecian Urns/eFFeX/Shunda K A summertime tradition. Folks gather in Ybor City for free barbecue, major slabs of live and DJed music, and the main event: a hot dog eating contest. This year’s headliner is an up-and-coming band from Jacksonville, Sunbears! — singer/instrumentalist/chief songwriter Jonathan Berlin and drummer Jared Bowser — who make, well, sunny, synthy pop with gauzy atmospherics and nods to the likes of the Beach Boys, Flaming Lips and others. —ES
DCOY DUCKS Tucci
THE GATOR CLUB The Boneshakers
THE HAYE LOFT AT EUPHEMIA HAYE Ray Biscoglia and Glenn Stevenson
HONOLUANA ISLAND GRILL Storm Surge
THE IRISH ROVER Irish Pub Songs w/Paul Duffy
KIRBY’S BAR & GRILL The Rusty Cage Band
LEBARGE Rich McKee
OLD PACKINGHOUSE CAFÉ The Alternators
PEGGY’S CORRAL Ground Fault Band
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Sean Chambers
SHARKY’S The Rogaines
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Sean Chambers w/Soul2Earth
THE STATE THEATRE Colt Ford/Thomas Wynn & The Believers

A-Trak plays at Crowbar Sun., July 5

SATURDAY, July 4
ACE’S New Justice (Early)/Razin’ Cane (Late)
AMERICAN LEGION POST 312 Showtime
BC’S RECOVERY ROOM Work in Progress
CABANA INN & LOUNGE 421 Band
CHA CHA COCONUTS Steel Pan Dan (Early)
DCOY DUCKS Mumbo Jumbo Band
THE HAYE LOFT AT EUPHEMIA HAYE Eddie Tobin
THE IRISH ROVER Irish Pub Songs w/Bobby Vesey
KIRBY’S BAR & GRILL The Rusty Cage Band
LEBARGE Dan Crawford
MARINA JACK PATIO BAR Omni
MATTISON’S RIVERSIDE Democracy
OLD PACKINGHOUSE CAFÉ King Louie
OLYMPIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Electric Myakka The brand-new Olympia Performing Arts Center up in Palmetto will be getting its first taste of Brad and Lisa Fitzgerald and their Electric Myakka outfit. The Fourth of July show will be held in the outdoor backstage area and will feature a variety of good-time up-tempo rock and roll from the ’50s to the ’90s. This will be in contrast to the usual Myakka Bluegrass show that the group puts on — they’re plugging in and pepping up this set for the holiday festivities. The pre-fireworks concert will include classics and obscurities from the likes of Elvis, CCR, The Rolling Stones and Neil Young. Get ready to dance for your independence! —Tim Sukits
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Sean Chambers
SHARKY’S High Tide
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Middle Rhythm Session/3rd Stone/Diocious
TEQUILA BEACH SPORT GRILLE Wicked Jester
VINO LOCO Jilly & The Jammers

SUNDAY, July 5
ACE’S The Loretta James Band
BC’S RECOVERY ROOM Larry’s Open Jam
CABANA INN & LOUNGE Karaoke Classic Qualifier
CLANCY’S TIKI BAR Noel Harris
CROWBAR Red, White, & Bootay III feat. A-Trak w/Rye Rye/Treasure Fingers/Hyphy Crunk/Pauly Crush/DJ Mega/Crate Brothers/Stavros/DJ Y-Not/DJ Queso Montreal DJ/turntablist A-Trak (real name: Alain Macklovitch) scratched his first record at 13, bought a used turntable and mixer with his bar mitzvah money and in 1997, at 15, became the youngest (and first Canadian) to win the DMCs World DJ Championship. A dozen years later, A-Trak has proved himself to be an electronic music heavyweight. He runs hip-hop and electro record label Fool’s Gold with DJ Nick Catchdubs and is the official DJ of rapper/producer Kanye West, fulfilling both roles while also maintaining a busy solo career. This year he released two mix albums of energetic dance music, Infinity +1 and Fabriclive 45, the latter fusing classic house, newer funk-loop and electro house, hip-hop, and disco with his signature scratch master style. The LA Times has called A-Trak a Rembrandt-caliber artist when it comes to live mixing and mashing for the dance floor, and you can dance to his beats when he headlines an all-day Fourth of July party at Crowbar; Baltimore MC Rye Rye, disco house purveyor Treasure Fingers, LA’s fast dance spinning Hyphy Crunk, and a lineup of area DJs are also scheduled to play. —Leilani Polk
DCOY DUCKS Open Mic
THE HAYE LOFT AT EUPHEMIA HAYE Eddie Tobin
JANNUS LANDING The Wailers/Wait For Green
PEGGY’S CORRAL Mumbo Jumbo Band (Early)
RINGSIDE CAFÉ All Star Entertainment
SHARKY’S Cool Breeze
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Benefit for Jessica Roberts feat. John Hancock/Morgan & Wildflower/Freight Train Annie/Mike Tozier/Kettle of Fish A coterie of acoustic-based acts based in Tampa Bay join forces for a benefit. I’m most familiar with Tozier, who actually calls Nashville home these days — he’s a first-rate Dobro player and solid Delta blues singer, and also stretches into jam/reggae territory and more folk-based fare. —ES
WOODY’S RIVER ROO Taylor & Taylor (Early)

MONDAY, July 6
BC’S RECOVERY ROOM Steppin’ Stone Open Jam
THE HAYE LOFT AT EUPHEMIA HAYE Eddie Tobin
THE IRISH ROVER Paul Duffy Quartet w/Rodney & Friends
LEBARGE Max McCann
ORPHEUM G-Eazy/DP/Mike Mass

TUESDAY, July 7
ACE’S Egg Yumma
BC’S RECOVERY ROOM Nick
CABANA INN & LOUNGE Retro Nite
LEBARGE Howlin’ Bob
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Jason Ricci & New Blood
STATE THEATRE Phat Tuesdays w/Wild 98

WEDNESDAY, July 8
ACE’S Blues Jam w/The Highwaymen
BC’S RECOVERY ROOM Carolyn Open Jam
THE GARAGE Hellgrass Bluebilly Summer Tour w/Possessed By Paul James/Left Lane Cruiser/Delta Head More rambunctious goings-on at The Garage. Possessed By Paul James, out of Bandera, Texas, is one unique cat. He’s versed in guitar, fiddle, mandolin and banjo, and bounces around between blues, folk, mountain music, Celtic and bluegrass. Not a bad singer, either. Left Lane Cruiser is a bashin’ duo from Ft. Wayne, Ind., that play rambunctious punk-blues and boogie (with plenty of take-no-prisoners slide guitar). —ES
LEBARGE Dan Crawford
OLD PACKINGHOUSE CAFÉ Campfire Prodigy
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Island Night w/Tribal Style

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