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Bonnie Raitt plays at Ruth Eckerd Hall Thurs., Oct. 22

Bonnie Raitt plays at Ruth Eckerd Hall Thurs., Oct. 22

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

THURSDAY, Oct. 22
ACE’S DJ Rafferty
THE GATOR CLUB The Cherry Bombs
HONOLUANA ISLAND GRILL Open Mic w/Lynn Haines
THE IRISH ROVER Rhythm & Blues w/Paul Duffy
LEBARGE Sly McLeod
OLD PACKINGHOUSE Big Ray
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Surfin’ Racoons
RUTH ECHERD HALL Bonnie Raitt Though she hasn’t dropped a new LP since 2005, veteran slide guitar-slinging blues songstress Bonnie Raitt has enough material in her repertoire to make any fan happy. In the 1970s, Raitt hit the scene with bluesy roots that synthesized rock, folk and country music influences, and put out a string of albums that were well-regarded by critics but virtually ignored by everyone else. She went through various ups and downs in her life and career until she finally hit her commercial peak when she took an AC blues-pop turn and released her multiple Grammy-winning 1989 album, Nick of Time. I have much love and respect for the fiery-haired Raitt. While she may not write all her own music, she sure knows how to play it and with easy slide-driven licks to go with her warm rusty vocals. She just finished a co-headlining coast-to-coast summer tour with Taj Mahal, and this show makes up for her previously cancelled March 15 date. —Leilani Polk
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Grateful Dead Night w/Uncle John’s Band

THE STATE THEATRE The Atticus Tour w/Finch/Bless the Fall/Drop Dead Gorgeous/Vanna/Lets Get It Originally formed in 1999, Finch is a post-hardcore five-piece from Temecula, Calif., that took an “indefinite hiatus” in ’05 after releasing two albums, reformed in ’07 and went on a reunion tour across America and the U.K., and put out a self-titled EP in ’08. Finch is currently working on album three and have posted the first single on their Myspace page, “Hail the Fire,” a heavy propulsive number with pounding and roiling drumbeats, dual vocals, one singing the main verses in compelling or pained wails, the other shouting or shrieking backing responses, and guitars riffing and raging to the song’s climactic and abrupt end. —LP

FRIDAY, Oct. 23
ACE’S DJ Rafferty/Swamp Donkie/The Groove Plant
AMERICAN LEGION POST 312 Tone Zone
CABANA INN & LOUNGE Steel River Band
CAFÉ RUELLE Debbie J
DCOY DUCKS Big Daddy
DISTILLERY Save The Radio
5 O’CLOCK CLUB Paul Galestro/The Cherry Bombs
THE FLYING DOG CAFÉ Main Street Station
THE GATOR CLUB The Boneshakers
GECKO’S @ THE LANDINGS Under Current
HONOLUANA ISLAND GRILL Bad JuJu
THE IRISH ROVER Bobby Vesey
LEBARGE BC Hathaway
OLD PACKINGHOUSE Greenhouse Effect
PASTIMES PUB Geri X w/The Acho Brothers and Big Blue House
PEGGY’S CORRAL The Arch
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Damon Fowler
SHARKY’S Impulse
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE 30th Annual Freaker’s Ball Magical Mythical Tour w/The Legendary JCs/Rev. Billy C Wirtz For its 30th Halloween throwdown, Skipper’s has organized an evening of guaranteed good times. The Legendary JC’s bring funky energy and a thoroughly sweaty soul revue to the mix; country-blues artist Rev. Billy C. Wirtz offers his deep-voiced sardonic wit. Dress up as your idol, real or imagined; this year’s theme is “myths and legends,” and the winner of the costume contest gets a schweet cash prize. —LP
THE STATE THEATRE Revolting Cocks/Jim Rose Circus/Blownload/Left Spine Down Purveyors of down-and-dirty industrial dance music since 1983, Revolting Cocks are passing the torch of their music, at least temporarily. Three musicians hand-picked by RevCo frontman Al Jourgensen — singer Josh Bradford, guitarist Sin Quirin and keyboardist/electronics specialist Clayton Worbeck — helped record RevCo’s fifth and latest album, Sex-O Olympic-O (out March 3). Then he sent them on the road for the current “LubricaTour” to play the songs live, with Bradford, Quirin and Worbeck joined by drummer Aaron Rossi and bassist Murv, and “special guest” appearances by Jourgensen in select cities. No telling if he’ll show at the Bay area stop. —LP
VINO LOCO Sam D
WOODY’S RIVER ROO DTs (Early)/Gumbo Boogie (Late)

SATURDAY, Oct. 24
ACE’S The Red Elvises
AMERICAN LEGION POST 312 Tone Zone
CABANA INN & LOUNGE The Boneshakers
CAFÉ RUELLE Paul Cottrell
DCOY DUCKS The Flats
DISTILLERY Tantrum
ED SMITH STADIUM Sarasota Blues Fest w/Little Feat/Duke Robillard/Larry McCray/Bruce Katz and the Floyd Miles Allstars “Mojo” Myles Band The 19th annual fest is headlined by 40-years-strong blues-soaked folk rockers Little Feat, which has seen several lineup changes since its inception in 1969 (vocalist/keyboardist Bill Payne is the sole original member). You probably know them from their funky rock ditty, “Time Loves a Hero” or the bouncy “Sailin’ Shoes.” —LP
ELLENTON SUDS Mark Anthony Band
5 O’CLOCK CLUB Sarasota Blues Fest After Party w/The Venturas
THE GATOR CLUB Someone From Somewhere
HONOLUANA ISLAND GRILL The BobLynn Brothers
THE IRISH ROVER Bobby Vesey
IVORY The Big Bounce
JANNUS LANDING Stryper
LEBARGE Rich McKee
NEW YORK NEW YORK AJ & The Automatics
PASTIMES PUB Devon Allman’s Honeytribe
PEGGY’S CORRAL The DTs (Early)/Knight Fall (Late)
RASHER TIERNEY’S Glass Onion
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Damon Fowler
ROCKIN’ HORSE SALOON Dakota Rose
SHARKY’S Moving Target
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE New Riders of the Purple Sage/Thomas Wynn & The Believers
THE STATE THEATRE Loco Lockdown/Suggestion/Full Flight/The Audrey Slam/Lavin
TEQUILA BEACH Democracy
VINO LOCO Sean Phillips
WOODY’S RIVER ROO Caribbean Cowboy (Early)/Karaoke (Late)

SUNDAY, Oct. 25
ACE’S Tucci
LEBARGE Howlin’ Bob
PASTIMES PUB Scott H. Biram Country punkin’ Biram is an explosive, one-man band whose whiskey-drinking ditties are perfect for pounding your feet on a dusty floorboard and yelling retorts to raucously humorous choruses like “Babe, I’m ‘bout to plough you under / Forget you forever and ever / I’m ‘bout to plough you goddamn under.” —LP
PEGGY’S CORRAL The DTs (Early)
RINGSIDE CAFÉ Sarasota Slim
SHARKY’S Kool Breeze
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Moonalice
THE STATE THEATRE N.Y.C. feat. Tommy Bolan/Sledgegrinder/Chamber The Cartridge/MGP
STEEL CAN ALLEY Red Elvises
WOODY’S RIVER ROO Taylor-Taylor (Early)/Chuck Cobb (Late)

MONDAY, Oct. 26
AMERICAN LEGION POST 312 The Ricky & Franky Rockin’ Oldies Show
CROWBAR Modern Skirts w/The Old Ceremony Athens quartet Modern Skirts have built up a solid local following with their appealingly quirky alt-pop. Gentle vocals are set against swaying melodies, synthesizer flourishes give it a subtle dance music feel akin to Stereolab, and lyrics range from clear to cryptic, like the main refrain of “Soft Pedal” off their new self-released album, All of Us in Our Night: “I can’t shut off this stereo / You got on top and we both got off again / Give me a knife and a merry-go-round / You got on top and we both got off again.” —LP
THE GATOR CLUB Identity Krisis
RITZ YBOR Glamour Kills Tour w/All Time Low/We The Kings/Hey Monday/The Friday Night Boys
RUTH ECKERD HALL Benise
SARASOTA SAILING SQUADRON Barry & Holly Tashian

TUESDAY, Oct. 27
ACE’S Muphin Chuckrs
THE GATOR CLUB G-Force
IVORY Jazz-2-Blue Tuesdays w/Scott Simon
LEBARGE Dan Crawford
PASTIMES PUB Soap Dance Party
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Annie’s Girlie Show 15 w/Ella Jet/My Little Trotsky/Nikki Talley The femme-centric concert series continues with sets by 11-year-old singer-songwriter-acoustic guitar player Ella Jet (daughter of Experimental Pilot’s Stephen Vessenmeyer), the pop-eclectic punk of My Little Trotsky (headed up by multi-instrumentalist Corey Jane Holt and co-consprirator bassist/vocalist Karen Collins), and direct from Asheville, sultry-voiced Americana songstress Nikki Talley. —LP

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28
ACE’S Blues Jam w/Left Blue Fender
BC RECOVERY ROOM Panama Pete and Manatee Mike Open Jam
DCOY DUCKS Bootleg
THE GATOR CLUB G-Force
THE IRISH ROVER Bobby Vesey Ballads & Bodhrans
IVORY Hip-Hop Humpdays w/DJ Scotty B.
LEBARGE Max McCann
OLD PACKINGHOUSE The Florida Mountain Boys
PASTIMES PUB Awestruck
RUTH ECHERD HALL Yo Yo Ma Cellist extraordinaire Yo Yo Ma brings his skills to town for a concert that includes selections from Bach’s Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites. —LP
SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE Island Night w/Tribal Style
WOODY’S RIVER ROO Jeano

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