I bet you didn't think there'd be so much music happening this Mon., May 11. Check out the daily breakdown below.FIDLAR with METZ The hype leading up to the release of FIDLAR’s 2013 self-titled debut on Mom + Pop Music was almost as loud as the garage-skate punk sounds found seething and raging in songs like rah-rah first single “Cheap Beer,” with Time magazine, Huffington Post, Consequence of Sound and Stereogum all running “most anticipated/watch this band”-style pieces prior to its release. While the buzz has died down a bit, FIDLAR continues to enjoy its after effects and rolls through town on a headline tour with fellow all-caps-styled Canadian noise rock outfit METZ. (State Theatre, St. Petersburg)
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion The last Club Jaeb concert of the season brings ostensible folk royalty to the stage via Sarah Lee Guthrie, daughter of Arlo, granddaughter of Woody, and possessing her own rootsy, pop-melodious talents in high honeyed vocals that weave harmoniously with the slightly lower yet no less sweet intones of husband/collaborator Johnny Irion. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Patrick Sansone produced 2013 album Wassaic Way. (Jaeb Theater at Straz Center for the Performing Arts, downtown Tampa)
Bette Midler She’s an entertainer whose half-century career spans theater, film and Grammy-winning music – and sometimes a combination of all three – but as a child of the ‘80s, Bette Midler will always be that wacky ginger who played such very different people in era films Big Business, Ruthless People and Beaches, but tackled all three roles with the same dynamic gusto. Bette Midler hits town on her first major tour in a decade, playing the expected hits along with material off her 2014 studio LP, It’s the Girls!, a vocal pop tribute to girl groups through the ages. (Amalie Arena, downtown Tampa)