After what felt like the slowest summer in music ever, tour schedules have picked up and we’ve got lots to look forward to this fall. Here’s a peek at some noteworthy shows scheduled to land in Tampa Bay in the coming months. Bust out your calendars and start plotting out your fall music must-sees now. Thee Oh Sees John Dwyer is one prolific son of a gun. He and his San Francisco band, Thee Oh Sees, have issued an album a year since 2008 (with two in 2011), and even a brief hiatus in 2013 couldn’t keep ‘em down for long; a few more LPs have followed since their full-steam-ahead return in 2014. This year’s Mutilator Defeated At Last maintains their time-tested formula of mixing fuzzy ‘60s-hued psych-garage rock with snotty modern art punk, all driven by Dwyer’s brassy yelps and dreamier croons. Thee Oh Sees inspire fervent devotion, and this show will most assuredly sell out well in advance; get your tickets stat. Sept. 18, Crowbar, Ybor City.
José González The Swedish singer-songwriter and finger-style acoustic guitarist crafts restrained, exquisitely melodic folk songs that are like a dose of musical Xanax with a heavy measure of heart-squeezing tenderness by way of his clear, elegant, high-toned vocals. Gonzalez issued his first solo album in seven years, Vestiges & Claws, this past February, its subject matter revolving around ideas of civilization, humanism and solidarity. “In general I think that the lyrics are clearer this time, and a little less self-pitying,” he commented in his official statement. Sept. 29, State Theatre, St. Petersburg.
Chance the Rapper Though only 22 years old, the Chicago-spawned hip hop artist has been drumming up a mighty buzz since dropping his 2013 mixtape, Acid Rap, which was diamond certified after being downloaded more than 1 million times on DatPiff.com. That outing served as an introduction to Chance the Rapper’s serpentine flow, mix of rapped and sung verses, and intellectual idiosyncratic subject matter ranging from eating LSD to racial politics. It hasn’t been confirmed whether this date coincides with Surf, his 2015 release as a member of jazz-fused group The Social Experiment (led by Chi-town trumpeter Nico Sega), but we’re keeping our fingers crossed. Nov. 5, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg.
ALSO COMING UP THIS FALL
Umphrey's McGee w/J. Roddy Walston Aug. 23, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Machine Gun Kelly Aug. 24, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City
Panda Elliot Sept. 4, New World Brewery, Ybor City
Ed Sheeran Sept. 10, Amalie Arena, Tampa
Purity Ring Sept. 10, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City
Earl Sweatshirt Sept. 11, Orpheum, Ybor City
Zappa Plays Zappa Sept. 11, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Van Halen Sept. 13, MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater, Tampa
Jonny Craig Sept. 17, Epic Problem, Tampa
Vacationer Sept. 22, Crowbar, Ybor City
Janet Jackson: Unbreakable World Tour, Sept. 24, Amalie Arena, Tampa
Charli XCX/Bleachers/Robert DeLong Sept. 25, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Plan B Block Party w/RJD2 & more Sept. 26, Various Venues, Ybor City
Joyce Manor/Cheap Girls, Sept. 27, Orpheum, Ybor City
Dr. Dog Sept. 28, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Oktobeerfest 2015 w/Freekbass & the Bump Assembly/The Heavy Pets/many more Oct. 1-4, Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin
Steve Aoki Oct. 3, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg
Electric Six/Yip Deceiver Oct. 5, Orpheum, Ybor City
Ani DiFranco Oct. 7, Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Death Grips Oct. 8, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Toro Y Moi Oct. 9, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
The Vibrators Oct. 9, Fubar, St. Petersburg
The Mountain Goats Oct. 10, Orpheum, Ybor City
Drive By Truckers Oct. 11, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Particle Oct. 13, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
Vintage Trouble Oct. 13, State Theatre
Chillin' Music Fest with O.A.R./Ballyhoo!/more Oct. 17, Curtis Hixon Park, Tampa
UB40 Oct. 23, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Warren Haynes Oct. 23, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Joey Bada$$ Oct. 24, Orpheum, Ybor City
Jr. Jr. with Brothertiger Oct. 27, State Theatre, St. Petersburg
Chris Cornell Oct. 30, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires Oct. 30, Crowbar, Ybor City
Mark Knopfler Oct. 30, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Taylor Swift Oct. 31, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
CHVRCHES Oct. 31, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Murs, Nov. 1, Crowbar, Ybor City
Modern Baseball Nov. 3, Orpheum, Ybor City
Prong, Nov. 4 Orpheum, Ybor City
Leftover Salmon Nov. 6, Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Chaka Khan Nov. 13, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Zac Brown Band Nov. 13, MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater, Tampa
Slow Magic Nov. 14, Crowbar, Ybor City
Jake Shimabukuro Nov. 17, Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Circa Survive: Juturna Ten Year Anniversary Tour Nov. 21, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City
Mavis Staples with Joan Osborne Nov. 22, Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Old School Tour w/Salt-n-Pepa/Vanilla Ice/Naughty By Nature/2 Live Crew Dec. 4, USF Sun Dome, Tampa
Joe Bonamassa Dec. 4-5, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Lucero Dec. 5, The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City