Jonny Craig has a surprisingly silky R&B-soulful vocal quality when you consider his tenure in heavy post-hardcore bands like Dance Gavin Dance and Emarosa; tracks like “The Lives We Live” find him getting downright contemplative over a blend of dramatic synth swells and deliberate slowed-down tempo changes. He’s been through his share of drug abuse-related controversies, but he’s managed to come out on top as both leader of his own band, Slaves, and a solo artist in his own right touring behind a 2015 comp, The Blueprint for Going in Circles, that features current tourmate, alt hip hop singer-songwriter Kyle Lucas, and a surprise full-length solo outing, too: The Le Cube Sessions. Travis Garland also performs on this night. 6 p.m. doors, Epic Problem, Tampa, $15 (all ages).
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Ol’ Dirty St. Pete w/Scram Jones The Bends, St. Petersburg
Scattered Hamlet/Beithemeans/Super Star Love Shack Brass Mug, Tampa
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