Friday, yay!. Here's some shows for your head.Peter Frampton Classic rock’s most eminent talkbox user took an unexpected turn with his 2014 album, Hummingbird in a Box, a collection of seven original guitar instrumentals inspired by the Cincinnati Ballet and used in two of the troupe’s spring productions. This date will find him doing his usual guitar-slinging through Frampton Comes Alive! staples like “Baby I Love Your Way,”“Show Me the Way” and “Do You Feel Like We Do” amid various other selections from his 15-album catalog. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
We're Doing It All for LeRoi — A Tribute Show St. Pete drummer LeRoi DuVal (born Lee Timothy Duval) was a tireless supporter of St. Pete’s music and arts scenes, likely best known for his stint in anarchic post-punk duo Arcade Inferno. He worked at downtown St. Pete salon Star Booty, and could be counted on to show up and say something hilarious at any event worth attending. This writer remembers him as warm, talented, provocative and funny. DuVal passed away in August and will be sorely missed by his family, friends and the musicians who were his peers and have banded together to pay tribute to him with a night of music. The Semis, Car Bomb Driver, Aaron Kyle Nelson, Meatwound, Broken Things, Holiday, Lonly Monster, Adam Turkel (of Treasure Island) and STOIC perform at two venues over the course of this Friday-night memorial. Donations at the door go to a musical charity in DuVal’s name. More info here. (Octave and Emerald Bar, St. Petersburg) –Scott Harrell
One Direction with 5 Seconds of Summer The UK pop behemoths were spawned from The X Factor and have taken Simon Cowell’s grooming to the next level by way of social media, teen heartthrob looks and sticky five-part vocal harmonies. One Direction has been on a huge 69-date arena tour behind third LP Midnight Memories; the haul started in April and RayJay marks the second-to-last stop before the quintet flies back to London and prepares to unleash Four on the world this November. (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)
Sean Chambers with Jamie Eubanks Band Hailed by the UK’s Guitarist magazine as “One of the top 50 blues guitarists of the last century,” Hubert Sumlin-mentored axeman Sean Chambers lays down searing blues rock and shed his band for his 2013 solo album, The Rock House Sessions, produced by legendary Steve Ray Vaughan keysman Reese Wynans and recorded with help from an assemblage of Nashville session musicians. (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa)
*PLEASE NOTE: Dumpstaphunk is not playing State Theatre as listed in this week's paper; the date is now set for Thurs., Oct. 23.
ALSO HAPPENING TONIGHT
Silver Screen Orchestra/Snacking The Venture Compound, St. Petersburg
Fubar 5-Year Anniversary Party Fubar, St. Petersburg
First Friday Bluegrass Retreat w/Ramblegrass Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg
Vinyl Only Night w/Chris Mitchell/Brian Busto/Alen P/Yibn Hyde Park Café, Tampa
Dylan Cowles & The Crowknees CD Release Party Blueberry Patch, Gulfport
The Defiant/Bullets First/Black Tides Roll/Dixie Whiskey/Tickle Brass Mug, Tampa
Will Erickson & Neil Alday Hideaway Café& Recording Studio, St. Petersburg
COPE w/Grandpa’s Cough Medicine Crowbar, Ybor City
Peace of Woodstock Largo Cultural Center, Largo