Sound Advice: Tampa Bay

Sound Advice: Live Music in Tampa Bay This Weekend (Oct 9-11)Tampa Bay has a little bit of everything this weekend, but the best choices depend on what kind of night you're after. St. Pete has DJs playing well past midnight, country moves between solo sets and full bands, and several restaurants make live music part of the dinner plan. There are even DJ sets worth catching before dark.The Late ShiftThe night doesn't end at 11 in St. Pete. Disco, hip-hop and open-format DJs take over the late starts, while Tampa keeps things running until 1 AM. There's even a full-band alternative for Saturday.Friday

SVNTOS at Predalina, 8:30 PM
Funk, house and R&B take Predalina through 1 AM.

Bohav at Good Night John Boy St. Pete, 11:00 PM
Disco and disco house carry this one all the way to 2 AM.

DJ Dani at My Rich Uncle, 11:00 PM
EDM and hip-hop offer a different direction for the 11 PM to 2 AM window.

DJ Mase at Welcome to The Farm - St. Pete, 11:45 PM
Open format and EDM, with one of Friday's latest starts and a 1:45 AM finish.

Saturday

Matty Chiuch at Predalina, 8:30 PM
Open-format and EDM selections keep Predalina going until 1 AM.

Emmet Stevens Jr at Welcome to The Farm - St. Pete, 10:00 PM
A full-band mix of country, rock and pop that runs until 1 AM.

Kid-Unot at Good Night John Boy St. Pete, 11:00 PM
Open format and Top 40 for a late set stretching to 2 AM.

DJ AYESIK at Trailer Daddy, 11:00 PM
Pop and hip-hop take another St. Pete room through 2 AM.

Country in Two GearsCountry doesn't come in just one format this weekend. Solo sets mix in pop and classic rock across Tampa and Plant City, while St. Pete brings the full band into the late hours.Friday

Melissa Lee at Keel & Curley Winery, 6:00 PM
A solo set combining country, classic rock and pop at the winery.

Logan Grant at Welcome to The Farm - St. Pete, 6:45 PM
Country covers and folk in a solo set ahead of Friday's full-band booking.

Emmet Stevens Jr at Welcome to The Farm - St. Pete, 9:00 PM
Country meets rock and pop as the full band takes over for the late set.

Saturday

ERIC WILL at Keel & Curley Winery, 10:00 AM
Pop and country covers give the winery one of Saturday's earliest performances.

Katie Lombardo at Forbici, 11:30 AM
Country and Top 40 covers in a solo lunchtime set at Forbici's Tampa location.

Aubrey Wollett at Welcome to The Farm - St. Pete, 5:00 PM
Acoustic country and country-pop offer a softer Saturday option.

Emmet Stevens Jr at Welcome to The Farm - St. Pete, 10:00 PM
The full-band country, rock and pop mix returns for a second late-night performance.

Sunday

Colt Clark at Forbici, 6:00 PM
Rock, classic rock and country combine for a Sunday evening set.

Dinner With a Live SoundtrackGood music doesn't always need to be the whole night. These are the places to make dinner part of the plan, with everything from pop and classic rock to indie folk, funk, and bossa nova playing alongside it.Friday

Ken Apperson at Highland House, 6:00 PM
Pop, variety and rock alongside dinner at Highland House.

Chad Lada at Mad Dogs and Englishmen, 6:00 PM
Rock, pop and country in an acoustic setting at the South Tampa restaurant.

Sara Nelms at The Living Room on Main, 7:00 PM
Pop spanning the '60s through the 2000s, with country in the mix.

Mwiza at Tori Bar, 7:00 PM
A solo set mixing pop, R&B and jazz at Tori Bar.

Saturday

Roberto DeBourg at Highland House, 6:00 PM
Funk and Americana offer a different Saturday soundtrack at Highland House.

Isa Mikkayla at Mad Dogs and Englishmen, 6:00 PM
Indie folk and indie pop in a South Tampa restaurant setting.

Evan Koteles at Forbici, 7:30 PM
Pop and classic-rock covers at Forbici in Hyde Park Village.

Sunday

Gabbee at Forbici, 6:00 PM
Bossa nova, jazz and Top 40 round out the weekend with a different musical direction.

DJs Before DarkNot every DJ set requires a late night. Saturday starts with tech house before lunch, moves into house at noon and brings open format to St. Pete by 4 PM. Sunday gets going early too.Friday

DJ AYESIK at Good Night John Boy St. Pete, 6:00 PM
Pop and hip-hop open the evening well ahead of the venue's later DJ sets.

Saturday

Mikol Angelo at Union New American, 11:00 AM
Tech house, dance and Latin house bring electronic music into the late-morning hours.

Quinn Blalock at Casa Cami, 12:00 PM
Dance and house from noon at Casa Cami, inside The CURRENT Hotel.

DJ Mase at Good Night John Boy St. Pete, 4:00 PM
Open format and EDM start at 4 PM, well before the club's Saturday late shift.

Sunday

Nalisio Taveras at Union New American, 11:00 AM
Pop and Top 40 give Sunday another DJ set that starts before lunch.

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