Tampa Bay live music Thursday with Joshua Reilly, The Venus, Tropico Blvd. and more

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✔️= Critic’s Pick

✔️ Rock the Park w/The Sagas/The Venus/Joshua Reilly The new year is here, and downtown Tampa concert series Rock the Park is getting off to a fast start with this free show that kicks off with a set by Pinellas songwriter Joshua Reilly, who’s been bringing his Midwestern take on Florida folk songs to many a new stage as of late (Reilly, 39, is a resident at Safety Harbor’s Crooked Thumb Brewery, but he’s played alongside new artists in new-to-him venues toward the end of 2018). This pet and kid-friendly show sees an out-of-town act — Atlanta-based solpunk band The Sagas — taking the stage with a hybrid sound (think reggae, funk, jazz, metal, ska and more all mixed together) in the headlining slot. Read more about Rock the Park’s other local act, The Venus, to your right. (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa) INFO

Grateful Dead Nite w/Uncle John’s Band In May, CL shed light on Uncle John’s Band’s 1000th show at Skipper’s Smokehouse’s Grateful Dead tribute night, and the most Grateful show on Earth just keeps rolling on, and on and on with this, UJB’s 1030th show under the Skipperdome. Bet you never imagined dancing barefoot under the oaks with your son and grandson, old man. Free to attend. (Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa) INFO

Tropico Blvd. w/Oak Ramble/Blubop Fandango Folk and Americana (Oak Ramble), funk (Tropico Blvd.) and a very strange, yet enticing, blend of banjo-jazz and jam-rock (Blubop Fandango) come out to play at Dunedin Brewery, which hosts this free Thursday-night concert. (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO

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ALSO PLAYING

*See a list of venues hosting residencies and tribute or cover bands at the bottom of this post.

Oxford Noland w/Kerry CourtneyDonna Lu (The Bends, St. Petersburg) INFO

Duo Sol Caliente (Paul’s Landing at The Vinoy, St. Petersburg) INFO

80s Party w/DJ Evan Sanders (Red Star Rock Bar, Tampa) INFO

La Lucha (Marchand’s at The Vinoy, St. Petersburg) INFO

Zachary Biss (The Horse and Jockey, South Pasadena) INFO

Tres Chingones w/Demian Gordon (Brass Mug, Tampa) INFO

Somatic (Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin) INFO

Lisa Noe w/Kelly Neff/Melissa Crispo (Hideaway Café, St. Petersburg) INFO

Trill Jam (Pegasus Night Club, Tampa) INFO

Danielle Mohr (Nebraska Mini-Mart, Tampa) INFO

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Below is a list of clubs and restaurants that either regularly book both original music acts as well as tribute and cover bands or feature a concert calendar stocked with higher-quality residents. Follow the links to the see more.

Residencies

c. 1949 Florida Beer Garden 6905 N Orleans Ave., Tampa
Hideaway Café 1756 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Jazz House Supper Club 9331 East Adamo Dr., Tampa
The Landing at Jannus 200 First Ave N., St. Petersburg
The Living Room 487 Main St., Dunedin
The Mandarin Hide 231 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
Ringside Café 16 2nd St N., St. Petersburg
Ruby’s Elixir 15 3rd St. N., St. Petersburg
Seminole Hard Rock Café 5223 Orient Rd, Tampa
Tampa Armature Works 1910 N Ola Ave., Tampa
The Vinoy Renaissance 501 5th Ave NE, St. Petersburg

Tribute/Cover/Open Mics

3 Daughters Brewing 222 22nd St., St. Petersburg
Buckets Grill & Tap 4535 Gunn Hwy., Tampa
Captain Jack’s On The Water 21 Oscar Hill Rd., Tarpon Springs
Caddy’s On The Beach 9000 W Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island
Café Hey 1540 N Franklin St., Tampa
Gator’s 12754 Kingfish Dr., Treasure Island
Green Iguana 4029 S. Westshore Blvd., Tampa
Ferg’s Live 490 Channelside Dr., Tampa
JD’s Restaurant & Lounge 125 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach
Hula Bay Club 5210 W Tyson Ave., Tampa
O’Briens Irish Pub Multiple Locations, Tampa
Rick’s On The River 2305 N Willow Ave., Tampa
Smokin’ 19 3080-3090 34th St N., St. Petersburg
Two Buks 1915 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater
Yeoman Cask & Lion (two locations: 202 N. Morgan St., Tampa; 200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg)

There’s more to the Tampa Bay concert calendar, and we’ve got it waiting for you on local.cltampa.com. Visit cltampa.com/music every day to get daily concert roundups plus all the latest concert announcements and local music. Follow us on Twitter (@cl_music) and subscribe to the newsletter, too.

This article appears in Jan 3-10, 2019.

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