A photograph taken by K. Johnson showing musician and filmmaker Jack Johnson on location filming the surf documentary 'Thicker Than Water' in Tahiti circa June 1998. Captured at dusk in a three-quarter shot along the shoreline, Johnson stands smiling toward the camera in a dark short-sleeved t-shirt next to a film camera mounted on a tripod. Behind him, calm ocean waters reflect a colorful sunset sky filled with soft clouds, framed by dark palm trees along the coast on the right.Jack Johnson on location filming ‘Thicker Than Water’ in Tahiti, c. 1998. Credit: Kim Johnson / Big and Bright PR

Tampa Bay’s live music weekend is here, and it’s heavy in the club and also watching movies like Jack Johnson’s new “Surfilmmusic” which will be a big part of a Wednesday concert from the North Shore-dwelling songwriter.

This listing of Tampa Bay’s best concerts and live music happening Aug. 13-20 is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors, then supplemented with select gigs submitted to CL’s event calendar.

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Thursday, Aug. 13

Friday, Aug. 14

Saturday, Aug. 15

Sunday, Aug. 16

Tuesday, Aug. 18

Wednesday, Aug. 19

Thursday, Aug. 20

Meatwound w/Face Dancer/Future Forms/Headless State (The Potion Portal, St. Petersburg)

More concerts and live music events coming to Tampa Bay Aug. 13-20

Audiostar Friday, Aug. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Bryan Smith Friday, Aug. 14. 6:30 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Cagestock: Harlow & The Hounds of Hell w/The Tilt/Golden Hour Trees/The Vindicators/Beach Terror/Maryn Alyse/Wyatt Norton/Chriss/WSAB/more Multiple times Friday-Sunday, Aug. 14-16. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Chaunces Trio Friday, Aug. 14. 8 p.m. Over 21 pay what you want; under 21 $10. Oscura, Bradenton

Club 90s Off Campus Night Friday, Aug. 14. 9 p.m. $25.96 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

The Dark Eighties Dance Party Friday, Aug. 14. 9 p.m. $15.44 & up. Orpheum, Tampa

David Dondero Friday, Aug. 14. 8:30 p.m. $20 suggested donation. House show, Tampa

DJ Dfaz Friday, Aug. 14. 8 p.m. No cover. The Bricks, Ybor City

Dueling Pianos Every second Friday. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Evan Koteles Friday, Aug. 14. 6 p.m. No cover. Water Street, Tampa

Frankie Wheeler Friday, Aug. 14. 9 p.m. No cover. Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern, St. Petersburg

Gracie Topp Friday, Aug. 14. 5 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Jazz Night: James Suggs Friday, Aug. 14. 7:30 p.m. $5 at the door. DI Coffee Bar, Tampa (Davis Islands)

Jenn Marie Trio Friday, Aug. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Keys In The Park Friday, Aug. 14. 5:30 p.m. No cover. Lykes Gaslight Square Park, Tampa

Lyndon Thacker, Vinny Svoboda & Tucker Sody Friday, Aug. 14. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Night Shift: Tinygarbageangel w/Valley/Nessipoodle/Sheclips/Stardoll/Bleed4fame/Bloodjar Friday, Aug. 14. 9 p.m. $20 at door. The Commodore, Ybor City

NoFilter Friday, Aug. 14. 6 p.m. No cover. OCC Road House, Pinellas Park

The Organ Trail Friday, Aug. 14. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Rivals & Villains Friday, Aug. 14. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Ryan Rose Friday, Aug. 14. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Shaw Davis & The Black Ties w/Will Johns Friday, Aug. 14. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Uncle John’s Band Every second Friday. 7 p.m. No cover. Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor

Zach Regan Band Friday, Aug. 14. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Tampa

Anthony Attalla Saturday, Aug. 15. 4 p.m. No cover. M. Bird, Tampa

Ashley Lux Band Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

August Reckner Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Ben Soullier Saturday, Aug. 15. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Pistil House, St. Petersburg

Branson Welsh Group w/Keith James Saturday, Aug. 15. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Chad McDonald w/Brendan Nolan Saturday, Aug. 15. 5 p.m. No cover. Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern, St. Petersburg

Cosplay Rave Saturday, Aug. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. The Bricks, Ybor City

C-Sharp Duo Saturday, Aug. 15. 10 a.m. No cover. Seven C Music, St. Petersburg

Dance at Dusk feat. DJ Cub Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. $9.07. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

DJ Deville Saturday, Aug. 15. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Emily Turnage w/Deb Ruby/June Bunch (Songwriter night) Saturday, Aug. 15. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Frankie Donovan Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. No cover with reservation. The Sapphire, Tampa

Gabe Whitney & Friends Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. $17.85. Kani Ka Pila Room inside NoiseMakers, St. Petersburg

George Pennington Saturday, Aug. 15. 6 p.m. No cover. Water Street, Tampa

Gimme Gimme Disco Saturday, Aug. 15. 8 p.m. $23.19. Orpheum, Tampa

Groove Nation Saturday, Aug. 15. 9 p.m. $17.49 & up. Zodiac, Ybor City

Ichroniq w/The Lost Tropics/Kaleb Woods Saturday, Aug. 15. 5 p.m. $22.88 & up. Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg

Jordan Davis Saturday, Aug. 15. After 6:10 p.m. game. $65.45 & up. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg

Kristopher James Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. Sold out. Music4Life Living Arts Center, Clearwater

Lazarus w/In Decline/Sevenr/Tkosunday/Holysunfish Gbvcoverband/Evanmusic Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. $10. Boba House, Tampa

Lisa & The All Terrain Band Saturday, Aug. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Tampa

Mark Moultrup Trio Saturday, Aug. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. The Independent, Tampa

Mitch Rolling Saturday, Aug. 15. 3 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

The Murder Junkies w/F!/Pig Pen/Olde Rage Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. $15. The Potion Portal, St. Petersburg

Paradiso Saturday, Aug. 15. 9:30 p.m. No cover. Ordinance One, New Port Richey

Radio Silent Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg

Rob Hazen Saturday, Aug. 15. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Rob Hazen Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Samantha Leigh Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. No cover with reservation. The Sapphire, Tampa

Slimers w/Offset Era/ProctoBoy/The Disorderly Saturday, Aug. 15. 7:30 p.m. Over 21 pay what you want; under 21 $10. Oscura, Bradenton

Smash Em Up (Album release) w/Ramtha/High Pressure/Syndicate/Mycelium Construct/Side Winder Saturday, Aug. 15. 6 p.m. $15. Brass Mug, Tampa

St. Pete Dredge Pit II: The Drop Deads w/Dead Reef/Send All/Endurus/more Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. $10. Suite E Studios, St. Petersburg

Tamayo Band Saturday, Aug. 15. 8 p.m. No cover. Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin

Taylor Leopold Saturday, Aug. 15. 12:30 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Technically Tampa Saturday, Aug. 15. 7 p.m. No cover. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Wax Motif Saturday, Aug. 15. 10 p.m. $20.77 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Boxcar Trio feat. Fil Pate Sunday, Aug. 16. 4:30 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Bryan Smith Sunday, Aug. 16. 12 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg

Chance Reynolds Quartet Sundays through Aug. 30. 7 p.m. No cover. La Sétima Club, Ybor City

Daniel Childs w/The Family Funk Sundays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

DJ Mack Jay Sunday, Aug. 16. 9 p.m. No cover with reservation. Alter Ego, Tampa

Frankie Donovan Sunday, Aug. 16. 7 p.m. No cover with reservation. The Sapphire, Tampa

Girls To The Front Music Festival: The Anika Sky Orbit w/Anarkitty/Holly Pocket/WSAB Sunday, Aug. 16. 6 p.m. $10. Outcast Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

James Suggs & Mark Moultrup Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. Hawthorne Bottle Shop, St. Petersburg

Jeremy Carter Sundays. 10 a.m. No cover. Fenway Hotel, Dunedin

Kris Mikhel Music Sunday, Aug. 16. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, Clearwater

Le Jazz Sundays through Aug. 30. 11:30 a.m. No cover. Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, St. Petersburg

Sasha Tuck Sundays. 3 p.m. No cover. Green Light Lounge, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz Vinyl Session Sunday, Aug. 16. 11 a.m. No cover. Suite E Studios, St. Petersburg

Temporary Sanity Sunday, Aug. 16. 6 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Western Gypsies Sunday, Aug. 16. 3 p.m. No cover. Copa, St. Petersburg

Latraia Savage w/Shawn Brown Monday, Aug. 17. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Peggy Morris Mondays. 6 p.m. No cover. Fenway Hotel, Dunedin

Tomkats Jazz Orchestra Mondays. 7 p.m. No cover. CJ’s Backstage, St. Petersburg

Dre Lewis, Xxavier Chisholm and Frank Richardson III Tuesday, Aug. 18. 7 p.m. No cover. Chewy’s Lounge, Seminole Heights

Joe Wood Tuesday, Aug. 18. 7 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Tampa

Kirk Adams & Co. Tuesdays. 8:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Kyle Schroeder Tuesdays. 6 p.m. No cover. Fenway Hotel, Dunedin

Roxanne and her Tribe Tuesday, Aug. 18. 1 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Frankie Donovan Wednesday, Aug. 19. 7 p.m. No cover with reservation. The Sapphire, Tampa

Hot Tonic Wednesday, Aug. 19. 6:30 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Josh Magwood Band Wednesday, Aug. 19. 8:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Joshua Lamkin (Blues jam) Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Chewy’s Lounge, Seminole Heights

Le Jazz Wednesdays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Donatello’s Italian Restaurant, Tampa

Live Bluegrass Jam hosted by Fil Pate Wednesdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Royale Lynn w/Pretty Pity/We’re Wolves Wednesday, Aug. 19 7 p.m. $28.69. Orpheum, Tampa

Squeeze w/Adam Ant/Haircut 100 Wednesday, Aug. 19. 6 p.m. $46.50 & up. The BayCare Sound, Clearwater

Brian Wiedl Thursday, Aug. 20. 6 p.m. No cover. Cage Brewing, St. Petersburg

Emerson Moore Thursday, Aug. 20. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Pistil House, St. Petersburg

Eric Johanson Thursday, Aug. 20. 8 p.m. $19.75. Skippers Smokehouse, Tampa

Eric Von Thursday, Aug. 20. 7:30 p.m. No cover. Freckled Fin Irish Pub, Tampa

Hiram Hazley and Le Jazz Thursdays. 6:30 p.m. No cover. Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg

Makobo Thursday, Aug. 20. 9 p.m. No cover. M. Bird, Tampa

Pickin’ Splinters (Bluegrass jam) Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. Woodwright Brewing Co., Dunedin

Piper Landon Thursday, Aug. 20. 7 p.m. No cover. The North End Taphouse, Gulfport

Songwriter Night: Geri-X & Friends Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg

Starship featuring Mickey Thomas w/John Waite Thursday, Aug. 20. 8 p.m. $50 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Sundé Thursday, Aug. 20. 5 p.m. No cover for members and under 17; $16 for everyone else. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

The Sunsetters Thursdays. 7 p.m. No cover. The Bricks, Ybor City

Tha Banned Thursday, Aug. 20. 8 p.m. No cover. Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa

Will Johns Thursday, Aug. 20. 8 p.m. No cover. Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern, St. Petersburg

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