An indoor portrait photograph by Dave Kasnic showing singer-songwriter Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. Seated at a large wooden dining table in a brightly lit room next to double windows, he wears a light-colored undershirt beneath an unzipped navy blue hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head, resting his left arm across the back of a wooden chair. On the table before him sits an antique manual typewriter alongside papers and small objects, set against a background featuring a bookshelf filled with books and natural window light.Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Credit: Dave Kasnic

A decade-and-a-half after playing Tampa’s Mojo Books (with freaking Angel Olsen opening), Bonnie Prince Billy still possesses one of the most arresting live shows in indie-rock. Ghosts Of American Psychonauts is proof.

The new live album from the 56-year-old songwriter also known as Will Oldham was recorded last year over two Valentine’s weekend shows in Los Angeles. The short tracklist (just eight cuts) reaches all the way back to 1999 (“I See a Darkness”) and reimagines 2025’s “London May” in a way that’s far more emotional than the recorded version on The Purple Bird.

Tampa’s own Piper Harrow—supporting her own a 2025 live release of tenor uke songs—opens with quiet folk music that cuts straight to the heart.

Tickets to see Bonnie Prince Billy and Piper Harrow at Bayboro Brewing in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Sept. 27 are still available and start at $41.20.

Ghosts of American Psychonauts by Bonnie “Prince” Billy

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This article appears in Sept. 24 – 30, 2026.

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