WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
Little Dragon 7 p.m. at the Beacham; $30-$35 Sweden’s finest musical export since Entombed, this Grammy-nominated electronic pop outfit are taking the songs from last year’s critically lauded Season High album out on the road one more time. FRIDAY, MARCH 16
Anita Baker 8 p.m. at Bob Carr Theater; $49.50 On New Year’s Day, soul/R&B/pop singer extraordinaire Anita Baker announced her impending retirement from performing, to be capped off by a series of farewell shows in March. And this show will be one of those long goodbyes.
ROVA Saxophone Quartet 7 p.m. at Timucua White House; donations encouraged Adventurous saxophone-and-only-saxophone ensemble of San Francisco musicians has been pushing at the boundaries of jazz since 1977. Famous as the first avant-garde U.S. group to tour the Soviet Union in the 1983, ROVA never fails to dazzle. FRIDAY, MARCH 23
Dead Boys
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8 p.m. at Will’s Pub; $15-$18 At this rebooked date, one of many shows canceled in the wake of Hurricane Irma, veteran trash-punks and CBGB’s creepers Cheetah Chrome’s Dead Boys are making up for lost time and belatedly celebrating the 40th anniversary of their debut album, Young, Loud and Snotty. SUNDAY, MARCH 25
Dashboard Confessional 6:30 p.m. at House of Blues; $33.10 Emo-punk godfather Chris Carrabba and crew are hitting Orlando as part of their “We Fight 2018” tour, playing out songs from their first album in eight years, Crooked Shadows.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Ho99o9 8 p.m. at Blackstar; $18.80 A truly seismic night with rap demons Ho999o9 joined by 3Teeth and the truly terrifying Street Sects. FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Buddy Guy 7 p.m. at House of Blues; $39.50 Beyond-legendary Chicago blues guitarist is responsible for influencing a good deal of the rock music in your record collection. FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Dr. Dog 9 p.m. at Plaza Live; $23-$34.50 Good-time rockers Dr. Dog come bearing songs from critically lauded new album Critical Equation. (Hey!)
SUNDAY, MARCH 18
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FRIDAY, MARCH 30 Broken Social Scene 7 p.m. at House of Blues; $26-$48.75 Redoubtable Toronto indie rock collective big on hooks and heartbreak.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Minus the Bear 6 p.m. at the Beacham; $29.50 Seattle indie-rock heroes continue to expand their musical boundaries ever outward. SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Alan Parsons Live Project 8 p.m. at the Plaza Live; $57-$77 Legendary prog-rock behemoths reunite for a night of technical wizardry. SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Bad Bunny 7 p.m. at Amway Center; $80.50$140.50 The Puerto Rican rapper-producer is rising fast – he was recently named an Apple Music “Up Next” artist. THURSDAY, MAY 3 Brian Jonestown Massacre 7 p.m. at the Social; $30-$35 Against all odds, the relentlessly creative and constantly changing psych-rock ensemble led by Anton Newcombe survives and thrives. TUESDAY, MAY 8 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 7 p.m. at the Beacham; $26 Makeup gig for the American shoegaze-sleaze merchants and feedback enthusiasts.
MARCH 14-20 2018
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