David Koechner -- Champ Kind from "Anchorman," Todd Packer from "The Office" -- plays three nights of stand-up at Side Splitters, with multiple shows each night (7pm and 9:30pm on the 13th). Adults-leaning stand-up, not a kids' show. Club seating, two-item minimum typical for this venue. Good to know: Side Splitters Comedy Club, 12938 N ... Read more
Doja Cat brings the Tour Ma Vie World Tour to Tampa with Latto opening. She's a Grammy winner whose "Agora Hills" became her eighth No. 1 at Top 40 radio -- a run that puts her among the most consistent hitmakers in pop right now.This is genuinely not a kids' show -- the staging and ... Read more
Jimmy Eat World is playing Bleed American front to back for its 25th anniversary, with Hot Mulligan and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers opening. The album sold 1.7 million copies and threw off "The Middle," a top-5 Hot 100 hit -- AllMusic credits it with helping birth mainstream emo-pop as a genre. The band ... Read more
John Hampson of Nine Days -- the band behind 2000's "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" -- plays Skipper's Smokehouse, the longtime outdoor tiki-bar concert grounds under the oaks in North Tampa. An outdoor general-admission show, fine for all ages with parents along; it's a bar venue, so expect an adult crowd. Good to know: Skipper's ... Read more
A free weekly language exchange at Common Dialect Beerworks in Seminole Heights -- Spanish speakers and Spanish learners pull up chairs together over a beer and trade conversation practice, no class structure or fee involved. Good for any level -- a relaxed, no-pressure way to learn conversational Spanish if you're starting from scratch, or to ... Read more
Cirque du Soleil's first holiday-themed show reimagines "A Visit from St. Nicholas" with the company's usual physical spectacle -- 26 performers, aerial straps, hair suspension, and hoop diving, all built into a tight 90 minutes with no intermission. Unlike some of Cirque's edgier adult productions, this one is built specifically as a family show.Genuinely appropriate ... Read more
The Revivalists are Grammy-nominated and still best known for "Wish I Knew You," the kind of song that became a bigger hit years after it first came out than it was on release. Jannus Live is an outdoor courtyard venue in downtown St. Pete -- a different, more intimate setting than a Tampa arena show.A ... Read more
DragonForce is playing their RIAA Gold-certified album "Inhuman Rampage" start to finish for the first time ever, 20 years after it came out -- that's the album with "Through the Fire and Flames," the hardest song in Guitar Hero III's library at 3,722 notes. Ensiferum and Rhapsody of Fire open.A power metal show, fine for ... Read more
Sting -- 17-time Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, former Police frontman -- plays the Hard Rock Event Center on his 3.0 Tour, pulling from his solo catalog and his Police-era hits alike. An arena-style concert, fine for teens and up, a late school night for younger kids. Good to know: Hard Rock ... Read more
A free weekly language exchange at Common Dialect Beerworks in Seminole Heights -- Spanish speakers and Spanish learners pull up chairs together over a beer and trade conversation practice, no class structure or fee involved. Good for any level -- a relaxed, no-pressure way to learn conversational Spanish if you're starting from scratch, or to ... Read more