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Weekend concert picks: Fleetwood Mac, Herbie Hancock, Dawes and more

Plus get details on Whigfest, the Zombies, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Copeland and other artists.
 
Fleetwood Mac, now featuring Neil Finn and Mike Campbell, will perform at Amalie Arena on Feb. 18. (Photo by PMK BNC
Fleetwood Mac, now featuring Neil Finn and Mike Campbell, will perform at Amalie Arena on Feb. 18. (Photo by PMK BNC
Published Feb. 13, 2019

GOING THEIR OWN WAY: Fleetwood Mac

Look where all this fighting got us. More than 50 years after Fleetwood Mac started, we're staring down a version with members of Crowded House and the Heartbreakers replacing Lindsey Buckingham. If this is how the chain is permanently broken, with Buckingham claiming he was fired by phone from the band he helped turn into one of the world's biggest, so be it. It'll be bittersweet hearing one replacement, Neil Finn, filling in on Don't Stop, and another, Mike Campbell, strumming out Free Fallin' (RIP forever, Tom). But as long as Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie are still there singing all those giant hits, it'll still feel close enough to the real deal. Won't it? Maybe? Find out at 8 p.m. Monday. Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. $69.50 and up. (813) 301-2500. amaliearena.com.

MAN OF INFLUENCE: Herbie Hancock

Remember when Herbie Hancock shocked the world when his 2007 album River: The Joni Letters won the Grammy for Album of the Year? Remember how it blew everyone's mind? Because Hancock sure does. "I read some negative press that said, 'Why are they giving Album of the Year to this old guy that's been around this long? Why don't they give it to Amy Winehouse, who's much younger?' " the 78-year-old jazz legend said. "I thought I made a really good album, regardless of my age. You don't necessarily go out to pasture unless you decide not to be creative." As usual, Herbie's right. Decades after rising to prominence playing keys for Miles Davis, the Grammy-, Oscar- and Kennedy Center Honors-winning composer is still pushing boundaries out on the road. His band includes saxophonist and hip-hop fusionist Terrace Martin, a key producer on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly. 8 p.m. Friday. Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. $53.75 and up. (727) 791-7400. rutheckerdhall.com.

DUB REDUX: Lee "Scratch" Perry

The dub gods smiled upon Tampa Bay in 2018 when we got a long-awaited visit from reggae innovator and Bob Marley producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, still colorful and hard to categorize after all these decades. Now nearly 83, he'll return for the second time in just over a year at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Orpheum, 1915 E Seventh Ave., Ybor City. Even better, he and Subatomic Sound System will be playing his band the Upsetters' influential 1973 album Blackboard Jungle Dub live in its entirety. $18 and up. (813) 248-9500. theorpheum.com.

GOLDEN BOYS: Dawes

Mandy Moore knows what's up. Last year, she married Dawes singer and scruffy Americana poet Taylor Goldsmith, one of the best songwriters in music, with a gift for setting and sentiment few can match. Hailed as Laurel Canyon torchbearers, the group has branched and grown over their last couple of albums, including last year's gentle and piano-tinged Passwords. Dawes has played plenty of venues around town, but this will be their first time headlining a local theater, so check them out and fall in love, just like Mandy did. 8 p.m. Sunday. Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. $29 and up. (727) 791-7400. atthecap.com.

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THEY'RE ALIVE: The Zombies

The Zombies have been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1989, only a few years after it opened. But it's not like they've spent 30 years sitting around waiting to get in. "I only became aware that we were on the Rock Hall's radar when we were first nominated about five years ago," said singer Colin Blunstone. "Just being nominated was a huge lift in itself, but I also knew that being inducted was a completely different thing, and there was always a chance it would never happen." This year, though, the Sound of the Season psych-rock influencers got the call — alongside big names like Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks and the Cure, no less. Six weeks before their enshrinement, they'll perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. $49.50 and up. (727) 791-7400. atthecap.com.

ONWARD AND UPWARD: Copeland

Kudos to Copeland for keeping their comeback interesting. After their 2014 reunion album Ixora, the Lakeland indie rockers expanded their sound last fall by performing a standalone hometown concert backed by a full symphony. And on Friday they'll release their sixth album Blushing, which judging from the first few singles looks to have a real Bon Iver/James Blake vibe. In lieu of a record release show, see them at 7 p.m. Feb. 20. Orpheum, 1915 E Seventh Ave., Ybor City. From Indian Lakes and Many Rooms open. $19 and up. (813) 248-9500. theorpheum.com.

HAIRY SITUATION: Whigfest

Still waiting on a proper Tropical Heatwave replacement, are we? Maybe that's Whigfest's ultimate destiny. The festival, which has stutter-stepped in and out of venues in St. Petersburg and Ybor City since 2013, has settled on a lineup that emphasizes Americana and singer-songwriters. Newgrassers Trampled By Turtles (Saturday) and Americana singer-songwriter Tyler Childers (Sunday) lead a bill heavy on local voices, spread across five stages at the Ritz Ybor, the Attic, Gaspar's Grotto and First Chance Last Chance. $55 and up per day, $90 and up for the weekend. whigfest.com.