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Cardiel w/Prescribed Fire Drummer Samantha Ambrosio and guitarist/vocalist Miguel Fraíno are two parts of the duo Cardiel, a fuzz-punk band with roots in both Valencia, Venezuela and Mexico City. And since this Thrasher Magazine-approved skate-rock outfit is headlining one of the meccas of St. Pete’s skating culture (The Bends, of course), you can probably expect a few PBR-drinking, Carhartt-wearing bros flipping and grinding in front of the popular dive bar while Cardiel jams inside. Specializing in fast and furious psychedelic-punk anthems that invoke headbanging and perhaps a f...

Johnny Dynamite and the Bloodsuckers w/Bedside Kites/Fessi K John Morisi is a lot like the rest of us in that he’s not afraid to express his love for a wide swatch of music. As Under the Radar points out, the New York songwriter touring right now with his band Johnny Dynamite and The Bloodsuckers is influenced by everything from Pet Shop Boys to Max Martin. On The Tale of Tommy Gunn, released in September via Born Loser Records, Morisi spins the tale of a Big Apple underdog who thinks he’s supposed to make it in Nashville, Tennessee. Over programmed beats, jangly guitars, city-pop ...

Glove (St. Pete residency) The shows at The Bends happen every Saturday in October. Each show features live sets from Bay area and national bands, with Glove playing full band sets on Oct. 7, plus DJ sets on Oct. 14 and Oct. 21. Romeo Blue, the synth-pop project of Merchandise frontman Carson Cox, joins the band along with Seattle glam-folk gem Scott Yoder, St. Pete’s lord or analog EBM Ortrotasce, and Orlando new wave band The Synthetics. The Oct. 28 band set from Glove is also a Halloween party.

Clairmel w/Reconciler Miller Lowlifes, a new band from scene staple Matt Shumate., opens the punk-rock show along with Spanish Needles.

It actually doesn’t take a large amount of pressure to trigger the healing process in a hyperbaric chamber.