Sound Advice: SWFL: The Late Shift

Sound Advice SWFL: The Late Shift, Waterfront Sets and an Early StartStart early or stay late. The weekend resolves into waterfront sets, familiar songs and a late run of DJs that stretches past 10 PM. Here is the edit for Southwest Florida from Friday through Sunday.The Late ShiftFriday and Saturday still have real choices after most of the earlier bands are done. Rock, open format, Top 40 and EDM, pop and country, house, hip-hop and reggae all make it into the later hours.Friday

Driftstone at BackStreets Sports Bar, 9:30 PM
Full-band rock, classic rock and covers start the late run before the DJs take over elsewhere.

Dj Julz (Hoolz) at Bay Street Yard, 10:00 PM
Open format with rock in the mix keeps Bay Street Yard going into the late shift.

DJ KRiMSUN at The Lucky Screw, 10:30 PM
Top 40 and EDM make this Friday's more electronic late-night option.

Saturday

Dj Hitman at Backyard Social, 9:30 PM
Pop and country move Saturday's later hours away from the earlier rock-heavy bands.

Ian Kelley at Bay Street Yard, 10:00 PM
Open format and house take over for Bay Street Yard's later Saturday set.

DJ Bemix at The Lucky Screw, 10:30 PM
Hip-hop and reggae give the latest Saturday DJ start another distinct lane.

Sunday

Driftstone at BackStreets Sports Bar, 9:00 PM
A full-band rock and cover set gives Sunday a different late-night option.

Waterfront SetsThe water earns a section this weekend. Slipaway has afternoon and evening music in its open-air marina setting, while The Whale brings Fort Myers Beach into the mix with current top-floor bookings at its beachfront property.Friday

Relentless Fire at Slipaway Cape, 5:30 PM
Full-band classic and party rock in Slipaway's open-air waterfront setting.

Back Country Boys at The Whale, 6:30 PM
Country rock and southern rock from a full band on The Whale's top floor.

Saturday

Shaun Miller at Slipaway Cape, 12:30 PM
A solo mix of rock, reggae and alternative gives the waterfront choice a daytime version.

Phenomenal Animal at Slipaway Cape, 6:00 PM
Rock opens into funk and soul for Slipaway's Saturday evening full-band booking.

Soapy Tuna at The Whale, 6:30 PM
70s and 80s rock from a full band on The Whale's top floor gives Saturday the throwback waterfront option.

Sunday

The NightOwls at The Whale, 6:30 PM
Rock, pop and covers keep the beachfront side of the section going through Sunday evening.

Familiar TerritoryA lot of this weekend comes with songs you already know. Multi-decade covers, 70s and 80s rock, classic rock, a full Grateful Dead tribute and familiar pop-rock give recognition a pretty deep bench.Friday

Claire Liparulo at The Whale, 12:00 PM
Solo rock with an 80s and 90s lean starts the familiar-song thread early.

Danielle Brittany at The Hampton Social - Naples, 5:00 PM
Pop covers stretching from the 60s through current hits give this one the widest stated songbook in the group.

Soapy Tuna at Bay Street Yard, 6:00 PM
A full band built around 70s and 80s rock puts the era itself at the center of the set.

Saturday

Dead All Over at Backyard Social, 6:00 PM
The full-band Grateful Dead tribute is the weekend's most concentrated catalog play.

The Poelker Brothers Band at Bay Street Yard, 6:00 PM
Classic and southern rock keep Saturday evening firmly in recognizable territory without becoming another tribute set.

Sunday

The NightOwls at The Whale, 6:30 PM
Rock, pop and cover-band material take the familiar-song thread into Sunday evening.

The Early StartYou do not have to wait for Saturday night. The weekend has enough noon and early-evening music to make going out early a real option.

Karin James at The Hampton Social - Naples, Saturday at 11:30 AM
A solo set crossing rock, country and classic rock gives Naples a before-noon option.

Claire Liparulo at The Whale, Friday at 12:00 PM
Solo rock with an 80s and 90s lean gets Friday going well before the evening bands.

Shaun Miller at Slipaway Cape, Saturday at 12:30 PM
Rock, reggae and alternative meet in a solo waterfront set.

Danielle Brittany at The Hampton Social - Naples, Friday at 5:00 PM
Multi-decade pop covers make this the familiar-song choice among Friday's earlier starts.

Relentless Fire at Slipaway Cape, Friday at 5:30 PM
Full-band classic and party rock gives the earlier slate a bigger-band option.

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