Based on packed houses at three LkldLive Tom Petty tributes, this is a town that loves the Gainesville-bred rock star. There’s another chance to wax nostalgic for the late leader of the Heartbreakers Friday at the RP Funding Center when Classic Albums Live re-creates “Damn the Torpedoes,” Petty’s hit-filled, breakout album from 1979. More highlights and our updated music calendar:

Country music fans might want to check out Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Claire Petrie and her band, playing Saturday afternoon at a Cannon Cadillac concert benefitting Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine.

For folkies, Massachusetts singer-songwriter Mike Laureanno, the winner of multiple song-writing contests, plays an Among Friends Music house concert on Sunday night.

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Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.

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