Steady Hands and You Blew It! are sure to get emotional at Tuffy’s Music Box

“So let’s raise one for Orlando, and the other decent cities.”

There are very few bands not from Florida writing ballads about our strange peninsula. Steady Hands, founded by Sean Hurber — a member of emo outfit Modern Baseball and, perhaps most importantly, a Philadelphian — is the one we know. And this week, they’re baring their hearts at Tuffy’s in Sanford.

This writer discovered Steady Hands in the depths of the pandemic, immediately struck by raucous sincerity of it all. Every Steady Hands track is a declaration, anthemic and earnest. Over the years they’ve put down deep roots in Florida, most recently reflected in their track aptly dubbed “Florida, Man” on their record Cheap Fiction, released just last year through Lame-O Records. Now they’re coming to town to open for two beloved local bands — Virginity and You Blew It!

Virginity, known for sinuous hooks and breaking knees on stage, released their record Bad Jazz just this summer.

Headliners You Blew It! are marking 10 years since the release of Keep Doing What You’re Doing (oh, how time flies). They’ll be playing the record in full, plus a few fan favorites. The band recently played two sets at Gainesville’s punk pilgrimage Fest to massive crowds of fans singing every word to every song.

Florida, man.

8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford, tuffysmusicbox.com, $23. 

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This article appears in Dec 4-10, 2024.