Vampire disco on Friday the 13th: The Lonely Ones book Jessie's Lounge

The Lonely Ones and Earshot bring their Florida tour to downtown Winter Haven on Nov. 13 — and the calendar couldn't have picked a better night.

Some bookings write their own hook. A band that calls itself "vampire disco rock" has landed a Friday the 13th in downtown Winter Haven: The Lonely Ones play Jessie's Lounge on Friday, Nov. 13, sharing the bill with Earshot. The show was announced last week and is billed on its ticket page as "Earshot & The Lonely Ones make it to Jessie's on their Florida tour."

The Lonely Ones describe themselves in four words — vampire disco rock — and their latest single gives a good sense of what that means: it's called "Dark Side of the Disco Ball." Glitter, guitars and a touch of the gothic is a lot to promise from a stage on Third Street, but the date helps. Few nights on the calendar are better suited to a band with fangs in its press kit.

Earshot shares the billing and the Florida run. That's all their listing says, so treat their set as the evening's discovery.

Few nights on the calendar are better suited to a band with fangs in its press kit.

The room is a big part of why a touring double bill stops in Winter Haven at all. Jessie's Lounge, at 118 3rd St. SW, opened in 2002 in the old home of the 3rd Street Pub and Cinema. Over the years it has brought national acts to a town most tours drive past on the way to Orlando or Tampa.

It's also more than one room. The owners opened Jensen's Corner Bar in the same building in December 2015 — a non-smoking bar with wine and craft beer, named for family — and a patio links the two. On a show night that means you can step out for air or a quieter drink without losing your spot for long.

The Lonely Ones' usual headline rooms run to a few hundred people, and Jessie's is that kind of place: a downtown bar where the stage is close, the crowd is close and a band with a theatrical streak can work the whole room.

What to know before you go: tickets are on Eventbrite through the link on our page, sold by Jessie's itself. Check the event page or the venue's Facebook closer to the date for door and set times. Jessie's is a bar, so bring ID. If you want to commit to the theme, it's Friday the 13th and the headliners are a vampire disco band. Dress accordingly; nobody at a show like this will think you're overdoing it.

Winter Haven doesn't get many reasons to go out dressed as something that sleeps in a coffin. This is one. Head downtown, grab a drink on the patio and catch The Lonely Ones on the 13th.

Sources: Jessie's Lounge Events — Eventbrite (eventbrite.com); Earshot & The Lonely Ones at Jessie's — Eventbrite (eventbrite.com); The Lonely Ones (@thelonelyonesband) — Facebook (facebook.com); Jessie's Lounge — Facebook (facebook.com); Jessie's Lounge — Visit Central Florida (visitcentralflorida.org)