Creative Loafing Tampa

CL Tampa Music Team's Best Albums of 2011

A breakdown of our favorite albums of the year, with lots of video & audio.

• by Leilani Polk, Julie Garisto, Nicole Kibert, Gabe Echazabal, Joel Weiss, Deborah Ramos, and Evan Tokarz
• Tags: Music, Music Review, metronomy, the english riviera, tuneyards, whokill, mutemath, odd soul, battles, gloss drop, cloud control, bliss release, tv on the radio, nine types of light, best albums of 2011, top albums of 2011, best albums of the year, extra classic, Your Light Like White Lightning Your Light Like A Laserbeam, Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi, Rome, morningbell, basso profundo, akron family, shinju tnt, White Denim, D, lemuria, pebbles, fake problems, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape, auto automatic, greenland is melting, where were we, how dare you, the king the clow and the colonel, have gun will travel, mergers & acquisitions, ninja gun, roman nose, sleepy vikings, they will find you here, The Smiths, The Smiths Complete, PJ Harvey, Let England Shake, Ghostpoet, Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam, Foster The People, Torches, m83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, Tom Waits, Bad as Me, Sigur Rós, Inni, Wilco, The Whole Love, Jónsi, We Bought a Zoo Soundtrack, Yelle, Safari Disco Club, Kate Bush, 50 Words For Snow, Gavin Friday, Catholic, Lenny Kravitz, Black and White America, Fountains of Wayne, Sky Full of Holes, Nick Lowe, The Old Magic, Urge Overkill, Rock & Roll Submarine, The Bangles, Sweetheart of the Sun, Wanda Jackson, The Party Ain’t Over, Duran Duran, All You Need Is Now, Poly Styrene, Generation Indigo, Foo Fighters, Wasting Light, Mastodon, The Hunter, Marksmen, Sister Of Mine, Theophilus London, Timez Are Weird These Days, Book Of Black Earth, The Cold Testament, Grouplove, Never Trust A Happy Song, The Joy Formidable, The Big Roar, The Black Keys, El Camino, The Decemberists, The King Is Dead, Toro y Moi, Underneath the Pine, Maritime, Human Hearts, Vetiver, The Errant Charm, Peter Bjorn & John, Gimme Some, Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues, The Roots, Undun, The Mattson Two, Feeling Hands, Beirut, The Rip Tide, Girls, Father Son Holy Ghost, Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics, Those Darlins, Screws Get Loose, Radical Face, The Family Tree

#MusicMonday, Vol. 53

What the CL Music Team is jamming this fine Monday, from Mutemath to The Black Keys, and more.

• by Leilani Polk, Joel Weiss, Ray Roa, Taylor Toothman, Gabe Echazabal, Julie Garisto, and Tony Green
• Tags: Music, #MusicMonday, Pearl Jam, PJ20, Cloud Control, Bliss Release, Akron/family, love is simple, brian eno, Memoryhouse, The Years, the black keys, el camino, mutemath, odd soul

New Music Tuesday! (December 6)

Live releases by Shakira, Phish and The Cure, plus new music from The Roots, Amy Winehouse & more (audio & video)

• by Leilani Polk
Live releases by Shakira, Phish and The Cure, plus new music from The Roots, Amy Winehouse & more (audio & video)
• Tags: Music, New Music, Allman Brothers Band, S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook, Amy Winehouse, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, Bassnectar, Divergent Spectrum, The Black Keys, El Camino, Boris, New Album, Chevelle, Hats Off To The Bull, The Cure, The Cure: Bestival Live 2011, Neil Diamond, The Very Best of Neil Diamond, Doris Day, My Heart, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Live at the Mar Y Sol Festival '72, Dia Frampton, Red, Korn, The Path Of Totality, Machine Head, Unto the Locust, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Magic of Youth, Gary Numan, Dead Son Rising, Phish, Hampton/Winston-Salem '97, Pinch & Shackleton, The Roots, Undun, Tender Forever, Where Are We From, Robin Thicke, Love After War, Carl Thomas, Conquer, T-Pain, rEVOLVEr, Virgin Steele, Age of Consent, Wives, Roy Tapes, Basso Profundo, Morningbell, Mwahaha, Shakira, Shakira Live From Paris, Anthony David, the dead milkmen, the king in yellow, Paul McCartney, The Love We Make

CL on the Road story: The second annual Hangout Music Fest brings Paul Simon, My Morning Jacket, Ween, and many others to Gulf Shores, Alabama

• by Leilani Polk
A sun, sea and sand weekend getaway with tasty live music, too.
• Tags: Music, Concerts, alabama, Music, Concerts, ween, my morning jacket, foo fighters, The Black Keys, The Verve Pipe, Paul simon, Cee Lo Green, hangout music fest, Gulf Shores, Mariachi El Bronx

Top 10 Albums of 2010: Editor's Choice (with videos)

• by Leilani Polk
• Tags: Music, Of-Montreal, brothers, Music, RJD2, The Roots, The Black Keys, the colossus, OK Go, bonobo, Here We Go Magic, of the colour of the sky, How I Got Over, pigeons, grecian urns, lovedream, black sands, False Priest, The Bright Light Social Hour, Aloe Blacc, Good Things

Concert review: 97X Next Big Thing 10 with My Chemical Romance, The Black Keys, Chevelle, Sick Puppies, Cage the Elephant, The Dirty Heads and many others (with lots of photos)

• by Alison Chriss
This year’s show lived up to its name and reputation, the bill featuring a stellar roster of high-quality bands delivering more than 12 hours of live music.
• Tags: Music, Concerts, Music Review, Music, Against Me!, Concerts, Music Review, not tonight josephine, sick puppies, cage the elephant, chevelle, My Chemical Romance, The Black Keys, The Dirty Heads, A Day To Remember, finger eleven, paper tongues, Neon Trees, Switchfoot, Set It Off, American Band

Tampa Bay area live music weekend: Matt Butcher, Jukebox the Ghost, Mystikal, Joe Satriani, 97X Next Big Thing with My Chemical Romance, and more!

• by Leilani Polk
• Tags: Music, Concerts, Local Music, Matt-Butcher, Joe Satriani, perpetual groove, Music, Against Me!, Concerts, Local Music, sick puppies, cage the elephant, 97X Next Big Thing, chevelle, My Chemical Romance, The Black Keys, passafire, Superchunk, The Dirty Heads, A Day To Remember, finger eleven, paper tongues, american bang, Jukebox the Ghost, Mystikal, Neon Trees, Switchfoot, john waite, Charlie Daniels Band, Richard Gilewitz, Tim May, Diana Jones, emma’s revolution, live music in tampa

Concert review: Kings of Leon with The Black Keys and The Whigs at 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre in Tampa (with photos and setlists)

• by Deborah Ramos
There's something just a little strange about a garage band playing a stadium, but Tampa was treated to three on Saturday night at the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre.
• Tags: Music, Concerts, Music Review, Tampa, Kings of Leon, Music, Concerts, Music Review, The Black Keys, The Whigs, 1-800-ask-gary ampitheatre, Patrick Carney, Dan Auerbach

Do It This Weekend: Kings of Leon and Surfer Blood in concert, Art After Dark, Moving Current and more

• by Julie Garisto
From Surfer Blood to excellent jazz to Kings of Leon to the big annual WMNF birthday concert, music rules the scene this weekend. Um, there's some other cool stuff, too.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Arts & Entertainment, Events, car-bomb-driver, Ditchflowers, new-world-brewery, semis, WMNF, Jobsite Theater, AC/DC, Jim-Morey-Band, Kings of Leon, Dance, moving current, Silver Meteor Gallery, dali museum, mojo gurus, paul thorn band, ella's, Greenland is Melting, Dex Romweber Duo, Sleepy Vikings, the hip abduction, State Theater, The Black Keys, Cadillac Bombers, tailgunner joe, Surfer Blood, dirty shame, GNR, The Whigs, art after dark, Kaleigh Baker, The Drums, Joe Griffith, DJ Brian Oblivion, Dominique Labauvie, beanstalk, Jazz Cellar Underground Orchestra, PJ Bond, Suenalo, Johnny Cakes and the Apocalypso, Peace Mole and the Psychedelic Multi-colored Litmus Test, Dirty Deeds Project, Van Horgan, Van Halen, Live and Let Die, Guns and Roses, Einstein's Dreams, Whitzend KidZone, Monsters of Rock, Pretty Voices, Rebel Pride, The Bad Touch, Doll Parts, Sondheim, A Little Night Music, Sweet Dreamz, Zodiac Group, The Habit, Wilson Loria

Nashville rockers Kings of Leon return to the Tampa Bay area next week

• by Brad Tilbe
Missing this show would be like missing your calling, you are meant to be there, it is your destiny.
• Tags: Music, Concerts, Music Events, Kings of Leon, Music, Concerts, The Black Keys, The Whigs, Music Events, 1-800-ask-gary ampitheatre

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers releases his solo debut in September

• by Andrew Silverstein
• Tags: Music, Music, the killers, brandon flowers, The Black Keys, flamingo, dan aurbach, crossfire, Uncategorized

CD review: The Black Keys, Brothers, a best of 2010 frontrunner (videos included)

• by Leilani Polk
If the Black Keys’ 2008 Danger Mouse-produced Attack & Release was a taste of brilliance, its follow-up, 2010’s Brothers, is rock n’ roll perfection
• Tags: Music, Music Review, brothers, Music, Music Review, The Black Keys, Uncategorized

The Twilight Saga continues with the release of the Eclipse Soundtrack (with video)

• by Amber Mcdonald
The soundtrack for the third installment of the big box office bloodsucker series is an indie and alt-rock music lover’s fantasy.
• Tags: Movies, Music, vampire weekend, Movies, MUSE, Soundtrack, Blockbusters, Music, beck, stephanie meyer, The Black Keys, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Uncategorized

CL on the Road: Live ongoing coverage from Bonnaroo 2010 in Manchester, Tennessee (with pics)

• by Andrew Silverstein
Live, ongoing coverage direct from the Manchester, Tennessee.
• Tags: Music, Concerts, Music Review, Bonnaroo, stevie wonder, Jay-Z, Kings of Leon, Music, Bonnaroo, Concerts, Music Review, Tori Amos, lucero, John Fogerty, Phoenix, the flaming lips, the dead weather, Melvins, Weezer, neon indian, dark side of the moon, The Black Keys, the xx, Frank Turner, The National, She & Him, Local Natives, Miike Snow, the postelles, stardeath and white dwarfs, LCD Soundsystem, live coverage, joe robinson, dawes, gaslight anthem, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Aziz Ansari, Uncategorized

Wednesday-music.com indie music profile: Tame Impala (with video)

• by Jason Green
• Tags: Music, John Lennon, cream, Music, jason green, Portishead, wednesday-music, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Yeasayer, Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys, Massive Attack, MGMT, Perth, Western Australia, Kevin Parker, Dee Dee Drums, Tame Impala, wednesday music.com, Dominic Simper, Jay Watson, The Mamas & The Papas, Nas, and Wu-Tang Clan, You Am I, InnerSpeaker, Solitude Is Bliss, Uncategorized

#MusicMonday at CL, Vol. VI: Sweet Apple, Metallica, Belle & Sebastian, For Squirrels, Hank III and more!

• by Leilani Polk
Find out what the Creative Loafing music team is listening to this Monday to get us through the day?
• Tags: Music, #MusicMonday, brothers, Music, jawbreaker, metallica, Belle & Sebastian, The Black Keys, Four Tet, There Is Love In You, The National, Sweet Apple, Crystal Castles, Love & Desperation, Peter Frampton, Thank You Mr. Churchill, Foghat, 24 Hour Revenge Therapy, Joe Stu, Stamp of Approval Mixtape, Last Train Home, Hank Williams III, The Rebel Within, For Squirrels, Example, The Life Pursuit, #MusicMonday, Uncategorized

New music releases out this Tuesday, May 18: Band of Horses, The Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Damian Marley & Nas, Reggie Watts, and more (with video)

• by Leilani Polk
• Tags: Music, Band-of-Horses, brothers, Music, The Black Keys, Infinite Arms, Andre Williams, That’s All I Need, To Speak of Wolves, Myself < Letting Go, Tracey Thorn, Love and Its Opposite, Grover Washington Jr., Grover Live, Reflection Eternal, Revolutions Per Minute, Crooked Still, Some Strange Country, Digital Underground, The Greenlight, Pete Francis, The Movie We Are In, Hot Tuna, LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening, Uncategorized

#Musicmonday (formerly The Sounds of CL), Vol. V: Phish, Male Bonding, The Black Keys, and more

• by Leilani Polk
Ever wonder what the Creative Loafing music team listens to on Mondays to get us through the day? Here's this week's selections.
• Tags: Music, #MusicMonday, Have-Gun-Will-Travel, phish, Music, Rebelution, postcards from the friendly city, Duncan Sheik, The Black Keys, Circa Survive, Stephen Malkmus, murat theatre, John Foxx, Metatronic, Pig Lib, #MusicMonday, Uncategorized

Last week in music: Mos Def, Crystal Castles, Lil Wayne, Metric, The Black Keys and more (with video)

• by Matthew Spencer
Catch up on the week's music news.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Music, Arts & Entertainment, clay aiken, lil wayne, Rihanna, Bob-Dylan, mos def, Music, Oasis, Ruben Studdard, John Mayer, metric, the Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber, lilith fair, Emily Haines, Crystal Castles, Kelis, Yo Gabba Gabba, Renee Zellweger, Uncategorized

ninebullets.net March podcast: Ha-Ha Tonka, The Black Keys, Two Cow Garage, Ponderosa and more

• by autopsy4
Another month, another ninebullets.net podcast.
• Tags: Music, Nine Bullets, SXSW, Drive By Truckers, Music, Nine Bullets, ninebullets, The Black Keys, The Pack A.D., Ha Ha TOnka, Uncategorized