Creative Loafing Tampa

CL on the Road Concert Review: Orlando Calling, Day 1 at the Citrus Bowl, Orlando

Any number of great support acts like The Roots, Pixies, or The Raconteurs would've made stronger headliners than The Killers, but Orlando Calling did a lot of other things right.

• by Joel Weiss
• Tags: Music, Concerts, Music Review, orlando calling, concert, review, Citrus Bowl, The Killers, The Roots, Pixies, The Raconteurs, Vegas, Hipster, Jack White, Brendan Benson, Curtis Mayfield, Questlove, Doolittle, Florida, Kim Deal, Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Drive By Truckers, Bowie, Springsteen, Duran Duran, Civilian, Dollface, The American Secrets, freecreditscore.com, The Ettes, Chicago, Kids These Days, KTD, Parachute, Grey's Anatomy, Gogol Bordello, Lucero, Civil Twilight, Mr. Mensa, Macie Stewart, Rick Rubin, Hot Fuss, Sam's Town, Day & Age, Trans-Continental Hustle, Eugene Hutz, moshing, Less Than Jake, South Africa, U2, The Joshua Tree, Coldplay, Lucero, Ben Nichols, Kid Cudi, Iron & Wine, Sam Beam, Avett Brothers, Gavin DeGraw, food truck, Camelbak, WFTV

New music Tuesday! (October 24/25)

New releases out this week by Coldplay, Kid Koala, Bob Schneider, Surfer Blood, Thomas Dolby, Justice, Deer Tick, Medeski Martin & Wood + more (w/lots of audio & video)

• by Leilani Polk
• Tags: Music, New Music, 65Daysofstatic, We Were Exploding Anyway, Aiden, Some Kind Of Hate, The Beets, Let The Poison Out, Black Tusk, Set The Dial, Michael Buble, Christmas, Kelly Clarkson, Stronger, Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid, Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto, new releases, new music tuesday, new music releases, Danzig, The Essential Danzig, Kimya Dawson, Thunder Thighs, Deer Tick, Divine Providence, Thomas Dolby, A Map Of The Floating City, Dub Trio, Dub Trio IV, Peter Gabriel, New Blood Live In London, Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger, Gringo Star, For Count Yer Lucky Stars, Honeyhoney, Billy Jack, Kid Koala, Space Cadet, Cyndi Lauper, To Memphis With Love, Justice, Audio Video Disco, Lights Resolve, Feel You're Different, Little Red, Midnight Remember, John Prine, The Singing Mailman, Bob Schneider, Live At The Paramount Theatre, Russian Circles, Empros, She & Him, A Very She & Him Christmas, Skinny Puppy, Handover, Spectrals, Bad Penny, Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics, Bridge School Benefits 25th Anniversary Edition, Tom Waits, Bad As Me, Scott Weiland, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Halcyon Way, Indoctrination, Medeski Martin and Wood, Fly in a Bottle, Hurricane Bells, Tides and Tales

Lollapalooza at 20: A look back

This weekend's event in Chicago contains 132 more bands than played in '91.

• by Mitch Perry
This weekend's event in Chicago contains 132 more bands than played in '91.
• Tags: Music, Jane's Addiction, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Lush, Jesus & Mary Chain, Perry Farrell, Siouxsie and the Banshees, In Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Bill Graham, Lollapalooza, Coachella, Smashing Pumpkins, Bonnaroo, Coldplay, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, Eminem, Butthole Surfers

Making music tours more sustainable: Reverb and the Green Music Group

• by Katie Machol
The environmental impact of touring shows and music festivals can be huge- tons of fuel, resources and waste. But one musician decided to make a difference by creating an organization that makes tours more eco-friendly.
• Tags: Activism, Green Living, Music, Activism, dave matthews band, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Music, Sierra Club, Green Living, eco friendly, waste, carbon emissions, coldplay, Brandi Carlile, carbon offsets, reverb, music tours, bands, guster, Adam Gardner, green music tours, party like a rockstar, green music group, eco-village, carpooling, green grants, biodiesel, rider, lilith fair, warner music group, brushfire records, oxfam america, music for relief, eco-friendly music festivals, Uncategorized

Simon Cowell says "Everybody Hurts" for Haiti, R.E.M. agrees (and royalty free)

• by Joel Weiss
Simon Cowell hand-picks one of R.E.M.'s track for a forthcoming Haiti charity single.
• Tags: Activism, News, Music, Activism, News, haiti, Miley-Cyrus, paul mccartney, American Idol, jon bon jovi, mariah carey, Simon Cowell, Earthquake, Music, coldplay, Rod Stewart, leona lewis, r.e.m., robbie williams, take that, REM, Everybody Hurts, N-Dubz, Will Young, Pop Idol, Uncategorized

Coldplay postpones Tampa show.

• by Leilani Polk
• Tags: News, Music, News, Tampa, Ford Amphitheatre, Florida, Music, coldplay, coldplay postpones florida show, coldplay no play, Uncategorized

This weekend’s best bets in Bay area music, August 6-9

• by Leilani Polk
So. Cal Punk Invasion, Jamaican Independence Day Celebration with Tribal Style and Nuveaux Saka, Coldplay, and more.
• Tags: Music, Concerts, Local Music, St. Petersburg, poetry-n-lotion, Skippers-Smokehouse, state theatre, tribal-style, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa music, Jannus Landing, Nervous Turkey, fear, Music, mountain, Concerts, Local Music, Felix Cavaliere, The Rascals, agent orange, so cal punk invasion, DI, total chaos, hot sun quartet, ST37, emery, candy bars, venus, coldplay, st. pete music, bay area music, local tampa music, the turtles, chuck negron, three dog night, leslie west, corly, Uncategorized