Review: Chris Stapleton shows off eclecticism during annual visit to Tampa [PHOTOS]

Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater was buzzing with excitement last Friday night as fans eagerly awaited the arrival of Chris Stapleton. Known…

By Tre 'Junior' Butler

Review: Chris Stapleton shows off eclecticism during annual visit to Tampa [PHOTOS]
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Photos: All the freaky fun from Lords of Acid’s Tampa concert

Sweaty, filthy EBM came to Tampa Orpheum last Friday at the hands of Praga Khan and Oliver Adams, founding members of Lords…

By Ray Roa

Lords Of Acid plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2024.
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Photos: Hozier plays Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

Last Saturday, nearly a decade after playing the same space for Big Guava music festival, Hozier was back at Tampa's MidFlorida Credit…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Hozier plays Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
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Review: Sting recruits The Florida Orchestra to recite his symphonicities [PHOTOS]

If you know your Sting lore, you’d know that “Englishman In New York” isn’t entirely based on the Police frontman’s ventures in…

By Josh Bradley

Review: Sting recruits The Florida Orchestra to recite his symphonicities [PHOTOS]
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Photos: The Chisel and Home Front bring international oi to Jacksonville

There are tours that just won’t venture into Tampa, and last Friday U.K punk band The Chisel and Canadian synth-oi outfit Home…

By Dave Decker

The Chisel plays Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, Florida on May 11, 2024.
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Photos: Destroy Boys kicks off pre-summer tour at St. Pete's Jannus Live

Before hitting the road with Mother Mother and Cavetown this summer, Destroy Boys kicked off a quick May tour in downtown St.…

By Josh Bradley

Photos: Destroy Boys kicks off pre-summer tour at St. Pete's Jannus Live
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Photos: Queensrÿche stages electrifying return to St. Pete's Jannus Live

Queensrÿche was just at St. Pete Beach Bikefest in November, but its Jannus Live gig last Friday night was a 40th birthday celebration…

By Josh Bradley

Queensrÿche plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 10, 2024.
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Review: AJR remembers Dad during emotional, triumphant production in Tampa [PHOTOS]

Only a half-hour into their headlining set at Tampa’s Amalie Arena last night, the Met brothers addressed the elephant that has been…

By Josh Bradley

Review: AJR remembers Dad during emotional, triumphant production in Tampa [PHOTOS]
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Photos: Cattle Decapitation, Carnifex, more rock Tampa's Orpheum

It feels like San Diego-based metal outfit Cattle Decapitation rolls into Tampatown every six months, and though we'll probably see the band…

By Josh Bradley

The Zenith Passage
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Photos: Jacob Collier and Kimbra bring world-pop sounds to St. Pete

Jacob Collier, a U.K-based wunderkind of orchestral pop music famous for his audience orchestra, brought a U.S. tour to the Bay area…

By Ray Roa

Jacob Collier plays Duke Energy Center at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 6, 2024.
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Photos: Everything we saw when WMNF Tampa’s Tropical Heatwave took over the Cuban Club

After going on ice in 2016, WMNF’s exotic evening of eclectic entertainment—Tropical Heatwave—returned to Ybor City last year. Last Saturday, the community…

By Ray Roa

Selwyn Birchwood plays the Cuban Club in Ybor City, Florida on May 4, 2024.
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Review: Waxahatchee reunites with St. Pete in breezy, heartland romp [PHOTOS]

Katie Crutchfield came riding into St. Petersburg on a high yesterday. Two nights beforehand, her band Waxahatchee played Nashville’s Ryman Theater where…

By Ray Roa

Waxahatchee plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 3, 2024.
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Photos: Sealskin & Zitrovision play Rock the Park Tampa

Vocalist-songwriter and handpan band Sealskin & Zitrovision took to Rock the Park Tampa last night. Rock the Park Tampa happens on the…

By Ray Roa

Sealskin & Zitrovision play Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on May 2, 2024.
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Photos: Flipturn headlines Jannus Live in St. Petersburg

Few Florida bands have experienced a rise as meteoric as Flipturn. The indie-rock outfit played Gasparilla Music Festival’s smallest stage in 2019,…

By Ray Roa

Flipturn play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 26, 2024.
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Photos: Everyone we saw rocking with Social Distortion and Bad Religion at Clearwater’s BayCare sound

Mike Ness was in town last Sunday playing Social Distortion’s Mommy’s Little Monster in full at the BayCare Sound in Clearwater. Also…

By Ray Roa

Social Distortion plays The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida on April 28, 2024.
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Interview: Arrested Development's Speech talks parenting ahead of free Tampa Riverfest concert

I cried the first time I heard Arrested Development’s banger “Never Had Your Back” while on a road trip with my daughter…

By Kelly Benjamin

Speech of Arrested Development, which plays Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on May 4, 2024.
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Review: In St. Pete, Mariah the Scientist shows off unfiltered sincerity, vulnerability, and raw talent [PHOTOS]

Last Saturday night, a throng of enthusiastic fans sold-out Jannus Live in St. Petersburg for one of the last stops on Mariah…

By Isaiah Stephens

Mariah the Scientist plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 27, 2024.
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Photos: Everyone we saw partying with Kamenar before the Tampa Bay Lightning’s playoff loss

The Tampa Bay Lightning is down 0-3 in its first round Stanley Cup Playoff matchup against the Florida Panthers, but at least…

By Ray Roa

Kamenar play outside Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on April 25, 2024.
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Photos: Decapitated, Septicflesh, and more dominate Tampa's Orpheum

Death metal fans at Tampa's Orpheum were sent into a sphere of madness Tuesday night, when metal outfits from four different countries…

By Josh Bradley

Photos: Decapitated, Septicflesh, and more dominate Tampa's Orpheum
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Photos of Staind, Seether, and more at Tampa's 98RockFest

The annual 98ROCKFEST really ran for over nine hours at Tampa's Amalie Arena last Friday.  The day started with the likes of…

By Josh Bradley

Photos of Staind, Seether, and more at Tampa's 98RockFest
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Photos: Bradenton’s In Transit celebrates new EP at Oscura

In Transit has a new EP, Illusionary, out, and last Saturday, the Bradenton band celebrated it with a release show that featured…

By Ray Roa

In Transit plays Oscura in Bradenton, Florida on April 20, 2024.
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Photos: Beach Fossils, Nation Of Language, rock Tampa Orpheum

It’s starting to get hot in Tampa, but Nation Of Language and Beach Fossils kept it cool last Friday when the former…

By Ray Roa

Beach Fossils plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on April 19, 2024.
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Tampa professors will teach a class that explores the literary side of Taylor Swift

The University of South Florida (USF) is going to produce more tortured poets than usual this semester. The English department at the…

By Ray Roa

Taylor Swift plays Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on April 13, 2023.
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Photos: Billy Strings kicks off spring tour by playing to 11,000 fans in Tampa

If you’re wondering where all the Deadheads went, you should’ve come to the Yuengling Center last weekend. Last Friday and Saturday, the parking…

By Ray Roa

Billy Strings plays Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida on April 12, 2024.
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Photos: Everyone we saw when Des Rocks lit up Tampa’s New World Brewery

Des Rocs’ music blared through speaks at last weekend’s UFC 300 fight night in Nevada (Dana White, UFC president loves the band),…

By Ray Roa

Des Rocs plays New World Brewery in Tampa, Florida on April 14, 2024.
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Photos: Melissa Etheridge comes to the window at Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center

There aren’t any actual windows at Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center, but Melissa Etheridge proverbially went to them along with a packed…

By Ray Roa

Melissa Etheridge plays Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa, Florida on April 11, 2024.
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Tampa Pro 2024 Photos: Everyone we saw moshing along with Scowl and Heaven's Gate

Tampa Pro 2024 wrapped on Sunday, surely leaving everyone who went with a gnarly hangover after four nights of afterparties, including this…

By Ray Roa

Scowl plays Skatepark of Tampa in Tampa, Florida on April 6, 2024.
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Photos: Everyone we saw at Friday's Tampa Pro 2024 after party and art show

A big ol' crowd descended upon Skatepark of Tampa for Friday night's men's and women's vert finals, and some of the party…

By Ray Roa

Bryce Wettstein (center, back) and friends at The Bricks in Ybor City, Florida on April 5, 2024.
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Photos: All the bad kids we saw at Black Lips' explosive St. Petersburg gig

As mentioned in the title of Black Lips' 2020 album, the world is still falling apart. But the beloved Georgia-based garage-rock band…

By Josh Bradley

All the bad kids we saw at Black Lips' explosive St. Petersburg gig
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Photos: Descendents brings good good things to sold-out St. Petersburg show

Good good things happened in St. Petersburg last weekend when old-school punk band Descendents landed at Jannus Live for a sold-out Friday…

By Ray Roa

Descendents plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 29, 2024.
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