St. Pete’s Floridian Social Club has a weekend of acoustic swing, rock and Sunday jazz on tap

Music happens almost daily at the old State Theatre.

click to enlarge Floridian Social Club Principal Kevin Chadwick (R) gives a tour to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Publisher James Howard (L) and Editor-In-Chief Ray Roa in September 2020. - Floridian Social Club/Facebook
Floridian Social Club/Facebook
Floridian Social Club Principal Kevin Chadwick (R) gives a tour to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Publisher James Howard (L) and Editor-In-Chief Ray Roa in September 2020.

Floridian Social Club, aka the former State Theatre, is remodeled and hosting almost daily live shows. This weekend the venue’s booked the acoustic swing cover band Hot Tonic on Friday and St. Petersburg rock band Black Bird Morning on Saturday. Sunday jazz with Bryan Hughes brings revolving guest musicians every week.

Also on the future calendar along are past Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Music Issue subject's Ella Jet and Kyle Schroeder.

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Along with the fancy new venue, the Floridian has a fancy new cocktail program to boot so even though most of the shows are free, buy a cocktail, or several, to support. We need to have nice things. See the full Floridian Social Club music calendar on the venue’s Facebook page.

See a list of Tampa Bay’s “Safe & Sound” live music venues here.

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Stephanie Powers

Freelance contributor Stephanie Powers started her media career as an Editorial Assistant long ago when the Tampa Bay Times was still called the St. Petersburg Times. After stints in Chicago and Los Angeles, where she studied improvisation at Second City Hollywood, she came back to Tampa and stayed put.She soon...
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