Starset’s Tampa show is now at The Ritz, which means more tickets are available
If you were bummed about missing the sold-out Starset show at the new Orpheum location in north Tampa, fret no more. The conceptual Ohio rock band is keeping its Friday, June 17 show in Ybor City due...
View ArticleSauce Boss will sling blues licks and gumbo at free Dunedin concert this weekend
During the pandemic, Bill Wharton—aka Sauce Boss, who’s playing Dunedin on Friday, June 17—had one of the biggest breaks of his life. The gumbo chef/blues guitarist composed the score for “Jimmy...
View ArticleTampa punk elder Too Many Daves returns to the stage on Friday
Living Tampa punk history takes to the American Legion in Seminole Heights on Friday, June 17. If you're mad, blame Too Many Daves, a band featuring three Daves: Titltwheel’s Davey Quinn (who’s...
View ArticleAfter five years away, old-school punk favorite Dead Kennedys returns to St....
It’s been five years since the Dead Kennedys played a Tampa Bay gig, but it’s finally headed back this weekend for a Saturday show at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg. Back then, we weren’t as aware of...
View ArticleSarasota rock band Dream Thing plays free show in downtown Tampa this weekend
Psych-rock” kind of undersells Dream Thing. The Sarasota band—which is playing a free show in downtown Tampa on Saturday—certainly wears fuzz on its sleeve and feels like it just just crawled out of...
View ArticleTampa rapper Louis Junior returns to live music this weekend
Louis Junior says it’s time to shake the rust off, but the scene will simply be happy to see him trade the bottle in for a mic for a night when he headlines Tampa’s Hooch and Hive on Saturday. The...
View ArticleTampa’s Hooch and Hive hosts multi-genre local show on Father’s Day
It’s not dad rock, but pops would appreciate going out to support some locals at Tampa’s Hooch and Hive on Sunday. While it’s been a hot minute since any new music has emerged from anyone on this...
View ArticleLightning partners with onbikes for Friday's Stanley Cup bike 'Ride and...
To celebrate the Tampa Bay Lightning's advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the third year in a row, the team is partnering with Tampa-based nonprofit onbikes to host a free "Ride and Rally" at...
View ArticleTiktok famous DJ Sickick tops busy weekend of EDM in Tampa Bay
Lomus Rai Babber apparently had a fear of open water, which he recently conquered during a nightclub gig under intense heat where he almost passed out. The Canadian EDM producer and TikTok phenom...
View ArticleUK songwriter Joe Jackson plays career retrospective at Tampa Theatre next week
Joe Jackson—who’s headed to Tampa Theatre on Tuesday, June 21—may not have any new, post-COVID music to share, but the story behind how the 67-year-old’s latest, "Fool", came to be is the most Joe...
View ArticlePitchfork-approved Alabama rapper NoCap plays Ybor City next week
There might not be a better time to see NoCap live because the Alabama rapper born Kobe Vidal Crawford might not play rooms as small as The Ritz much longer. Pitchfork says the 23-year-old “is like a...
View ArticleReggae Rise Up alum Collie Buddz returns to St. Pete next week
Over half a year after a glorious set at the return of Reggae Rise Up, Bermuda-born reggae fusionist Collie Buddz is embarking on a short summer tour that lands in St. Petersburg on Thursday, June 23....
View ArticleParking citations in Ybor City have increased 50% since free street parking...
After Ybor City's free street parking was removed three months ago, the total number of parking citations has skyrocketed in the district. The removal of free two-hour street parking on March 14...
View ArticleElon Musk said he's leaning toward DeSantis in 2024
The ongoing mutual admiration society between businessman Elon Musk and Gov. Ron DeSantis continued Wednesday morning. DeSantis was asked about what seemed like a Musk endorsement Tuesday at a press...
View ArticleFlorida's Board of Education sets date to workshop enforcement of so-called...
The State Board of Education has scheduled a workshop this month to craft a rule related to carrying out the controversial new “Parental Rights in Education” law, known to critics as the “don’t say...
View ArticleOfficials hope to double rescue and rehab capacity before Florida manatees...
After a record number of manatee deaths mostly linked to malnutrition, state and federal wildlife officials hope to double rescue and rehabilitation capacity before the sea cows again congregate in...
View ArticleFlorida hospitals saw a nearly 11 percent increase in COVID patients during...
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 has topped 3,400 and increased nearly 11 percent during the past week, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and...
View Article29 live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay this weekend
The weekend has arrived, so take out the earbuds and get ready to hear some music in real life. Below are some of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's picks for best live music happening in between June...
View ArticlePopular storyteller podcast 'The Moth' is coming to Tampa Theatre this fall
Moths are attracted to light, we're attracted to good stories. Popular storytelling podcast, "The Moth," is coming to Tampa this fall to share stories of adventure, struggle, redemption, creativity...
View ArticleTempus Projects is opening a new art gallery in Ybor City’s historic Kress...
Tempus Gallery’s Florida Avenue location was always meant to be temporary, and the time has finally come to say goodbye. Selina Román’s “A Bad Batch” show—which opened on Saturday and runs through...
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