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Album review: Wolf-Face, Still a Son of a Bitch
The problem with having a live shtick is that, sooner or later, you gotta put out the record and let the tunes live or die on their own merits. Clearwater’s own, heavily buzzed Wolf-Face has gotten a...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: G. Love & Special Sauce, Bernie...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27Lobo Marino w/Teach Me Equals/Empire Cinema/DieAlps/James Rustad Four solid Bay area acts — including Sarasota art rock cello-and-violin (and some guitar) twosome Teach Me Equals...
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Watch Bruce Springsteen show Aussies how to twerk, then pray it happens (or...
Well, you may love it or hate it, but twerking officially reached Springsteen-ian levels on the last stop of Bruce Springsteen's Australian tour at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (via Billboard).It...
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The Well-Played List, 02-28-2014: Tobacco, Stephen Malkmus, Solids, Morgan...
After a week off, The Well-Played List returns to help you get your Friday groove on. The ongoing listening series features the most listened-to, jammed-out songs, albums and artists of the week as...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter F
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group was...
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Album Review: Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
Schoolboy Q can rattle some nerves. He comes out of the gate on the first track of Oxymoron, "Gangsta," with a throat-shattering chorus composed more or less of the song's title repeated ad-nauseum and...
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Review: Iron & Wine delivers an intoxicating solo set at the Straz Center, Tampa
Sam Beam, the singer-songwriter behind Iron & Wine, has come full circle in many ways. His return to Tampa after a 10-year absence last Wednesday night was part of an extended Florida tour,...
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Watch You Blew It! shake up public TV in their new video for "You & Me & Me"
Things have been going pretty well for Orlando punk outfit You Blew It!. The band just released their sophomore LP, Keep Doing What You're Doing, via Massachusetts-based label Topshelf Records (Braid,...
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Watch Hundred Waters' new video, "Cavity," grab Skrillex-approved sophomore...
Remember when CL implored you to go see breaking electro soundscape artists Hundred Waters at downtown Tampa's Rock The Park music series two years ago? Yeah, well a large portion of the rest of the...
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New Music Tuesday! (March 4): Pharrell Williams, Drive-By Truckers, Rick...
The first batch of new releases for March is a fatty one! Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio...
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Commentary: 2 Live Crew and promoters that don't suck
I am genuinely excited about my upcoming show on Fri., March 7 at the Local 662 in St. Petersburg. You would believe me if I told you it was because T-Quest and the Boyz Wit Da Bass along with Da Beav...
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Get lost in The Casket Girls' new video, "Chemical Dizzy"
The Casket Girls' sophomore album should come with a warning label. The highly addictive effort clocks in at just over 40 minutes, but every moment of True Love Kills the Fairy Tale feels like a big,...
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The third annual Gasparilla Music Festival hits downtown Tampa with The...
After attending a few years' worth of Gasparilla Music Festivals (reviews of 2012 and 2013), it's starting to feel like the performances are almost secondary to the experience as a whole. The relaxed...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: WiLD Splash 2014 with Wiz Khalifa &...
THURSDAY, MARCH 6Wild Child In a town that’s virtually brimming with high quality musical talent, it’s particularly telling that Austin-bred Wild Child was named both Best Indie and Best Folk Act in...
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Lousiana Rapper Lil' Boosie released from prison
Louisiana street hero and underground rap legend Lil Boosie is free from prison after five years in the box. After a rapid rise to prominence in the mid-2000's, Boosie's upward momentum was abruptly,...
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The Well-Played List, 3-7-2014: Neneh Cherry, RJD2, Tiny Empires, Cloud...
LEILANIRJD2, More Than Isn't (2013), Since We Last Spoke (2004) I've always been a big fan of Ohio producer/multi-instrumentalist RJD2, who's gotten a bit more sci-fi spacey in recent years but has...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter G
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group was...
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Live review: Wild Splash 2014 with Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B., Sage the Gemini & more
Every year WiLD 94.1 kicks off spring break with a festival style concert at Clearwater’s Coachman Park. Almost a dozen food and drink vendors served a sold-out mass of people who packed the Charles...
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New Music Tuesday! (March 11): Elbow, Aloe Blacc, 311, Metronomy & more
Week two of new releases for March! Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your...
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Neil Young to premiere high-quality, awkward-looking music player and...
Because legendary folk singers with loads of cash and half-cooked ideas need something to do with their time, Neil Young will premier his newest venture, a high-quality digital music service called...
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