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Tampa woman is 'person of interest' in investigation into DeSantis' Martha's...
A San Antonio-born Army veteran is now a "person of interest" in Bexar County's criminal investigation into flights charted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that stranded migrants in Martha's Vineyard,...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says ‘national regime media’ wanted Hurricane Ian to...
Gov. Ron DeSantis is speaking out against the “national regime media” getting the forecast wrong relative to Hurricane Ian’s landfall. DeSantis, during an exclusive interview with the right-of-center...
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Award-winning comedian Jim Gaffigan brings 'Dark Pale' tour to Tampa this spring
Jim Gaffigan is bringing much needed laughs to Tampa Bay. Tickets to see Jim Gaffigan play two shows at Tampa's Straz Center for the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 11 are on sale now and...
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‘Sufferin’ catfish’: Loretta Lynn wasn’t afraid to straddle the line between...
It was the summer of 1994 when I had a brief but memorable interaction with country music legend Loretta Lynn. My sister and I were attending Fan Fair, the massive, week-long event that celebrated and...
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Free concert Rock The Park Tampa is at Water Works this week
Downtown Tampa’s free, monthly music series Rock the Park has become a clockwork example of how a municipality can show off cultural assets, but on Thursday, Oct. 6—to accommodate Oktoberfest Tampa—it...
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Spanish guitarist and PBS darling Benise is back in St. Petersburg on Friday
Whenever Spanish guitarist and PBS favorite Roni Benise rolls into Tampa Bay, he takes a liking to a particular venue just steps away from the Dalí Museum, so it's no surprise to see Benise back at...
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Rufus Wainwright brings new 'Unfollow The Rules' album to Tampa on Friday
Despite previous struggles with addiction and being sexually assaulted as a teenager, Vancouver singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has accomplished more in 49 years than some people do in their whole...
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Former Skynyrd opener Rusty Wright celebrates new album with Friday concert...
A former opener for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rusty Wright, and his band are about to release Hangin’ at the DeVille Lounge, their first new studio album since 2018. It’s a serious outing, too, tackling...
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Shieldsie album release is the last local concert from Tampa musician Brian...
In his life behind the guitar for Clang!, Brian Shields contributes to a krauty, hard-hitting post-punk that’ll make your neck hurt. For his solo project Shieldsie—which plays Tampa's Born Free Pub...
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Chicken-fried country favorite Zac Brown Band is back in Tampa this weekend
The current run of shows that 44-year-old Zac Brown is doing with his longtime band feels like a second part to last year’s tour, promoting the band’s latest The Comeback. It’s been about a year since...
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Call Me Karizma 'Francis' tour stop in Tampa is canceled
Morgan Parriott may not be as flamboyant as Mod Sun, but the rapper better known as Call Me Karizma certainly learned a lot after touring with Avril Lavigne’s fiance. Francis, the new album from a...
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'90s rap icon Cypress Hill plays Tampa Hard Rock on Sunday
There are rumblings that ‘90s hip-hop group Cypress Hill is calling it a day after 30 years, so it's probably a good time to catch the band play Tampa's Hard Rock Event Center on Sunday, Oct. 9. In an...
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Straz Center's Sunday Block Party among best live music events happening in...
This weekend's weather calls for temperatures in the low-to-mid-80s, plus virtually no chance of rain. In short, it’s going to be flawless outside, and this block party happening outside Tampa's Straz...
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Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra percussionist Billy Cobham plays Largo...
There aren’t many people left who can say that they’ve performed with Miles Davis himself. Billy Cobham of Mahavishnu Orchestra fame is one of the few that can, and he'll be at Largo's Central Park...
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Tampa rock and roll duo Hovercar in lineup for this month's 'Free Abortion On...
Tell Rhonda Santis to clutch her pearls because a bunch of Bay area bands are going to shill for abortions next week when the Free Abortion On Demand Without Apology concert takes over Crowbar in...
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Grunge godfather Melvins brings 'Bad Mood Rising' to Tampa Orpheum's new...
Little did the ‘90s grunge godfather Melvins know that “Stop Moving To Florida” would ring truer now than it did upon its spring 2018 release (frontman King Buzzo, however, might actually like this...
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This weekend's Dunedin Brewery 22nd Annual Oktobeerfest is also a mini music...
If you’re looking for an Oktoberfest that’s also a mini-music festival, none other than Dunedin Brewery has you covered this weekend when Dunedin's annual Oktoberfest shindig runs from...
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More than 31 live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay this weekend
The live music weekend starts now, so here are the best live music events and concerts happening in Tampa Bay from Oct. 6-13. This list is compiled with previews from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay...
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Florida's Hurricane Ian insured losses climb over $2 billion
More than 282,000 insurance claims have been filed after Hurricane Ian, totaling $2.04 billion in estimated insured losses, according to numbers posted Tuesday on the state Office of Insurance...
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President Biden will meet with DeSantis in Florida as he surveys Hurricane...
President Joe Biden will travel to Fort Myers on Wednesday and get a briefing from Gov. Ron DeSantis and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell on Hurricane Ian recovery...
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