Swans' Norman Westberg brings solo ambient, semi-improvisational work to...
After playing a two-night stand there in May, Swans’ Norman Westberg returns to Sulphur Springs biker bar Born Free Pub & Grill on Sunday, Oct. 16 to show off a new side of a composer who created...
View ArticleTeenage metal band Hammerhedd opens for In Flames in St. Pete on Monday
Bigtime metal shows like this St. Pete show on Monday, Oct. 17 from Swedish genre giant In Flames can feel like an old man’s game, but Hammerhedd brings the median age down big time when it opens the...
View ArticleSteve Howe's Yes lineup to play 'Close To the Edge' in Clearwater on Monday
With the May death of longtime drummer Alan White, Steve Howe’s lineup for prog rock legend Yes—which is headed to Clearwater for a show on Monday, Oct. 17—is becoming less and less concerned about...
View ArticleGuitar god Steve Vai brings first new album in six years to Clearwater
Earlier this year, one of Nita Strauss’ inspirations dropped his first album in six years, and on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Steve Vai brings that new record to Clearwater's Bilheimer Capitol Theatre....
View ArticleNot-punk Brooklyn band Sub*T plays two Tampa Bay shows this month
Next month, Brooklyn rock band Sub*T is playing a couple California dates with Alicia Bognanno’s band Bully. Before that, however, are two Bay area shows—one at Tampa's Hooch and Hive on Thursday,...
View ArticleSouthern rap giant Goodie Mob plays Tampa this month
A legend of Southern hip-hop rolls into Cigar City supporting a newish album (Survival Kit, 2020). Tickets to see Goodie Mob play The Ritz in Ybor City on Thursday, Oct. 20 are still available and...
View ArticleJudge upholds Florida rule blocking Medicaid payments for gender-affirming care
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to issue a preliminary injunction to block a new state rule preventing Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming treatments for transgender people, saying...
View ArticleAston Barrett Jr.'s Wailers lineup is coming to Tampa on Tuesday
The children of Bob Marley’s legendary backing band appear to have taken the Allman Brothers route by keeping their dads’ music alive with their own separate projects—and one iteration of The Wailers...
View ArticleFollowing Hurricane Ian damage, Florida Citrus growers may produce smallest...
Florida citrus growers face the possibility of producing the smallest crop since the Great Depression, which might be overly optimistic for an industry ravaged by Hurricane Ian as the new season gets...
View ArticleOver 30 live music events and concerts happening in Tampa Bay this weekend
The live music weekend is here, and Rocktober is in full effect with a huge Friday night featuring some of the biggest concerts of the year. Click through to read our previews, plus selections from...
View ArticleNew Pass-a-Grille restaurant Red, White, and Booze takes over former Sea...
Longtime Pass-a-Grille restaurant Sea Critters Café was recently purchased, and the waterfront favorite got a complete makeover. New owners Charles and Helen Collom recently bought the restaurant and...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. DeSantis changes voting rules for hardest-hit Hurricane Ian...
More than 1 million voters in three Southwest Florida counties slammed by Hurricane Ian will have more options to cast ballots in the November general election, under an emergency order issued...
View ArticleBusch Gardens Tampa welcomes new baby rhino, and they need your help naming it
A rhino was recently born at Busch Gardens Tampa, and its name is still undetermined. In the next few days the 150-pound male calf will join his mother, and guests will be able to view him at the...
View ArticleSpaddy’s, Now And Then, team up to host hurricane Ian fundraiser in Seminole...
Next week, Spaddy's Coffee Co. celebrates seven years in Seminole Heights—but this particular anniversary party will offer a philanthropic twist. Its fundraiser and anniversary shindig takes place on...
View ArticleHarbour Island residents are once again fighting a proposed hotel, after...
Residents of Harbour Island near downtown Tampa are once again rallying against a proposed hotel that would operate near their community, after a developer threatened a lawsuit against the city if the...
View ArticleThe Steelers are too banged up and talentless to beat the Bucs on Sunday
The Mike Tomlin Steelers NFL teams have grown used to is not the team Tampa Bay faces Sunday afternoon when the Buccaneers visit Acrisure Stadium (yeah, I still want to call it Heinz Field, too). The...
View ArticleLucky Tigre soft opens in South Tampa, Florida’s biggest pumpkin debuts in...
Openings Mighty Quinn’s Barbecue Tampeños might get a little frustrated with all of the New Yorkers moving down here, but this Brooklyn-based barbecue chain might get a warmer welcome. Popular...
View ArticleFederal judge calls Florida's Stope WOKE act 'dystopian'
A federal judge on Thursday sparred with attorneys about a controversial state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms, as university professors argue it violates...
View ArticleTampa workshop invites live music professionals to get free anti-harassment...
After securing an unprecedented live entertainment relief package that’s helped live music venues stay open after the pandemic, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) wants to help live...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis says Florida's state-backed insurance agency of last resort is...
Florida’s Governor continues to defend the state’s struggling property insurance market, though his words offer as much caution as reassurance. Gov. Ron DeSantis remarked Friday in Cape Coral that...
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