XTC drummer Terry Chambers brings his 'EXTC' nostalgia act to Tampa
Even though most members are still active, we still miss the hell out of XTC, but when can all get a taste when a member of XTC plays Tampa's New World Brewery on Thursday, Nov. 3.Drummer Terry...
View ArticleHere Come The Mummies plays a post-Halloween concert in Clearwater
In recent years, a local gig from Here Come The Mummies—a surf-rock group that literally dresses in mummy costumes while going by ghoulish aliases—usually signifies that spooky season is coming to an...
View ArticleEmo-pop band Oso Oso is back in Tampa this November
Three years ago, emo-pop band Oso Oso was on an emotional high. But 2022 has been a bittersweet year for the band and frontman Jade Lilitri, and not due to being on the road in a post-COVID world.
View ArticleTyler Bryant & the Shakedown bring fiery rock and roll show to St. Pete
Convince your parents to come to this show by telling them that Shakedown guitarist Graham Whitford is the offspring of Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford. When they get to the Tyler Bryant & the...
View ArticleAll the best Tampa Bay concerts and live music events happening over...
Halloween weekend is here, and that means this week's roundup of the best live music happening in Tampa Bay between tonight and Thursday, Nov. 3 includes lots of shows where costumes are encouraged....
View ArticlePaul Pelosi is expected to recover, but American democracy might not
Early Friday morning, a 42-year-old former nudist turned QAnon freak named David DePape—who, as the Los Angeles Times delicately put it, had “been drifting further into the world of far-right...
View ArticleOpponents try again to block Florida’s so-called ‘don’t say gay’ law
After a federal judge rejected an earlier attempt, students, parents and teachers have filed a revised lawsuit seeking to block a new Florida law that restricts classroom instruction on gender...
View ArticleTampa police chief is lobbying city council to block a public vote on police...
Tampa's police chief is holding meetings with city council members to speak against letting the voters decide on whether the Police Citizen Review Board (CRB) should have more tools to review police...
View ArticleFrench freestyle soccer superstar Séan Garnier challenges Tampa to 1-on-1...
Chad Johnson may be the most famous person to lose cash over soccer matches at Cinco Soccer, but another sports world superstar is giving you a chance to win some money this week. French freestyle...
View ArticleUSF urges Florida Supreme Court to hear case about pandemic shutdown fees
Arguing that the case is of “great public importance,” the University of South Florida on Monday urged the state Supreme Court to take up a dispute about fees collected from students for services that...
View ArticleTaylor Swift's 'Eras' tour is coming to Tampa in April
In case you were sleeping, Taylor Swift has a new album out—and now has plans to bring it to Tampa this spring. Tickets to see Swift play Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, April 15,...
View ArticleSo far, Florida GOP is outpacing Dems in casting ballots
More than 2.77 million Florida voters had cast ballots as of Monday morning, with registered Republicans outpacing Democrats, according to data posted on the state Division of Elections website. The...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg's MIZE Gallery is closing
After nearly five years of operation, St. Petersburg's MIZE Gallery is shutting down. Owner Chad Mize told the Tampa Bay Times that he is closing the gallery because his lease is ending, and that he's...
View ArticleImagine Dragons, Dave Matthews Band among headliners for Tampa's Innings...
Before his festival even opened for the first time in Tampa, Innings founder Tim Sweetwood had plans to come back. "We can already say that we’ll be giving it a go again in ‘23," he told CL. Today,...
View ArticleSt. Pete's ‘Art Over Erasure’ hopes to acknowledge lost burial grounds and...
For decades, the bodies of African Americans were paved over for interstates, housing, schools, and businesses. Their communities were told the remains were relocated. But the truth of what really...
View ArticleTBBC co-owner will 'walk away' after employee walkout at Ybor brewery
An Ybor City brewery is short-staffed and without one of its co-owners after alleged offensive comments led to several front of house employees quitting. News of the walkout at TBBC (fka Tampa Bay...
View ArticleTampa City Council blocks public vote on subpoena power for police review...
Today, Tampa City Council voted against letting the public decide on subpoena power for its Police Citizen Review Board (CRB), while moving forward with a potential public vote on if the board should...
View ArticleDespite protests, University of Florida trustees unanimously choose Ben Sasse...
The University of Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the panel's pick to be the school's next president, as the Nebraska Republican pledged to practice...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals decision requiring him to turn over records...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is appealing a circuit-court order that required it to provide records about a controversial decision to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in...
View ArticleFlorida GOP takes lead in early voting in traditionally blue Miami-Dade
In an extraordinary sign of trouble for Democrats in Florida ahead of Election Day, the number of registered Republicans voting in Miami-Dade County surpassed Democrats on Wednesday – one day after...
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