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The Gaslight Anthem announce new album, release date, tour schedule

Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem, that non-punk band with more punk cred than any non-punk band this side of Against Me!, has decided it's time to let the world know that its next album will be called Get...

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Album review: Peter Murphy, Lion

Ex-Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy apparently veered from his typical recording methods for his 10th solo studio album Lion (Nettwerk Records), employing the assistance of producer and Killing Joke...

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Beach Day announce new album, Native Echoes, hear "Don't Call Me On The...

If you can't tell by the way your ass sweats through your pants after just five minutes outside, summer is here. So while the season definitely presents its share of pitfalls, all this heat and...

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Reptar, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Millionyoung, and New Madrid lead Summer Jam 10...

Staying power is hard to come by in the world of music festivals, and while giants like Clearwater Jazz Holiday and WMNF's Tropical Heatwave have been around for decades, you won't really find smaller,...

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New Music Tuesday! (June 17): Lana Del Rey, Jennifer Lopez, Deadmau5, OK Go,...

The third week of new jams for June. 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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Concert Review: Little Dragon at Orpheum, Ybor City

A wise old dude once said, “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he will never be disappointed.” Unfortunately, I wasn't really paying heed to this particular adage while getting revved up for the...

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Album review: Jack White, Lazaretto

Everything Jack White touches turns to gold and the sophomore solo outing from the White Stripes former delivers on the all the quality we’ve come to expect. Lazaretto (Third Man Records/Columbia) is...

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OK GO's new video for "The Writing's on the Wall" will melt your mind

OK Go could fart into microphones for three minutes if they kept doing it to videos as painstakingly creative as the ones they've produced over the past several years.Whether they're dancing in sync on...

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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: David Dondero, Blackbird Blackbird,...

THURSDAY, JUNE 19The Doppelgangaz w/Temp/LB Legalize The Dopplegangaz is a cloak-sporting indie hip-hop duo made up of two rapper/producers from Orange County, N.Y. — Matter Ov Fact and EP (pictured...

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Snoop Loops and Frosted Drakes. The 'Rappers and Cereal' blog is now...

Do you ever think about your favorite rapper while strolling down your neighborhood grocery's cereal aisle? Local designer Brittany Meronek does, and she takes it a step further by photoshopping those...

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Sixteen people joined UK soul crooner Sam Smith on Letterman last night, many...

Sam Smith just checked Bonnaroo off his list of things to do. He's now beginning an upcoming world tour that is coming nowhere near Florida, which is a god damn dirty shame because the 22-year-old soul...

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Album review round-up: Beck, Metronomy, tUnE-yArDs

Three to-the-point reviews — a few pans and a gush — of albums that came out in the first half of 2014...Beck, Morning Phase (Capitol) Gone is the groove-vibing, cheeky-quirky Beck of yore. In his...

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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter R

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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U.S. soccer stud Clint Dempsey is a rapper, too. Download his new single now.

If you're like most of America, then you're probably going to be spending your Sunday evening pretending to like soccer when the United States' mens national team takes on world power Portugal during...

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The Well-Played List, 6-20-2014: Glenn Tilbrook, Phish, The Front Bottoms & more

It’s the end of the week, which means it's time to get your groove on. The ongoing listening series otherwise known as The Well-Played List features the most listened-to, jammed-out songs, albums and...

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Concert Review: Cut Copy w/Classixx at the Ritz, Ybor City

Attending a concert can often be a game of luck. You go hoping that the artist plays all your favorite songs but there exists a good chance some of your preferred tunes might be cut in favor of newer...

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New Music Tuesday! (June 24): Mastodon, Riff Raff, Phish, Black Bananas,...

The last week of new jams for June. 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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Jack White announces more Florida tour dates, Tampa Bay snubbed again

Yes, we're bitter, jaded, and spoiled. As if the smattering of great local and national acts wasn't enough to satiate our live music needs, this post is another complaint that another fantastic artist...

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Vampire Weekend's drummer really likes Phish, apparently

Breaking the hipster mythology that looms over his band, Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Thomson recently sang his praises of Phish's new album, Fuego (which drops today) in a review for The Talkhouse...

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Live & Local Spotlight: Closer Than You Vol. 3 Florida Ska Comp Release Party

When he’s not vocalizing, skanking and generally fueling the festive fray stewed up by local 10-piece ska outfit The Apes FLA, Ed Lowery serves as the unflagging ambassador of Florida ska music. His...

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