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The Music Issue 2014: The New World Brewery
Less than a year from celebrating its 20th anniversary, New World Brewery is a beloved mainstay in Tampa’s scene. The indoor-outdoor venue spent a short period of its infancy as a microbrewery in...
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The Music Issue 2014: Skipper's Smokehouse
Iconic North Tampa venue Skipper’s Smokehouse has long been a refuge for peanut-butter crunchy and strawberry jammy vibrations, and one of its longtime residents, Uncle John’s Band, has been drawing...
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The Music Issue 2014 — Seminole Heights/Mid-East Tampa
Dallas Bull The boot-scooting honky tonk is Tampa Bay’s one-stop shop for country music, founded more than three decades ago but only in its current 34,000-square-foot digs since 2006. A laundry list...
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The Music Issue 2014 — South Tampa
Hyde Park Café The house music capital of Central Florida has been operating under the radar at Hyde Park Café for nearly two decades, bringing in the biggest national and international names in house...
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The Music Issue 2014 — Ybor City
Amphitheatre Located right on Seventh Avenue, the Amphitheatre Event Facility has grown in popularity with the rise of EDM and all its subgenres. The 550-cap main room features a 30-foot rotating dance...
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Tonight in live music: Atlanta bands at Venture Compound, Cultura Profetica...
Thursday kicks off the almost-to-the-weekend live music schedule with an intriguing mix of Southern-soaked indie rock, Latin-bred roots reggae, and Long Island hardcore. More info below...Swank...
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The Music Issue 2014: The Palladium & Side Door Cabaret
“This is like a New York jazz club!” exclaim visitors from up north the first time they see the Side Door Cabaret, according to Palladium Executive Director Paul Wilborn. It’s true. Like such legendary...
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The Music Issue 2014: Hideaway Cafe & Recording Studio
Just a few short years ago, the proprietors of this off-the-beaten-path St. Pete venue were very seriously considering doing away with regular live-music programming entirely, in favor of focusing on...
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Music Issue 2014: Ale and the Witch
Ale and Witch owner Brett Andress opened his downtown St. Petersburg bar with one goal: all-domestic craft beer taps. But four years later, the craft beer goes hand-in-hand with seven nights a week of...
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The Music Issue 2014: Northern Pinellas (Clearwater, Largo, Dunedin, Palm...
Capitol Theatre The historic theater’s full potential was realized last year after a $10.7 renovation transformed the time-worn venue into an elegant modern performance space, retaining many of its...
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The Music Issue 2014: Southern Pinellas (St. Petersburg, Gulfport, Gulf Beaches)
The Bends While the St. Pete watering hole isn’t necessarily known for being a live music venue, The Bends has been welcoming players to its chandelier-and-laser-lit dance space the past several...
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Photo review: KISS at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
"You wanted the best, you got the best, The hottest band in the world!"And KISS certainly brought out its best for the Army of fans last night (Wed., July 23) who showed up to see them at the...
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Tonight in live music: Roots music at New World, Vans Warped Tour & more
An eclectic Friday with mostly local music bookending a superstar memorial and the annual Vans Warped Tour stop.6 Volt Rodeo, Sara Rose Band, The Johnny Zoom Hi-Fi Show If Spade Cooley were to rise...
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This Saturday and Sunday in live music: Fall Out Boy & Paramore, Hank 3,...
A very diverse selection of live tunes happening this weekend, from mega-tours to DJ dance parties. More info below...SATURDAY, JULY 26 Fall Out Boy and Paramore with New Politics Try to convince me...
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New Music Tuesday! (July 29): Jenny Lewis, Shabazz Palaces, Tom Petty & the...
The last week of new releases in July is a rather light one. Info and links for this week’s releases – the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but...
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Tonight in live music: Indie rock at New World, Summer Slaughter Tour at...
Some live music highlights for this Tuesday; one is a day full of death metal that starts in the afternoon, while the other features three indie rock bands, two out-of-towners and a local. Info...
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Tonight in live music: Black Pussy at Crowbar (yes, it's a band)
Amid the various genre classifications on their bandcamp page, Black Pussy (a tricky name to Google without getting porn and allegedly influenced by the real name of the Rolling Stones'"Brown Sugar")...
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New albums on the horizon from local bands Zulu Wave and DieAlps!
Lots of noteworthy news in local music coming from bands that hail from here, and from venues bringing big name acts back to town to get our adrenaline pumping and hearts thumping. We have long been...
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Tonight in live music: The Woodgrains, Daryl Hance, Bruce's Birthday Bash
Today (Thurs., July 31) in live music: The Woodgrains Hang up your flower crowns, crocheted tops and high-waisted shorts, girls. Pulling off the true nostalgic flare of the 1960s and ‘70s is no easy...
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The CL Intern Issue: Hometown heroes - Florida artists making it big
While Florida may not boast as many national artists as NYC or LA, we’ve still got a few great ones repping our weird state. Tom Petty, KC and the Sun-shine Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rick Ross, Against...
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