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Tonight in live music: Kishi Bashi, Miniature Tigers, Big Data, Andy T-Nick...
A four-pack of super intriguing live music is occurring this Tues., Aug. 12, and you can jump around and see at least three of these four shows, if you're feeling really industrious.Kishi Bashi with...
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Tonight in live music: Yarn at Dunedin Brewery
Plying a poignant, rays-lit mix of roots rock, alt country and jamgrass music is Yarn from Brooklyn, helmed by singer, songwriter and guitarist Blake Christiana. John Oates co-wrote and appeared on...
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St. Pete musician LeRoi DuVal dies
St. Pete drummer LeRoi DuVal (given name Lee Timothy Duval) died yesterday. He was found collapsed in the kitchen of the residence he shared with Charles Titone around 3 p.m. in the afternoon....
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Video: Benjamin Booker slays Conan, hits Paris for La Blogotheque, plays...
The Benjamin Booker world domination tour rolls on, and on, and on, and on.On Monday night, the Tampa boy done good continued notching late night television appearances onto his resume. While Conan web...
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Concert review: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden storm MidFlorida Credit Union...
Us kids have a thing or two learn from the original grungeheads. I say “kids” because I was perhaps the youngest person out of the 9,500 people who flooded the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater to...
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Live and Local Spotlight: Sunshine Drenchy Records Party
St. Petersburg’s boutique label Sunshine Drenchy Records reps some high-class talent and five acts on its roster hit the Palladium during a special showcase party. [More info after the jump.] The past...
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Tonight in live music: Summer Nationals Tour with The Offspring, Bad...
As a teenager, I rocked the hell out of The Offspring’s 1994 third album Smash, especially “Bad Habit,” which schooled me on road rage before I knew how to drive and stoked my angsty brow-furrowed...
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Holy crap, Afghan Whigs cover The Police and it's awesome
While they're not necessarily two great tastes one might assume taste great together, Afghan Whigs and The Police have come together in the most unexpected of ways: the former covering the latter's...
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Watch Ty Segall's incredible Conan performance, then see him in Tampa next month
Late night talk shows have to be the bane of any self-respecting band’s existence. Despite their meticulous organization and massive reach, these shows consistently manage to make the most rich and...
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Concert review: Miniature Tigers at Crowbar, Kishi Bashi at New World...
Two concerts, one Tuesday night. The first, Miniature Tigers at Crowbar, delivered on upbeat dance-time fun and whetted my appetite for the second, Kishi Bashi at New World Brewery, which was...
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Tonight in live music: OFF!, Hail Dale Pale Ale Release Party & more
Thank god it's Friday. Here's some music that's happening all over Tampa Bay tonight.OFF! with Gay Kiss Seething, roiling and raging through potent, muscular, to-the-point odes is LA’s Off!, a...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter T
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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This weekend in live music: Motley Crue & Alice Cooper, OneRepublic, WMNF...
A diverse array of music happening this Saturday and Sunday. A breakdown below...SATURDAY, AUGUST 16OneRepublic with The Script, Jamie Scott I feel dirty and awful about it, but also liberated, like I...
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Local musicians to hold benefit for Ybor institution Cephas' Hot Shop
Artists, musicians, hipsters, hippies and holistic eaters alike all know about Cephas' Hot Shop, the Caribbean cuisine hotspot a few blocks off of Ybor City's 7th Ave. sprawl. Owner Cephas Gilbert has...
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Concert review: WMNF Groovefest 5 at Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa
I pumped WMNF on my way to Groovefest 5 and the Saturday Soulful Soiree proved the perfect warm-up to the station's event, which found me arriving in the midst of a set by Holey Miss Moley. The...
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Tonight in live music: Michael McDonald & Toto
The co-headliners on this tour have been working together on various projects for more than three decades. Members of LA rock band Toto met the blue-eyed soulful former Doobie Brother via Steely Dan...
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New Music Tuesday! (August 19): Wiz Khalifa, Benjamin Booker, Dr. John, Beach...
It’s more new music releases for August. 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 should know) – with...
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Photo review: Motley Crue's farewell tour featuring Alice Cooper and The Raskins
Just as all good things must come to an end, so must all bad things. At least Mötley Crüe went out in style, courtesy of Alice Cooper and The Raskins.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Southern Darkness Fest crushes Ybor City this Saturday with Pelican and others
A giant influx of heavy crushing bands – 27 to be exact – amass in Ybor City for the inaugural Southern Darkness Fest. Three venues play host to metal of most types (heavy, sludge, drone, black,...
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Gina Vivinetto to curate night of local bands covering New Wave at Palladium
St. Pete writer, professor and noted '80s-music addict Gina Vivinetto (DISCLOSURE: She's written for CL before) has announced via her Facebook page that she's putting together a night of New Wave...
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