Don’t Stop St. Pete brings nearly 50 bands to seven downtown venues this...
Music festhusiasts were left with a difficult choice when Antiwarpt stepchildren Plan-B Block Party and Don’t Stop St. Petersburg fell on the same day last year. Not the case in 2014, and local music...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Tim Reynolds & TR3, Willy Porter, DrFameus + more
A rather fatty Friday in live music. Check out what's hitting tonight below.Tim Reynolds & TR3 Reynolds has been a member of Dave Matthews Band for six years, officially, and unofficially, since...
View ArticleFoo Fighters docu-series Sonic Highways debuts on HBO tonight
Following a week-long residency on The Late Show with David Letterman, Foo Fighters will premier their new docu-series, Sonic Highways tonight on HBO.Much like Dave Grohl’s 2012 documentary Sound City,...
View ArticleThis weekend in live music: Macy Gray, Givers, The Toasters, Lyle Lovett & more
Lots on tap this weekend, in addition to Don't Stop St. Pete. A breakdown below...SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18Givers with Kind Cousin There was a period in 2010 that Givers were a regular touring staple of...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Justin Hayward at Capitol Theatre
Maybe you don’t know his name but you know Justin Hayward’s voice from classic ‘70s prog odes like “Nights in White Satin” and the more urgent fast-paced “Question”– he’s been in The Moody Blues since...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at Crowbar
The name reflects a brash cheekiness that matches colorful bumpin’ music with definite P-Funk appeal. Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band does indeed dish out deep, nasty, funkadelia but songs like “Trunk...
View ArticleNew music Tuesday! (October 21): Taylor Swift, Primus, Annie Lennox, T.I., &...
Here comes the third week of October, with some intriguing releases on tap. 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...
View ArticleReview: Don't Stop St. Pete brings nearly 50 bands to seven downtown venues
You have to hand it to anyone who’s ever organized a local music festival. Just thinking about what it takes to find the bands, the funding, and the faith not to scream “fuck it” when something...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Los Lonely Boys at Capitol Theatre
The Garza brothers have been making music together as Los Lonely Boys since the 1990s, but didn’t really reach mainstream audiences with their blue-eyed soulful Tex Mex until delivering No. 1 AC...
View ArticleReview: A look back at Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2014
Clearwater Jazz Holiday Celebrates 35 YearsBy KIMBERLY DEFALCO Under the umbrella of crystalline skies and a live oak canopy, Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2014 hosted the consummate backyard picnic at...
View ArticleAstronautalis and Why? announce December 20 stop at Orpheum in Ybor City
Here’s a secret. Before he was collaborating with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, riding Harley’s for free, and repping Minnesota while enjoying the spoils of indie hip hop stardom, 32-year-old emcee Andy...
View ArticleAttack of the festivals: Coral Skies, Fantasma, FolkFest & Pre-Fest
The sheer amount of music that makes its way to Florida every fall is almost overwhelming. This month is particularly jammed, commonly referred to as “Rocktober” since something noteworthy lands in...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Capital Cities, Jorma Kaukonen, Ringo Starr & more
Lots on tap this Thursday night - from big name vets to up-and-coming buzz acts. Breakdown below...Capital Cities with Night Terrors Of 1927 The trumpet-blown synth pop ode “Safe and Sound” became...
View ArticleCL on the road photo review: Austin City Limits Music Festival, Weekend Two.
As the saying goes, I'll try anything once, twice if I like it. Not only do music fans love the Austin City L imits Music festival, they love it enough that organizers C3 offered up a second full...
View ArticleA Local Earful: Florida music’s tinseltown connections, plus another music...
A new Bill Murray flick —St. Vincent — sees nationwide release next week, and while the whole thing was pretty much shot in the Big Apple, the film’s soundtrack actually has a Tampa Bay connection...
View ArticleTonight in live music: MarchFourth Marching Band, American Authors & more
It's Friday, rejoice! Live music breakdown for tonight below...MarchFourth Marching Band Hailing from Portland, MarchFourth Marching Band (M4 for short) delivers a kaleidoscopic explosion of circus...
View ArticleThis weekend in live music: New Wave No Synths, The Devil Makes Three, Brand...
Your weekend live music breakdown... these are shows happening in addition to all the festivals (FolkFest, Coral Skies, Fantasma Fest —info here).SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 The Devil Makes Three with The...
View ArticleTonight in live music: TTNG with Emma Ruth Rundle and Mylets at Crowbar
The UK band formerly called This Town Needs Guns, and known by its shorter acronym since the release of 2013 sophomore album 13.0.0.0.0, plies math rock influenced by the likes of Owls and The Mars...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Mike Doughty at Crowbar
For a rather long time, Mike Doughty loathed the music he produced with his former post-jazz/alt hip hop rock band Soul Coughing. Then, in what I imagine was an attempt to shed some of that self-hate...
View ArticleNew Music Tuesday! (October 28): The Flaming Lips, Rancid, Yusuf, Run the...
The very last batch of new music releases for October. 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...
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