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Introducing Florida Folk Scene Fest, which brings more than 15 acts to Green...
Over the past several months, Green Bench has earned quite the rep for presenting quality bands alongside its much-swigged selection of craft beers. Mark Etherington (frontman of RedFeather and the...
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Tonight in live music: wWAYLOn, Rayburn Anthony, The Orchestra Starring ELO...
Here's what's happening on this Fri., April 10 — a rather diverse range of happs, plus some additional Friday night live music shennanys at the bottom of the post...wWAYLOn with Mekenzie Jackson...
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Tyler, the Creator announces new album, Cherry Bomb, along with new App
It’s incredible how a group of weirdo skate kids from California have seemingly teleported from obscurity to the poster children for everything offbeat, and subsequently cool today. Odd Future is...
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Weekend Tune-Up: Tunes for your weekend by Toro Y Moi, Stranger Cat, Mew & more
We just experienced another fantastic Tuesday of new releases, and this week's playlist reflects it. If I had to single one album out, it would certainly be Toro Y Moi's latest. I imagine I'm not the...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Winner of Letter G; vote on Letter H
This is the Hip Hop ABCs, where we collectively decide which emcee or group is the best in the game as driven by the letters of the alphabet. No stated criteria for the hip hop artists being voted on...
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This weekend in live music: The Mavericks, Crobot, Hideaway Cafe 6-Year...
In addition to the Tampa Bay Blues Festival and Florida Folk Scene Fest, here's some other live music offerings happening this Fri.-Sat., April 11-12...SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Crobot with Drastic Fall,...
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Watch: Janelle Monae, "Yoga" video
In February, alt hop hop/R&B/psychedelic soul songstress and Electric Lady herself, Janelle Monáe, announced that her independent label Wondaland Art Society had signed a a "landmark joint venture...
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Tonight in live music: Diarrhea Planet, Matt Pond PA
Diarrhea Planet with Left and Right, Florida Night Heat It may come as a surprise, but Diarrhea Planet isn’t made up of third graders. The six-piece armada of potty-mouthed punk rockers hail from...
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New Music Tuesday! (April 14): Calexico, Earl Sweatshirt, Dwight Yoakam, The...
A look at album release highlights for the week of Tues., April 14 (excluding Record Store Day releases — a post on that later)... Ava Luna, Infinite House (Western Vinyl) There's something inherently...
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Tonight in live music: The Who with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Though I’m not nearly old enough to have caught The Who in its heyday, the mega English rock band holds a special place in my heart. My earliest musical memories were of listening to The Who along...
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Way Back Wednesday: Missy Elliot, Incubus
Welcome to another installment of Way Back Wednesday, where I remind you of some classic groups or artists from way back... If you're like me, you were pleasantly surprised when you watched the...
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Listen/Watch: New music from Speedy Ortiz, Passion Pit, The War on Drugs and...
As the second-ever Big Guava Music Festival inches closer to bringing some of the most buzz-worthy names in music to that amphitheatre we used to call Gary, many of the festival’s 34 artists are...
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G. Love & Special Sauce returning to play free show at Curtis Hixon Park on...
It’s been just over two weeks since G. Loveblew through Jannus Live in St. Pete, but now the City Of Tampa has announced that the 42-year-old Philadelphia pop-bluesman born Garrett Dutton will be...
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Record Store Day 2015 lands at an indie shop near you this Saturday
The retail holiday that drives scores of music enthusiasts to independently-owned record stores nationwide returns with a whole new batch of limited vinyl releases. The Bay area’s five biggie indies...
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Neighborhood Issue: A look at Sideshow, the satellite venue of SHAMc
The terrace behind Tapping the Vine isn’t much to look at by day – vacant, lit by shadowed daylight, scattered with worn wrought-iron and wicker patio furniture, its view an empty stretch of parking...
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Tonight in live music: Extreme, Jarabe de Palo
A few concerts happening around Tampa Bay on this Thurs., April 16.An Evening with Extreme The Boston quartet made a mark on the rock world that has lasted for the better part of two decades, if only...
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Tampa Bay named No. 6 on Foursquare’s list of Top Cities ‘Keeping Vinyl Alive’
Record Store Day— the worldwide celebration of retail’s version of mini-music museums — happens this Sat., April 18, and with just a few hours left before vinyl enthusiasts take over shops looking for...
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Iron & Wine and Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell team up for covers album,...
Folk rock is like the kale of music today: they've both got a long list of proven benefits, they were both virtually nonexistent for years and, like everything good, they've both been exploited to...
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Tonight in live music: The Ting Tings, Lauris Vidal, Lita Ford & more
Here's our daily breakdown of live music happenings, these taking place on this Fri., April 17.The Ting Tings with Kaneholler The UK multi-instrumentalist pop duo came up on the U.S. charts in 2008...
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Concert review: The Who Hits 50! tour opens in Tampa Bay
Once upon a time, The Who were known as the loudest, rowdiest, most daring rock n' roll band out of the UK. Unbelievable stories of the antics of late gonzo drummer Keith Moon and madman bassist John...
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