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Tonight in live music: Stu Hamm Band
For more than three decades, bassist Stu Hamm has defied lowend conventions. Amid playing sideman to the likes of Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, he’s put out the occasional solo albums since 1988 debut...
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Tonight in live music: Madd Illz, American Idol Live
A few shows that should be on your radar this Tue., July 7.Madd Illz with T & Souljah Bless, J Terra, Basement City, Jimbo Shrump, Figment The'emcee Whether he’s spitting quicksilver bravado over...
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New Tunes Day: Goat, Bilal featuring Kendrick Lamar, Naytronix & more
This Friday, July 10, more than 45 countries will shift to a global album release date, which means that new music around the world will all come out on the same day, Fridays from now on. Thus, New...
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Best of the Bay 25, Stage Two: Nominate contenders in music
I think I might feel old. Why, you ask? I am nearing my 11th Best of the Bay issue, which also stands as Creative Loafing's 25th annual BOTB overall. In my time here, I've experienced the evolution of...
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Jon Ditty presents debut solo outing Hopefully More Than a Blanket of ‘I’...
Working the deep underground hip hop scene in Northern Pinellas county for the past several years, first as one-half of project: SAVE c.a. hircus, and more recently as a solo emcee in his own right,...
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Way Back Wednesday: The Neptunes
Welcome to the newest installment of Way Back Wednesday, where I remind you about some classic jams from way back... A few weeks back, I spotlighted one of my all-time favorite producers, Timbaland....
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At NoiseMakers, kids find joy in learning how to play music
The scene is both organized chaos and creative overstimulation at its finest. A few dozen children, ages “toddler” and up, engage in vigorous play on a surfeit of instruments scattered haphazardly...
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Tonight in live music: Imagine Dragons, BJ Barham, Tropical Heatwave Deja Vu...
Lots happening this Fri., July 10. Breakdown below...Imagine Dragons with Metric, Halsey Every time Imagine Dragons comes to town, the Grammy-winning pop-emotive Las Vegas alt-rock outfit advances to...
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Weekend Tune-Up: Tunes for your weekend by Diddy, I'lls, Beach Baby, & more
I really don't like change, especially when it comes to my music. Changing the new music release day to Friday's is gonna take some time to sink in. As along as I've followed music, Tuesday's were my...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: The Winner of Letter R, vote on Letter S
Lots of high quality contenders repping the Letter R were found in the most recent installment of our weekly series to determine which hip hop artist or group is the best in the game as driven by the...
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This Saturday in live music: Neon Trees, Delta Rae, Chad Price with Scott...
Hey, it's Saturday, and there's live music happening all over town. Take a look at a breakdown of tuneful happening this July 11.Neon Trees with Coin, Fictionist Last year proved a busy one for Neon...
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Watch Drake transform into Oprah, Justin Bieber and others in “Energy” video
For a guy who makes music more earnest than your middle school diary, Drake can be a pretty funny dude. From holding his own on SNL to simply swiping the remnants of Madonna’s ancient spittle off his...
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This Sunday in live music: Vinyl Theatre, Underhill Family Orchestra, DJ Soul...
A look at some music happening this Sun., July 12. Vinyl Theatre with Machineheart, Denim Blue, Miclain Keith Milwaukee quartet Vinyl Theatre – on tour behind full-length debut, Electrogram– plies...
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50 Cent files for bankruptcy
Former dealer, club rapper and amped-water magnate 50 Cent has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the man at least partially responsible for creating...
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Concert review: Shoeless Soul stepped into the Skipperdome for a rousing CD...
Popular Dunedin eclectic ensemble Shoeless Soul trekked over the bridge with a posse of fans to deliver an uplifting and impressive set of originals and covers at Skipper's Smokehouse this past...
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New Tunes Day: The Bird and the Bee, Sonic Graffiti, Chemical Brothers & more
As promised, we've shifted New Music Tuesday to New Tunes Day, since new albums releases now fall on Fridays. Which is actually a good thing, since that means I can share so much more with all you...
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Tonight in live music: Plastic Pinks, Love as Laughter, Permanent Makeup with...
Look — the week is half over! Celebrate with some live music; here's what's happening on this Wed., July 15.Plastic Pinks with Luxury Mane, Veiny Hands Did you know Sonic Graffiti former Dane Giordano...
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Way Back Wednesday: The Roots
Hello fellow music lovers and welcome to another edition of Way Back Wednesday, where I shed some light on some artists and jams from way back in the day. Eleven albums deep, and The Roots keep coming...
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Tonight in live music: Motion City Soundtrack, QUIT reunion, Ariana Grande &...
This Thurs., July 16 is jam-packed with live music. Take a look at the breakdown below...Motion City Soundtrack 10-Year Anniversary Tour with The Spill Canvas, Sorority Noise Minneapolis quintet...
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The Music Issue 2015: Made in Tampa Bay
The local recording industry is thriving where you least expect it by Leilani Polk“There’s no music industry anymore; people can do it in their bedroom with a laptop, microphone interface and...
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