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This Saturday in live music: FYA Fest III, The Fritz, Thomas Jack & more
A breakdown of concerts happening this Sat., Jan. 2. Thomas Jack The Aussie DJ/producer leads the tropical house movement, that sub-genre that grew from deep house music with brighter synths and an...
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Tonight in live music: Snarky Puppy at The Ritz Ybor
Every time the Grammy-winning Brooklyn-bred instrumental jazz-funk fusion ensemble Snarky Puppy hits town, they draw sellout audiences, first to Crowbar, then State Theatre, and next, potentially, to...
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Sharon Jones, St. Paul & The Broken Bones to play free fest in Clearwater...
It’s a bummer to see bands like St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Sharon Jones (plus her Dap-Kings) pass over the Sunshine State. That won’t be happening this year. The Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival...
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Tonight in live music: Silversun Pickups, Lost Axis, France Camp
A few noteworthy shows are happening this Hump Day (Wed., Jan. 6). You might even be able to get into one of them. Breakdown below. 97X Free For All with Silversun Pickups On the heels of the release...
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Tonight in live music: Rock the Park, MDFL, France Camp redux
Hey, it's Thursday! The weekend is right around the corner and some shows are happening tonight. Take a look at the breakdown for June 7 below.Rock the Park with Green Sunshine, Oxford Noland, Natalie...
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The inaugural Florida International Toy Piano Festival blurs the line between...
In their heart of hearts, all musical instruments are inherently playthings. They have the potential to stimulate childlike wonderment within their adult users, and they allow the senses of actual...
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The Real Clash presents debut album Clash Wednesday this Saturday
The Real Clash has been appearing in the pages of CL ever since nabbing a cover story back in November of 2013. At the time, the hip hop ensemble spawned from St. Pete College’s MIRA program was in...
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Killing Joke cancels 2016 U.S. tour
A tour announcement that stirred up quite a buzz because it included a stop at Orpheum in Ybor City — that of UK's prestigious post-punk vets Killing Joke— is officially cancelled, as is all of the...
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Tonight in live music: Marcia Ball, Nile, Manic Focus + more
A nice slate of concerts happening this Fri., Jan. 8. Breakdown below, plus a look at what's coming up this weekend.Marcia Ball with Sarasota Slim The title track off Marcia Ball’s latest album, The...
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Kendrick Lamar performs a new song, talks video games, on Jimmy Fallon
I might be off, but I think Kendrick Lamar’s the only artist who’s written an original song for a late night show performance, then never performed or released said song ever again — twice now, in...
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This weekend in live music: Beebs and her Money Makers, The Ries Brothers,...
The weekend's live music breakdown.SATURDAY, JANUARY 9The Ries Brothers with Alex & Bella Duo Last year proved a rather busy one for The Ries Brothers. In April, the teenage siblings-driven rock...
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Last chance to see Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement: The Power of Song
A community-oriented program that sheds reverent musical light on the past while looking at the ripple effect it’s had on the present, Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement: The Power of Song brings...
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Weekly Tune-Up: Tunes for your week by David Bowie, Pete Yorn, RJD2 & more
Back again with the very first addition for 2016 is your Weekly Tune-Up. It's so good to be back here with you guys, sharing music and hopefully introducing you to some fresh tunes. The industry goes...
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Tonight in live music: The New Mastersounds
If you haven’t had gotten down with your badass self to the groove-hawking odes of The New Mastersounds, this Tuesday night throwdown is ripe for the dancing. The UK quartet delivers an instrumental...
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R.I.P., David Bowie: A tribute to the late Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust,...
David Bowie was my first concert. Or, the first concert I remember. My recently-separated mom got tickets to see him with her girlfriend, only said girlfriend bailed, so it was me she dragged along to...
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Bob Mould announces new album, releases video for first single "Voices in My...
Bob Mould — the guy you came to love by stealing your big brother's Sugar cassettes, then freaked when you found out he was in, like, a really famous band before that — will release his 11th solo...
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Bonnaroo's 15th anniversary lineup to be announced on Conan Jan. 19
Arguably America's second most recognizable music festival with a whimsical made-up-sounding name, Tennessee's Bonnaroo is celebrating its 15th year in 2016 on June 9-12. In the last...
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Tonight in live music: Marco Benevento, Paul Sanchez, Mickey Avalon with Dirt...
The week is half over already, and there's three rather noteworthy shows happening this Wed., Jan. 15, all three in Ybor City. Breakdown below.Marco Benevento with Displace If you dug last weekend’s...
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Spring Arts Preview 2016: Duran Duran, Protomartyr + more
The new year offers plenty of concerts to look forward to this spring. Here are the highlights.Tool with Primus Promising an “unparalleled sonic and visual experience,”" pioneering art/prog rock...
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Tonight in live music: The Everymen, John Nemeth + Parrott, Sportiello & Metz
Hey, some concerts are happening on this Thurs., Jan. 14. Take a look at the breakdown below... The Everymen with Tattered Saints, Dru Cutler Though only active for about seven years, The Everymen...
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