Vibrator races return to Tampa's West River district this weekend
Derby day happens this weekend, and you better have batteries. The Tampa City Athletic Association’s signature event is back in the West River District on Saturday when Hooch and Hive once again plays...
View ArticleSaturday's Ramones tribute concert in Dunedin is also a tampon drive
In the wake of Politico’s reporting on a major U.S. Supreme Court leak of documents suggesting justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, nobody knows what tomorrow’s world is going to look like. That’s why...
View ArticleBadCameo's 'Funk Train' stops in downtown Tampa for free concert on Thursday
On Sunday, Have Gun, Will Travel will be outside Amalie Arena to welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning back home for Game 3 of the team’s first round Stanley Cup Playoff series, but on Thursday—just one...
View ArticleNathan Mitchell brings smooth jazz to Tampa Riverwalk for free Friday concert
The Straz Center’s no-cover Riverwalk shows have become an essential element of the weekend in downtown Tampa, but organizers leveled up to keep with all the festivities happening as part of the City...
View ArticleTim McGraw's 'Here On Earth' tour stops in Tampa on Friday
With COVID numbers on a down spiral, country star Tim McGraw is finally ready to promote an album that the pandemic kept at home. The 55-year-old country singer released Here On Earth in August 2020,...
View Article'Goin' Blind' country songwriter Corey Smith plays sold-out Saturday show in...
Corey Smith hasn’t put out a new album in a few years, but during his time in lockdown, the country songwriter kept busy with a few new singles. He’s had some trouble with his eyes in recent years,...
View ArticleTampa artist Chael Blinya free stages 'Closing Date' concert in Ybor City...
This Saturday at The Bricks in Ybor City, as part of a series of shows celebrating a new LP (The Sir Roundings) Ghanaian-American rap and spoken-word artist Chael Blinya hosts a concert where he’ll...
View ArticleDeSantis says Twitter relocating to Florida would 'drive up the cost of...
Gov. Ron DeSantis is all for Elon Musk taking over Twitter, but he isn’t among the people courting the billionaire to move the company to Florida. As state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has...
View ArticleEmo Night Tampa stages another free concert this weekend at The Hub
Thanks to all the good people at the barstools and tables, downtown Tampa dive The Hub is a great place to be sad. The sadder the better this weekend, too, when Emo Night Tampa (ENT) takes over for a...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. DeSantis won't say if Florida will pursue stricter abortion laws
Gov. Ron DeSantis was noncommittal Wednesday about whether he will ask lawmakers to further restrict abortion in Florida, as the nation awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the...
View ArticleSam Raimi’s scary good ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ casts a...
With its 28th feature film since May 2008 — let that sink in for a minute — Marvel Studios has finally gone full-on horror with “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” That this significant...
View ArticleTampa rapper Hyfa Tha Prospect releases 'Only Human' in Ybor City this weekend
Newburgh-turned-Tampa rapper Hyfa Tha Prospect is more than a local emcee. Sure, he has two bachelor’s degrees in fine arts, but his music is involved with the “Don’t Get Tricked” podcast, which...
View ArticlePussy Riot, Todrick Hall top St. Pete Pride concert set for June
Nothing against Lisa Loeb, but St. Pete Pride is going to be a lot louder in 2022. The Sunshine City's marquee Pride party will celebrate its 20th anniversary throughout June, with organizers booking...
View ArticleTampa's Hampton Station has a rock and roll concert this weekend
Don’t bring you kids, but Hampton Terrace’s beloved pizza, wing and beer spot has a rock and roll show this weekend. Idle Moves headlines the no cover gig on Saturday and is joined by cosmic Americana...
View ArticleToronto indie-rock favorite Born Ruffians brings 'Chrysanthemums' to Tampa...
That smell? “Chrysanthemums” from Canada, care of Born Ruffians—one of the most consistent indie-rock bands of the last decade—which is headed to Tampa for a Mother's Day concert in Ybor City.
View ArticleFlorida congressional candidate, who owns a tear gas company, promises to...
Cory Mills, candidate for Congress and tear gas investor, promises in a new video ad he can make liberals cry. Mills, a Winter Park Republican running in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, released...
View ArticleThe Florida Orchestra is having a free 'Pops In the Park' Mother's Day...
Your mom deserves the world, but if inflation has your wallet fucked up, then just make the effort to get her to downtown Tampa on Mother’s Day for a free concert by the Florida Orchestra. The program...
View ArticlePsych-funk jam scene favorite The Fritz plays Tampa's Skipper's Smokehouse...
The Fritz—a five-piece straight outta Asheville—has the infused psychedelic funk that your friends at Skipper’s Smokehouse know and love dearly. The band says that it’s currently working on its third...
View ArticleScranton punk-rock mainstay The Menzingers return to Ybor City on Mother's Day
The Menzingers have come a really long way since starting as a punk band from Scranton—and it'll show off that progress when the band plays Ybor City on Mother's Day. Its latest, From Exile, is a...
View ArticleSoul pioneer The Stylistics plays Hard Rock Tampa this weekend
It’s hard to be at a Stylistics show, and not miss Russell Thompkins Jr.’s sweet lead vocals (he left the ‘60s-’70s soul group 22 years ago). But if you close your eyes and do mental gymnastics this...
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