Glaive Credit: Photo by Kevin Abstract
COVID-19 just might be the best thing that ever happened to 17-year-old Ash Gutierrez, who’s playing Orpheum on Saturday, Oct. 1.

The Florida-born hyperpop breakout better known as Glaive began recording music while in Zoom school during the worst of the pandemic. Two years later, Gutierrez—who was a live music virgin when he started making it big—has already collaborated with Machine Gun Kelly and scored millions of hits on streaming platforms.

The slightly older alt-pop musician Aldn (stylized “aldn”) opens Glaive’s Tampa debut.

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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...