Rugawd Credit: Photo via rugawdmusik/Bandcamp
It should come as no surprise, but the very best players want to be in a band with Rugawd. The bass savant is at the helm of a new album, Little Treats, which he’s called “an instrumental experiment.”

A single, “Cold One,” finds the Tampeño joined by drummer and designer Roho, plus Pinellas piano prodigy Anthony Aldissi as they craft heady instrumentals for fans of not just Thundercat, but also Domi and JD Beck or Mononeon.

DM @rugawdmusik on Instagram or email littletreatsalbumrelease@gmail.com to get the address for this show featuring a set from Tampa rapper Scxtt Aye and sounds from Bay area songwriter Adia.

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This article appears in May 2-8, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...