Flash Gordon’s Swim In Salt project makes concert debut in Safety Harbor

Flash Gordon has been on the Tampa Bay music scene since two years after the heroic quarterback with the same name lept from comic strips to the cheesy-AF movie soundtracked by Queen.

Due to most of his peers getting caught up in starting families and respective adulting in general, Gordon’s repertoires have mostly come and gone over the last 41 years, but his current outfit, Swim In Salt, is the one he’s the proudest of.

This band made a harmonious 2017 album, What’s Not To Like (About That), which features some flute segments and ultra soulful vocal work by Gordon’s wife Jo Karen. Despite all this, a Safety Harbor show marks Swim In Salt’s first-ever gig, and if the live experience is just as lively as its album, perhaps a live recording of the show will someday be in the cards.

Tickets to see Swim In Salt play Safety Harbor Art & Music Center on Friday, Nov. 8 are still available for $10.

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This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2024.