Tampa Bay’s best live music happening May 16-23
Including Black Joe Lewis, Dave Matthews Band, Chappell Roan and more.
Swedish metal favorite Amon Amarth returns to Tampa this weekend
With Cannibal Corpse and Obituary on the bill, too.
Lollapalooza alum The Beaches play St. Petersburg on Saturday
Aussie singer-songwriter G Flip opens.
Emo Night Tampa and Farseek team up for album release show in Ybor City
It’s a stacked bill at Crowbar on Saturday.
EDM party guy The Polish Ambassador plays St. Petersburg this weekend
His music is wubby, funky, and never takes itself too seriously.
Tom Sandoval from ‘Vanderpump Rules’ brings his cover band to Clearwater on Saturday
When you get famous on “Vanderpump Rules,” your online life is bound to be spicy, and the internet has not been kind to Tom Sandoval’s band. The 41-year-old’s music—rock and roll covers—isn’t the worst thing in the world, but there are at least two dozen better cover bands playing if you don’t require a spritz…
Fresh off Olivia Rodrigo tour, Chappell Roan plays headlining St. Pete show this weekend
Make way for the ‘Midwest Princess.’
Tampa hardcore band Jar celebrates new EP with Ybor Heights concert
With guests from the Midwest, Philly and South Jersey.
Jazz trio La Lucha plays ‘New Tampa Unplugged’ concert on Sunday
With some high-caliber friends joining in.
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic guitarist Jim ‘Kimo’ West plays ‘Scratch My Back’ show in Tampa
The Grammy-winner is part of the Sunday lineup at Skipper’s Smokehouse.
NYC reggae-ska band The Slackers play Tampa this weekend
Just don’t tell Vic Ruggiero about Florida’s relaxed gun laws.
Ahead of ‘Promised Land’ release, Brazilian producer Vintage Culture plays Tampa pool party
He’s at the Hard Rock on Sunday.
Three-part ‘Central Ave. Live’ music series kicks off in downtown Tampa on Tuesday
At happens in the Encore! district in May, June and July.
St. Pete producer Bauxmonk headlines Tampa Shuffle’s ‘Remix’ open mic on Tuesday
In its best form, Tampa Shuffle’s Tuesday open mic is an incubator of ideas and cradle for up-and-coming local talent. This week it welcomes St. Petersburg producer Bauxmonk who makes lo-fi beat tapes and will surely collect a lot of contacts after connecting with the talent that regularly signs up for the staple community event.…
World-pop favorite Thievery Corporation returns to St. Petersburg on Tuesday
It’s gonna get sweaty in the courtyard.
Dave Matthews Band kicks off summer tour in Tampa on Wednesday
DMB entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
Five For Fighting, which has a song about the October 7 Hamas attack, plays Clearwater on Wednesday
John Ondrasik said ‘OK’ is a message about morals.
Pop songwriter Upsahl opens for Madison Beer in St. Pete on Wednesday
From the moment Taylor Upsahl stepped onstage to help kickoff day two of 2021’s 97X Next Big Thing, I knew Tampa Bay was witnessing history. Though most of the instrumentation behind her was pre-recorded, her bass lines, guitar work, and lyrics about social anxiety resonated with her small-but-mighty crowd. Last year, the 25-year-old headlined a…
Blue Devil Tattoo 30th Tampa anniversary party includes no-cover concert from Scumbag Wrld and more
Death metal outfit Cold Steel, Lakeland punk band The Kuttoffs, and DJ Chuck Norris are at Crowbar, too.
Tampa Starbucks workers vote to unionize
The shop at the corner of N Dale Mabry Highway and Linebaugh Avenue is the only unionized location in Tampa Bay.
Tampa’s Lowry Parcade celebrates 8th anniversary with free play and burlesque shows
Its birthday party runs from Friday-Sunday, May 24-26.
Florida may allow high school athletes to profit from name, image and likeness deals
The 13-member board, which includes eight members appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in August, is slated to vote on the proposal during a June 4 meeting.
FAU professor will discuss his Tampa Bay estuary book this month in St. Pete
Gary Mormino moderates the deep dive with Evan Bennett.
Lonnie Holley and Gang Gang Dance’s Lizzi Bougatsos team up for MFA St. Pete exhibit
Lonnie Holley has never played the same song twice. Lizzi Bougatsos revolutionized rock music in the rule-demolishing New York band Gang Gang Dance. Both artists have collaborated in the course of their decade-long friendship, but a new exhibition is a new chapter and showcases their work on a series of new sculptures which amplify the…
Pinellas Ale Works helps pups at this weekend’s ‘Bark & Boogie’ party
It’s the St. Petersburg brewery’s eighth anniversary party.
Equality Florida hosts its big gay gala fundraiser in St. Pete
The statewide LGBTQ+ rights organization has sold-out The Coliseum this weekend.
Ybor City’s annual Cuban Sandwich Festival returns this month
This family friendly event happens on Sunday, May 26 at Centennial Park.
Grove Surf + Coffee opens new full-service cafe on Indian Rocks Beach
Grove Surf Cafe is now open Wednesday through Sunday.
Excessive heat increases the frequency of injuries, study shows
“It is apparent that excessive heat has become more frequent, and if these trends continue, the result will be more heat exposure for the workforce,” the study said.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill raising minimum age for strippers
The bill will make it a first-degree misdemeanor to hire a person under 21 to work at an adult entertainment business.
Longtime Tampa sandwich shop Brocato’s files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The 76 year-old deli and restaurant is known for its massive devil crabs and Cuban sandwiches.
Atlanta’s Truist Park offers a slick, corporatized view of the Tampa Bay Rays stadium ordeal
The home of the Braves reeks of AstroTurf, not grassroots.
Oracle of Ybor: My good friend is an alcoholic, but how do I help?
And what about my husband’s anxiety?
Chef from Tampa’s Sal Y Mar will appear on Food Network show ‘Supermarket Stakeout’ this week
Rodriguez’s episode will air this Wednesday, May 15.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will debut at Disney World next month
Disney announces official opening date for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride coming this summer
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs series of school ‘deregulation’ bills
DeSantis signed the series of bills Thursday.
Childish Gambino’s world tour comes to Tampa this fall
Donald Glover released a new album today.
Florida joins lawsuit against new EPA rule to reduce carbon pollution from power plants
The rule was published Thursday in the Federal Register.
Una Más hosts sneak peek in Tampa Heights, new eats at Armature Works, and more local food news
Plus, the return of Elevenses’ ‘Gilmore Girls’ menu, Mother’s Day brunches and anniversary parties.
Sparkman Wharf eateries Dang Dude and Gallito Taqueria will expand to Trinity this summer
The Proper House Group restaurants are headed to Escape Brewing’s new food hall called ‘The Collective.’
Han Hand Roll Bar and Ling’s Dumplings soft open at Armature Works
They’re the newest pair of Asian restaurants from the owners of Zukku Sushi.
Free orange juice to remain a staple at Florida welcome centers
Free cups of juice had been a staple of welcome centers since 1949.
Florida Supreme Court hears arguments over secret phone recordings between arcade game legends
Race, who also holds records in Pac-Man and other arcade games, has accused Mitchell of cheating, and chatter about scoring issues has circulated for years on social media.
