Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Aug. 1-8
Including Emilie-Claire Barlow, Jeezy, Taking Back Sunday, and more.
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Dad Bod and Brazilian rock band Oruã play Tampa
It’s one of the best indie-rock shows of the summer.
Limp Bizkit’s ‘Loserville’ tour brings Riff Raff and Corey Feldman to Tampa
California rappers N8noface and Bones are on the bill, too.
Ahead of Clearwater show, Straight No Chaser’s Jasper Smith shares the best gig he ever saw
It was Garth Brooks’s freezing Notre Dame stadium show.
Houston punk band Popperz brings songs about conversion therapy camp to St. Pete
M.A.C.E. opens this weekend along with Scissor Blade.
Biden administration urges judge to toss Florida challenge to new federal gun rule
Florida and other Republican-led states have filed lawsuits challenging the rule.
DJ Qeys, who came of age at Ol’ Dirty Sundays, helps say farewell to the revered Ybor City party
Qeys is fresh off a collab with Denzel Curry.
Uncle John’s Band plays special ‘Jerry Week’ acoustic concert in St. Pete
You can talk about Jonah Hill in between sets.
Songwriter Emilie-Claire Barlow tops list of this weekend’s Tampa Bay jazz concerts
The Canadian Juno Award-winner plays shows in St. Pete and Sarasota.
Tampa Bay’s ‘Refuge’ dance party celebrates first anniversary with DJ Three
Residents Kay-S, Rat Galactic and Blak play support this weekend.
Jeezy is letting fans pick the setlist at this weekend’s Tampa concert
He’s at The Ritz in Ybor City.
Florida hardcore bands are playing a backpack and school supply drive concert in Tampa
You get half-off cover if you pitch in.
Jack Botts is the latest Australian musician to come through Tampa Bay
He brings a catchy brand of coastal-folk to Tampa this weekend.
Phosphorescent brings new album ‘Revelator’ to St. Pete
Matthew Houck & co. open for The Head and the Heart on Friday.
Before Clearwater show, Blue October and Switchfoot members share the best gigs they ever saw
Remember when Nirvana and Pearl Jam opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Popular Japanese chain Daiso will open in Tampa next year
The chain is bringing Japanese treats and items to the Carrollwood area.
Judge to rule on Hillsborough schools millage referendum lawsuit by next week
The district’s lawsuit asks a judge to move on the stalled school tax by Aug. 13.
Tampa Museum of Art offers pay-what-you-can admission every Thursday night
Now if we could just get more museums to hold late-night weekends.
Tampa artist Conrad Garner opens ‘Runaway Thoughts’ show in Seminole Heights
It’ll hang at Independent Bar & Cafe in Seminole Heights through August.
Tampa’s first-couple of competitive eating will appear at Ybor City ‘Burger Bash’
Chef Erik Youngs has tapped Nick Wehry and Miki Sudo to help raise money for the Voodoo Chef Foundation this weekend.
Working-class Floridians could be priced out of communities during post-storm rebuilding, says expert
“People like police officers, school teachers, administrators, they’re being priced out of your communities…”
Gulfport vegan hotspot Golden Dinosaurs celebrates sixth-anniversary all weekend long
It runs Friday-Sunday, and features DJs, specials, kids activities and more.
English Premier League exhibition match lands in Tampa this weekend
Crystal Palace takes on West Ham United at Raymond James.
Federal judge refuses Florida’s request to block Title IX rule over LGBTQ protections
The judge said the plaintiffs had not provided adequate arguments to obtain a preliminary injunction.
Review: In Tampa, Donny Osmond makes jabs and goes deep during Vegas-style revue
Let the reason be love.
Expat Tampa comedian Cam Bertrand comes home for one-off on Thursday
A local appearance is a rare thing these days, but Bertrand is looking forward to it.
Florida sheriffs and police chiefs announce opposition to recreational pot amendment
Voters in 2016 passed a constitutional amendment that allowed medical marijuana.
Florida Gov. DeSantis says he supports term limits for U.S Supreme Court, if congress does it too
“If you’re going to do it, do it for everybody in office,” he said.
New poll shows Florida voters support both abortion and cannabis constitutional amendments
The poll of 774 Floridians who said that they were either definitely or probably voting in the coming election.
Florida Supreme Court vows to move quickly on abortion ballot ‘statement’
The November ballot will be set after Florida’s Aug. 20 primary elections.
Federal judge backs Florida in teacher union restrictions, but due deduction ban faces trial
The Republican-controlled Legislature and DeSantis approved the restrictions in 2023 and made revisions this year.
St. Pete band Someday Honey is all the way back after Kaleigh Baker’s retreat to New York
The band’s next gig is at Lost & Found in St. Pete
Review: Impromptu as always, Someday Honey teases new music at another powerful show in St. Pete
The set twisted and turned in hair-raising fashion.
Founders of Ybor City’s Countdown Improv Festival embrace spontaneity and solidify community
Kelly Buttermore and Justin Peters found a home in Tampa.
Owners of South Tampa’s Viva Napoli restaurant open Spacca Napoli in Carrollwood
Simona and Andrea Sarpa couldn’t find the food of their home, so they made it themselves.
Trulieve pours another $5 million into effort to legalize recreational pot in Florida
In all, Trulieve had contributed about $60.39 million to the committee as of July 19.
Federal judge permanently blocks part of Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a two-page order granting a permanent injunction against the workplace-training part of the law.
‘People just didn’t stop dying’: After hack into state system, Tampa funeral homes describe last month’s burial standstill
For over 12 hours on June 28, funeral homes in the state of Florida were shut down.
Fresh Kitchen in South Tampa was on fire this morning
The intersection of Howard and Dekle is closed.
The best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay, including The Tim Version reunion, Neck Deep, and more
The Devil Wears Prada and Kansas are coming to town, too.
Tampa rapper Pusha Preme hosts back-to-school backpack drive on Thursday
A different way to celebrate your own birthday.
Hard-rock favorite Halestorm plays Tampa show on Thursday
I Prevail opens at the old Gary.
Violin star Lindsey Stirling finally plays a non-holiday concert in Clearwater
She’s at the BayCare Sound this month.
San Diego metal outfit As I Lay Dying is on the verge of a new album, and heads to St. Pete
Chelsea Grin and Entheos both open the band’s first gig in town since 2022.
Tampa rap OG BC headlines Shuffle ‘Remix’ open mic
Prepare for lyrical warfare.
Daddy Kool’s St. Pete punk-rock flea market is air-conditioned, too
With bands like Baseline and Pet Lizard on the bill.
Fight over Florida’s abortion amendment statement heads to the Supreme Court
Representatives of DeSantis and the House spearheaded controversial revisions in the financial impact statement.
Florida’s 14-day back-to-school sales tax ‘holiday’ starts next week
A similar holiday on disaster-preparedness supplies was held during the first two weeks of June.
Theresa Crout’s annual VooDood concert is back in Tampa
The Sh-Booms are at Hooch and Hive this weekend.
Rob Swift and Immortal’s Da Odd Couple project lands in Ybor City this weekend
The set is part of the Technics DMC DJ competition.
Atlanta punk band The Killakee House plays St. Pete this weekend
Its latest album is 25 minutes of big riffs and sing-along hooks.
Johnstock, to raise funds for scene supporter John Ames, happens in Tampa on Saturday
There’ll be an art auction on site as well as grub from the deeply satisfying This Little Pig food truck.
Bands head to St. Pete for another ‘Gaza Rising’ benefit concert
It happens this weekend,
Jersey nu-metal band Enox plays Seminole Heights this weekend
‘Euphoria’ would 100% be part of any hard-rock fan’s Columbia House 12-CDs-for-a-penny haul.
Power-pop band Barely Pink brings ‘Last Days of Summer’ reunion to no-cover Tampa dive bar show
Orlando ‘60s-pop band The Tremolords and Bay area garage-rock band Pretty Voices play support.
Pianist Zachary Bartholomew’s ‘Balancing Act’ show tops Tampa Bay jazz calendar
He’s flying in a lot of talented friends.
Bandmates of late Losing Game drummer Joe Bucci play a Bradenton benefit concert this weekend
Bucci died last February.
Charleston-based company to open sushi and Japanese-Peruvian concepts in South Tampa
Maru and O-ku slated to open in late-2024 and early-2025.
Bananas Records brings indie-rock band Mave’s Arcade to the St. Pete shop this weekend
Samuel Wolter and Amateur Taxidermy open.
La Lucha jazz trio brings its ’80s covers album back to life in St. Pete this weekend
Sorry the show is sold-out.
CatVideoFest returns to Tampa Theatre and will benefit local animals
Because scrolling on the internet truly isn’t enough.
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Kamrada brings ‘Emo Social’ to St. Pete
The party is on Friday.
Florida blues-Americana band Beartoe returns to Tampa Bay this weekend
It’s been far too long since the Bay area got a proper visit from Roberto Aguilar, and this might be the first time the Indigenous songwriter’s band, Beartoe, has played what’s one of St. Petersburg’s best listening spaces—Bayboro Brewing Go.. With roots in DeLand, Aguilar & co. play rock and roll that is undeniably from…
From city hall to Al Lang Field, there are a bunch of 727 Day events happening in Pinellas this weekend
Free St. Pete flag anyone?
Tampa cafe and bar King State turns five years old this weekend
A three-day anniversary party happens Friday-Sunday.
Lucky Tigre moves to West Tampa with an expanded menu of Filipino-American favorites
Its new food trailer is parked on the property of its upcoming brick and mortar.
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, who oversees state’s property insurance crisis, begs Trump to fix property insurance crisis
Florida Democratic Party criticized Patronis for “political games” and “passing the blame for the property insurance crisis in Florida.”
Popular South Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon is finally coming to Tampa
Florida’s first Bonchon opened in Orlando in 2017.
Alien House sits at the forefront of Tampa Bay’s electro scene
Justin Myers and Anthony Tarallo are building a community, too.
Hip-hop brought Wally Rios to instrumental music, and he hasn’t looked back
Rios loves when artists take his beats and make their own art.
Review: Missy Elliott and friends throw down a night of bangers at Tampa’s Amalie Arena
Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, Ciara, and Trina were in the building, too.
St. Petersburg College receives $7.2 million for AI, semiconductor program
DeSantis linked the effort to national security.
Florida Democrats pour over $35K into St. Petersburg State Rep. Lindsay Cross campaign
Cross is trying to fend off a challenge from Republican Ed Montanari, a member of the St. Petersburg City Council.
