Planet Retro Records in St. Petersburg, Florida Credit: Brian Mahar
As the neighborhood changes around him, Rob Sexton continues bringing his DIY, punk-rock spirit to the 200 Blog of Dr. Martin Luther King Kr. St. N.

This weekend, as the City of St. Petersburg throws a St. Paddy’s Day party at Williams Park, Sexton’s Planet Retro Records turns its parking lot into a market where independent vendors will hawk wares as a handful of rock bands play songs for free.

There’s no cover for the St. Punktrick’s Day Market happening at Planet Retro Records in St. Petersburg on Saturday, March 15.

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This article appears in Mar 13-19, 2025.

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...