A concert performance photograph by Dave Decker showing Eric Bachmann plays Kress Contemporary in Ybor City, Florida on Feb. 6, 2025. Captured in a medium-wide shot from a low perspective, musician Eric Bachmann rests his feet on a hard equipment case while seated on stage, singing with his mouth open as he plays an acoustic guitar. Mounted on the white wall behind him is a large rectangular maroon sign with gold serif lettering reading "KRESS", flanked by a secondary acoustic guitar on a stand, a keyboard rig, and an audience member seated to the left under bright indoor venue lighting.
Eric Bachmann plays Kress Contemporary in Ybor City, Florida on Feb. 6, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker

Archers Of Loaf has a hell of a history in Florida, once playing Tallahassee on a bill with Sebadoh. The early-’90s indie-rock hero even played Nebraska Avenue’s Stone Lounge in 1995.

In February 2025, Loaf co-founder Eric Bachmann played an intimate gig at the Kress Contemporary in Ybor City (see photos from the show below), and the 56-year-old is back to do it again, this time with a new LP from his other project.

Released a year after his last stop in Tampa, Swet Deth arrives after a 15-year hiatus for Crooked Fingers. Yes, its 10 tracks are about shaking off the mortal coil, but Bachmann, a songwriter’s songwriter, has turned in a collection of upbeat songs with the kind of keen observations and lyrics that come from months, or years, of contemplation. While the album’s biggest moments are powered by electric instruments, Bachmann’s last gig in the same room featured grand piano and acoustic guitars.

Tickets to see Eric Bachmann at Kress Contemporary in Ybor City on Friday, Nov. 13 are still available and start at $35.

Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
A concert performance photograph by Dave Decker showing Eric Bachmann plays Kress Contemporary in Ybor City, Florida on Feb. 6, 2025. Captured in a medium-wide shot from behind audience members, singer-songwriter Eric Bachmann sits on stage singing passionately while playing an acoustic guitar. Mounted high on the light wall behind him is a dark rectangular sign with gold lettering reading "KRESS". He wears a blue t-shirt, dark pants, glasses, and a baseball cap, positioned alongside an acoustic guitar stand under soft indoor venue lighting.
Eric Bachmann plays Kress Contemporary in Ybor City, Florida on Feb. 6, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker
Credit: Dave Decker

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This article appears in Nov. 05 – 11, 2026.

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...