Ray Roa
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 in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The Daily Beast. Products and media for review consideration should be sent to 204 E. Henderson Ave., Tampa, FL 33602.
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Stranger Things fans can now make themselves ‘strange’ and listen to the soundtrack
Local synth maestro Fr33dback offers his thoughts and tunes of his own.
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Photos: Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, and Tesla get nostalgic at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, – August 15, 2016
Old guys (still) rock.
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Tonight in live music; Eastern Standard Time, The Duppies & a free BBQ concert
Go for broke on the New World patio.
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Okeechobee music festival announces 2017 dates, releases limited pre sale passes
March 2-5, limited pre-sale opens on Wednesday
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Just Announced: Your weekly rundown of new shows, updated daily (week of August 15)
Freshly booked live music for you to add to your calendar.
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Photo Review: Ray LaMontagne brings most of My Morning Jacket to Clearwater, Aug. 12
No Jim James, but all of Ouroboros was still amazing.
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King State coffee to take over Transitions Art Gallery
Parallels manifested as Tampa coffee roaster takes the place of DIY venue
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Tonight in live music: Traitors with Agerasia and Serosa at The Local 662
Geez, it’s loud.
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Tonight in live music: REO Speedwagon, Def Leppard & Tesla turn nostalgia on ultra high
Def Lep is gonna tour with Poison next year!
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Tampa emcee Gat$ tackles black males’ mental health and braggadocio on “No L’s,” from forthcoming LP, listen.
New album ‘By Any Dreams’ will be celebrated at multimedia release show on October 29.
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Can a video game shred guitar? Yes, and Bit Brigade are proof.
The Athens, Georgia group tours with an onstage gamer.
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Merchandise announce hometown LP release show, share sweet poster and video, too.
The Tampa post-punk 4AD signees will celebrate a sophomore LP on Sept. 23 in Ybor City
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Rogerthomas explains his video for “Thas Wassup,” watch
Clip was directed by Mike Nyman and pays tribute to Pulse victims.
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This weekend in live music; Look Mexico, Ray LaMontagne, LTJ Bukem, Tampa Day, punk at Mojo Books & more.
Another f***ton means more music choices than you can handle. Listen, and pick a few.
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Highlights from our chat with puppeteer & musician David Liebe Hart
On August 13, he will put on a show that you definitely won’t be indifferent about.
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Listen to songs from Tampa guitarist David Vassalotti’s latest solo EP
The Merchandise gunslinger has a show in Seminole Heights on August 19.
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Live music for Thursday August 11; Hillsong Outcry tour at the old Gary, free shows in St. Pete and Dunedin
Rain washed away the heat, now go wash away your sins.
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Hootie and the Blowfish playing almost free show at Mahaffey Theater
You must win your way in, here are the details.
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Here are 80 retro show posters from Transitions Art Gallery
…and there’s plenty more where that came from.