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St. Augustine experimental-electro producer Isya plays two Tampa Bay concerts this weekend
The first is at a Tampa dive bar alongside local legends of the DIY scene.
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Providence rock and roll legend Deer Tick will play St. Pete this fall
A new album is due in June.
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Pinellas County’s municipal elections are today—here’s who’s running for council in Gulfport
Ward I candidates are Jennifer Daunch and Joe Guenther. Ward III sees a race between Jennifer Webb and Keri Nelson.
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Tampa Shuffle founders discuss what it’s like to mark eight years of community building
The venue kicks its anniversary weekend off this Friday.
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Photos: Ybor City packs Crowbar for International Women’s Day concert
Eemmyy curated a show that included Ari Chi, Shevonne, and more.
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Creative Loafing readers respond to Dump Duke, Ybor City pedestrian safety measures, city council tea, and more
“Jane clearly doesn’t want Lynn to become more qualified to be the next mayor than her pal Bob (too bad, she already is).”
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Reggae Rise Up brings four-day, heady, spring break to St. Pete
Sublime, 311, De al Soul and more are at Vinoy Park March 12-15.
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Charley Crockett, country star unafraid to criticize MAGA, plays Tampa on Tuesday
Life’s a casino, and he’s at the Hard Rock.
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All-star Women’s Day concert comes to Ybor City this weekend
Curated by Betty Dawl, the lineup includes Purple Gurl guitarist and drummer Shevonne and Natalie Depergola.
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Tampa Jazz Club gets Billy Joel horn player Carl Fischer for Sunday matinee
He also spent more than a dozen years playing with famed horn player Maynard Ferguson.
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Orlando garage-soul favorite The Sh-Booms brings new EP to Tampa
The band is at Crowbar on Saturday.
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Three Tampa Bay organizations building networks to support immigrants
As ICE presence grows, long-time Tampa organizers are protecting local immigrants by building networks of support and resistance.
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Shovels & Rope come to Skipper’s Smokehouse on Friday
Mechanical River brings ‘Parts Work’ to open the show.
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Tampa Councilwoman Hurtak says Mayor Castor is limiting her ability to ride along with city departments
Council unanimously passed a motion asking the administration to rescind policy limiting open access to government.
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Concert and comedy roast of MAGA happens tonight in Ybor City
Proceeds will benefit the Immigrant Defense Project.
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Ybor City gets new pedestrian safety upgrades, following deadly police chase
Police Chief Lee Bercaw says TPD is still ‘eagerly waiting’ the end of an investigation into troopers’ actions before the crash.
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Photos: Everyone we saw at Punk Black Tampa 2026
It was the festival’s last time at Crowbar, ahead of the venue’s closing this summer.
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Urban designer and USF assistant dean Taryn Sabia enters Tampa mayoral race
She became the ninth person in the race.