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Gasparilla Music Festival 2026: GZA, Drive-By Truckers, Jai Wolf and East Nash Grass among nearly 40 new bands on lineup
Some of Tampa Bay’s best emergent local bands are also on the bill.
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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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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening February 20-26
Including Nep, Model/Actriz, an immigrants rights benefit, and more.
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Ahead of next month’s new album, Juvenile returns for St. Pete concert
Last fall, the Hot Boy told Stereogum that the album’s title is a nod to how long he’s been waiting to put the music out.
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Ahead of big birthday concert, Trombone Shorty returns to Tampa
He’s in Florida for Miami’s Montreux festival.
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Nobro is the reason to get to Descendents St. Pete concert early
Frank Turner is in the middle of the bill at Jannus Live, surrounded, as always by good company.
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Brooklyn electro quartet Model/Actriz brings gripping new LP to Tampa
Practice your ‘Pirouette’ before heading to New World.
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Handsome Americana songwriter Cory Branan returns to Tampa this weekend
He’s hot, and hot off a collaboration with Tyler Childers.
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Donations from Tampa punk concert will benefit Miami-based immigrant justice nonprofit
Leave your black umbrellas at home.
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Mountain Holler and Billy Mays III come home for one-off concert in St. Pete
Mountain Holler has a handful of dates booked on this return home.
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Brooksville’s four-day Whippersnap music festival kicks off Wednesday
Karl Denson is among the headliners for the camping throwdown set for Feb. 18-21.
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American running legend Meb Keflezighi helps Plant High School athletes redefine success
His winning attitude, and commitment to consistency, has clearly caught on.
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Tampa City Councilwoman Naya Young files for re-election
The 33-year-old became the youngest woman elected to council in last fall’s special election.
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Photos: Michelle Shirelle and Jason Paul play St. Pete’s Potion Portal
Earthgirl and Vic Alvarez played support.
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Dead & Co.’s Oteil Burbridge is coming to play Dunedin Brewery’s Spring Beer Jam
The no-cover, four-day, festival weekend kicks off March 26.
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Photos: Sex Mex brings Texas flavor to Bradenton
Pet Lizard, Wolf-Face, and Spanish Bombs opened.
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Chuwi, the secret sauce on ‘Weltita’ by Bad Bunny, will play a Tampa concert this summer
Puerto Rican music’s moment comes to Ybor City in May.
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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Feb. 5-12
Including Emo Night Tampa’s Rock the Park takeover, a J Dilla memorial, Digable Planets, and more.
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Georgia band Insomniac brings meditative metal to Tampa on Wednesday
Its debut LP is called ‘Om Moksha Ritam,’ folks.