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Metal-rocker Poppy screams into Ybor City this weekend
Headbangers, head to The Ritz.
Selene San Felice
Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland. She lives in St. Pete with her demon dog, Sophia.
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Cheekface brings quirky indie-rock to Tampa on Tuesday
Pacing gets the anxious-yet-adorable party started.
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A chicken nugget festival gets saucy at Shuffle Tampa this weekend
$35 gets you admission and unlimited nuggets.
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Sun-Ray Cinema closes celebration of David Lynch with “Eraserhead” screening this weekend
Lynch called it his most spiritual film
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Tampa Fringe commemorates Titanic sinking with two one-woman shows
We have word that Jack Dawson himself will be at the Sunday show.
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“F*ck we’re cooked:” St. Pete’s Wayward Goose bar and pool hall closes this month
The bar hosts one last art show before flying away.
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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening April 4-10
Including John Prine tributes, a free GloRilla concert, Tampa Pro shows and more.
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Beloved Texas psych-rock band The Bright Light Social is back in Ybor City this weekend
This summer marks the 10th anniversary of its acclaimed album, ‘Space Is Still the Place.’
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Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera announces run for Florida State House
Viera is running to represent District 67 in 2026, where House Democratic leader Fentrice Driskell is terming out.
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The Women’s Final Four returns to Tampa this weekend, and it’s about so much more than the games
Free activities take place across downtown Tampa.
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‘Taste at Straz’ food festival brings local chefs and restaurants back to the Tampa Riverwalk
This weekend is the festival’s 40th anniversary.
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Grab the scissors, St. Pete’s Beach House 5317 hosts a sapphic social meetup this weekend
Snacks, drinks, and 420 welcome at this laid back hang.
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Tampa’s ‘Pride at Night’ Saturday concert includes bands and drag queens, too
Chug a Red Bull and vodka and get your life together.
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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening March 27-April 3
Including Gina Chavez, St. Pete Jazz Festival, Tampa Pride and more.
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Tito Puente Jr. plays Wesley Chapel’s Krate container park on Saturday
You’ll probably be able to get a bottle of his Puente Piña hot sauce, too.
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Your Arms Are My Cocoon, which puts bedroom pop and screamo in a blender, plays Tampa on Tuesday
Its debut studio LP has been described as an ‘intricately crafted masterpiece showcasing the band’s tightly controlled chaos.’
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St. Pete’s Nueva Cantina, now employee-owned, announces new downtown Tampa taco spot
The Old Southeast spot is known for its freshly squeezed margaritas and Mexican street food.
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American Stage’s ‘Hair’ brings a St. Pete waterfront park into the ‘Age of Aquarius’
The set has groovy easter eggs and Vitale Bros. murals.
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Ybor City relives the Y2K gay awakening with Les Vixens’ burlesque show
Grab the Advil and dollar bills.
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ favorite Jewels Sparkles comes to St. Petersburg on Friday
She’s at Cocktail for a screening of the new episode.