Credit: LACOBUCCI THOMAS

Credit: LACOBUCCI THOMAS

Melody Artisans Of Crooked Thumb

Open mics are everywhere, and while some are meh, it’s always safe to bet that the Tuesday “Melody Artisan” series at Crooked Thumb Brewery is going to challenge the participants tasked with bringing an original song built around a weekly theme. Some weeks are playful (Bro Country), and others are downright difficult, but each installment usually makes a songwriter better than they were when they walked in the door.

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See all winners from Best of the Bay 2019.

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...