NPR’s Tiny Desk is a now-revered, carefully-curated and produced effort that makes the live music experience even more magical. But unless you’ve got a plug, you can’t just show up in Washington D.C. and attend. Far Forest has a solution. The Seminole Heights vintage shop recently launched a “Forest Sounds” series and has the booking (songwriters and jazz ensembles of the highest caliber so far) and aesthetic nailed down. Retro couches and chairs are rearranged to create a living room atmosphere, and the musicians play on the floor, close enough to hear them breathe. Online videographer Devyn Castro-Almeyda and audio engineer Carlos Reyes make Forest Sounds look and sound as good as it does in real life. Far Forest might be Tampa’s best new small venue, and we hope we can still get in once word totally gets out. @forestsounds.ff on Instagram
This article appears in Best of The Bay 2023.
