Posted inMusic
Hip-hop brought Wally Rios to instrumental music, and he hasn’t looked back
Rios loves when artists take his beats and make their own art.
Local Music
Here’s homegrown music news for the Tampa area you won’t get anywhere else
Posted inMusic
Meet Fil Pate, Tampa’s mandolin-and-guitar wielding, genre-jumping musical polymath
His music lives in the record store’s Americana bin, but travels far and wide.
Posted inMusic
Harp-drum duo Katara among Tampa Bay’s best instrumental bands
Natalie Depergola and Seth Adam Lynn just released their debut LP.
Posted inMusic
‘Our way of communicating is through our instruments’: La Lucha among Tampa Bay’s best instrumental bands
The jazz tr regularly features vocalists, but ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’ is a must-listen.
Posted inMusic
Bay area jazz bassist Michael Ross brings in young luminaries for fifth album ‘Giraffe’
Ross is among the best homegrown instrumental bands you can listen to right now.
Posted inMusic
Tampa’s Prescribed Fire brings myriad of rock influences to its polyrhythmic instrumental music
From ‘70s stoner-rock to math-rock, disco, and swing, it’s all there.
Posted inMusic
Meet the local orchestra that covers other Tampa Bay bands
Same Day Delivery Orchestra was formed in 2017.
Posted inMusic
Tampa trio Use & Care plays a punishing brand of instrumental rock
It’s one the best instrumental bands in Tampa Bay right now.
Posted inMusic
In Tampa Bay’s instrumental music scene, seeing Shaun Hopper is believing
The fingerstyle guitarist is a relentless gigger who’s played for thousands.
Posted inMusic
SlopFunkDust and Spontonola are totems of Tampa’s beat scene
The duo has produced over 200 beats over the last three years.
Posted inMusic
Tampa Bay’s live music scene is very much alive, but venues of all sizes face challenges to their wellbeing
What is the state of play these days?
Posted inMusic
Seminole Heights’ Far Forest is the latest in a long list of must-experience tiny Tampa Bay music venues
Small spots let us mingle with musicians and make friends in between bands in an unpretentious way.
Posted inMusic
For many, Tampa music venue Skipper’s Smokehouse is religion
And there are even more uniquely Tampa Bay music venues on both sides of the bridge.
Posted inMusic
Ybor City’s Crowbar is king of Tampa Bay rock clubs, but wraps up its lease in 2026
And there are many similarly-sized rooms that a local music fan should know.
Posted inMusic
When it comes to Tampa Bay’s midsize music venues, Hard Rock Event Center is a humble giant
The acoustics are great and there’s not a bad seat in the house.
Posted inMusic
Simply put, there’s no other venue like The Sound in downtown Clearwater
When you’re enjoying a late-December gig with shorts on, you’ll really understand why Tampa Bay really needed to hear this Sound.
Posted inMusic
Whatever you call Tampa Bay’s largest concert venue can truly show your age
The amp, along with Amalie Arena and RayJay are the place for giant concerts.