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St. Pete songwriter Napoleon the Wilderness addresses toxic positivity on new single ‘Good Vibes’
Nikhil Johns first played the track for CL in May.
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Dunedin rapper Jon Ditty says ‘you can’t cure stupid’ in new song, ‘Idiocracy’
The beat was originally supposed to be for Aesop Rock.
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Ed Woltil’s ‘One in My Tree’ is a first-rate power-pop effort with stylistic breadth
The kind of album for which you’ll want to set aside time to listen to intently—accompanied by a lyric sheet.
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Tampa Bay songwriter Ed Woltil returns with inspiring new album
‘One in My Tree,’ co-produced by guitarist Steve Connelly, kept Woltil busy and engaged instead of just stacking days.
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Tampa Bay musicians perform tribute to Elijah McClain, who was killed by police last year
The video was produced by the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
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Tampa Bay musician Joe Roma: ‘Joe Biden has a speech impediment. I do too.’
‘It is totally legitimate to have honest policy and ideological differences without resorting to the school recess bully’s favorite tactics.’
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Since Acme Jazz Garage’s Timpano residency is on hold, listen to ‘Phil’s Blues’ instead
The retro jazz-blues was recorded at the Springs Theatre.
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Tampa rapper Big Baby Scumbag flexes Windows 98 style on new LP
Anyone in the mood for a round of ‘Minesweeper’?
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Clearwater quintet Row Jomah drops ‘Devil’s Fair’ and teases new song ‘Big Water’
The Clearwater-based quintet has opened for jam-circuit favorites Twiddle.
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Riley Morgan, of St. Pete rock band Pleasures, teams up with Adam Deranian for new 13% project
The project promises ‘dark valleys of dystopian drum-and-bass.’
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Tampa songwriter Frank Calcaterra shares new song from Youth Remedies side project
The DieAlps! member wrote ‘How Do You Sleep At Night?’ after the 2016 election, and it still feels relevant.
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Tampa hip-hop fans should have Stoney Hoop’s ‘Mixed Sheep’ on rotation
It’s one of the best releases of the year.
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St. Pete’s Brazilian jazz songwriter Daniela Soledade tries French on ‘Comment Te Dire Adieu’
She’s spending quarantine working on a new album.
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St. Pete songwriter Kristopher James and Nashville’s Kyshona Armstrong team up for ‘Never Had To Find Our Way’
The pair met at the Straz Center when concerts were still a thing.
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Tampa hip-hop godfather DJ Sandman launches new ‘Illsboro’ record label
The imprint is a partnership with Symphonic Distribution.
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Clearwater rapper Young 40’s new ‘Poppin’ video is a throwback to when penthouse parties were actually allowed
It’s part of ‘Young4Eva,’ which sees release this fall.
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St. Pete punk band CondominiumFL donates proceeds from new EP to NAACP legal defense fund
Let’s put a smartwatch on George Wallace.
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St. Petersburg rock band The Venus returns to Earth and delivers journal entry about our American blight
A sophomore album, ‘Ancestor Simulator,’ arrives July 24.
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Tampa Bay trio discusses why ‘Knee Off My Neck’ song and video had to be be so brutal and raw
‘We can’t act like this is not the reality that we live in.’
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Tampa rapper BC returns with ‘Time Pieces 3,’ an eerily timely concept album
‘Maybe he really is a time traveler from the future.’