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Review: Taylor Swift—plus 69,131 Tampa fans—turn in loud, hot and fearlessly flawless farewell show
So, when are we getting back together?
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Review: On night two in Tampa, Taylor Swift delivers an intense gold rush of literature and live debuts
Move over, ‘Moulin Rouge.’
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Parking at Taylor Swift’s Tampa shows will be a nightmare
If you are planning on calling an Uber or a Lyft, expect a lot of delays and surge pricing.
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Review: In Clearwater, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz remembers bandmates and takes to ‘Headquarters’
Another pleasant valley Sunday.
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DJ Spaceship, WMNF’s first Black morning show host, takes listeners on a fantastic voyage every Monday
He’s on the air at 88.5-FM from 6 a.m.-9 a.m.
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Review: Tommy James and the Shondells remain easy to love during Strawberry Festival set
Sweet *squints* strawberry wine.
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Review: Willie Nelson and Family scrap new material and thrive on the old at Florida Strawberry Festival
On album release day, no less.
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Review: Gladys Knight puts a little love in the hearts of Tampa fans during short set at Hard Rock Event Center
Backed by a six-piece backing band, the 78-year-old managed to run through about 20 songs.
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Review: In St. Pete, Deep Purple shows why it’s one of the longest-running rock bands on the planet
The band was at Mahaffey Theater on Monday.
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Review: Country icon Marty Stuart effortlessly runs band through genre-crossing set in Clearwater
Surf-rock, classic and cosmic country, plus more all got attention.
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‘I’m not gonna do it because I’ll never sing again’: The Who’s Roger Daltrey lives a little, then prematurely ends Florida concert
But before the shit really hit the fan, no one in the close-to-sold-out Hall had the faintest clue that Daltrey was even a little bit under the weather
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St. Pete’s Daddy Kool Records is holding a Vinyl Fever reunion and get together
The beloved Tampa record store closed in 2011 after 30 loud years.
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Ahead of Bruce Springsteen’s tour launch in Tampa, city councilman Luis Viera reflects on the importance of The Boss
Luis Viera says, ‘Few artists better challenge us to live up to our American creed in song.’
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Review: In Clearwater, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit gets sentimental and honors David Crosby
His baby, Amanda Shires, was beside him, too.
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Review: In Clearwater, The Mavericks show why they’re one of the best and most exciting touring bands
A fantastically paced and varied setlist never lost momentum or spark throughout the evening.
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The death of WUSF’s ‘All Night Jazz’ among Creative Loafing’s most read music stories of 2022
And a whole lot of classic rock.
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Review: Trans-Siberian Orchestra continues ‘Ghosts of Christmas Eve’ tradition at homecoming to Amalie Arena
Find our way home.
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Tampa pub owner recalls how the late John Lennon pitched in to help his family open a home for autistic children
The Beatle was shot dead in Central Park 42 years ago today.
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Former ‘All Night Jazz’ director Bob Seymour now hosts a show on WMNF Tampa 88.5-FM
His show comes after WUSF 89.7-FM took jazz off the air.
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It’s the last day to bid on tickets for every concert coming to St. Pete’s Jannus Live in 2023
The prize is valued at nearly $8,000, and as of Monday morning, there are 59 bids with a high of $867.