A promotional press photograph by Jaxon Whittington showing The Linda Lindas. Captured in a vertical shot on a grassy park lawn under a large tree trunk, the four members of LA punk band The Linda Lindas pose together in colorful casual attire—including bright blue tops, dark sweaters, light pants, and green sneakers—with two members standing against the trunk and two seated on the grass under soft outdoor daylighting.

Tampa Bay’s best live music this week, including The Linda Lindas, Indie Night, and more

Plus, Alice Cooper, Jacuzzi Boys, Ybor Horror V, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 22, 2026October 22, 2026

This is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s weekly roundup of the best concerts coming to the Bay area, this time covering Oct. 22-29, 2026, and including sets from The Linda Lindas, Jacuzzi Boys, and others.

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They Hate Change plays rare Tampa concert this month for ‘Heightened Senses’

The hip-hop duo is just part of an all-star lineup featuring harp-drum duo Katara and Tampa emcee Perception.

by Ray Roa October 22, 2026October 22, 2026

A concert performance photograph by Caitlin Carter showing Alice Cooper plays the BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida on Feb. 8, 2025. Captured in a medium close-up shot, rock musician Alice Cooper sings into a microphone held in his right hand clad in a black leather glove. He wears a black top hat adorned with a silver emblem, dark eye makeup, a black ruffled shirt decorated with military-style medal ribbons and lapel pins, and a beaded necklace under dramatic, high-contrast stage lighting.

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Shock rocker, bestselling author, Alice Cooper, returns to Clearwater on Tuesday

His Alice’s Attic Tour spans nearly two dozen songs that cover his entire career.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A promotional press photograph by Jaxon Whittington showing The LA punk band The Linda Lindas. Captured in a wide outdoor shot in a park, the four band members—Mila de la Garza, Eloise Wong, Bela Salazar, and Lucia de la Garza—pose seated on and around a wooden picnic table on a grassy lawn surrounded by leafy green trees under bright daylight. The members wear colorful casual attire, including a white top with light pants, a black sweater, a bright blue shirt with dark blue trousers, and a blue tank top with plaid shorts as they look forward at the camera.

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Now on major label, and fresh off Hayley Williams collab, LA punk band The Linda Lindas comes to Tampa

The Rat Utopia Experiment, a ‘circus rock’ band from the Pacific Northwest, opens the show.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

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Miami rock band Jacuzzi Boys returns to Ybor City, a year after frontman’s brain tumor diagnosis

Gabriel Alcala has had a positive recovery.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A concert performance photograph showing Discord Theory plays Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Dec. 13, 2025. Captured in a dynamic low-angle shot during a live venue show, a guitarist wearing a dark jacket over a black shirt sings passionately into an unseen microphone while playing a dark brown Gibson SG electric guitar on stage. Spectators in the front row raise their hands in excitement, surrounded by dark, atmospheric stage lighting featuring bright blue spotlights and a warm orange overhead beam.

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‘Ybor Horror’ rock concert comes to Coppertail Brewing this weekend

Costume contest prizes include entry into a year of shows hosted by FMAM, cash and band merch.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A promotional press portrait showing This is the rapper Alfred Banks. Captured in a centered close-up shot, New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks looks directly into the camera with a neutral expression. He wears a blue pattern-printed BAPE bucket hat, clear-framed eyeglasses, dark dreadlocks framing his face, a short beard, and a dark blue jacket, set against a weathered industrial backdrop with large gridded glass windows and soft natural window light.

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Grammy-nominated Alfred Banks is part of ‘Rap-Toberfest’ concert coming to Dunedin this weekend

Costumes are encouraged at The Moon Tower.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A promotional band portrait showing The band Nekrogoblikon. Captured in a centered medium group shot against a vibrant green mist background, six band members line up horizontally facing forward. In the center, John Goblikon stands in full green goblin mask and costume with long clawed hands extended directly toward the camera, flanked by band members wearing black shirts, jackets, and baseball caps illuminated by dramatic green stage lighting.

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Nekrogoblikon’s 20th anniversary tour comes to Tampa, just in time for Halloween

The kobold-channeling viral sensation is three years removed from a big lineup change.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 23, 2026

A promotional band portrait by Ryan Noaker showing the band The Hip Abduction. Captured in a centered eye-level shot, the five members of St. Petersburg world-pop band The Hip Abduction pose in front of a wide, weather-worn red garage roll-up door. The band members stand and sit in casual streetwear—including dark t-shirts, jeans, and sunglasses—arranged symmetrically across the paved threshold under balanced outdoor ambient lighting.

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St. Pete reggae-rock band The Hip Abduction set to play biggest hometown headline show to date

Don’t be surprised to see an expanded lineup at the BayCare Sound.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A concert performance photograph by @dessnappedit showing Trailer, the hardcore band. Captured from behind in a low-angle shot during a live venue performance, a musician wearing a backward black baseball cap holds a dark red electric bass guitar overhead with both hands raised toward the ceiling. Stage lights cast a soft glow on the performer and instrument from below, set against a dark, atmospheric venue backdrop.

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Two-day ‘Rott Fest’ brings Southeastern metal bands to Tampa starting Friday

Deviant Libation’s taproom and patio hosts.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A promotional portrait photo showing MacDeezy the rapper. Captured in a medium shot, rapper MacDeezy sits behind a desk with hands clasped under his chin, looking forward. He wears a white long-sleeve sweatshirt with black text reading "PRESIDENT" alongside black graphic prints. In front of him on the desk sit stacks of cash and a money-counting machine, set against a dark wall covered in a pattern of US dollar bills and illuminated by bright purple neon dollar-sign signs ($) under dim blue and neon stage lighting.

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MacDeezy in ‘Rap House’ lineup coming to Ybor City this weekend

Soulful pop singer Ava Iri is also coming to The Bricks.

by Ray Roa October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

Music

The best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay, including a Damon Fowler benefit and The Lemonheads

Plus Lamont Landers at Skipper’s, Summer Hoop’s EP release, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 21, 2026October 21, 2026

A concert performance photograph showing Dumpstaphunk plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sept. 28, 2017. Captured in a low-angle medium shot, bassist Tony Hall stands on stage playing a flame maple top electric bass guitar while positioned beside a microphone stand. He wears a dark t-shirt featuring a stylized flag motif, performing under vivid orange, red, and purple stage spotlights with bright overhead lighting fixtures illuminating the dark background.

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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening October 16-22, including Tampa Pig Jig, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, and more

Plus Snail Mail, Good Folk Fest, Ted Leo at the Bernie Sanders-Angie Nixon rally, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 16, 2026October 16, 2026

A promotional group photograph by Vanessa Holt showing the band cardinal bloom. Captured in a medium shot against a building exterior, four band members pose together arranged in two rows: standing in the back left, a member wearing a light graphic t-shirt reading "APRÈS SKI"; standing in the back right, a bearded member with long brown hair wearing a mustard-yellow beanie cap, a black graphic t-shirt, and dark pants; seated in the front left, a smiling member with reddish hair and glasses wearing a rust-colored t-shirt; and seated in the front right, a smiling member with long brown hair wearing a dark vertical-striped button-up shirt under flash photography lighting.

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Salt Lake City rock and roll band Cardinal Bloom comes to Tampa this weekend

The band kind of blew up on TikTok for its song ‘She’s Just a Friend.’

by Ray Roa October 16, 2026October 16, 2026

A four-frame photo booth strip showing (L-R) Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan and Sophie Allison of Soccer Mommy. Arranged in a two-by-two vertical photo strip grid against a patterned black backdrop, Lindsey Jordan (left) wears a white ribbed tank top with dark hair, while Sophie Allison (right) wears a yellow t-shirt with blonde-highlighted hair. The duo poses playfully across four frames with changing facial expressions—from neutral and goofy tongue-out poses to smiling and pointing gestures—under bright photo booth flash lighting.

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‘I like having friends’: Before Tampa concert, Soccer Mommy and Snail Mail discuss movies, touring and super-respectful fans

Sophie Allison and Lindsey Jordan are on a tour that’s been a decade in the making.

by Ray Roa October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

A high-angle outdoor promotional photograph showing Camping In Alaska. Captured from an elevated perspective standing in a cluttered outdoor wooded clearing, four band members stand surrounded by trees, an open suitcase, and a discarded mattress: in the front left, a member wearing a white cap, dark t-shirt, shorts, and visible leg tattoos; in the center, a member in a short-sleeved light striped button-up shirt and dark pants; in the rear left, a member with shoulder-length reddish hair and a light blue shirt; and on the far right, a member with long dark hair wearing a light graphic t-shirt and dark pants under bright daylighting.

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Camping In Alaska, an emo band from Alabama, returns to Tampa this month

by Ray Roa October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

Music

Chewy Hemphill’s final Pre-Fest concerts happen this week in Bradenton

More than a dozen bands literally from across the world will join regional and local punk outfits

by Ray Roa October 15, 2026October 19, 2026

A black-and-white promotional group photograph showing Nora's Breakfast Club. Captured in a medium shot against a bright, plain studio background, four band members stand side-by-side looking directly forward: on the far left, a man in a short-sleeved polo shirt; second from left, a man wearing a long-sleeved quarter-zip sweater with hands tucked into his pockets; second from right, a man wearing a dark baseball cap, glasses, and a zip-up hoodie; and on the far right, a man in a denim jacket worn open over an unbuttoned plaid shirt and white t-shirt with hands in his pockets.

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Old-school Lakeland shoegaze band Nora’s Breakfast Club plays rare concert this weekend

Copeland’s Aaron Marsh plays support at Union Hall.

by Ray Roa October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

A high-energy concert performance photograph by Nicole Kibert showing Ted Leo & The Pharmacists play Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Nov. 1, 2011. Captured in a dynamic low-angle close-up shot, musician Ted Leo sings intensely into a microphone with his mouth wide open while fretting a dark Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. He wears a black graphic t-shirt featuring red and yellow artwork, set against a dark stage background with warm stage spotlighting illuminating his face and guitar neck.

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Punk and indie hero Ted Leo is playing free Florida concerts for Bernie Sanders and Angie Nixon

He’s in Ybor City and Gainesville this weekend.

by Ray Roa October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

A performance photograph showing Shae Krispinsky of Navin Ave. playing New World Brewery's shuttered Ybor City location. Captured in a medium shot on an outdoor wooden stage, musician Shae Krispinsky stands singing into a microphone while playing a mint-green hollow-body electric guitar. She has long blonde hair, wearing a black sleeveless dress and a black choker necklace, set against a wooden fence backdrop beneath stage lighting and overhead structure beams.

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‘Fangsgiving IX’ cover show, WMNF, bring weekend of Halloween concerts to New World Tampa

The parties start on Friday.

by Ray Roa October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

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Show Previews

Tampa Bay’s best live music this week, including The Linda Lindas, Indie Night, and more

They Hate Change plays rare Tampa concert this month for ‘Heightened Senses’

Shock rocker, bestselling author, Alice Cooper, returns to Clearwater on Tuesday

Now on major label, and fresh off Hayley Williams collab, LA punk band The Linda Lindas comes to Tampa

Miami rock band Jacuzzi Boys returns to Ybor City, a year after frontman’s brain tumor diagnosis

‘Ybor Horror’ rock concert comes to Coppertail Brewing this weekend

Grammy-nominated Alfred Banks is part of ‘Rap-Toberfest’ concert coming to Dunedin this weekend

Nekrogoblikon’s 20th anniversary tour comes to Tampa, just in time for Halloween

St. Pete reggae-rock band The Hip Abduction set to play biggest hometown headline show to date

Two-day ‘Rott Fest’ brings Southeastern metal bands to Tampa starting Friday

MacDeezy in ‘Rap House’ lineup coming to Ybor City this weekend

The best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay, including a Damon Fowler benefit and The Lemonheads

Tampa Bay’s best live music happening October 16-22, including Tampa Pig Jig, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, and more

Salt Lake City rock and roll band Cardinal Bloom comes to Tampa this weekend

‘I like having friends’: Before Tampa concert, Soccer Mommy and Snail Mail discuss movies, touring and super-respectful fans

Camping In Alaska, an emo band from Alabama, returns to Tampa this month

Chewy Hemphill’s final Pre-Fest concerts happen this week in Bradenton

Old-school Lakeland shoegaze band Nora’s Breakfast Club plays rare concert this weekend

Punk and indie hero Ted Leo is playing free Florida concerts for Bernie Sanders and Angie Nixon

‘Fangsgiving IX’ cover show, WMNF, bring weekend of Halloween concerts to New World Tampa

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