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Aretha Franklin songwriters play St. Pete bungalow show on Saturday
Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Everything we saw at weekend one of Austin City Limits [PHOTOS]
Wet Leg, Hozier, and more were all there.
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Tampa Am’s concrete jam includes hardcore concert
Exit Strategy and Drawn Out dish out the carnage onstage.
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Free Tampa concert from US Army Jazz Ambassadors canceled as government shutdown enters third week
A press release blames ‘a lapse in appropriations by the federal government.’
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Crowbar stages its final ‘Fangsgiving’ charity concert this weekend
The venue is set to see its lease run out in summer 2026.
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Safety Harbor’s Crooked Thumb Brewery celebrates 10th anniversary with two days of live music and 30 beers
Betty Fox is among the confirmed bands.
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The last Datz location in Tampa Bay is now closed in St. Petersburg
The restaurant’s owners haven’t stated a reason for its recent closure.
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Tampa Bay cities join ‘No Kings’ protests this weekend
More than a dozen protests are scheduled across the area.
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Some of Tampa Bay’s best, freakiest drag performers haunt WMNF’s Halloween Ball this weekend
The headliner went viral for dressing as Mickey Mouse to pull a rainbow out of Ron DeSantis’s ass.
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Interview: Matt Nathanson talks Whitney, America, and more ahead of Tampa Pig Jig
He’s on the bill for downtown’s annual charity barbecue tournament, happening this weekend.
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In Tampa Pride’s hiatus, area LGBTQ+ leaders to discuss new events
Outgoing president Carrie West denies accusations of poorly managing funds.
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A big Dick’s is opening in Brandon on Halloween
The House of Sport has some treats to giveaway at the grand opening.
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Photos: Ice Cube brings ‘Four Decades of Attitude’ to Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena
He was joined onstage by Lil Eazy-E, son of Cube’s late N.W.A bandmate Eazy-E
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Former Tampa City Council candidate flashes gun at forum, stealing attention from otherwise successful debate
Elvis Piggott told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay he is ‘always with a concealed firearm.’
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Here’s what the money says in the special election for Tampa City Council District 5
Thomas Scott raised more than twice as much, with most of the difference coming from Realtors and developers.
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Review: The Allah-Lahs first-ever Tampa Bay concert was well worth the wait
The four-piece has been together since 2008, with a discography dating back to its exquisite 2012 self-titled debut record.
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It’s too early to be talking like this, but Baker Mayfield played an MVP-level game on Sunday
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took down San Francisco and are on top of the NFC.
