

It’s “rock out or f*** off” for Chris Cardon of Tampa’s Johnny Mile and Kilometers
The only six-foot-seven-inch bassist in Creative Loafing Tampa’s Music Issue 2018.
Meet the legendary drink that is CL’s next cocktail of the week
Drinkability is the beauty of Corpse Reviver #2, as is simplicity.
Meet Miki Kratsman at USF CAM in Tampa on Thursday and Friday
The Israeli photographer will discuss his work in ‘Miki Kratsman: People I Met’ with curator-at-large Christian Viveros-Fauné.
Buccaneers chairman’s group buys St. Petersburg’s historic Vinoy hotel
A group run by Bryan Glazer bought the legendary waterside resort.
Beard Foundation awards St. Petersburg eatery with Blended Burger Project win
Courtyard Cafe at Raymond James pulled off a flavorful-meets-sustainable patty.
Have Gun, Will Travel among Tampa Bay artists joining Jason Isbell at Sing Out Loud Festival
The monthlong St. Augustine concert series kicks off on Saturday.
Here’s how to watch Aretha Franklin’s star-studded funeral online
It begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 31.
Tampa lands latest restaurant, Oak & Ola, from celebrated Ohio chef
Bet you can guess where it’s going.
Laura Jane Grace didn’t quit Against Me!, but she is releasing an LP on Bloodshot
‘Bought To Rot’ sees release on November 9.
Rabid cat attacks Gibsonton man, Steak ‘n Shake drug queenpin sentenced
Oh, and so much more disease in today’s Sh*t Happened.
Ari Chi is the lone Tampa Bay artist on Miami’s impressive House of Creatives lineup
M.I.A., Foster the People, Chromeo and Little Dragon are among the more than 30 artists headed to Virginia Key.
Happy 55th birthday to Cocteau Twins lead singer Elizabeth Fraser
UB40, Roy Orbison and Edwin Starr’s “War” also highlighted today in rock history.
Finally, some love for cat lovers with St. Francis’ Kitty Con Tampa Bay
Show a pussy some love, would ya?
Metro Diner asks Tampa Bay guests to “round up” for a cause
Their checks, that is.
Gillum scores upset, narrowly defeats Graham for Democratic Florida gubernatorial bid
The progressive Tallahassee mayor won by a reported 2 points.
DeSantis beats Putnam for GOP Florida gubernatorial nomination
Hmmm, wonder what might’ve put him over the top?
Tampa Bay Blues Festival announces 2019 lineup eight months before show
Samantha Fish, Boz Scaggs, Jonny Lang and Tab Benoit among artists headed to St. Petersburg.
Tampa Theatre announces Nightmare on Franklin Street Halloween movie lineup
Could Halloween seriously hurry itself up?
Juliet, Naked is a bleak rom-com as man-boys vie for the adult woman in the room
No Juliet, no naked, but Ethan Hawke a grandfather… WTF?
Veggie Thai Cafe does all-veg dishes in Largo for vegetarian and vegan crowd
In a plaza dominated by one of the most meaty restaurants around, ironically.
Tampa Theatre’s “Nightmare on Franklin” Halloween movie lineup features musical highlights
‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and ‘Corpse Bride’ will both scream, er, screen.
Pinellas and Pasco judicial candidate Roxanne Fixsen’s history with the LGBT community
Here’s how one decision she made impacted two gay men and two children.
Fenway Hotel looking to fill more than 100 positions at Dunedin job fair
Manager, sous chef and server are among the culinary-related opportunities.
Hillsborough early voting breaks records, Uber carjacker impulsive
It’s your Sh*t Happened Tuesday look at Monday’s headlines.
Oasis finally called it quits on this day 2009
Britpop problem children Noel and Liam Gallagher dissolved the band just minutes before a festival set.
Bite Squad offers free delivery for a year to west Pasco, Hernando customers
But orders must be placed this weekend.
Co-founder behind Dunedin’s 7venth Sun accused of battering ex-girlfriend
The Tampa Bay Times reported that this isn’t the first charge, either.
Tampa CEO Jorge Brea, Symphonic Distribution land on Billboard’s 2018 Indie Power Players list
He’s literally on top of the list.
Before Boca Raton show, Zeds Dead talks growing Deadbeats, Bassnectar collaborations and more
Hooks checks in with CL Tampa before shows in South Florida and Georgia.
St. Petersburg’s wait for The Peabody at All Children’s Hospital is almost over
The new restaurant is the younger sibling of Tampa hangout Oxford Exchange.
BurgerFi adds gourmet patties to USF Tampa dining options
Last week’s launch welcomed the second collegiate location for the Florida franchise.
It’s been 28 years since Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a horrific helicopter crash
Pearl Jam, Rush and Pat Benatar figure into today’s rock history, too.
Arson, domestic battery, child neglect, RIP John McCain
What the hell was that?
Tampa getting Italian bakery called Sorrento Sweets at Hyde Park Village
The newbie has targeted a fall opening.
Jeff Beck, Obknoxious DJ showdown top Sunday live music in Tampa Bay
Your weekend isn’t over yet.
The Fixx’s Clearwater show, Surfer Blood and Lattimore anchor Tampa Bay’s Saturday live music
Free shows, cheap ones and the expensive ones, too.
NYC’s DJ Izm set to make Ol’ Dirty Sundays debut at Crowbar in Ybor City
Partysharks comes to Tampa’s party district.
St. Petersburg’s Crafty Squirrel debuts artisan pizzas, teapot cocktails next week
According to Aussie owner Josh Cameron, the high-energy pub’s name “just felt right.”
Third annual Tampa Bay Indian Music & Dance Festival brings Ustad Irshad Khan to town
Sitar, chordophone, mridangam and tabla jammin’.
Red Light stages multi-genre RAICES benefit in Tampa’s Ybor City
Six bands raise funds to help reunite families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Florida hardcore bands are collecting clothes for kids this weekend at Tampa show
Push pit philanthropy.
Tampa Bay’s own DJ Three kicks off another all-night Furious Funk Wormhole party
Nova 353 and The Movement Sanctuary will host.
Ahead of LP release, La Lucha teams up with Whitney James for free St. Petersburg gig
Jazz fans should head to The Ale & The Witch on Saturday.
This is not a selfie at St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts opens tomorrow
The exhibit, featuring Andy Warhol and Diane Arbus, will speak to millennials and flower children alike.
Soul legend and Tampa Bay resident Latimore arrives at Palladium’s Summer of Soul
The sweet summer series keeps the hits coming.
West Palm’s Surfer Blood brings latest album, Snowdonia to Crowbar in Ybor City
It’s been two years since founding guitarist Thomas Fekete succumbed to cancer.
The University of Tampa and the Tampa Museum of Art bridge the Hillsborough River with lunchtime art, performances
Call it the University of Tampa Museum of Art, if you’d like.
Get your food and drink on at these weekend events in Tampa Bay
Bread and sweets. Need we say more?
Red tide blooms in Tampa Bay, fish die at Fort DeSoto and Tampa Bay Watch cancels the Great Bay Scallop Search
Knowing it was gonna happen doesn’t make it suck less.
Don’t miss Halfway There along Tampa’s Hillsborough River
Tampa Bay Beer Week puts on the sudsy showcase for another year.
Creepshow marks week three of Miss McGee’s Creature Feature at St. Petersburg’s freeFall Theatre
In the season finale, we get Stephen King’s anthology classic, featuring all the funny scary stuff.
A Tampa show from Kanye collaborator Cyhi the Prynce tops Friday’s live music lineup
Zigtebra, Lonestar and El Cheval also on the Ybor agenda.
Family and Friends brought the joy of its new album to Crowbar in Ybor City
Jordan Esker and Ashley Smith brought their bands to open the show.
On her birthday, Dorothy Parker’s words and wit live on
In this week’s Poet’s Notebook, Peter Meinke remembers the poetic firebrand
Tampa Bay’s DJ Knox and Mighty Jai detail their lives in the Left Lane
Knox’s Obknoxious four-day birthday party kicks off on Thursday.
This fall, the films we want to watch are based on true stories
Fall Arts 2018: Forget hazy, lazy days of summer with these cool offerings for fall.
Tampa’s Jobsite Theater shares 20 years of their best memories
Tampa’s Jobsite Theater celebrates two decades on stage. Part two in a series.
Tampa’s Jobsite Theater stands as proof that arts incubators like Ybor City’s Silver Meteor Gallery work
Tampa’s Jobsite Theater celebrates 20 years on stage. Part one in a series.
Here’s what to watch at Tampa’s Jobsite Theater’s 20th season
Fall Arts 2018: Jobsite cast members talk about their upcoming season. Part three in a series.
Zigtebra’s feel-good Chicago-born indie-pop comes to The Bends in St. Petersburg
Reality Asylum and King Complex open the no-cover show.
Old-school Dominican bachata star El Cheval set to steam up Whiskey North in Tampa
He predates Romeo Santos, guys.
Don’t squander this chance to see J.T. Brown and Geri X together in Ybor City
The Bay area songwriters play The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing.
Jeff Buckley’s lone solo album, Grace was released on this day in 1994
He would die less than three years later.
Splitsville Tampa reopening with menu curated by celebrity chef Art Smith
Southern hospitality mixed with Florida’s local bounty has arrived at Sparkman Wharf.
Batter up at this citywide search for St. Petersburg’s greatest cupcake
On Saturday, attendees help crown an annual winner.
Lupe Fiasco leads Tampa Bay’s Thursday live music lineup
Kick your weekend off early with CL’s slate of recommended concerts.
“A Million Dreams” won’t earn you tickets to Tampa Theatre’s sold-out ‘Greatest Showman’ screenings
Maybe they’ll do this every year from now on.
Kentucky Headhunters bring old-school, left-of-center country to Largo
Rolling Stone called them the “Chris Stapleton of the 1990 CMAs.”
Lakeland’s Glass House Point pops into Transitions for unplanned Tampa show
The indie-rock outfit heads to Charleston, South Carolina next.
Here are 20 can’t-miss Tampa Bay concerts for the fall
Plus at least 20 more you should consider, too.
82° West Distilling sets sail in Tampa’s Seminole Heights with limited hours
What? The nautical-inspired distillery has a new rum to taste.
Funky as a Monkey are helper monkeys in the Tampa — and St. Petersburg — visual art scene
Fall Arts 2018: Funky as a Monkey is the traveling gallery for artists without an agent.
St. Petersburg’s FayRoy covers real life in celluloid style on its new EP, Oh Man, Oh No
The PInellas rock band releases cinematic, rocking new record on Friday at Fubar.
A rundown of Tampa Bay restaurants and bars scheduled to open in fall
Ready for these autumnal arrivals?
Flûte & Dram is now St. Petersburg’s best indulgence
Consider yourself forewarned.
New to Gulfport, The Artisan shaping up to be first food hall for Pinellas
Highlights include a bakery and a sushi and raw bar.






