Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Aug. 31-Sept. 7
Because it’s been one hell of a week.
‘This festival is made in Tampa, but it’s for the world’: Aych brings Loud On 7th to Ybor City
It runs Sept. 4-10 at various venues.
Will Johns, nephew of Clapton and George Harrison, plays Skipper’s Smokehouse on Sunday
T Bone Hamilton opens the Tampa concert.
Tampa emo heavyweight Pet Lizard headlines free dive bar concert on Sunday
The Urbane Cowboys and Bad, Bad Things round it out at The Hub.
New local hardcore band Plague Spitter releases EP at Tampa biker bar Born Free
Philly ripper Freeze Mf opens the mid-week show.
Country festival favorite Niko Moon throws a Hard Rock Tampa pool party this weekend
Flo Rida made a splash last week.
Downtown Tampa’s Rock the Park returns with free show from space-folk band Electric Blue Yonder
The Curt should be dried up by then.
Grammy-nominated ‘Outskirts’ country bro Sam Hunt plays Tampa this month
Brett Young and Lily Rose open at the old Gary on Sept. 7.
Atlanta experimental psych-rock band Chew is back in Tampa on Sunday
Highway Advisory Radio opens the show.
Sublime with Rome returns to Tampa Bay for set Saturday show with Slightly Stoopid
Atmosphere and The Movement open at the old Gary.
Coachella-loving EDM duo Two Friends plays Tampa’s Armature Works this weekend
A week after TroyBoi, too.
Desert Hearts founder Mikey Lion plays St. Pete this weekend
He’s a Coachella OG.
Bad Omens’ fifth post-covid Tampa Bay concert is sold-out
Erra opens at Jannus Live.
Rod Wave’s birthday concert happens in downtown Tampa on Friday
He’s calling his friends for it, too.
Hudson EDM producer Midnight Tyrannosaurus comes home for Friday concert
No two shows on the ‘Gauntlet’ tour have been the same.
Tennessee-based country singer Craig Morgan heads to Pasco County this weekend
‘I’m Still Crazy’ singers The Reeves Brothers open.
St. Pete history buff Julie Buckner Armstrong discusses her latest book ‘Learning From Birmingham’
Tombolo Books hosts this sold-out event next week.
Don’t be this guy
“Please stay sheltered and off the roadways, and definitely stay out of the water, it’s dangerous!”
‘Drift,’ a play about environmental disasters, opens at Tampa’s Lab Theatre this week
The timely play kicks off Sept. 7.
St. Pete’s Vintage Marché market celebrates anniversary this weekend with three-day celebration
Get a sneak peek of its weekend wares at ‘Vintage Marche’s First Dib Friday.’
Tampa Bay Theatre Festival kicks off Friday
Organizers confirmed the festival is still on following Hurricane Idalia.
Chillum’s latest mushroom and hemp dispensary opens in St. Pete this week
Founder Carlos Hermida said the grand opening is still on for Friday.
Idalia officially makes landfall in Florida as ‘catastrophic’ Category 3 storm
Idalia is expected to move quickly across the Florida peninsula today, with large bands continuing to impact the state into the afternoon.
Thousands of power outages reported across Tampa Bay due to Hurricane Idalia
Duke Energy reported over 23,000 outages in Pinellas County.
Historic Florida fishing village prepares for historic hurricane surge
“When you try to compare this storm to others, DON’T. No one has seen this.”
Florida evacuates 4,000 prisoners from 35 facilities statewide ahead of Hurricane Idalia
State prisons across the region also suspended visitation for the days after the storm was expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
Feds say money in federal Disaster Relief Fund will be available to help after Idalia
“I spoke to the governor last night, we’re providing everything he could possibly need,” Biden said Tuesday.
Florida officials warn of ‘historic flooding’ ahead of Idalia landfall
“Be prepared to lose power, and just know that there’s a lot of folks who are going to be there to help you get back on your feet.”
Idalia is now a Category 4 hurricane, as Florida braces for ‘catastrophic storm surge’
As of now, forecasters say Tampa Bay could see between 4-6 feet of storm surge.
Idalia is now a Category 2 hurricane, still on track to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast
Idalia is expected to rapidly intensify into a major Category 3 storm or higher.
Gov. DeSantis urges residents to prepare, as Hurricane Idalia tracks towards Florida
“If you’re told to evacuate, you have time to do that,” DeSantis said. “But you’ve got to do that now.”
Busch Gardens Tampa closes early Tuesday, ahead of Hurricane Idalia landfall
As of now, the park plans to reopen Thursday.
Florida utility companies brace for major power outages, as Hurricane Idalia stengthens in Gulf
Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. each said they were staging thousands of workers.
Florida suspends tolls in Tampa Bay area to aid evacuation efforts
Tolls will be suspended for a seven-day period.
This Tampa Bay Times hurricane graphic sure looks like something
‘One thing we know for sure is it’s gonna get wet.’
As Idalia approaches Tampa Bay, here’s where to find sandbags, shelter, closing info and more
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay will update this site as more information becomes available.
Idalia strengthens to hurricane, expected to intensify before making landfall in Florida
Forecasters say Idalia will speed up and grow in strength throughout the day,
Mind-blowing music festival-favorite Neal Francis is playing a Tampa concert this fall
He’s raising money for scholarships.
New Korean restaurant Ybor Seoul is now open
Boba tea, corn dogs and more make up the menu.
All of Tampa Bay under Hurricane Warning, as Idalia forecast to become Category 3 storm
As of now, most of Tampa Bay is well within Idalia’s path
With preseason over, the Tampa Bay Bucs roster is finally starting to shake out
They head to Minnesota to begin the season against those pesky Vikings.
Review: In St. Pete, joy is the order of the day at freeFall’s Motown Celebration
Chester Gregory’s unbridled enthusiasm whips the crowd into a frenzy.
Jobsite Theater’s 25th season kicks off next month in downtown Tampa
A few fall theater happenings for your calendar.
Clearwater Brewing says goodbye, new ‘Top Chef’ restaurant debuts, and more Tampa Bay foodie news
Plus, anniversary parties and a few grand openings.
King Of The Coop is launching a late-night option out of Seminole Heights location
Staff and operations are moving from South Tampa to Flocale as part of the change.
Chef Fabio Viviani’s newest restaurant Amendment XXI is now open in South Tampa
While the concept is open for dinner service, a grand opening celebration is slated for Sept. 13.
Tampa’s Fringe Theatre launches ‘Boomertown’ storytelling series and more
‘A Brief History of Beer’ and ‘Shameless Stories with Trish Parry’ are happening, too.
Florida’s second hurricane-prep tax ‘holiday’ starts Saturday
This is the first year the state has held two disaster-preparedness tax holidays.
Augmented reality brings murals to life in downtown Clearwater
ARTours isn’t perfect, but it’s an important step in revitalizing Downtown Clearwater.
‘It’s a dream come true’: Artists claim ownership of Pinellas Park studios
For artists, owning your own studio space is ‘everything.’
Tampa Mural School is among local organizations championing legal graffiti
For most artists, there is no mural school.
Tampa Bay’s murals find new ways to break ground
More than a decade after its inception, Tampa Bay’s mural scene continues to grow and improve.
Florida’s new death penalty changes are causing ‘chaos,’ attorneys say
When Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the 8-4 law this spring, nearly five-dozen Hurst resentencing cases were pending.
Florida education officials approve harsh penalties for college employees who violate new bathroom law
Equality Florida slammed the rule as part of what the group called an escalation of “anti-LGBTQ attacks.”
