

Woolly Bushmen bring reunited Orlando rock band Hate Bombs to Tampa
Old school meets the new under the Skipperdome.
Tampa’s Straz Center, Daniel Girón host collision of Colombian and Cuban jazz
Chuchito Valdés is here, too.
Tampa Bay parents should take the kids to Florida Orchestra’s instrument petting zoo
It’s free, early, and way better than watching Baby Einstein all afternoon.
The Boats invite Rock the Park Tampa to learn Single Cell Biography
Downtown Tampa’s free, family-friendly concert series is back.
Mexican psych-rock band Santoros arrives at Tampa’s Microgroove
They’ve got Scott Yoder with ‘em, too.
Trombonist Francisco de Lima brings Brazilian flare to St. Petersburg
His Summer of Soul set at Palladium happens on September 6.
Let’s talk of Paris
In this week’s Poet’s Notebook, Peter Meinke considers community and country.
Tampa queen Alexis Mateo named Miss Gay Florida, may win Miss Gay America
She’s also in the running for Best Drag Performer for this year’s Best of the Bay.
Teri Navajo’s Fringe Creatives could be Tampa Bay’s largest artist collective
15 venues, 300+ artists, and nine curators adds up to a lot of art shows.
Downtown Tampa’s Fly Bar & Restaurant to close this month, relocate next year
It’s the end of an era for the pioneering year-round haunt.
Meet Tiny Bites, the sweets shop serving mini-desserts in Tampa’s Carrollwood
Think of them as tapas. Dessert tapas.
Ryan Adams’ debut solo LP, Heartbreaker, turns 18 years old today
The prolific songwriter, Arctic Monkeys, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Jackson 5 all figure into today in rock history.
Beloved nutrition counselor and WMNF personality Eve Prang Plews has died at the age of 71
She co-hosted The Alternative Health Show every other Monday morning.
Devin Dawson’s Dallas Bull concert will add some twang to your Tampa Wednesday night
From YouTube to country music clubs across America.
Florida Avenue Brewing’s Pig Jig Lager returns to Tampa for another year
Proceeds from distribution sales go to NephCure Kidney International.
10 Tampa Bay arts and entertainment stories you loved in August
Here’s what you read the most of, from sex to art.
On this day in 1958, Jerry Butler & the Impressions introduced themselves to America
Television-watching America, that is.
One of Barry Manilow’s three Christmas concerts is coming to Tampa’s Amalie Arena
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 7.
Caramel apple, ginger among fall flavors coming to Grimaldi’s Tampa
The seasonal menu rolls out next week.
Tampa Bay’s Tuesday live music lineup includes a solo set from Dance Gavin Dance’s Tilian Pearson
You know, in case you didn’t get enough over the weekend.
Columbia Restaurant temporarily closes in Tampa’s Ybor City for maintenance
The other locations remain open for business.
Mr. B’s plans daily specials for Tampa community ahead of grand reopening
Soul food with a twist, anyone?
George Michael released Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 on this day in 1990
It came without the massive sales of its predecessor, ‘Faith,’ too.
Gulfport’s history museum damaged in Monday morning fire
A suspect has been taken into custody.
Russo’s Clearwater to observe National Cheese Pizza Day with discounted pies
The understandably popular food holiday goes down on Wednesday.
Watch the moment U2’s Bono suffered a “complete loss of voice” in Berlin
The band had to cancel the remainder of the sold-out gig after just five songs.
Boosie, a sandbar concert and more lead Tampa Bay’s Sunday live music lineup
Kim Dicce benefit happens at a smoke-free Emerald Bar, too.
Charlie Puth, Tampa fans sing and dance in the rain at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Keytar party on a Friday night.
Gino & the Goons, Orgy are just part of Tampa Bay’s Saturday live music lineup
Emo Night Tampa is going down, too.
Soulful Sunday Supper at Tampa’s Skipper’s Smokehouse comes with two sides of sacred steel
The Lee Boys with a side of fried catfish.
The Spoon Dogs’ Tampa show is ready to wreck your long weekend
Orlando rockers play a free downtown gig at The Hub with Fever Beam and Johnny Mile & the Kilometers.
G-Eazy will appear at Clearwater’s Quaker Steak and Lube on September 6
It’s the night before his show at Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
Kin makes about as much sense as its name
A sort-of-good final 15 minutes isn’t enough to salvage this not-so-good sci-fi thriller.
The Little Stranger would be better if it was a lot more strange
An Oscar-nominated director dips his toe into gothic chamber chills, but only succeeds in leaving his audience cold.
9 new plays to watch at this weekend’s Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
“I don’t care if you’re gay, straight, black, white. This festival is for Tampa,” founder Rory Lawrence says. “It’s for Tampa Bay.”
Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s Tampa concert moved from Orpheum to The Ritz Ybor City
We kinda saw that one coming.
Listen to this playlist featuring Florida’s best new music
More than 41 new songs —including Sales, MrENC and Vinny Virgo — from all over the Sunshine State.
Don’t miss these Tampa Bay food and drink events scheduled over the weekend
Wu-Tang and Biscuits totally counts as Sunday brunch.
It’s the 14th anniversary of Green Day’s “American Idiot”
George W. Bush was president then, but even he wasn’t as idiotic as the guy we’ve got now.
Another school threat, more guns stolen from unlocked cars, the world’s most expensive purple nurple
Yep, that’s what we said.
There’s still time to snag tickets to PARC’s Top Chefs tradition in St. Petersburg
The gastronomic showcase allows culinary students to collaborate with local eateries.
Graphicstudio celebrates 50 years with a party at Tampa Theatre
They’re art. They’re experimental. They’re celebrating.
Dance like everyone’s watching with The St. Petersburg Festival of the Arts this October
SPF 18 has many parts — here’s one.
Ybor City’s famous streetcar concert series returns to Tampa on Saturday
Tribal Style will provide the irie vibes.
Tampa Bay musicians band together for local music icon Kim Dicce
A matriarch of the live music scene needs our help.
Sorry nerds, Mountain Goats’ Tampa show in Ybor City is officially sold out
We mean nerds in the best way, too.
The Voice’s Tony Lucca is playing a free show at Ulele in Tampa
Because you don’t have to work on Monday.
Charlie Puth, OhGR and more lead Tampa Bay’s Friday live music lineup
Metal, pop, hip-hop and more to kick off the holiday weekend.
Celebrate Beyoncé’s birthday with a bootylicious party at Tampa’s Franklin Manor
Yes, there’ll be frozen lemonade.
WMNF puts a handful of Tampa Bay’s best young bands on a quick-hit Ybor City showcase
It’s like speed dating between local bands and fans.
Mike Mass is bringing New Mutiny to Ella’s Americana Folk Art Café in Tampa
The Bay area emcee is cooking up something funky.
Members of Skinny Puppy and and Ministry bring side projects to Tampa’s Ybor City
OhGR and Lead Into Gold are both supporting new albums at Orpheum.
Why isn’t Tampa Theatre’s Beatles Yellow Submarine singalong sold out yet?
Too many Blue Meanies out there.
Tampa Bay’s Leviathan Cross releases All Is Dust EP with Friday show in Ybor City
Wrested, Weltesser and Hollow Leg set to get heavy, too.
Dive into drink deals with St. Pete Beach’s Hotel Zamora on Labor Day
The pool is free game, too.
Ybor City announces the return of Legend of the Pumpkin King fall parade
Don’t even say the G-word.
Another parent found passed out in their car with a kid, possible red tide relief
Wednesday, Sh*t Happened style.
On this day in 1992, L7’s Donita Sparks threw her bloody tampon at Reading Festival-goers
In England, it’s actually a compliment to have that sort of rubbish thrown at you.
Tampa Bay’s live music Thursday includes John Nowicki’s Holy Terror, Tito Auger and more
Strung Out and Boney James are among the more than one dozen choices.
Roux brings take on NOLA’s White Linen Night to South Tampa
All-white attire is a must.
Before Tampa’s Summer of Rum, listen to 21 non-crummy songs about rum
They’re like liquid swords.
Like America itself, Tampa’s historic Ybor City began with immigrants.
When we say to “our” shores, what are we really saying?
Bird is the word at the Audubon Society’s co-curated exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center
Celebrate modern conservationists and plume hunters alike.
How serendipity created Tampa’s historic Ybor City
From cigar trade tariffs to fire engine repairs, Vincente Martinez Ybor’s butterfly effect.
Second store for Joe and Son’s Olive Oils to open in Tampa’s Carrollwood
Next to Noble Crust, the location is slated to open in fall.
Tampa indie-rock band Pohgoh readies release of first album in two decades
‘Secret Club’ is out on September 7 via New Granada Records.
These are the bands that influenced Tampa emo band Pohgoh
Listen to a playlist before Pohgoh releases its new album on September 7.






