Oracle of Ybor: I’m thinking about breaking up with my therapist
Also, I got fired from my academia job.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening November 2-9
Including Luis Miguel, Clang!, Zac Brown Band and more.
Tampa Bay jazz scene fixture Michael Ross is in seriously good company for Palladium concert
Longtime collaborator Fred Johnson is just part of the all-star band.
Jason Bonham brings his ‘Led Zeppelin’ show to Tampa this month
He was just in town with Sammy Hagar.
Blues-rock wunderkind Marcus King brings Black Key-produced album to St. Pete
The 27-year-old is at Jannus Live on Tuesday.
Steep Canyon Rangers is bringing its new singer to Clearwater on Sunday
Steve Martin’s go-to backing bluegrass band is back in town.
Revered punk duo The Dollyrots is back on the road and headed to Tampa this weekend
A pair of beloved locals open at Crowbar.
Double Trouble-approved guitarist Albert Cummings plays intimate Safety Harbor concert on Sunday
And to think he started off playing the banjo.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Some Girls’ gets the tribute show treatment this weekend at Skipper’s Smokehouse
Tampa band Talk To Mark tops the bill.
The Revivalists play St. Pete’s new ‘Rise Up’ music series on Saturday
Head to the pier, people.
Proposal to close Ybor City businesses at 1 a.m. could be legally challenging
A juvenile curfew could be more feasible, and critics say the district’s businesses and late-night workers could struggle even more.
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant expands to Wesley Chapel this month
Its second Tampa Bay location celebrates its grand opening in a few weeks.
Green Day and Fall Out Boy tourmate The Interrupters are back in Tampa Bay this weekend
The Slackers, Big D and The Kids Table, and Radkey open at Jannus Live.
Clang!, the krauty-Tampa rock band, is going on indefinite hiatus after Saturday’s album release show
‘New Feel Now’ is probably the best 25 minutes of rock and roll to come out of Tampa Bay this year.
New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks is back in Tampa this weekend
He’s played Jazz Fest, and collaborated with the likes of Tank and the Bangas.
Tween R&B star Sammie is all grown up and headed to Ybor City this weekend
Supporting his new album ‘Love Always Wins,’ too.
St. Pete rock band Liquid Pennies brings new single to free Friday show
The Tilt and Offerings open at The Bends.
St. Pete Jazz concert is also a discussion about gun violence
‘Instrument of Hope’ happens on Friday in the Warehouse District.
Tampa Bay Burger Week starts Thursday and includes specials at dozens of local bars and restaurants
It features 10 days of burger deals, drink specials and more.
Literally combustible surf-rock band Daikaiju returns to Tampa on Friday
If Dick Dale ever went punk, he’d put the kabuki on.
Cindy Lee and Freak Heat Waves top superbill of Canadian indie-rock coming to Tampa
Mtvh1n1 opens at the Legion.
Florida law making gun carry permits optional leads to dramatic drop in safety classes
“We see a lot of people who say, ‘I’ve been around guns all my life,’ but then they realize how much they don’t know.”
Amid ‘depopulation’ efforts, Florida’s Citizens property insurance adds 6,000 new policies
Citizens had 1.331 million policies as of Friday, up from about 1.325 million a week earlier, according to data posted on its website.
DeSantis administration argues governor is shielded from releasing records due to ‘executive privilege’
“In the 178 years that Florida has existed, not a single (other) court decision has recognized the existence of any executive privilege.”
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says proposed abortion amendment would ‘hoodwink’ voters
Floridians Protecting Freedom has until Nov. 10 to file a brief. The Supreme Court has not scheduled arguments in the case.
The Bucs should handle the Texans this Sunday, but this team has a giant list of issues
More important than a silly road game, the Bucs made no moves at the trade deadline.
Florida lawmakers shielded from turning over documents in ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’ legal battle
The subpoena fight has played out in a lawsuit filed by instructors and a student from six universities.
Oklahoma songwriter John Moreland is coming back to Safety Harbor in February
Chris Staples opens the show.
Review: Despite chatty Tampa audience, John Legend lives up to his name in retrospective, piano-only concert
Conversations in the dark.
‘The Retreat is here to stay’: Revered Tampa dive bar celebrates 85th anniversary this weekend
The debate over which bar in Tampa is actually the oldest is one that will likely outlive us all, but one thing is certain, The Retreat is damn old. The bar was established in 1938 and is the longest running bar that has stayed in its original location, for those keeping score. To celebrate the…
Tampa’s Pirate Water Taxi expands route, eliminates Rick’s on the River stop
Even with the elimination of the Ricks stop, the company says it’s expanding its overall route by over a mile of service.
Seminole Heights’ Flocale food hall is closed
King of the Coop has announced a move to Ybor City, but other details are unclear.
Despite recent Tampa mass shooting, proposed gun laws in Florida face long odds
So far, there’s 16 gun-related measures submitted for the 2024 legislative session.
A Creed reunion tour is headed to Tampa next fall
Arms wide open at the ol’ Gary.
Tampa Bay’s first Yard House will now open on Dec. 3
This new Yard House location is expected to be gigantic.
‘We can affect one half of this equation’: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor calls for stricter gun regulations following Ybor City shooting
“Bad decisions made in a split second and the proliferation of readily available guns are responsible for these almost daily incidents.”
As the festival kicks off in Live Oak, Paul Levine discusses his plans for Hulaween
For the future, Levine says next year’s fest might even expand its footprint.
Hillsborough County’s five-month ‘hiking spree’ program kicks off in November
It runs through Easter Sunday, with chances to earn limited-edition merch.
New vegan desserts in South Tampa, Mahaffey Theater gets a fancy restaurant, and more local foodie news
Plus Halloween-themed beers, butcher demonstrations and locally-distilled spirits.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ is an interminable, scare-free bore wholly focused on selling merch
If there is one thing to champion here, it’s that the animatronic characters courtesy of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop are fantastically realized.
DeSantis’ efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian groups on Florida campuses is likely illegal, says experts
“Such rights are critical to a functioning democracy, no matter how distasteful the person’s politics or speech may be.”
Well, that was about as ugly as we all expected
We can no longer assume any game is an assured W.
Yes, that’s right—the Florida Orchestra will perform songs by Drake
Rapper Jecorey Arthur will bring Champagne Papi’s music to the orchestra pit.
After opening for Blink-182 in Tampa, KennyHoopla gets a headlining show of his own
He’s at Orpheum in November.
Austin Lucas canceled his summer show, but is back in St. Pete
Hopefully we still get some Against Me! songs.
Michigander metal favorite We Came As Romans plays St. Pete on Wednesday
Emmure and Bodysnatcher open the show.
Ybor Heights brewery Deviant Libation set to host concert originally booked at shuttered Born Free venue
Devalued headlines a heavy show on Wednesday.
Emo pioneer Sunny Day Real Estate plays St. Pete on Halloween
Pool Kids opens at Jannus Live.
Local rap duo gone global, They Hate Change, is part of a stellar Halloween concert in St. Pete
Come in costume, to see Change, Spoiled Rat, Fesssi K, and Charlie OK?
One of America’s best hardcore bands, Gel, plays a Halloween concert in Tampa
The Jersey outfit sold-out Crowbar earlier this year.
The University of Tampa’s 105-foot tall bell tower will play music from ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ on Halloween
The public is invited to watch the concert on the Sykes Plaza lawn.
Lukas Nelson is out on his own, and plays St. Pete on Monday
Lukas doesn’t play in dad’s band anymore, but his new album is damn good.
Emo Night Tampa returns from hiatus with all-covers Halloween concert
Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182 and more are on the agenda.
Mahaffey Theater will open new fine dining restaurant led by seasoned St. Pete chef
“Coastal cuisine” concept Sonata is slated to debut sometime this fall.
The Oracle of Ybor talks death, grief, the afterlife, and more
October is a time of dying, when nature curls up, while November is the darkest time of the year, with sunlight slipping away each day until the Winter Solstice.
Punk legends Descendents and Circle Jerks are coming to St. Pete next year
The equally crucial Adolescents opens.
The Bucs will probably get smoked by the Bills, but what about that trade deadline?
So let’s assume the Bucs are 3-4 heading into next Tuesday’s trade deadline; do they buy? Do they sell?
Florida Gov. DeSantis fires back on a challenge to his suspension of an Orlando-area prosecutor
Worrell’s suspension and the resulting legal fight came after DeSantis last year suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren.
