Musician June Bunch lying down against a mosaic background made of rice, black beans, and brown beans arranged in an ornate, halo-like pattern. The person wears a vintage white high-neck lace blouse and looks off to the side with a serene expression.
June Bunch Credit: Lynn Serulla photography / June Bunch Music on Facebook

Two of the most powerful women in Tampa Heights celebrate the eighth anniversary of their neighborhood bar, Shuffle, during a weekend-long celebration that culminates in this concert that’s become a springtime tradition in the Bay area music scene.

Best of the Bay-winning cellist Melissa Grady is on the bill along with rock band Boycott, powerhouse vocalist Ashley Smith, plus two homegrown giants of the songwriter scene, Deb Ruby and June Bunch.

Bring some cash to toss in the hat.

There’s no cover for the 3rd Annual Women In Music at Shuffle in Tampa on Sunday, March 15.

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This article appears in Mar. 12 – 18, 2026.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...