Jesse McCartney Credit: Photo by Sam Dameshek
Break out your โ€œKingdom Heartsโ€ t-shirt, because the kid who voiced Roxas in the iconic video games is not stepping away from music anytime soon.

Jesse McCartneyโ€”in no way related to the Beatleโ€”released New Stage in October, his first album in seven years, and he’ll support it with a Tuesday, June 7 show at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg.
In a recent interview, he blamed both his acting career, and a serious relationship with now-wife Katie Peterson for keeping him occupied. Now that heโ€™s married andโ€”as far as we knowโ€”doesnโ€™t have any film roles in the works, Jesse is on the road promoting New Stage at this, his first appearance in Tampa Bay since a 2009 show at The Ritz Ybor.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...