Gringo Star which plays Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on April 6, 2023. Credit: Brian Mahar
Not a lot of rock bands use an autoharp. Not a lot of rock bands are Gringo Star either.

The Atlanda band recently returned with a ‘70s-flavored ballad, “Told Me Once Before” one of the band’s most minimalist offerings to date, but one still rooted in Gringo Star’s penchant for turning garage-rock into pop.

The band plays a free, outdoor and family-friendly show as part of downtown Tampa’s Rock the Park series. Tampa rapper Nico Sweet and Orlando expat songwriter Austin Miller open the show.

There’s no cover to see Gringo Star play Rock the Park at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa on Thursday, April 6.

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Rock the Park Tampa

First Thursday of every month, 6:30-9:45 p.m.

Location: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, 600 N Ashley Dr., Tampa

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This article appears in Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2023.

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...