Professional headshot of saxophonist Karl Denson outdoors with a background of pink spring blossoms.
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The Rolling Stones’ Karl Denson (who co-founded The Greyboy Allstars) fronts his longtime Tiny Universe band to headline what’s become Brooksville’s premiere camping music festival.

The unit—a purveyor of funk, jazz, soul, and rock—is the tip of the spear on a lineup of jam scene heavyweights that delve into electro (Spafford), party-rock (Thumpasaurus), old-school (New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts) and more.

Tickets for Whippersnap 2026 happening Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 18-21 at Florida Sand Music Ranch in Brooksville are still available for $50 and up.

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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...