Musician Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music performs with intensity at Underbelly in Jacksonville. He is mid-shout while playing a black electric guitar, wearing a black t-shirt with a white graphic. The stage is captured with a wide-angle fisheye lens, illuminated by dramatic green and red stage lights.
Chuck Ragan at Underbelly in Jacksonville, Florida on March 14, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Cory Branan is back in town next month for a headlining gig, but he could not resist being the prettiest crooner on this classic Tampa bill.

Hot Water Music leader Chuck Ragan has done some of his most epic shows alongside Avail frontman Tim Barry, and the duo—which played the same room together in 2016—anchors what is sadly the last time fans will get to sing many of these songs at the top of their lungs inside Crowbar (the venue is set to close this summer after 20 years in the historic district).

Tickets to see Chuck Ragan, Tim Barry and Cory Branan play Crowbar on Sunday, Jan. 11 are still available for $25-$30.

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This article appears in Jan. 01 – 07, 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...