Ed Lowery fronts Magadog at The Hub in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 6, 2012. Credit: Nicole Kibert/elawgrrl.com
Ska’s old heads still go hard, and this bill is proof. The Pilfers go all the way back to the late-’90s, and The Brainiacs have roots that deep, too.

The latter, which includes members of beloved NYC ska band The Toasters will even welcome Ed Lowery, frontman of Bay area ska giant Magadog, the the stage for this one.

Tickets to see The Pilfers play Bayboro Brewing Co. in St. Petersburg on Friday, May 30 are still available for $20.

This article appears in May 22-28, 2025.

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...