Bearded man with a shaved head passionately sings into a microphone during a live performance. He wears a dark T-shirt, and his intense expression is highlighted under stage lighting. Another band member is partially visible in the background.
Slap of Reality, which plays The Portion Portal in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sept. 13, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

The U.S. Supreme Court just lifted limits on immigration raids in Los Angeles, clearing the way for officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make stops based on someone’s race.

The war on immigrants has come to Florida and the Bay area, too, with local cops all locked into 287(g) agreements, and two new state immigration detention centers online now. To fight back, Bradenton punk band Las Nadas brings its power-pop garage-rock to a St. Pete arcade alongside local favorites like Slap of Reality and hyper-political Clearwater thrashcore band Phantom Power.

Monies raised go to immigrant justice organizations.

It’s $10-$15 for the “No Walls, No Cages—Punks vs. ICE Benefit Show” happening at The Potion Portal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Sept. 13.

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This article appears in Sept. 11-17 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...