TVA, now based in Gainesville, plays a punk-influenced brand of blue-collar rock and roll that would make another famous Northern Floridian, Tom Petty, proud.
Just listen to a new song, “Never Look Away,” where Newman & Co. continue the tradition of recording their music via cellphone, this time to extoll workers and push back on the powers-that-be. “We’re people, we’re workers, not passive observers,” they sing. Indeed.
It’s $10 at the door to see TVA, Pamper Tootsie and Prolapsed Mind play Tampa’s Deviant Libation on Wednesday, Jan. 22. 
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This article appears in Jan 16-22, 2025.