A dynamic, low-angle live performance photo of the punk band The Tim Version on a small stage. In the center, a guitarist with a shaved head and glasses wears a blue 'SHIT DO' t-shirt and play a red Gibson SG electric guitar. To the right, another band member’s tattooed arm is thrust toward the camera, holding a small plastic cup of amber liquid in a 'cheers' gesture. The stage is bathed in warm red light, with a red velvet curtain in the background and a drum kit partially visible. The atmosphere is intimate and high-energy. — The Tim Version at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 17, 2024. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Nearly 30 years after its founding, Tampa punk band The Tim Version is gearing up to play one last show at Crowbar.

The band, formed in 1999, emerged alongside other Sunshine State punk icons like Hot Water Music and Less Than Jake, released records on ADD and No Idea, then faded away due to life.

The quartet—guitarists Russ Van Cleave and Scott Laval, plus drummer Shawn Watkins, and bassist Mike Paul—reunited in 2024 and will go on weekender that includes a Saturday appearance at New Port Richey’s Monufest, the night after one last throwdown at Crowbar, which is set to close in Ybor City before the fall.

Scott Laval told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the band is not breaking up. In fact, it has plans to play Fest in Gainesville this year and is working on new material.

“Monufest originally listed our show as a reunion, so we told them that we never ”deunioned.’ We also joked that we’d have to break up on Friday night if we wanted to have a reunion on Saturday. Maybe that’s where the break-up confusion started,” he added. “We figured we’d keep going until one of us dropped dead.”

Gainesville doom-rock outfit will join Tim Version for both shows.

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CORRECTION 04/22/26 11:41 a.m. This post mistakenly said the band was splitting up. Not true.

This article appears in Apr. 16 – 22, 2026.