Mae, which plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 16, 2023. Credit: Photo via mae/Facebook
Mae once played two gigs at St. Pete’s Jannus Live in 2007, but the Virginia emo-rock band hasn’t been back. Since those gigs, Mae has established its own, since-defunct record label, taken a three-year hiatus, and even reunited for a 10th anniversary gig with ex-member Jake Clemons, who now fills his uncle Clarence’s gigantic shoes on saxophone in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
There’s no new music being promoted this time around, but knowing how many side projects have spawned from past and current members, it’s only a matter of time before something fresh emerges.
Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...
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