We were gonna try and keep one evergreen post updated with all of the local music livestreams happening in Tampa Bay, but a weekly update seems more efficient.
At the bottom of this blog you’ll find links to recurring livestreams, but some info on some of the week’s best are available just below this paragraph.
Keep staying at home, Tampa Bay, and support these musicians along the way.
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Saturday, May 9
Matt Giancola The Future Vintage keyboardist gets funky at Tampa’s Far Forest shop. If analog synths and drum machines are you shit, then you’ll want in. 6 p.m.-7 p.m. The Far Forest on Facebook
Rock The Park from CL Space Danny and Alex had to cancel, but the Rock the Park crew is working to find a great new act who we’ll be interviewing live from our event space in Tampa Heights. 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Rock the Park Tampa on Facebook
Recurring
Daniela Soledade and Nate Najar Brazilian singer and songwriter Daniela Soledade is joined by Bay area lifer and jazz guitar hero Nate Najar for a weekly show from a St. Petersburg balcony. Daniela Soledade on YouTube
DJ Casper’s “45 Fridays” DJ Casper, co-founder of Ol’ Dirty Sundays at Crowbar, presents an hour-long stream of music pulled from 45s (the little ones!). Fridays, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. @djcasper on Instagram
DJ Sandman Tampa Bay hip-hop superhero DJ Sandman goes live almost every day, and still spins his Saturday Jazz House Supper Club party online. All fans of Tampa hip-hop should be following this king. James Sandman on Facebook
DTSP Live: Saved By Streaming Two handfuls of St. Petersburg-based music scene lovers—including Jannus Live, Largo's CPPAC, Ruby's Elixir, Operation CoExist and Floridian Social Club (FKA State Theatre)—use the power of their Facebook pages to shine a light on and raise funds for locals who’ve lost gigs. DTSP LIVE: Saved By Streaming on Facebook
Ichicoro community livestream Ybor City production studio Dojo Sounds takes over the Instagram account of Tampa Bay ramen restaurant Ichicoro for a weekly livestreaming showcase. 8 p.m. @ichicoroya on Instagram
The Sunday Sesh: Ken Apperson Like many full-time musicians, songwriter Ken Apperson has lost 95% of his income, so he’s taking donations as he plays favorites (“Late Night,” “Keep Dreaming”) and maybe unreleased stuff, too. Sundays, 6 p.m. Ken Apperson Music on Facebook
Make Life Musical Nonprofit Instruments 4 Life, which "provides youth exposure to instruments, music lessons, and any form of artistic endeavor which can serve as a healthy social outlet," hosts a daily livestream from a host of Bay area songwriters. Instruments 4 Life on Facebook
Ol' Dirty Sundays: “Quarannstream!” Crowbar’s weekly patio party goes online for an hour of shenanigans and seriously good taste care of Ol’ Dirty Sundays residents DJ Casper, DJ Fader and DJ Deacon, who are all mourning the loss of ODS friend DJ Griff Gotti, who died on Thursday, just days after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. Sundays, 9 p.m.-10 p.m. @oldirtysundays on Instagram
Rock the Park Tampa Downtown Tampa's monthly, free, outdoor music series morphed into a weekly livestream to help keep our spirits up. Rock The Park on Facebook
Sarah Morey The 19-year-old Tampa songwriter and Seminole Hard Rock Ambassador lets you into her home every week. Thursdays, 7 p.m. Sarah Morey on Facebook
Streetlaced DJs Street Laced DJs are spinning live and collecting monies, with 50% of earnings going to specific partners. Street Laced Marketing on Facebook
TTRL The Straz Center's weekly variety show is a celebration of local musicians, actors, writers and more. Requests get taken on Wednesday and Thursday, selected on Friday and then collected over the weekend before VJs put the show together on Monday and Tuesday before the new episode airs on Wednesday. Wednesdays. Tampa Total Request Live at The Straz on Facebook
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This article appears in May 7-13, 2020.