Magic City Hippies Credit: Ysanne Taylor c/o Gasparilla Music Festival
Miami-based Magic City Hippies hasn’t been in town since 2019 when the “alt-pop psych-funk party starters” opened for Umphrey’s McGee at Jannus Live. And no disrespect to Umphrey’s but Tampa Bay should be happy to get Magic City as the main prize on Wednesday in the historic district.

The trio’s new full-length drops on Jan. 14, and it’s smooth, sexy singles (read: “Ghost on the Mend”) indicate this show being a knockout.

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Japanese City Pop-inspired jazz-indie-alt-rock outfit Cannibal Kids opens. Bring your little cousin along to the show and blow their mind because youngins are allowed with someone older than 18.

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14802 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa, FL

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This article appears in Dec 16-22, 2021.

Freelance contributor Stephanie Powers started her media career as an Editorial Assistant long ago when the Tampa Bay Times was still called the St. Petersburg Times. After stints in Chicago and Los Angeles,...