Milla Killa, who plays Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on July 3, 2024. Credit: Photo by Dave Decker

A superbill of homegrown Tampa Bay talent throwdown for a veritable pre-Fourth of July picnic in the park.

The Handlers are Tampa’s best new country export, and Mila Killa (who’s doing a samba set) is hands down one of the most in-demand DJs in the 813 right now.

Rounding out the bill is towering St. Petersburg songwriter Philip Charos who’s working on a new lounge-ready dance-pop project.

There’s never a cover for Rock the Park Tampa happening at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa on Thursday, July 3.

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Rock the Park Tampa

First Thursday of every month, 6:30-9:45 p.m.

Location: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, 600 N Ashley Dr., Tampa

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This article appears in Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2025.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...