THURSDAY, AUG. 26
42nd Street Bistro Raphael and Co.
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar d’Visitors
Alley Cat’s Cafe Michael Hastings
Babalouie’s Mark McGourley
Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon
Bahama Mama’s Murphy
Barnacle Bill’s Jason Longoria
Big J.R.’s The Johnny Charro Band
Blackstone Grill Expressions
Blue Shark Darryl Jarmon
Brandy’s True Colors Band
Cafe Bohemia Open Mic hosted by Professor Pyramid
Cat Tails Tammy Hatch (HAPPY HOUR)
CK’s Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Clancy’s of New Orleans Steve Santo
Club Tropix Reggae/Hip-Hop/Soca/R&B
Club Underground What’Cha Want All Request Night
Comfort Inn Conference Center Night Hart
Coquina Blue Alias Julius/Donny’s Duo
Crabby Bill’s — Rocky Point Calypso Steve
Cricketers Acoustic Jam w/Doug The Song Man
Crowne Plaza Hotel-Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Cuso’s Beach Place Pulley’s
Daiquiri Deck Kenny McGee
Dave’s Aqua Lounge R & B Night w/N-2-U
Della’s After Dark Two for the Road
Dolly’s Dockside Doug Lumbley
Dunedin Brewery Singer/Songwriter Jam
The Edge Bar and Grill Springboard Writers’ Night
Famous Cigars Elite Jazz Bar Valerie Gillespie
Fletcher’s Backstreet Grille Rat Pack Too
Floyd’s @ The Hard Rock Casino Kaiser Soze/Soulfound/Truly Sunday
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Wayne Gladney
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill and Beach Club Ulterior Motive
Gasoline Alley Tatooed Bleu/Contrast/The Shakers
Gators Cafe & Saloon Wicked Cool
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (LOBBY BAR) Chase Vaccaro
Harrison’s Grill & Bar Ron Reinhardt Sax & Trax
James Joyce Irish Pub Stephanie Anderson
Jimmy B’s Mike Young/Motel Funk
Johnny G’s Johnny G/Tommy D
Las Margaritas Open Jam Hosted by Addram Santana
Martini Bar Robin Howard/Shawn Brown Band
The Martini Club Justin’s Chronic Open Mic
Masquerade Inless/Haswel/Concisebloc/Death After Texas
* Orpheum The Working Title w/Sleeping Alone/Ayo
Overtime Sports Bar DJ
Palm Bay Cafe Robby Lake Open Mic
Pier 60 Busker Nights
Polo Club Steve Santo
Rare Olive Singles Night Feat. Dwight Champagne
Red Fish Blue Fish Rhodeside
Retro Rock Beachside Bar Johnson Brothers
Ringside Cafe Sarasota Slim
Rock Harbor Club Jeff Duncan
Rockwell’s Corner Pub Blues Jam
Rum Runner’s Stone Door
Sassy’s Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Scooby’s Lounge The Burners
Scrumpy’s Beach Bar & Grill Sam Stone
Shephard’s Sequel
Skipper’s Smokehouse Uncle John’s Band
Spinner’s High Tide
St. Bart’s Island House & Rum Bar Jahfari
Stumps Supper Club Tim Bernard
A Tapas Lounge Matt Hayes
Ten Beach Drive Ron Ali
Trotti’s DJ Mike
Two Buks Hard Truth
West Bay Cabaret Jazz Jam
The Xchange Soulgasm
Yeoman’s Road Pub Nathalia
FRIDAY, AUG. 27
420 Park Place Bacardi Boys
42nd Street Bistro Hy Notes
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Backwater Blues Band
Alley Cat’s Cafe Ulterior Motive
Bahama Breeze Denny Falzon/George Esdaile
Bahama Mama’s Murphy
Barnacle Bill’s Jason Longoria
Belladonnas Elevated
Bentley’s Bar & Grill The Time Tunnel Band
Big J.R.’s The Johnny Charro Band
Blackstone Grill Expressions
Blue Heron Bernie Maloney Quartet
Blue Shark Cocktail Kings
Boomerz Boiler Room Smegma/Final Chapter/ Society’s End
Boomerz Cafe Rebel Pride
Brandy’s True Colors Band
Britts Cafe Marcel
Byg Kat Wine Bar & Tavern Gallery
Cafe Ponte Theo Valentine and Chuck Drake
Carlie’s Greg Billings
Carnival Truly Sunday/Last Great Hope/Soulfound/ Auditorium
City Lights Elevated
CK’s Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Clancy’s of New Orleans Brandon Keller/Patty Snaphley
Club Tropix Soca Fridays
Coquina Blue Jim Brady/Bro 2 Bro
Crowne Plaza Hotel-Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Cuso’s Beach Place Black Honkeys
Daiquiri Deck The Untouchables
Dallas Bull Silver Eagle
Dave’s Aqua Lounge Charlie Vegas and the New Blues Combo
Divino Bar & Restaurant Live Flamenco Music w/Xavier
Eric’s Bistro The Huntington Project
Famous Cigars Elite Jazz Bar Jimmy Griswold & Friends
Floyd’s @ The Hard Rock Casino Theo Valentin
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Wayne Gladney
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Gasoline Alley Heathen/5 Story/Hummer
Gators Cafe & Saloon Nation/N.Y. John & Bob
Grace O’Malley’s J.J. Smith
Green Parrot Van Dillion
The Green Room at Jannus Landing 28 Gates
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (LOBBY BAR) Groove Theory
Harrison’s Grill & Bar Ron Reinhardt Sax & Trax
Hullabaloos Mark McGourley
James Joyce Irish Pub Jerry Provost
Jimmy B’s De’Lied Parrots/Buffalo Strange
Johnny G’s Stormbringer
Ka’Tikis Michael Southern Band
Lauro Ristorante Italiano Jim Carling
The Lobby Deep Vibes
Lorraine’s on the Beach Mark Mann’s One Mann Band
The Martini Club Weaksauce & SIK
Masquerade Mad Adam/60 Cycle Hum/Inside
Masquerade Infiniti Room The Takeover
* Masquerade Infiniti Room Tampahiphop.com Presents The Takeover
Mickey Quinn’s Pub and Grill Shifty-Eyed Dog
* The Music Spot Chad Mize Closing Party w/Hotel Motel
Musicalife Blues Jam
Neptune Lounge The Autumn Offering/Reign of Terror/Silence After Tragedy/Eugene/Beauty in Chaos/ Stigma/River Chicken
New World Brewery Deering & Down
Overtime Sports Bar DJ
Purple Moon Stephanie Anderson
Raccoons Beggar’s Opera
Rare Olive AdamZ Aunt/Swirl
Retro Rock Beachside Bar 4 Sonz
Ringside Cafe Dukes of Juke
Ristorante Da Tullio Norm Bernard
Rock Harbor Club 60 Cycle Hum
Romeo’s Studio 1515 Open Jam
Rum Runner’s Out of Control
Sassy’s Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Scooby’s Lounge Mojo Gurus
Scrumpy’s Beach Bar & Grill Joe Mullarkey
Shades Bar & Grill Horny Toad/Atomic Mullet/Heaph/ Ham Sandwich
Shephard’s Sequel
* Skipper’s Smokehouse Otis Velt & Old School
SkulpturZ Live Latin Music
Sneaky’s Eddie C. & Phase II
Spinner’s High Tide
The Springs Bar Reuben and the Redhots
St. Bart’s Island House & Rum Bar Jennifer and the Venturas
* State Theatre Dog Fashion Disco/Tub Ring/Bad Acid Trip/Gargamel
Stumps Supper Club Jimmy James & The Velvet Explosion
Sweetwater Grill David and Patricia
A Tapas Lounge Dr. D/Ron Brown
Thirsty Marlin Rhodeside
Tucson’s Southwest Grill Tyger
Whistle Stop Grill Double Time
The Xchange DJ Fader
Zendah Grotto Bachelors and Belles Singles Dance
SATURDAY, AUG. 28
420 Park Place The Untouchables/DJ Styles
42nd Street Bistro Citiheat
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Backwater Blues Band
Alley Cat’s Cafe Ulterior Motive
Bahama Breeze George Esdaile/Denny Falzon/Ninja
Bahama Mama’s De Lei’d Parrots
Bar Europa @ Caffe Italia Latin Night
Barnacle Bill’s Rocky Ruckman/Scott Anderson
Beaux Arts Gallery and Folk Coffeehouse Open Mic
Bentley’s Bar & Grill The Time Tunnel Band
Big J.R.’s The Johnny Charro Band
Blackstone Grill Expressions
Blue Heron Bernie Maloney Quartet
Blue Shark Cocktail Kings
Boomerz Boiler Room Ky Deity/Cemetery/End of the Rope/Lunatic Candy Creep
Boomerz Cafe The Big Dogs
Brandy’s True Colors Band
Byg Kat Wine Bar & Tavern Sparkplugs
Cafe Ponte Theo Valentine and Chuck Drake
Captain Al’s Live Music/DJ Andy Mara
Carlie’s The Damn Band
Catherine Hickman Theatre Justin Beckler/ Rebekah Pulley/Ryan Joy
* Catherine Hickman Theatre Hot Acoustic Nights III Feat. Justin Beckler/Rebekah Pulley/RyanJoy
CK’s Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Clancy’s of New Orleans Act 3
Club 901 Reggae Meets Hip-Hop
Club Tabou Big Mook/Annex/EST.
Coquina Blue Donny O’Neil/Bro 2 Bro
Cricketers Greg Lee
Cuso’s Beach Place Black Honkeys
Daiquiri Deck Groovy Cool
Dave’s Aqua Lounge Charlie Vegas and the New Blues Combo
Emerald Bar John McNicholas Band/Michele Ari
Eric’s Bistro The Huntington Project
Famous Cigars Elite Jazz Bar Jimmy Griswold & Friends
Fletcher’s Backstreet Grille Rafael & Co.
Fox and Hounds Irish Pub Wayne Gladney
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Gasoline Alley Angry Chair/Stigma/Higher Standard/ Wild Mushroom
Gators Cafe & Saloon Heatseeker/Blue Wail/Patty Sanphy Group
Grace O’Malley’s J.J. Smith
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (LOBBY BAR) The Spells/ Basic Rock Outfit
Hilton-Redington Beach Kelly Goodrich
Hyde Park Cafe Paradise
Inn on the Bay Earl & Archie
Jimmy B’s Release/Smoke n Run
Johnny G’s Stormbringer
Lauro Ristorante Italiano Jim Carling
* Limey’s Pub The Cuban Sandwich Crisis/Lucious P. Slugworth & The Burning Seeds Orchestra/Joran Oppelt/Nessie
Lorraine’s on the Beach Mark Mann’s One Mann Band
Malio’s Serious Saturdays
The Martini Club Buffalo Strange
Masquerade Stalling Dawn/Farewell Verona/Eversfield/ Love Honor Cherish
* The Music Spot Handshake Squad
Musicalife Classic Rock Jam
Neptune Lounge Take These Eyes/Dividing Factor
* Orpheum The Burning Brides/The Explosion/The Rolling Blackouts
Overtime Sports Bar DJ
Pegasus Lounge Left in Ashes/Of Angels and Gravediggers/Asylum 414/Battlestar/Triple
Pete’s Place T-Blue
Raccoons Beggar’s Opera
Rare Olive Life On Mars
Retro Rock Beachside Bar Eddie Miller Band
Ringside Cafe Back Breakers
Ristorante Da Tullio Norm Bernard
Rock Harbor Club 60 Cycle Hum
Rum Runner’s Out of Control
Sassy’s Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Scooby’s Lounge Trick Shot
Scrumpy’s Beach Bar & Grill Raw Project
Shades Bar & Grill Horny Toad/Atomic Mullet/Heaph/ Ham Sandwich
Shephard’s Sequel
Skipper’s Smokehouse Jupiter Coyote
Spinner’s High Tide
The Springs Bar Reuben and the Redhots
* State Theatre Further Seems Forever/The Kicks/ Brandston/Salem
Stumps Supper Club Jimmy James & The Velvet Explosion
Sweetwater Grill David and Patricia
Swigwam Beach Bar Tom Katz
A Tapas Lounge Karen Benjay/Terry Plumeri
Two Buks Shifty Eyed Dog
The Viper Room Soulhouse Saturdays
Whistle Stop Grill String Work
The Xchange International Night feat. Dejan
SUNDAY, AUG. 29
Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Ninja
Bahama Mama’s Shag
Barnacle Bill’s Dennis Wallace
Bentley’s Bar & Grill Blues Jam w/John Allen
Blackstone Grill Expressions
CK’s Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams
Club Excalibur Jazz Jam
Club Tropix Positivity
Coquina Blue Alias Julius/Matt Winter Duo
Crabby Bill’s — Rocky Point Rhodeside
Cuso’s Beach Place Greg Billing’s Band
Daiquiri Deck Chromatic
Daiquiri Deck Spy vs. Spy (AFTERNOON)
Dave’s Aqua Lounge Rene LaBre Group
Floyd’s @ The Hard Rock Casino DJ Dark
Foamy’s Shifty Eyed Dog
Gaspar’s Grotto Rich Whiteley Band/Middle Rhythm Session/The Freed/Dingo Love Machine
Gators Cafe & Saloon Groove Altar/Tara & Brett/ Jahfari
Grace O’Malley’s J.J. Smith
Harbor Club The Tammy Hatch Band (AFTERNOON)
Harpo’s New York Style Pizza Jazzy Sundays
Holiday Inn Sunspree Mark McGourley
James Joyce Irish Pub Jerry Provost
J.D.’s Restaurant & Lounge Kelly Goodrich
Jimmy B’s Supaheat/Old School
* Lion’s Club Suncoast Blues Society Beach Bash & Open Jam
MacDinton’s Open Mic
* Orpheum Super Power Abuses/Empty Spaces/ Second Track/Small Impact
Overtime Sports Bar Open Mic
Pegasus Lounge Pros & Cons/Dementia
Pete’s Place T-Blue
Rattlefish Raw Bar & Grill Elevated
Red Fish Blue Fish Tito Garcia
Retro Rock Beachside Bar Johnson Brothers
Ringside Cafe St. Pete Blues Jam
* Ruth Eckerd Hall Heart
Scrumpy’s Beach Bar & Grill Ric Shiruis
* Skipper’s Smokehouse Blue Pandemonium/Billy Norris Project/North End Jazz Band
Spinner’s High Tide
The Springs Bar Open Jam w/Reuben & The Red Hots
Stumps Supper Club The Spells
A Tapas Lounge Matt Hayes
Whistle Stop Grill Cool Change
The Wine Cellar Lucian and the Allstars
MONDAY, AUG. 30
Bahama Breeze Daryl Patrick/George Esdaile
Bahama Mama’s Blue Star Highway
Barnacle Bill’s Mike Oscanyan
Blue Martini Ted Wray
Brass Mug Open Mic
Coquina Blue Wes Dearth/Moon Doctors
Crowne Plaza Hotel-Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Dubliner Irish Pub 80s Night
The Edge Bar and Grill Springboard Writers’ Night
Famous Cigars Elite Jazz Bar Tito
Floyd’s @ The Hard Rock Casino DJ Dark
Green Iguana-West Shore Open Blues Jam w/House of Trouble
Green Iguana-Rocky Point Greg West/Other Guy
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (LOBBY BAR) Jimmy Griswold
Jimmy B’s Bela/Chico & the Divorcees
Ka’Tikis Blue Mondays w/P.J. Scope
The Martini Club Harry Cheeba Open Mic
The Music Spot Mike Tozier
Polo Club DJ Joe Ski
Red Fish Blue Fish Jeff Duncan
Retro Rock Beachside Bar Hammerhead
Ringside Cafe Wendy & The Soulshakers
Spinner’s The Keys
Stumps Supper Club Jim Brady
Tahitian Inn Rafeal & Co.
Trotti’s Bingo
Two Buks Jam w/Jeff & Wayne
Yeoman’s Road Pub Indie Rock Night w/The Candybars
TUESDAY, AUG. 31
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Kevin Toon
Adam’s Mark DJ Dave “The Rave”
The Aging Still Open Jam w/Jerry Chase and DJ Groove
Bahama Breeze George Esdaile/Denny Falzon
Bahama Mama’s Raw Project
Barnacle Bill’s Mike Oscanyan
The Beanery Open Mic
Boomerz Boiler Room MC Battles Hosted by MC Furious & DJ Montez
Britts Cafe Marcel
Cafe Adagio Open Mic
Carlie’s The Untouchables
Cat Tails Tammy Hatch (HAPPY HOUR)
Chronic Insomnia Open Mic
Circles Derrick Williams
Coquina Blue Tony St. Tone/3rd Story Basement
Crowne Plaza Hotel-Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Dave’s Aqua Lounge Skinny Doogan
Elevate Coffeehouse Carie Pigeon
Famous Cigars Elite Jazz Bar Jimmy Griswold & Friends
Floyd’s @ The Hard Rock Casino DJ Dark
The Fox The Mike MacArthur Group
Gators Cafe & Saloon Groove Altar
Grace O’Malley’s Rick Parker
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg Donny O’Neil/ Dutch
Gulfport On The Rocks Open Jam w/Mikey & Friends
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (LOBBY BAR) Kelly & Shelly
The Hut on The Boardwalk Happy Hour w/Ted Wray
James Joyce Irish Pub Acoustic Open Mic w/Rebekah Pulley
J.D.’s Restaurant & Lounge Kelly Goodrich
Jimmy B’s Acoustic Strange/Retroactive
The Martini Club Joran’s Open Mic
The Music Spot Drew Farmer
Neptune Lounge Open Jam w/Pornbred
Overtime Sports Bar DJ
Pegasus Lounge Open Jam w/Spider & Angel
Purple Moon Chris Santucci
Rare Olive Jazz Night Feat. Hank Ashwood & Friends
Red Fish Blue Fish Reggae Night w/Paris
Retro Rock Beachside Bar Eddie Miller Band
Ringside Cafe Billy Norris Project
Scrumpy’s Beach Bar & Grill Joe Mullarkey
Sidelines Open Mic
Skipper’s Smokehouse John Hancock’s Hot Summer Jam
SkulpturZ Open Mic/Poetry
Spinner’s The Keys
Stumps Supper Club Mark McCormick
Yeoman’s Road Pub Open Mic w/Mike Tozier
WEDNESDAY, SEP. 1
42nd Street Bistro Ric Pupelo
4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Mark Mann’s One Mann Band
Alley Cat’s Cafe Brian
Bahama Breeze Daryl Patrick/Denny Falzon
Barnacle Bill’s Mike Oscanyan
Big J.R.’s The Johnny Charro Band
Bourbon Street Billy Beets Blues Jam
Brandon Bennigan’s Doug Woods & A Guitar
Brass Mug Feed
Byg Kat Wine Bar & Tavern Open Jam
Carlie’s The Greg Billings Band
Cat Tails Tammy Hatch (HAPPY HOUR)
Circles Derrick Williams
Clancy’s of New Orleans Soul Source
The Connection Open Jam w/Nefarious
Crowne Plaza Hotel-Sabal Park Debby Bacon
Daiquiri Deck The Untouchables
Dave’s Aqua Lounge Open Blues Jam w/Sandy Atkinson and Cannon Quinn
Dunedin Brewery Open Jam
Foamy’s Marcel’s Acoustic Showcase
Fortunatos After Dark Open Mic w/Fall on Purpose
The Fox Michael Barnes (PIANO ROOM)
Green Iguana-St. Petersburg Zoom
Green Parrot Jazz & Connie
Gulfport Casino Gulfport Casino Swing Night
Hammerhead Red’s Blues Jam w/Rustie & The Blues Associates
Jack Willie’s Tiki Bar Rhodeside
James Joyce Irish Pub Jerry Provost
Jimmy B’s Gary A/Cree Three
Johnny G’s Jam Night w/JGLB
Kool Beanz Coffee and Bakery Open Mic
Martini Bar Ladies Night w/DJ Mark
The Martini Club Jimmy Griswold & Friends
Mixer’s Bar & Grill Mark McGourley
Mr. B’s Ladies Night w/World Class Hacks
The Music Spot Drew Farmer
Overtime Sports Bar DJ
Pier 60 Busker Nights
Polo Club Al “Coffee” McDaniel
Rain Lounge TSUNAMI w/DJ Keith Allen
Rare Olive DJ Matt the Bratt
Rare Olive-Ybor City Positivity
Ringside Cafe Green Flash
Rock Harbor Club Zack Taylor
Sassy’s Lounge Kathy and Paul Expressions Duo
Sawgrass Bar and Grill DJ Dave “The Rave”
Scrumpy’s Beach Bar & Grill Raw Project
Shephard’s Sequel
Sidelines Open Mic
Skipper’s Smokehouse Impulse
SkulpturZ Live Blues
Spinner’s High Tide
Stumps Supper Club Shawn Brown Group
Ten Beach Drive Lotte West
Thirsty Marlin Jeff Duncan
Tijuana Flats Burrito Co. Live Music
Trotti’s Jimi T’s Open Blues Jam
Two Buks Shag
Yeoman’s Road Pub Open Mic w/The BJs
This article appears in Aug 25-31, 2004.
