Mamalarky, which plays Oscura in Bradenton, Florida on Feb. 14, 2025. Credit: Photo by Michelle Mercado
“Feels So Wrong” sounds good when it comes to Mamalarky.

On the single from last month, the tri-coastal quartet claims it has never been original. But its breezy brand of indie-rock stands head and shoulders above the endless crop of bands that work within that genre thanks to intricate instrumentation and Livvy Bennett’s effortless command of a vocal that’s both airy and impossible to turn off.

Nicole Johnson’s experimental songwriting project Mage Tears plays support on this Sarasota area gig alongside homegrown rock heavyweight Charlie and trampy sleaze-punk band Sure Thing.

Tickets to see Mamalarky play Oscura in Bradenton on Friday, Feb. 14 are still available and start at $10.

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This article appears in Feb 6-12, 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...