Noah Kahan, who plays Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 10, 2023 Credit: Photo by Patrick McCormack

You could say that Stick Season—the latest album from 26-year-old Noah Kahan—is his folklore.

He takes the “pop” out of indie-pop, and leans heavily on his experiences in the time of year between fall and the bitter winters of New England.

He breaks out mandolins (“All My Love”) and banjos (“Dial Drunk”), and gets a feel for both the pros and cons of being a teenager again on “The View Between Villages.”

His first gig in Tampa—and second-ever in Florida—on Tuesday, Oct. 10 gets a little help from NYC-based singer-songwriter Samia and is very sold-out, as are stops in Jacksonville and Tallahassee.

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This article appears in Best of The Bay 2023.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...