“People are afraid and it’s not because of reality—the world has always been difficult—but not like this! People seem really freaked out, so I wrote what I saw,” he said about the song, “Kill You,” by his band The Slackers.
Not sure if he knows how Florida legislators have loosened firearm laws lately, but Ruggiero is in town with Sunshine State reggae-soul-ska outfit The Freecoasters.
Tickets to see The Slackers play Hooch and Hive in Tampa on Sunday, May 19 are still available and start at $20.
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This article appears in May 9-15, 2024.