Last weekend, Lakeland’s punk-rock flea market headed across the bridge to St. Petersburg to host its (mostly) air conditioned party at Daddy Kool Records. In addition to dozens of vendors, five Florida-based bands—including Ft. Myers’ Except You, Silver Alert, Orlando’s Suck Brick Kid, Kick Dicker and Big Sad—braved the midday heat and thrashed on Daddy Kool’s outdoor stage at this free, all-ages show. 

Except You playing Daddy Kool’s punk-rock flea market in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 14, 2022 Credit: Photo by Dave Decker
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Kick Dicker playing Daddy Kool’s punk-rock flea market in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 14, 2022 Credit: Dave Decker
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Suck Brick Kid playing Daddy Kool’s punk-rock flea market in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 14, 2022. Credit: Dave Decker
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Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...