One word comes to mind when you think about the holiday concert hosted by Tampa Bay radio station 98 Rock: Sleigh. But slay is what Evanescence and Halestorm did at Amalie Arena on Thanksgiving weekend.—Ray Roa

Evanescence Credit: Phil DeSimone
Evanescence Credit: Phil DeSimone
Evanescence Credit: Phil DeSimone
Evanescence Credit: Phil DeSimone
Evanescence Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm, which plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 1, 2024. Credit: Photo by Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone
Halestorm Credit: Phil DeSimone

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...