As part of her “Maris Goes To College” tour, up-and-coming theatrical-pop girlie Maris (stylized in all-caps) opened for The Driver Era at USF’s sold out Bullstock last Friday.

Before the show, she told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay about the album that changed everything for her. 

All photos by Dave Decker

Maris sings onstage in Tampa
Credit: Dave Decker

This article appears in Apr. 09 – 15, 2026.

Dave Decker is a songwriter and photographer living in Tampa Bay.

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...