Loud On 7th kicked off on Labor Day, as organizers readied their weeklong takeover of select venues on and around 7th Avenue in Ybor City. To jumpstart the music and arts festival, LO7 was at Nana’s for the hip-hop shop and inside Crowbar where Beat Down Band closed out the night. Loud On 7th runs through Sept. 10.

Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Loud On 7th at Nana’s Restaurant and Juice Bar in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 4, 2023. Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Loud On 7th at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 4, 2023. Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Trumaine Lamar plays Loud On 7th at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 4, 2023. Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
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Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Beat Down Band plays Loud On 7th at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 4, 2023. Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Beat Down Band plays Loud On 7th at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 4, 2023. Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla
Credit: Photo by Jack Cymbryla

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...