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Dayseeker’s lead singer has had it rough this year.

Rory Rodriguez is in the middle of mourning the loss of his father, and welcoming a child earlier than expected, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to cancel tour dates—including the one the band set for next week in Ybor City.

His suffering one of the biggest tragedies anybody can go through is very likely going to be a central theme on the post-hardcore band’s impending fifth album, but first Dayseeker plays Ybor City alongside Thornhill, Holding Absence, and Caskets.

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...