Rebekah Pulley plays The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing in Ybor City, Florida on January 19, 2018. Credit: Photo by Yvonne Gougelet

Bayboro Brewing Co. has stepped up to give St. Petersburg vibes akin to the one at beloved-and-since-shuttered listening room the Hideaway Cafe, but the basement cabaret at Palladium Theater is doing the same with this workshop-in-the-open.

Every two weeks, homegrown songwriters trade ideas, inspiration, and songs borne after pulling prompts from a hat. Eight songsmiths, including scene staples Rebekah Pulley and Dean Johanesen, take the stage in two separate sets.

Tickets for The Writer’s Room Showcase happening Saturday, Aug. 9 at Palladium Theater’s Hough Hall are still available and start at $20.

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This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2025.

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...