Kevin Ries, who plays the Ale and the Witch in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 8, 2025. Credit: Photo by Isaiah Stephens
There aren’t a lot of chances for locals to see the Ries Brothers not on the same stage, but Kevin (guitarist for the reggae-rock duo that just released a new single with 311’s Nick Hexum), plays a solo set where we hope to see him show off some of the ambient instrumental music he works on in his free time.

There’s no cover to see Kevin Ries play The Ale and the Witch in St. Petersburg on Friday, Aug, 8.

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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...