Baroness at Orpheum August 6 Tampa Bay missed out on Baroness’ co-headlining tour with Deafheaven, but the area will get to slam with half of that bill when the Georgia heavy metal band supports its forthcoming Gold & Grey album (due June 14 via Abraxan Hymns). Photo by Pam Strohm Credit: Pam Strohm
UPDATE: This show was rescheduled for March 16.
Hope you saved some of that holiday cash grandma gave you because it’ll cost you $60 bucks to experience an “intimate evening with” Savannah metal outfit Baroness, which is taking requests from ticket holders who can cast votes for songs after purchase.
The top 10 requests get played, and you know one of them will be the shanty-esque “March to the Sea.” Crowbar, and many other venues, are seeing shows continuously cancel so do your part and please wear a mask.

This article appears in Jan 6-12, 2022.

Freelance contributor Stephanie Powers started her media career as an Editorial Assistant long ago when the Tampa Bay Times was still called the St. Petersburg Times. After stints in Chicago and Los Angeles,...