Credit: Teddy Swims / Facebook
According to a Rolling Stone profile of the Atlanta-based rapper, โ€œSwimsโ€ is an acronym for โ€œSomeone Who Isnโ€™t Me Sometimes.โ€

See that as you will, but Teddyโ€”who just released “Tough Love” this yearโ€”appeared on James Corden a few weeks back, and is taking the record on tour this year.  Before heading to Europe, the 29-year-old starts things off in Ft. Lauderdale, followed by a stop at Ybor Cityโ€™s Orpheum, for what may very well turn out to be his only show in the beloved space (the venue announced plans to move out of the historic district).

Tickets are sold out, and opening for him will be his friend, R&B artist Stephen Day.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...