Hex Appeal, which plays Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 6, 2025. Credit: Photo by Cari Robaldo

Every time a new band made up of St. Pete’s Ladies Rock Camp comes on the scene, things start to look a little brighter. That’ll certainly be the case for Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park’s second Rock The Park of the year, when Hex Appeal—a semi-new, witch-punk quintet—opens for experimental fusion collective Anthill Cinema.

Plus, lookout for Tampa Bay Times culture reporter and local author Gabrielle Calise, who plays guitar in the witchy outfit.

Also, don’t be afraid to lament the recent postponement of this year’s Gasparilla Music Festival, which took place around this time of year at Curtis Hixon every year until 2023. We’ll be sentimental, too.

There’s no cover to see Hex Appeal play Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 6.