Credit: Photo by Ray Roa
It’s been a long time since Community Couch appeared on a local bill, and it’s good to see Stove Johnson back in the saddle, with uke in hand and ready to play feel-good punk-rock inspired by everything from Randy Travis and Tim McGraw to The Wonder Years.

Johnson, who’s just visiting after moving away, plays solo for this free show and is backed by Sarasota emo band Floating Boy, Gainesville punk outfit Articles and emergent Bay area folk hero, The Wayfarin’ Leo Rodger.

There’s no cover to see Community Couch play The Bends in St. Petersburg on Thursday, Sept. 21.

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This article appears in Sep 7-13, 2023.

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...