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Next Big Thing Band Search w/IOH/King Complex/Spark Notes Next Big Thing, a now two-day festival highlighting some of alternative-rock radio's most celebrated bands, happens at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in December (more on that here), but tonight finds three local outfits squaring off to share the stage with national acts. (Ferg's Live, Tampa) INFO

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Don Hughes Come see all sides of silver-haired UK and Florida songwriter Don Hughes tonight with a free biergarten show at the deservedly, very-celebrated Green Bench Brewing. (Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg) INFO

This article appears in Nov 2-9, 2017.

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...