Corner Club in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Ray Roa
Old Seminole Heights’ Corner Club Cafe recently had a would-be thief do major damage to its back entrance, so a clutch of homegrown music makers—led by Best of the Bay-winning cellist Melissa Grady—are playing tunes and donating the money they make for repairs.

Ash Dudney, who’s also a candidate for Tampa City Council’s District 5, is on the bill, too.

Donations will be accepted at the “Opening Doors” benefit for Corner Club Cafe happening Sunday, Aug. 3.
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This article appears in Jul 24-30, 2025.

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...