Louis Jr. at The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 25, 2017. Credit: Brian Mahar

Louis Junior says itโ€™s time to shake the rust off, but the scene will simply be happy to see him trade the bottle in for a mic for a night when he headlines Tampaโ€™s Hooch and Hive on Saturday.

The rapper just had a baby, but he reconnects with old collaborators (string ensemble Same Day Delivery Orchestra) and rising talent (singer-saxophonist Zeta the Babe) for this return.


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...