A vibrant, eye-level live concert photograph of the band The Button Smashers performing on stage in front of a brick wall. The band members are dressed in Nintendo-inspired costumes. From left to right: the first member wears a red-horned Viking helmet and sunglasses, playing a trombone. The second member has a fuzzy, lion-like mane hood and is playing a trumpet. The third member wears a red-capped Toad mushroom hat and a blue vest, playing a saxophone. In the background, other band members are visible playing a violin, electric guitar, and drums, illuminated by bright blue stage lighting. The audience is visible on the far right, also partially bathed in cool-toned light.
The Button Smashers Credit: The Button Smashers / Facebook

To celebrate Lowry Parcade’s 10th anniversary, The Button Smashers play the Tampa venue where the band’s high-energy, video game-inspired ska can be fully appreciated.

The cover includes unlimited gameplay, and Riverview’s Leaven Brewing has concocted an anniversary beer to celebrate the Parcade milestone.

Tickets to see The Button Smashers at Lowry Parcade in Tampa on Friday, May 29 are still available and start at $8.

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CORRECTION 05/29/26 12:43 p.m. Updated to make clear that the Parcade, not The Button Smashers are celebrating 10 years of leveling up.

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...