Alchemy is never off the table when Wave & See hosts Heightened Senses, and this month’s edition of the Tampa Heights art party is pretty much magic, musically.
The gathering always features an outdoor market, tunes on the back patio, and a show inside. October brings a major treat, however, when Tampa gets a rare appearance from They Hate Change, the homegrown rap duo that ignored the rules of hip-hop on the way to being signed by revered indie imprint Jagjaguwar five years ago.
The duo, whose earliest Tampa gigs include Ybor City’s Hiphopalooza shows, has since launched the Best of the Bay-winning Sector.FM online radio station and built out a Clearwater DIY space, Learning.
Icing on the cake comes in the form of drum and harp centric duo Katara, which is joined by Bay area rapper Perception.
Dance, Modelitos and wine, tacos, balloons, art exhibitions, and tarot round out the program.
There’s no cover to see Katara, They Hate Change, and Skip & the Sentimentals at Wave & See Creative Sanctuary in Tampa on Thursday, Oct. 29. More information is at @heightenedsensestpa on Instagram.
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This article appears in Oct. 15 – 21, 2026.
