Betty Dawl, who plays Anise Global Gastrobar in Tampa, Florida on June 5, 2017. Credit: facebook.com/Emmmmyyy

Betty Dawl, who plays Anise Global Gastrobar in Tampa, Florida on June 5, 2017. Credit: facebook.com/Emmmmyyy

Wine & Rhyme w/Betty Dawl/Rayza The Kid/Ari Chi/Rude 100 Tampa songwriter Ari Chi is releasing her debut LP, Color Fool, at midnight tonight, but fans can get a copy before that when she plays this monthly party at Anise in downtown Tampa. Bay area emcee Rayza The Kid makes his Wine & Rhyme debut this evening (do yourself a favor and press play on the video below), and he’ll be joined by vocalist and producer Betty Dawl plus Gwan Massive collective member Rude 100. (Anise Global Gastropub, Tampa) INFO

St. Petersburg Music Factory: Schools Out For Summer w/Jade Marty Fouts’ troupe of young musicians celebrates its upcoming weeks of freedom by staging a summer kickoff show in St. Pete. (Ringside Café, St. Petersburg) INFO

This article appears in Jun 1-8, 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...