The 502s, who play Hooch and Hive in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 3, 2021. Credit: the502s/Facebook
Maitland-based quintet The 502s is no stranger to Tampa Bay, having headlined numerous WMNF-sponsored events and nearly selling out Hooch and Hive just a few months ago—and today it plays Crowbar in Ybor City.

The band released a new album in October, Could It Get Better Than This, which may be a bit of a controversial question to ask in 2022, but that aside, you can catch the band’s feel-good indie-pop after an opening set by North Carolina funk-soul-reggae band Of Good Nature.

This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2022.

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...