It's finally time to see Alvvays play The Ritz in Ybor City

The Canadian indie-rock darling brings 'Blue Rev' to Tampa.

By Kyla Fields on Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 2:17 am

Photo by Norman Wong

Alvvays, which play The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on May 1, 2024.

We think it’s about time for indie-pop band Alvvays to start enjoying the same status fellow Canadian musicians Drake and Justin Bieber, especially after its critically-acclaimed 2022 album Blue Rev.

While it’s still common to hear singles like “Archie, Marry Me” and “Adult Diversion” from Alvvays’ self-titled 2014 LP at your favorite specialty coffee shop, the indie outfit—OG members Kerri MacLellan, Alec O’Hanley and vocalist Molly Rankin plus newer additions Sheridan Riley Abbey Blackwell—is still riding the high of its latest album that Pitchfork described as a “densely layered, witty, blithe, and beautiful record that sets a new benchmark for the genre.”

That high continues at Ybor City’s The Ritz this week with openers Horse Jumper of Love, a Boston-based indie group fresh off of its latest, alternative-inspired single “Gates of Heaven.”

Tickets to see Alvvays and Horse Jumper of Love play The Ritz in Ybor City on Wednesday, May 1 are still available and start at $30.

Interview: Outsider no more, indie-rock darling Alvvays finally brings ‘Blue Rev’ to Florida: Molly Rankin & co. play The Ritz Ybor on May 5.

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Kyla Fields

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Kyla Fields is the Managing Editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, four-year-old rescue mutt named Piña.

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