Rock duo The Ries Brothers plays 'Hometown Throwdown' show in St. Pete this weekend

The fellas are closing out a national tour.

By Josh Bradley on Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 9:37 am

Photo by Phil DeSimone

The Ries Brothers play Reggae Rise Up at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida on Oct. 23, 2021.

Closing out a headlining U.S. tour, Charlie and Kevin Ries—two of St. Pete’s favorite sons of reggae, collectively known as The Ries Brothers—will stage their third annual Hometown Throwdown, officially announced at Innings Festival back in March.

Expect to be blown away by Kevin’s whimsical guitar work (and ability to simultaneously smoke a joint), Charlie taking on triple duty (vocals, keyboard-bass, and drums, that is), and their forces combining on their latest single “Strange Times,” which rocks harder than the brothers' other output to date.

Tickets to see The Ries Brothers play Floridian Social in St. Petersburg on Friday, July 14 are still available and start at $20. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

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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 Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.

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