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Tampa Bay live music Monday with Amythyst Kiah at Straz Center

Siobhan Monique plays American Stage's St. Petersburg gala, too.

By Ray Roa on Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 12:43 am

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Amythyst Kiah She self-categorizes as a Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer-songwriter, and promotional materials have compared Amythyst Kiah to both Janelle Monae and Johnny Cash while shedding light on her love of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. If the Johnson City, Tennessee-based strummer is feeling any pressure, then it’s not showing. At least not on a 2016 EP, Amythyst Kiah And Her Chest of Glass, which fearlessly reinvents up the joy and sadness from every corner of roots music while respecting the musicians who forged a path along the way. (Jaeb Theater at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa) INFO

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Mischief Monday (The Ritz, Ybor City) INFO

Black Carpet Gala w/Siobhan Monique (American Stage, St. Petersburg) INFO

About The Author

Ray Roa

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 in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...