Here's my cover story interview with Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel, the debut of my local-music-centric column Tampa Calling, plus links to Bar Tab, Spins, Music Week and more stories from the latest issue of Creative Loafing. Enjoy.
- Bar Tab: Swept away. Baseball, beer and father-son bonding.
- They're Against Me! Florida's best band gets Warped.
- Top 10 Florida Acts.
- Complete Vans Warped Tour lineup.
- Wade's new calling. Tampa Calling: First it was a blog, now it's a column.
- The Hold Steady Stay Positive and more record reviews in Spins.
- Tom Petty free-falls at the Forum (by Eric Snider).
- Vans Warped Tour, 2 Live Crew and more in Music Week.
- Or just peruse the entire Music Section.
This article appears in Jul 9-15, 2008.