The CL staff sort of went 'round the bend last year when one of us said "Hey, let's do a Best of the Bay awards show!" and the rest of us didn't duct tape his mouth shut. So we went ahead and did it. Called it The Loafies. And you know what? It worked. The show was fun and funny and lively and glamorous (if we do say so ourselves) and actually came off with nary a hitch. So we're doing it again. This year's Loafies show is held at the same venue, Tampa Theatre, with witty and urbane host Brendan McLaughlin, anchor man for ABC Action News. We'll hand out lots of Best of the Bays, of course, and have guest presenters and all that good stuff. Local Americana act Have Gun, Will Travel plays a classic cover (a surprise), and Basic Rock Outfit, the Damon Fowler Group and Daylight District are also scheduled to perform. And it gets better still. We've set up an after-party at an unfinished space a couple of blocks down Franklin Street from Tampa Theatre. It's free to anyone who attends The Loafies. And as if that weren't enough, two magic words: drink tickets. Tues., Sept. 16, 7 p.m. red carpet, 8 p.m. show, Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., downtown Tampa, $10, tampa.creativeloafing.com.
This article appears in Sep 3-9, 2008.