Photos of shock rock king Alice Cooper playing Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall

The godfather of shock rock was back in Clearwater on Thursday night for a headlining show at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Read a…

By CL Staff

Photos of shock rock king Alice Cooper playing Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall
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Photos of the Schizophonics playing The Bends in St. Petersburg

San Diego rock and roll band the Schizophonics played a free concert at The Bends in St. Petersburg where the Woolly Bushmen…

By CL Staff

Schizophonics
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Photos of Frankie and the Witch Fingers playing The Bends in St. Petersburg

Before the band got to St. Petersburg, Frankie and the Witch Fingers spent close to a week opening amphitheaters on ZZ Top's…

By CL Staff

Photos of Frankie and the Witch Fingers playing The Bends in St. Petersburg
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Photos of Tav Falco playing St. Petersburg with his Panther Burns

Tav Falco, a Memphis rockabilly legend who now lives in Europe, is back stateside for a tour with his Panther Burns project.…

By CL Staff

Photos of Tav Falco playing St. Petersburg with his Panther Burns
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Photos of Weird Al Yankovic’s orchestra tour kickoff in Clearwater

Weird Al Yankovic was joined by longtime bandmates Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, Steve Jay, Jim West and Rubén Valtierra — as well as…

By CL Staff

Photos of Weird Al Yankovic’s orchestra tour kickoff in Clearwater
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Photos of Greta Van Fleet and Ida Mae at Orlando Amphitheater

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Greta Van Fleet turns heads, and on Friday the young rock and roll revivalists was at Orlando…

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Greta Van Fleet
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Photos of JD McPherson shaking up Tampa's Skipper's Smokehouse

Rock and roll is alive and well at the hands of JD McPherson who made his Tampa debut at Skipper's Smokehouse. Daryl…

By CL Staff

JD McPherson @ Skipper's Smokehouse
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Photos of St. Paul and the Broken Bones at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg

Birmingham, Alabama soul outfit St. Paul and the Broken Bones touched down in St. Petersburg for a Jannus Live show where Shreveport, Louisiana…

By CL Staff

St. Paul and the Broken Bones @ Jannus Live
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Check out Mighty Jai, Fever Beam and Pohgoh rocking Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park

The 2018 finale of free, downtown Tampa concert series Rock the Park tapped three of the Tampa Bay area's best acts —…

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Mighty Jai @ Rock The Park Tampa
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Photos of Freaky Burlesque and Sonic Graffiti at Fubar in St. Petersburg

The news of Fubar's imminent closure is a blow to the Tampa Bay music scene, but the St. Petersburg venue rolled on…

By CL Staff

Sonic Graffiti @ Fubar
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Photos of Lindsey Buckingham playing Clearwater's Capitol Theatre

Fans might not be able to see Lindsey Buckingham on Fleetwood Mac's upcoming tour (which hits Tampa's Amalie Arena in February), but…

By CL Staff

Lindsey Buckingham @ Capitol Theatre
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Photos of Catatonic Scripts and Human Error rocking Emerald Bar in St. Petersburg

Catatonic Scripts helped St. Petersburg's Emerald Bar rock and roll Halloween-style, and Human Error was there to play support. Brian Mahar popped…

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Catatonic Scripts @ Emerald Bar
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Photos of The Breeders playing Tampa's The Ritz Ybor City

The Breeders made their triumphant return to Tampa on Thursday night, and Phil was at The Ritz in Ybor City where the…

By CL Staff

The Breeders @ The Ritz Ybor
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Photos of Row Jomah paying tribute to Talking Heads at Crowbar Ybor City

Ambition was always a hallmark of David Byrne's music, and Bay area rock band Row Jomah staged an ambitious tribute of its…

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“Stop Making Sense” Talking Heads tribute @ Crowbar
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Photos of UK glam-rock band The Struts ruling Tampa and Ybor City for a day

The Struts headlined a show at Orpheum in Ybor City on Sunday night, but the budding English glam-rock band spent the early…

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The Struts Q&A  @ Jim Chambers Music Box
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Photos of Slap of Reality, Radarmen and Rutterkin at The Bends in St. Petersburg

Slap of Reality brought a dose of old-school Tampa Bay punk to a bill that included the long-tenured Radarmen and relative newcomer…

By CL Staff

Slap of Reality @ The Bends
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Photos of Miami rock band Jacuzzi Boys playing Tampa's Hooch and Hive

The Hive has arrived. After hosting Detroit electro duo Adult. over the weekend, new University of Tampa area hangout Hooch and Hive…

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Jacuzzi Boys @ Hooch and Hive
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Photos from KAABOO Music Festival in Del Mar California

A selection of photos taken at the the KAABOO Music Festival in Del Mar, Southern California from this past weekend. Featured artists…

By CL Staff

Post Malone @ KAABOO Music Festival on September 14, 2018
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Photos of Rainbow Kitten Surprise bringing a big, joyful noise to The Ritz Ybor City

Rainbow Kitten Surprise arrived from Boone, North Carolina to brings its infamous live show to The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida where…

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ The Ritz Ybor
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See 20 photos of Miami's Haute Tension classing it up at The Bends in St. Petersburg

Miami's Haute Tension just released its debut full-length on St. Petersburg-based Viva La Records, and on Friday the band (FKA Mo' Booty)…

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See 20 photos of Miami's Haute Tension classing it up at The Bends in St. Petersburg
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13 photos of Gino and the Goons and Kevin K playing The Bends in St. Petersburg

Old-school, working class rock and roll occupied The Bends late on September 1 as Gino & the Goons (a band whose Bastard 10-inch…

By CL Staff

Kevin K Band plays The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on September 1, 2018.
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