Photos: Friends, family remember arts advocate Art Keeble at Tampa Theatre

Art Keeble had very specific instructions for the days and weeks after his death. One of them was to tell anyone wanting…

By Ray Roa

A crowded reception during the Art Keeble celebration of life at Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 18, 2023.
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Photos of UK pop legend Joe Jackson steppin' out at Tampa Theatre

Joe Jackson's two-hour, non-stop career retrospective stopped into Tampa Theatre on Tuesday night and found the U.K. legend fully steppin' out on…

By Ray Roa

Photos of UK pop legend Joe Jackson steppin' out at Tampa Theatre
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Photos of Citizen Cope's nearly sold-out concert at Tampa Theatre

Clarence Greenwood spent a lot of the pandemic holed up in a studio and AirBnB where he recorded a new album, The…

By Tracy May

Photos of Citizen Cope's nearly sold-out concert at Tampa Theatre
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All the beautiful people we saw at Tampa Theatre’s ‘Summer of Soul’ block party

Critics and movie fans alike can’t say enough good things about “Summer of Soul,” the directorial debut from The Roots drummer Questlove,…

By CL Staff

All the beautiful people we saw at Tampa Theatre’s ‘Summer of Soul’ block party
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Photos: One year later, Tampa Theatre reopened to the public last weekend

On March 11—a year after closing for in-person screenings to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus—Tampa Theatre reopened its doors to real-life…

By CL Staff

Photos: One year later, Tampa Theatre reopened to the public last weekend
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20 Tampa Bay tourist attractions that are actually worth the struggle

Like most of Florida, there’s a lot of touristy crap in Tampa Bay. And frankly, some of it can be, well... not…

By CL Staff

Grab a cold beer on the Tampa Riverwalk
    Tampa’s latest downtown attraction is, well, pretty much the coolest part of downtown. From the Channelside District up along the east side of the Hillsborough River to Tampa Heights and the very hip restaurants and event spaces of the old Armitage Works building, this pedestrian thoroughfare ties together everything from public art and retail to parks, culture and dining. Park the car and get culture all around downtown (The Straz! The Tampa Museum of Art! The library!) on foot, rental bike or water taxi, popping in here or there to cool off. It’s a day well spent.
    Downtown Tampa along the eastern shore of the Hillsborough River.
    Photo via Visit Tampa Bay
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Photos of Jeff Tweedy and James Elkington at Tampa Theatre

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy brought his solo debut, Warm, to downtown Tampa's historic Tampa Theatre and played a 22-song set for a crowd…

By CL Staff

Jeff Tweedy @ Tampa Theatre
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20 of the best concerts coming to Tampa Bay this spring

Tampa Bay's spring concert season is ready to kick off, and we've rounded up the 20 best shows coming to town over…

By CL Staff

Neko Case @ Orpheum 
    Fri. Feb. 1
    Photo via Anti-
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Photos of Iron & Wine and Ohmme's concert at Tampa Theatre

Former University of Miami film teacher and Sub Pop-signed songwriter Sam Beam brought his band — Iron & Wine — to the…

By CL Staff

Iron & Wine @ Tampa Theatre
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The best food and drink fests happening in Tampa Bay this October

The calendar says October, and that means… well, OK, it doesn’t exactly mean crisp temperatures and lots of bonfires, because this is…

By CL Staff

The Shining at Tampa Theatre
    Tuesday, Oct. 30: 9:30 p.m.
    Photo via production stills
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