Posted inMusic Johnny Dynamite and The Bloodsuckers bring poppy new album to St. Pete for free concert John Morisi loves everything from INXS to Max Martin. by Ray Roa November 8, 2023May 16, 2025
Posted inMusic St. Pete rock band Liquid Pennies brings new single to free Friday show The Tilt and Offerings open at The Bends. by Josh Bradley November 1, 2023July 24, 2025
Posted inMusic Glove’s free St. Pete residency among best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay The extended stay at The Bends includes a Halloween show. by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley September 18, 2023July 24, 2025
Posted inMusic The Nude Party, one of America’s best rock and roll bands, rides into Tampa on Tuesday by Ray Roa September 13, 2023July 22, 2025
Posted inMusic Stove Johnson is back in town and playing a Community Couch concert this month Floating Boy is among the openers at The Bends. by Ray Roa September 13, 2023September 6, 2024
Posted inMusic New Jersey band Keep Flying brings throwback emo sound to St. Pete on Saturday There’s no cover at The Bends. by Ray Roa September 13, 2023April 29, 2025
Posted inMusic St. Pete psych-rock band Pleasures returns from hiatus to play new album in full this weekend The no-cover show is the band’s only show of the year. by Ray Roa August 23, 2023February 28, 2025
Posted inMusic St. Pete expat No Loves comes home for free Saturday show The punk outfit is in Nashville now. by Josh Bradley August 16, 2023October 26, 2023
Posted inMusic Bedside Kites, side project of Tampa rock band Charlie, plays free Friday concert Laverty, Dunies and Jack Vinoy open the show. by Josh Bradley July 26, 2023July 4, 2025
Posted inMusic ’90s Tampa punk band Clairmel reunites for free Saturday concert Atlanta trio Reconciler opens the no cover show along with Miller Lowlifes. by Ray Roa July 20, 2023July 10, 2025
Posted inMusic St. Pete rapper HeyeYella tops loaded bill for free Saturday concert A shot of Tampeño energy comes from GrowHouse’s Dennis Amadeus and Nico Sweet. by Ray Roa July 13, 2023August 16, 2023
Posted inMusic Mindwash hosts a night of ‘trash rock’ at The Bends in St. Pete this week Bad, Bad Things and Sligh open. by Josh Bradley April 27, 2023September 6, 2024
Posted inMusic Bay area psych-rock staple The Venus plays first St. Pete show in a year this weekend Rock and roll trio Johnny Mile & the Kilometers and art-rock unit The Tilt open. by Ray Roa March 30, 2023April 7, 2023
Posted inMusic St. Pete punk band Slap Of Reality plays free Saturday concert at The Bends Caught Fire and Arcane Arcade open. by Josh Bradley January 5, 2023December 24, 2024
Posted inMusic Beloved dive bar The Bends celebrates a whirlwind decade in St. Petersburg Newly-formed booking duo ‘We’re Sweet Girls’ brings a stacked lineup to the bar this weekend. by Kyla Fields September 21, 2022June 24, 2025
Posted inMusic Ortrotasce launches ‘Still Life’ in Tampa Bay, for lovers of goth, synth-pop, new wave, EBM and minimal synth Buddy Crime and Klypi are part of the free show happening in St. Petersburg. by Ray Roa and Ida V. Eskamani July 14, 2022January 27, 2026
Posted inMusic Bay area punk-rock legend Chris Barrows plays free St. Pete show by Ray Roa July 6, 2022June 6, 2025
Posted inMusic Psych-rock and indie-pop reign over St. Petersburg at free Wednesday concert The Venus and The Jackettes play The Bends on Wednesday. by Ray Roa April 13, 2022August 3, 2023
Posted inMusic St. Pete punk band Rutterkin is finally celebrating its new album this weekend The free show at The Bends is 21 & up, with You Vandal and Bad, Bad Things opening. by Josh Bradley February 23, 2022March 26, 2025
Posted inMusic Tampa-Miami band Blonde Gentlemen makes live debut in St. Pete on Friday Daniel Caballero and Sergio Rubio open for Open Culture at The Bends. by Josh Bradley January 27, 2022July 6, 2025