A medium-shot, outdoor photograph of two band members from Dogsmiles at the beach. On the left, a person with a dark beard and many arm tattoos is wearing a black head covering, white sunglasses, and green swim trunks; they are holding a blue aluminum beverage can in their right hand. On the right, a person with short brown hair is wearing yellow-tinted snorkeling goggles, a yellow bikini top, and light-blue bikini bottoms. They are standing on a white sand beach with the turquoise ocean and a clear sky in the background.Dogsmiles Credit: dogsmilesband / Instagram

Raging against the machine doesn’t have to be stressful, especially if you’re listening to Dogsmiles. The Jacksonville anarcho-punk outfit—which was just in town last March—plays joyous, raucous and sometimes infectious art-rock.

It alsoplays visitor on this show celebrating a birthday in the camp of Tiger 54, the St. Pete punk band fresh off the release of a new single, “Coward.”

Tickets to see Tiger 54, Big Sad, Dogsmiles, and Abortion Twins at Why Not Bar in Tampa on Saturday, June 13 are still available and start at $10.

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This article appears in June 11 – 17, 2026.

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