Orlando garage-soul favorite The Sh-Booms brings new EP to Tampa
The Sh-Booms Credit: James Hand / Earshot Media There’s no forgetting The Sh-Booms. Staples on the Central Florida…
Shovels & Rope come to Skipper’s Smokehouse on Friday
Shovels & Rope Credit: Press Handout Fresh off a stripped-down fall tour, Shovels & Rope is ready to…
Back from hiatus, hypnotic soul-rock band Alabama Shakes comes to Clearwater this spring
Alabama Shakes Credit: Press Handout Alabama Shakes is dusting itself off and bringing a new tour to the…
Photos: Everyone we saw at Punk Black Tampa 2026
Just Courtesy plays Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Feb. 28, 2026. Credit: Ryan Metcalf/Creative Loafing Tampa Bay…
Pentagram String Band brings Satanic bluegrass to St. Pete on Sunday
Don’t worry, Missouri’s Pentagram String Band is not what happens when Mumford & Sons discovers the Ouija board.…
CAMPground26 festival brings out-of-the-box composition to Tampa
Parastoo Shafiei Credit: CAMPground The live music calendar presents so many comforting, familiar places to take your listening,…
WMNF’s new Monday morning show host is playing Rock the Park Tampa in March
Ken Apperson at WMNF in Tampa, Florida Credit: kwapperson / Facebook For nearly six years, Ken Apperson was…
Analog-loving New Orleans Americana band The Deslondes plays Tampa on Monday
The Deslondes band members pose for a portrait by Selwyn Figg in a rustic, wood-paneled room. The five…
Sun-Ray Cinema is the best place to see a movie in Tampa—and it does concerts now, too
Sun-Ray Cinema in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 12, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay at…
Rogerthomas releases ‘Foreveryung,’ a joyous celebration of rhythm, at St. Pete show
Rogerthomas Credit: Mike Nyman For more than a decade now, Roger Thomas Lanfranchi has been a steady thread…
Punk Black Tampa hosts its final Crowbar throwdown this weekend
Fessi K Credit: Fesssik / Bandcamp Here’s to hoping that Punk Black Tampa finds a good home after…
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts is back in Tampa, complete with two days of music
Wolfgang Amadeus on Tampa Sessions Credit: wolfgangamadeusmusic / Facebook Gasparilla Festival of the Arts is centered around work…