{"id":100390,"date":"2025-12-30T21:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100390\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T21:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:08:13","slug":"geri-x-kicks-off-ale-the-witch-residency-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100390\/","title":{"rendered":"Geri X kicks off Ale &#038; the Witch residency on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"486\" data-attachment-id=\"128324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/at-palladium-in-st-petersburg-have-gun-will-travel-geri-x-play-limited-capacity-concert-12387716\/attachment\/untitled-563-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/untitled-563.webp?fit=728%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,486\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"untitled-563\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Geri X plays Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 6, 2020.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/untitled-563.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/untitled-563.webp?fit=728%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/untitled-563.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"A dynamic photograph of a musician with green-streaked hair wearing a small hat, singing passionately into a microphone while playing an electric guitar on a dark stage.\" class=\"wp-image-128324\"  \/>Geri X plays Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 6, 2020. Credit: Dave Decker \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to OGs of the Bay area folk scene, they don\u2019t get much realer than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tag\/geri-x\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Geri X<\/a>, a perennial Best of the Bay-winner who is switching gears a bit and bringing a piano into <a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/the-ale-and-the-witch-13907220\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Ale &amp; the Witch<\/a> gallery as she kicks off a month-long Thursday residency.<\/p>\n<p>Known for her clarion call vocal, the 36-year-old born Gergana Micheva will rip your heart out after a support set from young country songwriter Roc Helton. Mark your calendar for the Jan. 29 show, too, as it marks 15 years since Geri X\u2019s first show at the venue. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/geri-x-residency-21052793\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">There is no cover to see Geri X play The Ale &amp; the Witch in St. Petersburg on Thursdays through Jan. 29.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gerix0.bandcamp.com\/album\/live-at-the-witch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live at The Witch by Geri X<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/dec-25-31-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dec. 25 \u2013 31, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Ray Roa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Geri X plays Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 6, 2020. 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