{"id":179470,"date":"2026-03-05T16:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179470\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:48:11","slug":"concert-and-comedy-roast-of-maga-happens-tonight-in-ybor-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179470\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert and comedy roast of MAGA happens tonight in Ybor City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"606\" data-attachment-id=\"353964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/sierra-laykofacebook\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sierra.laykoFacebook.png?fit=960%2C746&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,746\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"sierra.laykoFacebook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sierra Layko&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sierra.laykoFacebook.png?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sierra.laykoFacebook.png?fit=780%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sierra.laykoFacebook.png\" alt=\"A person performing stand-up comedy at a microphone in a bookstore, gesturing with their hand in front of a bookshelf featuring titles like 'If You Love Let Kill' and 'The Great Good.'\" class=\"wp-image-353964\"  \/>Sierra Layko Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=4232487323702014&amp;set=pb.100008223637771.-2207520000&amp;type=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sierra.layko \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MAGA snowflakes might want to stay away from Ybor City tonight. Inside <a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/crowbar-tampa-12390507\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crowbar<\/a>, Bay area musicians and comedians come together and take over two stages to raise funds for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigrantdefenseproject.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Immigrant Defense Project<\/a>, a nearly 30-year-old project providing legal support for some of the country\u2019s most vulnerable people.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Gray and Hugh Carey\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/tampa-bays-unholiest-comedy-showcase-celebrates-second-anniversary-this-weekend-18953558\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two of the weirdest, unholy comedians in the Bay<\/a>\u2014will roast MAGA while fellow comics like John J Murray and Tampa News Force\u2019s Clark Brooks, and the ever neurotic Sierra Layko (pictured).<\/p>\n<p>Tampa punk band Gnats is pitching in along with appropriately-named St. Pete quartet Dissentors. Pinellas experimental artist Sissie Trash, and jazz-punk outfit No Context round out the music.<\/p>\n<p>Organizations working on immigration and community-related issues will also be on site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowbarybor.com\/#\/events\/168852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A $10 donation is suggested for the Pretti Good Trouble benefit happening Thursday, March 5 at Crowbar in Ybor City.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/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\/mar-05-11-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mar. 05 \u2013 11, 2026<\/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":"Sierra Layko Credit: sierra.layko \/ Facebook MAGA snowflakes might want to stay away from Ybor City tonight. 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