{"id":319510,"date":"2026-06-25T16:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/319510\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:05:22","slug":"hillsboroughs-progressive-democrats-stage-their-own-murica-250-concert-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/319510\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillsborough’s progressive Democrats stage their own ‘Murica 250 concert this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MusicianJavier Solaris plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Meridian Fields in Tampa, Florida on April 10, 2026. Credit: c\/o Gasparilla Music Festival<\/p>\n

Florida Democrats are rallying around a former Republican<\/a> in the governor\u2019s race, but not all lefties are rolling over.<\/p>\n

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Hillsborough County<\/a> gets its \u2018Murica 250 on with a Commodore<\/a> theater showcase featuring a talk from Florida Rep. Angie Nixon (now running to unseat Sen. Ashley Moody in Washington D.C.), an art auction, plus sets from a diverse slate of musicians including Bethune-Cookman grad and R&B songwriter Javier Solaris, Danish-American indie pop songwriter Mia Marlene, Antro Banks (guitarist for Katara and Actual Bank Robbers), and more.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no cover to see Antro Banks, Mia Marlene, and Javier Solaris at The Commodore in Tampa on Sunday, June 28 (donations accepted).<\/a><\/p>\n

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