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Artist of the day: Lorri Hafer
Lorri Hafer's affinity for big band music goes back as far as she can remember.That's understandable. Her mom, Mary Mayo, spent time singing with the postwar Glenn Miller Orchestra, under the direction...
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Artist of the day: Stella Zambalis
Stella Zambalis has been busy in February. First, she played the title role in Tosca, the St. Petersburg Opera production of the Puccini staple. Next she’ll be playing PBS chef Julia Child in Lee...
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Artist of the day: Diana Rogers
The Academy Awards are Sunday, and one of the films up for Best Picture is Les Miserables. Which makes this a good week to look at the career of Diana Rogers, a drama teacher at River Ridge High School...
View ArticleSoundBytes: Dr. Dog, Tone Loc, R5 and more
-- The Gasparilla Music Festival has added two more bands: Garage rockers Dr. Dog and reggae dude Corey Harris. -- Tone Loc is getting paid to do the Wild Thing at Jannus Live on March 1. Tickets are...
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This week in Tampa: Barenaked Ladies, LeAnn Rimes, Fishbone, Grace Potter and...
This week's guest Soundcheck writer is Joe Belcastro, who has written for a variety of Florida outlets. He's compiled a big list of shows that span a variety of genres, including Barenaked Ladies...
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Artist of the day: So Divine
We always enjoy a good barbershop chorus here on Soundcheck, so let’s pay tribute to So Divine, a teenage a cappella quartet from Citrus County. Singers Jamee Billings, Ashlyn Gibbs, Mary Jane Onsager...
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Black Eyed Peas, LMFAO coming to Shephard's Beach Resort in Clearwater Beach
Okay, we'll confess: That headline MIGHT be a little misleading. Technically, Shephard's is only bringing one member of the Black Eyed Peas and one member of LMFAO to Clearwater Beach.Still, that might...
View ArticleTampa's Matt Hires has iTunes' Single of the Week, 'Restless Heart'
Someone in Cupertino must love Matt Hires.For the second time since getting signed to a major label, the Tampa pop singer-songwriter has scored major love from Apple. Restless Heart, the first single...
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Artist of the day: Polyesno
Polyesno has been through quite a few changes over the years. They started as the screamo band Oceana, and were promptly signed by Rise Records. Then they toned it down and embraced more of an...
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SoundBytes: Bruno Mars, Aaron Carter, Masta Killa and more
-- Is Bruno Mars coming to the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre, Tampa Bay Times Forum or USF Sun Dome? All we know at this point is that he IS coming to Tampa. The singer announced cities for his Moonshine...
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