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Young the Giant's Sameer Gadhia talks Radiohead, 'The King of Limbs' and...
We’ve been through enough Next Radioheads to fill an entire Virgin Megastore: Travis, Coldplay, Muse, Doves, Keane, Elbow, Idlewild, the list goes on and on. These days, the New Next Radiohead might...
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Artist of the day: Hudson Middle School Jazz Band
Until now, your favorite middle school jazz band has probably been Jazz Times 10. That may change after you hear the Hudson Middle School Jazz Band. Decked out in zoot-suit-esque getups, the group has...
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Artist of the day: The Brian Ransom Ceramic Art Ensemble
As Radiohead Week continues here on Soundcheck, let's check in on another artist who specializes in unique, experimental music: The Brian Ransom Ceramic Art Ensemble. Ransom is a professor of ceramics...
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Tales of superfandom: One Radiohead fan's suite $2,500 gesture
Your favorite band can inspire you to do some pretty crazy things. For example: When Radiohead announced a gig at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Pam Sprecher decided to drop $2,500 on a luxury suite. Then...
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Artist of the day: The Battersby Duo
It's Leap Day! So let's celebrate something you really don't see every day: A Tampa Bay artist winning a Grammy Award. That's right. The Battersby Duo, a.k.a. Tim and Laura Battersby of Brooksville,...
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The Oak Ridge Boys' Richard Sterban talks longevity, reinvention and classic...
You've probably never heard of Richard Sterban, but he has one of the most famous lines in country music history. As the bass singer for the Oak Ridge Boys, he's the guy who put the "oom papa mow mow"...
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Jeffrey Ross talks roasting, rudeness and the art of giving (and taking) insults
As part of our first-ever Rude Issue, which covers all types of deplorable behavior at concerts, plays, restaurants and more, we thought: Who better to consult than the Roastmaster General himself,...
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SoundBytes: LMFAO, Olivia Newton-John, Maps & Atlases and more
-- How do we feel about LMFAO making the leap to arenas? Not great, right? Okay, cool, just making sure we're all on the same page. The Party Rock Anthem bros will be performing at the Amway Center in...
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Glory Road are a Southern-rocking jam band with just a little bit of funk and soul. The lineup: Bo Smith on lead vocals and guitar, Al Morgan and Todd Williams on guitar and vocals, Chris Harmon on...
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This week in Tampa: Trey Songz, Dropkick Murphys, Fun. and more
Probably the biggest annual music event in Tampa Bay kicks off tonight, as the Strawberry Festival kicks off its star-studded country lineup with Gretchen Wilson and the Oak Ridge Boys. In the coming...
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Billy Joel coming to the Palladium for St. Petersburg College class, Q&A
We have a clear frontrunner for Soundcheck's coveted 2012 WTF Concert of the Year award -- but in an entirely welcome way. Billy Joel is coming to St. Petersburg for an intimate show at the Palladium...
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Artist of the day: Lights at Night
Art and academia collide in Lights at Night, a St. Petersburg indie rock group whose lineup is stocked with music production and theory students at St. Petersburg College. The lineup -- vocalist...
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Selena Gomez has officially been spotted in St. Petersburg
Let the celebrity-spotting begin! Last year, musicians Harry Connick Jr. and Kris Kristofferson were in town during the filming of Dolphin Tale in and around Clearwater. This year, the big musician...
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Artist of the day: Hoist the Colours!
Hoist the Colours! are an up-and-coming hardcore band out of New Port Richey whose sound -- a blend of pop-punk melodies and hardcore vocals and guitars -- calls to mind another little Florida group...
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Jane's Addiction coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
Score another one for Ruth Eckerd Hall in the category of Awesome '90s Throwbacks. The same month that Eddie Vedder is playing two shows in Clearwater, Jane's Addiction will bring their theater tour...
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Boston coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
It's hard to picture Boston without late singer Brad Delp, whose otherworldly vocals propelled classic rock staples like More than a Feeling, Foreplay/Long Time, Amanda and Peace of Mind to FM...
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'Modern Family' cast coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
When reality TV shows announce live appearances in Tampa, for the most part, we shrug. Dinner: Impossible? The Deadliest Catch? Pawn Stars? American Pickers? Kinda cool, but not worth rearranging your...
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SoundBytes: Motorhead, Candlebox, Mickey Avalon and more
-- One more big mainstage act has been added to the 2012 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival lineup: Motorhead. Lemmy and crew will join Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax and more for the tour, which hits the...
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Artist of the day: Common Ground
Today, it might be hard to imagine one of the best jazz clubs in Tampa Bay was actually situated on the beach. But back in the '80s, the Hurricane bar and restaurant in Pass-a-Grille used to host jazz...
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ZZ Top, 3 Doors Down, Gretchen Wilson to play postgame concert for Tampa Bay...
At long last, we have our first acts announced for the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays Summer Concert Series. But they're coming in a package that we never saw coming. Rock groups ZZ Top and 3 Doors Down and...
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