SoundBytes: AWOLNATION, Deicide, Imagine Dragons and more
-- AWOLNATION has just announced a new tour, and it'll bring them to the Ritz Ybor for the second time this year. The show is Oct. 24, and opening it will be Imagine Dragons, who just wowed us at the...
View ArticlePhotos: Avicii lights up the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa
History was made Thursday as, for the first time, a DJ headlined the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Swedish electronic giant Avicii brought his A-game to the Forum in the kickoff to his Le7els Tour, including...
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Lil Jon talks 'Chappelle's Show,' Twitter, the evolution of crunk and more
Lil Jon became a walking caricature when Dave Chappelle lampooned his one-word exclamations ("WHAT?" "YEAAAH!" OH-KAYYYY!" on Chappelle's Show. But ever since, through stints on Celebrity Apprentice...
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Tonight's Paul Oakenfold concert at the Ritz Ybor: Postponed
Bad news, house music fans: DJ Paul Oakenfold has had to postpone his show at the Ritz Ybor tonight due to "plane issues" -- meaning he missed his flight to Tampa. D'oh. (***UPDATE*** After originally...
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Artist of the day: Kim Evans
For nearly six years, Kim Evans has been performing with Southern Exposure, and her voice is a staple at area restaurants such as R Beach in Hernando Beach and Mezzaluna in New Port Richey, as well as...
View ArticleMichael Bolton coming to the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg
If Michael Bolton is smart, he'll open his upcoming concert at the Mahaffey Theater with Jack Sparrow, he'll close with it, and he'll pepper it in a few times throughout the rest of the evening. The...
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SoundBytes: Jeff Garlin, Anthony Jeselnik, Kim Burrell and more
-- Comic and actor Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm and pretty much every other comedy that's been released in the past decade) is coming to the Palladium in St. Petersburg on Nov. 17. Tickets are...
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Artists of the day: Aaron Lever and James Young
Rabbi Aaron Lever of Gulfside Regional Hospice plays a Reverie Harp, a small, 22-string instrument he uses to soothe the dying. With the wooden, egg-shaped instrument resting on his lap, he plucks the...
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Artist of the day: ?nowledge
Originally from Miami, rapper ?nowledge is part of the Tampa hip-hop outfit Indigenous Ways, a soulful, jazzy, experimental group whose organic sound provides a perfect canvas for his silky, languid...
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Artist of the day: Valerie Gillespie
Whether performing alongside music legends or in her own neighborhood, jazz musician Valerie Gillespie is living the Lush Life — the title of her latest CD with the Valerie Gillespie Ensemble, which...
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Artist of the day: Melanie Minyon
By day, Melanie Todd manages Hambuger Mary's restaurant in Centro Ybor. Monday nights, the manager turns diva bingo caller at the restaurant's Drag Queen Bingo night. Otherwise, she’s Melanie Minyon,...
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Artist of the day: Temp
This summer, Tampa rapper Temp dropped Empty Stages, a forceful, 17-song mixtape featuring collaborations with producer Doo Wop and fellow east Hillsborough rapper Eyeznpowa. It’s a funky collection...
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Artist of the day: The Arena Twins
Andy and Sammy Arena were born four minutes apart 80 years ago in Ybor City. They live together in the Carrollwood area now — Sammy has been staying in the mother-in-law house behind Andy's home for...
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Artist of the day: The Woolly Bushmen
One of the standout sets at this year’s Antiwarpt Music Festival had to belong to The Woolly Bushmen, a retro-styled garage rock collective out of Orlando whose furry, feral sensibilities brought a...
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Artist of the day: Hernando Symphony Orchestra
Classical music in Citrus County? You know it. The Hernando Symphony Orchestra has been a community staple for nearly three decades. Conductor Wayne Raymond leads a group of nearly 60 performers, who...
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Artist of the day: Team Cybergeist
Angel Bartolotta made a name for himself as the drummer for metal band Dope. Since then, he’s brought the metal world into his own personal realm with Team Cybergeist. The collaborative industrial...
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Artist of the day: Greater Pasco Youth Symphony
The nonprofit Greater Pasco Youth Symphony was founded this year with the goal of encouraging kids in grades 5-12 to practice cello, brass, woodwind, percussion and more. It was the vision of...
View ArticleSoundBytes: Stevie Nicks, Delbert McClinton, Hell On Earth and more
-- In case you missed it: Stevie Nicks is coming to the Mahaffey Theatre on Sept. 24. Click here for the details. -- Delbert McClinton, Paul Thorn and the Royal Southern Brotherhood (Mike Zito, Devon...
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STZ
The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts unveiled its 2012-13 schedule this weekend, and in addition to its usual slate of classical, jazz and Broadway acts, you can look forward to a...
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Ruth Eckerd Hall unveiled its 2012-13 season schedule this weekend, and in addition to a few regulars and shows we already knew about (Eddie Vedder, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker), there are a bundle of...
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