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Tenacious D coming to Hard Rock Live in Orlando
They may not be able to play the greatest song in the world -- the best they can muster is a tribute -- but that hasn't stopped Tenacious D from attaining festival headliner status in recent years.And...
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Artist of the day: Rebekah Pulley
Rebekah Pulley needs no introduction to anyone with even a casual knowledge of the Tampa Bay music scene. The St. Pete singer-songwriter is a tireless performer who’s taken the stage at just about...
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Artist of the day: ?nowledge
Saturday’s Third Annual Hip Hop Against Hunger concert promises “beats, rhymes and life soup for the soul.” The food and clothing drive is organized by rapper ?nowledge of the group Indigenous Ways....
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Skatepark of Tampa's Transitions Art Gallery gets new owners, changing name...
Transitions Art Gallery, the tiny venue behind Skatepark of Tampa that’s housed countless local and punk shows, will now make its own transition into new ownership and a new name.In a Facebook post...
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Review / photos: Psy brings 'Gangnam Style' to Tampa's University Mall amid...
A few days ago, who'd have thought the local music event with the biggest national cultural relevance would be, of all people, South Korean YouTube sensation Psy at, of all places, University Mall in...
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Alan Menken talks 'Sister Act,' disco divas, earning a living as a songwriter...
You're unlikely to find a more decorated songwriter anywhere in America than Alan Menken.Eight Academy Awards. A Tony Award. Eleven Grammy Awards, including one for Song of the Year in 1993 for A Whole...
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SoundBytes: El DeBarge, G-Eazy, Reel Big Fish and more
-- Is the State Theatre making a play for the Ritz Ybor's crown as the top venue for up-and-coming hip-hop acts? First Chief Keef hits the State on Jan. 5, now G-Eazy, above, on Feb. 1? Tickets are...
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Artist of the day: The Pinata Hearts
The Pinata Hearts were founded in Tampa in 2005, but in 2006 they moved to the Twin Cities in Minnesota. But founders allison Achterkirch (vocals, piano) and Chris Lunceford (vocals, guitar) have...
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This week in Tampa: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dan Deacon, Asking Alexandria...
We're officially through the live music gauntlet that is 97X Next Big Thing and the 93.3-FLZ Jingle Ball, so this week is a little slower than most in Tampa Bay. But there's still some good stuff to...
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Artist of the day: The Woolly Bushmen
The Woolly Bushmen are a garage-rock trio hailing from Orlando, comprised of brothers Julian (drums, vocals) and Simon (organ, guitar, and vocals) Palombi, and Jacob Miller (bass, guitar and vocals)....
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Artist of the day: Southtown Fever
Tampa party band Southtown Fever can adjust to your needs. Want a 12-piece band with horns and three vocalists? You got it. Want a sound that's a little more fleshed out, with a four-piece string...
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Artist of the Day: Destination Unknown
Acoustic folk duo Destination Unknown (singer Megan Criscillo and guitarist Jon Yencho) have been playing together for about eight years, mostly performing covers of songs in venues around Hillsborough...
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Tampa Bay's best concerts of 2012, Part 1: Fun., Coldplay, Fiona Apple and more
(All week on Soundcheck, our contributors are looking back at the best local concerts of 2012. Up first: tbt* and Soundcheck editor Jay Cridlin.) In a lot of ways, this year was defined for me by one...
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Programming note: Artist of the Day will return in February
Happy New Year! Before we here at SoundcheckCorp. get too far into 2013, we'd like to make a quick programming note. For the month of January, our daily "Artist of the Day" feature is going on a brief...
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The top 10 Tampa music stories of 2012, No. 10: The return of arena rock
(It’s the end of the year, and just as we did in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Soundcheck is counting down the year’s top local music stories as determined by your humble Soundcheck editor. We’ll be counting...
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The top 10 Tampa music stories of 2012, No. 9: Machine Gun Kelly laces up,...
(It’s the end of the year, and just as we did in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Soundcheck is counting down the year’s top local music stories as determined by your humble Soundcheck editor. We’ll be counting...
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The top 10 Tampa music stories of 2012, No. 8: The Ritz Ybor becomes Tampa's...
(It’s the end of the year, and just as we did in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Soundcheck is counting down the year’s top local music stories as determined by your humble Soundcheck editor. We’ll be counting...
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Tampa Bay's best concerts of 2012, Part 2: The Kills, Regina Spektor, the...
(All week on Soundcheck, our contributors are looking back at the best local concerts of 2012. Up today: Tampa Bay Times pop music critic Sean Daly.)The Kills (Jan. 30, Ritz Ybor): As soon as Alison...
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Tampa Bay's best concerts of 2012 (reader picks): Red Hot Chili Peppers, Die...
(All week on Soundcheck, our contributors are looking back at the best local concerts of 2012. Today, we're switching things up a bit. We asked our Twitter followers on @tbtsoundcheck to name their...
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