There are over 30 roundabouts and traffic circles within the City of Tampa. The great news about them is that they're both safer and more efficient for cars and bicyclists. If they can make you ...
Openings Pete’s Bagels (Gulfport) More gluten is coming to Gulfport this week. According to its website and social media pages, Pete’s Bagels newest outpost resides at 1407 49th St. S adjace...
While Ichicoro’s 2023 closure still leaves Seminole Heights residents craving traditional ramen, a newly-opened restaurant with globally-inspired Asian fare may help fill that void. After two ...
The group behind perhaps the biggest classic rock meme of all time just celebrated the 45th anniversary of its debut album last year, and though some legal issues are preventing Toto from ever r...
DeSantis raised concerns Wednesday the Biden administration might bring refugees from Gaza to the U.S., as he continued to criticize how other states are handling pro-Palestinian protests on col...
Some Florida state universities have ramped up security and issued advisories for graduation ceremonies, amid an already heightened police presence on campuses because of a wave of student prote...
Festivals are a huge part of Tampa Bay's lineup of the best live music and concerts happening from May 2-9. This listing is compiled by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay staffers and contributors then...
https://www.cltampa.com/music/tampa-bays-best-live-music-happening-may-2-9-17724391
It's been a decade since Alvvays released its debut full-length, and it’s safe to say that Bay area fans have spent a lot of time getting acquainted with the music. “Thanks for knowing the s...
Diana Ross is the last living member of the original Supremes, but there ain’t no mountain high enough to keep Ms. “I’m Coming Out” from the stage. The 80-year-old empress—who swings ...
Shoegaze gets in bed with pop and grunge on Narrow Head’s new album, Moments of Clarity, where a sound that simultaneously pays homage to both Hum and the Smashing Pumpkins launched frontman J...
https://www.cltampa.com/music/grungy-rock-outfit-narrow-head-plays-ybor-city-on-wednesday-17737746
Though keyboards are his strongest suit, it wouldn’t be shocking if Jacob Collier can play every instrument known to man. The English wunderkind already had a hell of a year, too. The 29-yea...
https://www.cltampa.com/music/uk-wunderkind-jacob-collier-plays-st-pete-on-monday-17737720
Josh Freese was the touring drummer of The Offspring when he was asked to join the Foo Fighters in the wake of Taylor Hawkins’ sudden death in 2022. Filling in his shoes at the Hard Rock Event...
There’s no official committee working on creating a new day of the week called Sade, but if there was, it would meet at Alter Ego on Sundays. Thaisoul label founder and absolutely legendary B...
https://www.cltampa.com/music/dj-jask-is-launching-sade-sundays-at-tampas-alter-ego-17737404
It should come as no surprise, but the very best players want to be in a band with Rugawd. The bass savant is at the helm of a new album, Little Treats, which he’s called “an instrumental ex...
For just over two years, Whamo Media’s been a boon for the Bay area DIY scene, booking shows not just at homes, but at small clubs, too, all in an effort to put local talent in front of audien...
This should be obvious to longtime fans of the genre, but contrary to its moniker, Americana music is quite international. Chinese-American Nashville songwriter Kevin So—former touring keyboa...
https://www.cltampa.com/music/songwriter-kevin-so-plays-intimate-bungalow-show-in-st-pete-17737039
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills that include seeking to prevent “indoctrination” in teacher-training programs and beginning to allow credit unions to hold state money. The teacher...
How do you know that Tampa’s a hell of a town? An up-and-coming rapper whose name includes “Kenobi” is hosting a release party for his debut album on Star Wars Day.
Wounds has been out in the world since February, but Bay area hard-rock band Dagger is just now getting around to celebrating its release. Last week, the quintet partied with Tampa fans and this...
https://www.cltampa.com/music/dagger-opens-wounds-at-no-cover-st-petersburg-concert-17737024
Don’t expect any brand-new material from Brooks & Dunn at this gig because the legendary country music duo is—as its tour title says—rebooting. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn spent about a dec...
It’s finally time for Tampa Bay to hear Katie Crutchfield play songs from her pandemic masterpiece, St. Cloud, and latest LP, Tiger’s Blood, in person, but Waxahatchee’s got a hell of an ...
Spanish Love Songs makes pop-punk that is just perfect for singing away the sadness. Anthemic at every turn, music from Dylan Slocum and his bandmates in the Los Angeles-based rock outfit will p...
A recent profile from WMNF Tampa 88.5-FM explains why songwriter Noan Partly doesn’t like to put her music in a box. “People want to name things to feel like they understand it, and that ki...
Psych-rock bands are everywhere. There’s an entire festival in Texas dedicated to the best of them, but Levitation Room rises above nearly any outfit on the road right now. Self-produced for t...
Amy Ray and Emily Sailers are having a pretty big year in terms of appearing on the silver screen. The folk-rock duo's catalog is the center of “Glitter and Doom,” a jukebox musical-slash-qu...