Find out what’s new and upcoming part 3

Jason Turner, Staff
November 6, 2019
There are a lot of events coming to Tampa Bay in the next few months. Here are a few of them. Nov. 7 Ruth Eckerd Hall Alice Cooper is returning for his “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” tour. Expect to see a lot of theatrics, including possible beheadings and monsters on stage. Cooper just releas...
Punk rock saved my life

Jason Turner, Staff Writer
November 4, 2019
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a piece about why I like live music. Now I want to talk about why I like music in general, but mainly in punk, metal, hardcore and alternative genres. Although I do sometimes write about different types of bands, the majority of my pieces concern artists that would gener...
Welcome to your Nightmarer

Jason Turner, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
Tampa is known to many metal fans as the birthplace of death metal. Most of the early bands like Obituary and Morbid Angel got their start there and the majority of early albums were recorded at Morrisound Recording Studios. There is now a relatively new band for death metal fans to embrace. That band...
Vic Fuentes and Living the Dream Foundation make dreams come true

Jason Turner, Staff Writer
October 3, 2019
The Living the Dream Foundation (LTDF) recently announced Pierce the Veil’s Vic Fuentes as their CEO and co-chairman. The organization was established in 2007 by Scottie Somers to create #DreamDay experiences for children and young adults fighting life-threatening diseases. Experiences may include meet...
The Blurred Odyssey Tour comes to Tampa

Jason Turner, Staff Writer
September 10, 2019
"Sh-boom sh-boom ya-da-da ya-da-da da-da-da da." You may recognize the song lyrics. Now, get ready for a band with the same name. Coming out of Orlando is the Sh-Booms, a garage-soul band, featuring singer Brenda Radney, who sang on Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience, Pt. 2.” In September,...
Disrupt your life next week

Jason Turner, Staff
June 20, 2019
June 26 is the day. Come to MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre for the inaugural Disrupt Festival. Get there early so you can see Hyro the Hero. Set times can be found here. I will be there, so come say hello and tell me what you think. Here is more information: DISRUPT FESTIVAL Kicks Off This Friday, June 21st With Pe...
Hyro the Hero disrupts mainstream rap

Jason Turner, Staff
May 11, 2019
Hyro the Hero says you should rock with him and his band because they have an “extreme, dope message about waking up the people.” At Welcome to Rockville, he and his band spoke with the Hawkeye about themselves and what is coming next for them. Hyro the Hero is a rapper backed by a rock band t...
Welcome to Rockville 2019

Jason Turner, Staff
May 10, 2019
Thousands of music fans got together at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville on May 3-5 for Welcome to Rockville. Even the rain on Friday and Sunday could not stop the bands and fans from having a great time. There was a wide variety of acts this year. Most music lovers were able to find something they li...
Out on a LIMB(S)

Jason Turner, Hawkeye Staff
May 6, 2019
The Tampa-based post-hardcore band LIMBS is currently on tour opening for The Plot In You, Like Moths to Flames and Dayseeker. LIMBS had a homecoming of sorts when the tour made a stop at Crowbar on April 12. At the show, guitarist Jordan Hunter took some time to talk to the Hawkeye. “T...
21 Savage
Breonna Peddleton, Staff
May 2, 2019
Atlanta’s well-known artist Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, also known as 21 Savage, got indicted on February 3, 2019. Just a few hours before the Super Bowl, 21 Savage was driving when out of nowhere guns and lights were in his face. As 21 savage stated, all he heard was ICE say “We got Savage.” That...