Bring your pans to the Strawberry Festival
Jason Turner, Staff
February 28, 2020
It’s not often that you get a chance to see a band like Skillet at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City. This year, on March 3, however, you will. In the past, acts performing at the Strawberry Festival were predominantly Country or oldies acts. A few years ago, the festival began booking more...
Rockville moves to Daytona
Jason Turner, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020
This year marks significant changes for Welcome to Rockville. The tenth year of the festival brings a change that has surprised many, as Danny Wimmer Presents announced that the festival is moving from Jacksonville to Daytona Beach; the event will take place from May 8 through May 10. In the past...
Magic Giant is coming to Ybor City
Jason Turner, Staff Writer
January 22, 2020
Los Angeles-based indie folk band Magic Giant is coming to Tampa. On January 25, they will be at the Orpheum in Ybor City as part of the Band of Brothers Roadshow along with American Authors. You may know Magic Giant for their songs “Window” and “Set On Fire” from their 2017 album, “In The Wind.” Most recently, the band released their new single “Di...
Bask in the sun with III
Jason Turner, Staff
November 26, 2019
On their website, Bask says they “are four musicians based in Asheville, North Carolina, who love making music." They have been described as having sludge rock blended with Americana, progressive rock and psychedelic elements that give them a unique and hard-to-define overall sound. Their new album, III...
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...
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