REALLY REALLY LIVE REVIEW: WMNF’s 32nd Annual Tropical Heatwave (Ybor City)
Saturday, May 11 // 01:45 a.m. We’re addicted to the internet (you’re on a website for Jeebus’ sake). For some odd reason or another, part of our expression of the lives we lead leads us to share things via social media, so here we are cataloguing what we’re thinking at WMNF’s 32nd Tropical Heatwave, which is happening right now (actually... Read More
FILM REVIEW: Spring Breakers
Filmed mostly in St. Petersburg, Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers is a film that has polarized critics and audiences alike. While some see a movie rich with social criticism, others see a trashy, disjointed ninety-minute piece that celebrates excess and rejects all rationality. This split in criticism stems in part from a rather manic director and writer in Korine, who has used... Read More
LIVE REVIEW: Agnostic Front at Orpheum 04.28.13
Supporting central Florida locals Coldside in a string of shows for their “We’ve Had Enough” CD release, Florida was graced this past week with the presence of New York hardcore giants Agnostic Front. The final date of this mini-tour brought AF and Coldside to The Orpheum on a Sunday night, providing Tampa with a long overdue reunion with the hardcore legends, and proving... Read More
LOOK: Tim Barry’s Florida Jaunt with Greenland Is Melting (420 Fest @ State Theatre) & The Ones To Blame and Matt Woods (Loosey’s)
Don’t be afraid of death; Be afraid not to live. - Tim Barry Tim Barry inspiring hugs all around during his set at Sweetwater’s 420 Fest at the State Theatre on April 20, 2013 Two weeks before the show Tim Barry got a phone call asking him if he wanted to come down to Florida and play St. Petersburg for a fest. At first, the answer was a resounding “No” as... Read More
LOOK: Revival Tour w/ Chuck Ragan, Matt Pryor, Rocky Votolato & Jenny Owen Youngs @ Social Orlando 3.22.13
This was my 4th Revival Tour and my second at The Social, and I’m pleased to report that this year’s talented tribe of troubadours easily manifested a sense of camaraderie lasting from the very first note all the way through the last note reminiscent of revivals of yore. The Revival Tour kicks off with a rousing intro with everyone on the tour followed by each featured... Read More
LOOK & WATCH: Texas Is The Reason @ Masquerade w/ Into It. Over It. & Look Alive 3.9.13
“I’ve never seen anything quite like this…” It was a magical musical March evening at the Masquerade Atlanta featuring Texas Is The Reason, Into It. Over It. and Look Alive. I hope you were there and this post brings you back to that evening but if you weren’t, this post will give you a taste of the magic and affirm that Texas Is The Reason is still... Read More
