FESTIVAL REVIEW: Gasparilla Music Festival
Fans take in Deer Tick's set at The Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa, Fla. on March 10, 2012. | Photo by: Ray Roa Tampa. She means a lot to many people. Last Saturday morning, as the sun broke through gloomy skies, organizers opened the gates to the first ever Gasparilla Music Festival and showed that a vibrant Tampa music culture means everything to them. No one stood to make any money off of the fest, and for months prior they’d volunteered... Read More
Deer Tick, The Rebirth Brass Band, and Alvin Youngblood Hart lead Gasparilla Music Festival lineup.
Shaded from the drizzling sky by the terrace of the Tampa Museum of Art, Ty Rodriguez announced that Deer Tick, The Rebirth Brass Band, and Alvin Youngblood Hart would head the first annual Gasparilla Music Festival. The Lee Boys, Have Gun Will Travel, and Kaleigh Baker are also slated to play the one-day fest, which is set to take place from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. EST on March 10 at Curtis Hixon Park. More bands are set to be announced in the dates... Read More
LISTEN: Antiwarpt 12″ compilation. (Get early bird tickets for just $12, too)
The 2nd Annual Antiwarpt Festival happens on July 30th in St. Petersburg. One of the most difficult things about going to music festivals is trying to figure out which bands you want to go see. A quick glance at lineup sheets presents nothing but good (and not so good) band names that may or may not be attached to reputations for putting on an awesome live show. Sometimes you wish there was some kind of mixtape that would allow you to preview... Read More
