LOOK: Coldplay + Robyn + Wolf Gang at Tampa Bay Times Forum 06.28.12
Frontman Chris Martin leads Coldplay during the band’s set at Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on June 28, 2012. | Photo by: Philip Pietri © Despite all of frontman Chris Martin’s talk regarding his band — Coldplay — being the “Manchester United of music,” the band still puts on one hell of an energetic live show that cannot be hated. Just ask our own Philip Pietri who jumped in the pit for Coldplay’s... Read More
LOOK: Robyn + Wolf Gang at Tampa Bay Times Forum 06.28.12
Robyn at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on June 28, 2012. | Photo by: Philip Pietri © With the auspice of Coldplay headlining the joint, it was easy to forget that Robyn — who put out not one, but two knockout albums of dance-readyy electro pop in 2010 — was also on the bill. Check out Philip Pietri’s shots from her set — as well as some from UK-rock outfit Wolf Gang’s opening, opening set below. Click here to see photos... Read More
LOOK: Van Halen + Kool & The Gang at Tampa Bay Times Forum 04.14.12
Van Halen plays the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on April 14, 2012. | Photo by: Kelley Jackson © Many Van Halen fans remember when Wolfgang Willian Van Halen was born. On Saturday night, before a packed house at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., they got to see little Wolfy all grown up (21-years-old, he’s old enough to drink now!) and playing bass along side his father Eddie, uncle Alex, and David Lee Roth. Kelley Jackson... Read More
LOOK: Red Hot Chili Peppers kick of U.S. tour at Tampa Bay Times Forum 03.29.12
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the band's performance at Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on March 29, 2012. | Photo by: Kelley Jackson © All photos by Kelley Jackson We’re never happy when anyone hurts themselves in an accident, but we are going to point out that the Red Hot Chili Peppers would not be kicking off their long awaited U.S. tour in Tampa if it wasn’t for Anthony Kiedis’ broken foot. The Peppers... Read More
LOOK: Santigold at Tampa Bay Times Forum 03.29.12
Santi White -- aka Santigold -- at Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on March 29, 2012. | Photo by: Kelley Jackson © Santi White is one of our few favorite things about Philly (actually, we like everything about Illadelphia except the obnoxious sports fans), so we were naturally jazzed to find out that White — better known as Santigold — would be opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on March 29, 2012. Kelley Jackson hunkered down... Read More
LIVE REVIEW: Other Lives at Tampa Bay Times Forum 02.29.12
Other Lives play Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Feb 29, 2012. | Photo by: Kelley Jackson All photos by Kelley Jackson “The big fish eat the little ones,” Thom Yorke sings in the opening verse of Radiohead’s “Optimistic,” and while the UK-based alternative rock Gods were clearly the big fish in the building during the second stop of their 2012 world tour, openers Other Lives refused to be swallowed up by the auspice of warming up... Read More
