FESTIVAL REVIEW: WMNF’s 31st Annual Tropical Heatwave (Plus Top 55 Photos)
By: David Wolfson, Nicole Kibert, Kelley Jackson, Brian Mahar, and Ray Roa When the dust settles after WMNF’s annual bacchanalia of music, food, drink, and friends — aka Tropical Heatwave – it’s clear that the one-day festival (which celebrated its 31st birthday last month) is an irreplaceable asset to the Tampa Bay community. In essence, the soiree achieves much of what most local promoters try to do year round, which is... Read More
LOOK: The Growlers + Jane Jane Pollock at The Hub 05.13.12
Brooks Nielson of The Growlers getting weird at The Hub 05.13.12 | Photo by: Zachary Tomlinson © In the wake of Tropical Heatwave, a secret show was set to go down at The Hub in Tampa. Details were scarce and often hidden, but soon it was known that the Californian surf shamans of The Growlers (who took to the stage of the Ritz for Heatwave) and the incessantly touring Jane Jane Pollock (who performed at Crowbar for the festival) would be making... Read More
LOOK: The Growlers + Jane Jane Pollock at Will’s Pub 05.10.12
Crowd surfing and balloon-poking as The Growlers play Will's Pub in Orlando 05.10.12 | Photo by: Zachary Tomlinson © The Growlers and Jane Jane Pollock joined together for a string of dates throughout the United States – several of those brought them deep into the Floridian landscape and even for Tropical Heatwave. With a mix of hypnotic surf rock and soulful mysticism, only good things awaited – take a look at The Growlers’... Read More
