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  1. Speak Easy showcases the lively creativity of Tampa Bay’s indie music community
    Mar. 15• Music Interviews
    Guitarist Eric Yoder (left), drummer Jack Clements, bassist Brendon Porter and keyboardist K Sahagian make up the St. Petersburg band Speak Easy. Saxophone player Nick Bredal (back left) and percussionist Devin Constant are part of their live ensemble.
  2. How Clearwater-raised singer Caroline Kole made it on ‘American Idol’
    Feb. 24• TV
    Caroline Kole grew up singing in Clearwater. On Sunday, she'll appear on "American Idol," auditioning in front of judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
  3. Mike Love talks about the Beach Boys ahead of the band’s Clearwater concert
    Feb. 17• Music Interviews
    Mike Love, 81, is a founding member of the Beach Boys, who will be performing at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Feb. 22.
  5. Tampa Bay’s indie music scene competes to perform on a bigger stage
    Jan. 26• Music
    Tampa Bay indie band Speak Easy plays on stage at the Destination Okeechobee competition at The Factory in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 21, 2023, for a chance to play at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival.
  6. How rap duo They Hate Change went from Tampa Bay dives to global tours
    Nov. 11, 2022• Music Interviews
    Hip hop duo Vonne Parks (left) and André “Dre” Gainey (right), also known as They Hate Change, perform a DJ set on stage at Hooch and Hive on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 in Tampa.
  7. Meet Miróux, an indie St. Pete band with a growing audience
    Aug. 16, 2022• Music Interviews
    Miróux — Jonah Hollander, foreground, and, from left, Jazz Goodwin, Jesse Daw, Kevin Mendel and Sebastian Siaca — pose outside Crowbar in Tampa before a July show.
  8. Curt Smith of Tears for Fears talks about new album ahead of the band’s Tampa show
    Jun. 7, 2022• Music Interviews
    Roland Orzabal, left, and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears, pose for a portrait in Los Angeles to promote their new album "The Tipping Point." The band brings their world tour to Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on June 10.
  9. University of Tampa music professor says playing the organ is a magical experience
    Feb. 5, 2022• Community News
    Ryan Hebert teaches organ performance at the University of Tampa [Photo by Philip Morgan]
  10. Gladys Knight talks of performing in Clearwater, finding new audience
    Feb. 1, 2022• Music Interviews
    Gladys Knight will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Feb. 6, her fifth appearance in Clearwater since 2014.
  11. Art and jazz, the heritage of a neuroscientist who grew up in Pasco County
    Oct. 23, 2021• Community News
    John C. O’Leary III mimics the motion of playing the piano in this picture.
  12. From ‘American Idol’ to ‘The Voice,’ Jeremy Rosado reps Tampa Bay
    Oct. 15, 2021• Music
    Jeremy Rosado, a Valrico resident and singer, is currently competing on NBC's 'The Voice.'
  13. How Rod Wave made it from St. Petersburg to music stardom
    Sep. 22, 2021• Music
    Rod Wave arrives on stage during his SoulFly tour concert at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.
  14. Harry Styles to require vaccine or test for shows, including Tampa
    Aug. 26, 2021• Music News
    Harry Styles will bring his tour to Amalie Arena in Tampa on Oct. 10. Promoters announced on Wednesday that his upcoming Love On Tour show will not only require proof of COVID-19 vaccine or a negative test result at all his upcoming shows, and he is also implementing a mask mandate each night.
  15. DJs behind Emo Night Tampa have a new radio show on WMNF
    Jun. 24, 2021• Music News
    Theo Severson, 43, and Chris Wood, 45, are the DJ pair behind Emo Night Tampa. The duo now has an emo radio show on WMNF.
  16. Kenny Chesney is going back on tour, and Tampa will be his first stop
    Jun. 17, 2021• Music News
    Kenny Chesney, shown here performing at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium in 2018, will kick off his 2022 tour there next April.
  17. How Tampa high school senior Aidan Bissett got signed to Capitol Records
    Apr. 26, 2021• Music Interviews
    Tampa native Aidan Bissett, 18, just signed to Capitol Records. The Jesuit High School senior dropped his new single 'Communication' in April.
  18. After 35 years at WMNF, music programmer Jeff Stewart signs off
    Apr. 21, 2021• Music Interviews
    Jeff Stewart hosting WMNF's Morning Show Wednesday. Hosts wear gloves and masks (when they aren't on the air) as coronavirus precautions.
  19. Live events industry lost $30B due to pandemic, Pollstar says
    Dec. 11, 2020• Business
    Elton John farewell tour was going strong at the beginning of the year. He he was earlier in the tour at Amalie Arena in in November. John topped the world's top tour list this year, according to industry trade publication Pollstar.
  20. In ‘This Thing Called Life,’ Neal Karlen captures glimpses of Prince’s humanity
    Nov. 7, 2020• Life & Culture
    Prince, shown in concert in 1985, is the subject of Neal Karlen's new biography 'This Thing Called Life: Prince’s Odyssey On and Off the Record.'
  21. After 40 years, Skipper’s Smokehouse owner looking to sell
    Sep. 25, 2020• Music
    Fans hit the dancefloor at Skipper's Smokehouse while the band Impulse jams on stage during their weekly Island Night party in 2012.
  22. Elton John will bring tour to Tampa
    Sep. 23, 2020• Life & Culture
    Elton John brought his farewell tour for a sold-out show at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Nov. 4, 2019.
  23. Grammy-winning Clearwater native Chick Corea’s new album devoted to piano
    Sep. 9, 2020• Life & Culture
    Jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea, shown at his home in Clearwater, has a new double album “Plays,” available on Friday Sept. 11.
  24. Crowded Ybor concert could be a sign for Labor Day weekend
    Aug. 31, 2020• Health
    Rapper Moneybagg Yo performs to a sold out crowd of hundreds at the Cuban Club on August 29, 2020 in Ybor City. The event had signage reminding patrons of social distancing and to wear face coverings.
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