LIVE REVIEW: Rec Center — Album Release Show at New World Brewery (06.08.12)
There are shows, and then there are album release shows — nights that don’t feel like concerts so much as…
Author: Keely Herrick
LISTEN: Rec Center — “Tin Year”
There’s a particular flavor of indie music that feels like it’s built from nostalgia, cardboard amps, and suburban heartbreak —…
Interview: Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional
We didn’t approach Chris Carrabba like a celebrity — we approached him like someone whose voice was woven into our…
INTERVIEW: WMNF’s Randy Wind on The White Stripes, Heatwave’s Legacy, and Why the Festival Still Matters
If you’ve ever tuned into WMNF 88.5, you’ve heard the fingerprints of Randy Wind — even if you didn’t know…
LOOK: New Bruises, Arms Aloft & Awkward Age at Hold Tight House (05.07.12)
There are house shows. Then there are evenings that feel like pure, unstoppable heartbeat pulses — and May 7, 2012…
ALBUM REVIEW: Palantine — Bruise Your Illusion
Some albums are designed for playlists — quick-hit dopamine capsules meant to fade into algorithmic soup. Others are made for…
LOOK: Top Photos of 2011 — Brian Mahar Edition
There are photographers who document — and there are photographers who translate. In 2011, Brian Mahar wasn’t just capturing shows…
Geri X Named Best of Indie in Bulgarian Edition of Rolling Stone Magazine
When we talk about Tampa artists breaking outside the local orbit, we often think in terms of U.S. reach —…
First Annual Gasparilla Music Festival Set for Spring 2012
There’s a particular buzz that hits a city right before something begins — not something predictable, not something manufactured, but…
CHAOS IN TEJAS 2011: Hardcore Edition
There are music festivals — and then there is something like Chaos in Tejas 2011: Hardcore Edition. This was not…