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Towers of power
Activism and philanthropy drive a list of things to do this weekend. By Ray Roa
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he coded symbolism in Marsden Hartley’s work overtly alluded to his sexuality (“War Images” expressed grief for the American modernist painter’s likely lover Karl van Freyberg, who had passed following the outbreak of the Great War in 1914). Hartley, along with pop art icon Kenny Scharf and activist Agnes “Aggie” Gund, is just one of the subjects from a weekend of film hosted by St. Pete’s Museum of Fine Art, which has teamed up with the Tampa Bay International Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival to present the three-day “Stories We Tell” series. It kicks off Friday with virtual screenings of “Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide” plus a showing of a short film about Tampa artist Cam Parker, and continues Saturday with a virtual viewing of “Aggie.” The MFA’s hosts an in-person screening of the Hartley-centric film “Cleophas and His Own” to close out the weekend on Sunday. Stories We Tell: LGBTQ Art & Activism. Friday-Sunday. July 23-25. Online and in-person. Museum of Fine Arts. 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. mfastpete.org
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GO AGGIE: Art collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund devoted her life to supporting women and people of color.
FELI Fun-raiser concert series Shuffle may have been shafted on its federal restaurant aid grant (more on p. 21), but that’s not stopping the Tampa Heights bar and restaurant from doing its part to try and improve the lives of others. This weekend, Shuffle plays host to a fundraiser and raffle supporting Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI), which is raising money to bring more free WiFi to low income communities via stand-alone public hotspots powered by the sun. Each tower costs about $6,000 to start and run for one year, and FELI is pretty damn close to reaching its goal for the first tower. DJ Jetfuel and the Black Eagle Band provide the tunes. Saturday, July 24, 7 p.m. Shuffle. 2612 N Tampa St., Tampa. towerispower.com SunState yoga benefiting Reach In February, SunState Yoga launched an initiative to support its partnership with Reach St. Pete (stylized “REACH”), an organization “working toward preventing, alleviating and eliminating homelessness by bridging the gap between people and resources.” The womanowned Baptiste yoga studio started offering a donation-based outdoor class on the last Sunday of every month at Flora Wylie Park. Donations were made to benefit Reach, and participants were also encouraged to donate hygiene items. To date, the class has raised more than $2,000, collected hundreds of hygiene items and volunteered at Reach. On Sunday, July 25 (because of certain rain and heat), the class moves indoors to SunState’s studio, but is still collecting donations and hygiene items from yogis of every skill level. Sunday, July 25. 6:30 p.m. SunState Yoga. 553 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N, St. Petersburg. sunstateyoga.com
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“Failure to enact policies that protect the environment and long term climate denial have created the current disaster…” POLITICS
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Waterway cleanup ramps up rhetoric among pols and activists. By Katie Delk
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ast Wednesday, St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman said the city is spread thin collecting hundreds of tons of dead sea life. At a press conference, Kriseman said workers have accumulated 500 tons since July 1. The animals include dolphins, sea turtles, eels and stingrays. “It’s pretty awful. The odor sticks to you. It stays in your nasal passages,” he said during the news conference, which was held at Crisp Park. “Then, there’s the emotional toll of just dealing with all the dead animals.” As Kriseman spoke, workers behind the mayor scooped up dead fish with pool skimmers and a fishing net. According to St. Pete’s Public Works Administrator, Claude Tankersley, around 200 workers are doing this every day. Kriseman added that the dead fish eruption has no foreseeable end. “Our city teams can only keep at this for so long,” he said during the news conference. “We are asking the governor, please ... we need your help.” All they need is more resources to help with the clean-up, like wider nets, the mayor said. Catfish frequently become tangled in the small nets and city workers have to individually pluck the fish out with grabber tools. The process is exhausting, he said. A spokesperson for the mayor, Benjamin Kirby, said the city also wants more shrimp boats. The workers from sanitation, parks and recreation, public works, engineering and police and fire stations are also extended past their designated roles. As a result, they’ve had to cast aside other work like lot clearing, tree trimming, sidewalk repair and gutter repair. Kriseman said he did not know the cost but believes it is up to six figures. “We’re going to have to juggle resources to cover it,” Kriseman said. “This is obviously not something we budgeted for.” While Rick Scott was governor, the mayor pointed out that he declared a state of emergency during the Red Tide and sent help. Between Kriseman’s office, lobbyists, council members and Commissioner Nikki Fried, the
city has reached out to Governor DeSantis; but had yet to hear back when last Wednesday’s press conference was held. After being publicly invoked, DeSantis accused Kriseman of trying to “score cheap political points.” The Tampa Bay Times wrote that DeSantis’ office said the state “will provide $902,500 to cover clean-up costs for the county and city and will continue helping with future expenses.” But Kirby told the Times DeSantis was injecting politics into the environmental crisis. “Mayor Kriseman is not concerned with the mechanism by which our city receives assistance, as long as it comes,” Kirby said. The Red Tide, which is large “blooms” of toxic algae that spread through the water, kills the fish and can even harm humans. This year, rotting fish from the gulf have washed up on the
Bay,” said the statement. “The Tampa Bay community is demanding that our state leaders declare the current Red Tide crisis a state of emergency.” Besides demanding that Gov. DeSantis declare a state of emergency, organizers also want local polluters to pay, the protestors demand a plan for Piney Point closure, a mandate for recommendations from local experts, termination of phosphate mining in Florida, updates to Florida’s infrastructure and statewide clean energy transition targets. A spokesperson for DeSantis told a reporter for 10 Tampa Bay the state can’t declare a state of emergency but that the Delayed Environmental Protection is providing grants to affected counties. “I don’t care how our city receives assistance,” Kriseman responded. “Whether it’s the governor declaring an emergency or his DEP doing something...I just need more boats.” Regardless, the protestors are calling for more. “This rally highlights the dire need for meaningful action by Governor DeSantis, the Florida Legislature, and multiple state and regional agencies,” Paterek said in a statement.
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shores of the bay, Kriseman said, and he speculates that is because of Tropical Storm Elsa. While the Red Tide may also be exacerbated by climate change or the Piney Point wastewater leak, Kriseman said St. Petersburg’s people are resilient. “Let’s just focus, and get through this as we always do in St. Pete,” he tweeted last week. Eventually, he said modernizing infrastructure may improve the water quality, but for now, the focus is on the clean-up, and they will keep at it for as long as they can. Meanwhile locals concerned about red tide, and the recent influx of 800 tons of dead fish, marched in St. Petersburg to demand increased protections of waterways. Organized by Suncoast Surfrider foundation, the Florida Suncoast Sierra Club, If I Brewed The World and Urban Kai, the Saturday protest begian at the St. Pete Pier and ended at the North Shore Volleyball Courts. According to a press release from Surfrider Foundation chair, Thomas Paterek, the state’s inaction has propelled the flood of dead fish. “Failure to enact policies that protect the environment and long term climate denial have created the current disaster in Tampa
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Just cop to it
Florida man charged in the insurrection had white nationalist group ties while employed as a police officer. By Colin Wolf I don’t want to stand by while the very foundation of America is being eroded by insane communists. And I also want to fight antifa.” Another Telegram chat shows Tuck accepting an invite to join a meet-up at District Gastrobar in downtown Orlando. The chat also shows a photo of Tuck
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local insurrectionists was so high that the U.S. Capitol Police announced plans to open a field office in Tampa to investigate threats to members of Congress. In a news release, the agency detailed changes since Jan. 6, including boosting recruiting, training and equipment for officers. “At this time, Florida and California are where the majority of our potential threats are,” the agency said in an email Tuesday to The News Service of Florida. The agency said launching field offices on the country’s East Coast and West Coast will benefit
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n Thursday, July 15, a former Central Florida police officer with ties to the white nationalist group The Proud Boys was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for charges stemming from the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building. Nathaniel A. Tuck, a former Apopka police officer—along with his father Kevin A. Tuck, who is also a former officer with the Windermere Police Department—are now both facing multiple federal charges, including aiding and abetting, obstructing a law enforcement officer, entering restricted grounds, obstructing an official proceeding, disorderly conduct inside the Capitol building, and parading or picketing inside an official building, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The 29-year-old Nathaniel Tuck worked for the Apopka Police Department from 2018 to September 2020, but according to screengrabs obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Tuck was also affiliated with the extremist group The Proud Boys while he was an active police officer. In posts from the first week of July 2019, taken from the Telegram recruiting channel for the Central Florida “Space Force” chapter of the Proud Boys, Tuck tells recruits that he joined the group after watching hours of antifa videos on YouTube. “Anyone else decide to join after seeing antifa videos online? Lol. I got myself in a rabbit hole on YouTube and watched 6 hours of videos of antifa attacking people,” wrote Tuck. “I was like ‘Fuck this, I’m joining the Proud Boys’ lol.” The chapter’s vice president Arthur Jackman, who is also facing charges related to Jan. 6 and has a spouse who is currently an active officer with the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office, then responds: “It was a combination of things for me, but seeing Antifa emerge was one part.” Tuck then explains that YouTube exposed him to videos of Proud Boy founder Gavin McInnes, who he says “spoke truth.” “I watched hours of antifa videos which then led me to Gavin videos. He spoke truth, Which sparked my interest,” said Tuck. In what appears to be Tuck’s profile, the former police officer states he found the group by “researching online” and that he joined “because he I see an increase in radical leftist ideology that is beginning to effect my life.
with his open hand and his elbow, while inside the U.S. Capitol. Both Tuck and his father also sent text messages to family members during the riot, bragging about being inside the building and fighting cops. “We stormed the Capitol, fought the police,” said Kevin Tuck to family. “… We took the flag. It’s our flag.” During yesterday’s court appearance, U.S. Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd agreed to release both men on bond under multiple conditions, including that they would relinquish their firearms. However, Nathaniel Tuck’s wife, who is a
LINEUP PHOTO: Florida has more individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack than anywhere else in the nation. posing with other Proud Boy members at the restaurant. CL reached out to the Apopka Police Department for further comment, and will update this story onlline if it gets back to us. Tuck’s lawyer was also unavailable for comment. According to the Sentinel, prosecutors say Nathaniel Tuck attempted to strike an officer
Longwood police officer, will be allowed to keep her agency-issued weapons. As of now, Florida has more individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack than anywhere else in the nation, and has the most charges connected to far-right extremist groups, like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. Earlier this month, the volume of alleged
investigations seeking to weed out potential threats. “A regional approach to investigating and prosecuting threats against members is important, so we will be working closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in those locations. More field offices will be opening in the future,” the email said.
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Pump the brakes
Activists ask TGH to divest from Israeli business accelerator. By Justin Garcia
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ast week, concerned Tampa Bay activists sent an open letter to Tampa General Hospital (TGH), asking it to divest from its business dealings with a company based in Israel, which is currently being investigated by the United Nations for war crimes against Palestinians. Palestinian-led activist group The Resistance of Tampa Bay and The Party For Socialism and Liberation Tampa Bay have asked that TGH cancel its partnership with the FloridaIsrael Business Accelerator (FIBA), which connects Israel’s most high-potential tech startups to the partners, investors, and advisors they need to launch successfully in the U.S. “We as health care workers, students, and community members condemn the renewed, but ever-present Israeli state aggression against Palestinians that span across Gaza, the West Bank, and Israeli territories,” the letter reads. Ayman Salhab is one of the supporters of the letter. He’s in the healthcare field, and says that around 15 doctors from TGH have shown support for the open letter, but that they feel like they’d be risking their jobs if they were to share their names publicly.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to TGH and sent a copy of the letter, to which they offered this response. “The Office of the President has not received any letter from this group; we typically do not publicly comment on these types of matters,” wrote Karen Barrera, Assistant Director of Communications and Partnerships at TGH. “TGH does not stand for injustice or intolerance; our work with Sheba Medical Center and FIBA are purely focused on collaboration and innovation that will ultimately benefit our team members, physicians, and patients.” As a next step, the groups planed to hold a protest at TGH park on Davis Islands, Friday, July 16. “As of today, we call upon all doctors, nurses, and anyone who supports the mission of Tampa General Hospital, in which they state a shared purpose: “We heal. We teach. We innovate. Care for everyone. Every day,” the letter reads. “We respect and admire this, and today we are asking you to take an extensive approach to your mission and care for the disenfranchised local and international communities.”
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SUP, DOC? TGH says it has not received a copy of the letter from activists. Palestinians say that over the past century, Israelis have violently displaced their people from their rightful land, which violates article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and leaves Palestinians with little land to live on and dire economic and health conditions. The Center For Constitutional Rights calls the situation a genocide. Israelis argue that the land is rightfully theirs. In 1947, after more than two decades of British rule, the United Nations partitioned Palestine into two sections: Israel and Palestine. Since then, Israel has come to occupy a vast majority of the land. Israelis
argue that they have a right to the land in the name of Jewish people having their own state in which to live. The United States and Israel are the only nations in the world that do not consider the situation a violation of international law. More than a dozen local and university organizations have signed on to co-sponsor the open letter to TGH including, Jewish Voice for Peace - Health Advisory Council, Dream Defenders, USF HOSA: Future Health Professionals at USF and Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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Misinformation nation
The White House is pressuring Facebook to crack down on vaccine misinformation. That’s a bad precedent. By Jeffrey C. Billman
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hough Voltaire never said, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”—the quote originated with a 20th-century historian summarizing the 18th-century French philosopher’s beliefs—the sentiment behind the maxim has always been a bedrock upon which liberal democracy stands. Absent the right to propagate viewpoints the majority disdains without fear of reprisal, our constitutional artifice crumbles. In that sense, it was unnerving to see Biden administration officials pressuring social media platforms to ban accounts they say spread misinformation about COVID-19, and for the president of the United States to accuse those platforms of “killing people.” The backlash came swiftly. “It’s been clear for some time that the tech giants look to government to determine what coronavirus-related speech to allow,” The Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial board opined. “… [M]ost people would agree that it’s not an abuse of Facebook’s authority to suppress, say, fraudulent medical advice that goes viral. Yet as the acute crisis phase of coronavirus passes, a government arrangement with private firms to control speech about the pandemic looks less salutary.” The right-wing outrage directed at Silicon Valley is usually performance art. Donald Trump’s class-action lawsuits, against Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube will fail for the same reason Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s law fining social media companies that suspend politicians was immediately blocked: The First Amendment protects us from government censorship. It doesn’t grant free, unrestricted access to every platform on Earth. But here, you can see a slippery slope forming: one administration curtailing dangerous misinformation opens the door for the next to trample dissent. Once a precedent is set, it’s more likely to expand than contract. The more social media companies cooperate with the government, the more their cooperation becomes an expectation. Let’s not kid ourselves, though. With the hyper-transmissible delta variant proliferating, we’re on the precipice of yet another COVID-19 wave, this one almost exclusively confined to the one-third of the population that refuses to be vaccinated, most of whom are conservatives. The White House believes we’ve hit a vaccine wall due to misinformation circulating on
social media. Last Thursday, in his first formal health advisory, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called this misinformation “an urgent threat to public health.” Press secretary Jen Psaki said Facebook “needs to move more quickly to remove violative posts.” She referenced a March report by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) on “The Disinformation Dozen,” 12 quacks and charlatans it says account for 65% of the vaccine-related hokum on social media: Bill Gates is microchipping your body, the vaccine makes you infertile, etc. The CCDH made serious claims, including that platforms failed to act on 95% of the reports of COVID and vaccine misinformation it received. It called for social media outlets to delete all accounts associated with those 12 people. As of last week, the group said that 35 accounts linked to them had been shut down since March, but 62 accounts, with 8.4 million followers, remained. If I were a cynical person, I’d note that conspiracies generate the kind of engagement that
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social media corporations turn into billion-dollar profits. Facebook’s reported refusal to share information with the White House about the volume of vaccine misinformation—and its dismissal of data from the Facebook-owned content-tracking tool CrowdTangle as inaccurate, according to The New York Times—would only fuel my suspicion. But since I’m trying to be less cynical, I’ll simply point out that Facebook says it has removed 18 million pieces of COVID misinformation and “connected more than 2 billion people to reliable information about COVID-19 and COVID vaccines.” A Facebook official told NBC News the White House was “looking for scapegoats for missing their vaccine goals.” Perhaps. They might also be looking in the wrong place. That’s not to let Mark Zuckerberg off the hook. Misinformation reduces vaccine uptake, which makes it more likely that people will die of COVID. But as political scientist Brendan Nyhan points out, the “effect of exposure to dubious anti-vaccine claims on Facebook is likely to be smaller than critics assume both in terms of reach and effects.” Vaccine skepticism long predates COVID, of course. By pointing the finger at social media, we might be mistaking symptom for cause, Nyhan argues. Indeed, studies show that vaccine-skeptical content accounts for only 7.5% of vaccine-related pageviews, and most of those pages were intentionally sought out by skeptics. The real culprits are the Republican officials and Fox News personalities who, through their
words and actions, have told their less-educated viewers or constituents that COVID isn’t as big a problem as the government’s efforts to contain it: Vaccine outreach means forced vaccinations and gun confiscation. The pandemic is really about social control. Here’s some campaign merch so we can make fun of masks together. They’re the ones driving the anti-vaxx bus. The crackpot Facebook pages are problematic, but they’re more along for the ride. None of this matters from the vantage point of the quasi-Voltaire maxim—not that the alleged misinformation is, in in fact, misinformation, nor that the misinformation is leading people to avoid a vaccine that will save their lives. If we want to preserve dissent, there’s no corollary that exempts the very stupid. The Biden administration’s hardball tactics, even if well-intentioned, walk up to a line the government shouldn’t cross. But that doesn’t absolve private-sector actors of responsibility. Not just Big Tech, and not just Fox News, but also the cable providers that bundle Fox News and businesses that purchase ads on social media platforms. And consumers: our choices about whom we patronize are part and parcel of free speech. It’s an imperfect solution, and public health will suffer. But if we allow the government to be the arbiter of misinformation and expect private companies to follow its dictates, there’s no going back. Subscribe to Informed Dissent at billman. substack.com.
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THURSDAY 15 A new report from online rental site Apartment List found that Tampa’s year-overyear rent prices have swelled by 20%. The cause? Remote work, a summertime free of moving restrictions and wealthier out-of-towners. Pretty cool to live in such a fast-rising city, huh?
John Mayer’s new album, Sob Rock, is released,and the 43-year-old songwriter and guitarist says he’s bringing it to Tampa for a show at Amalie Arena next spring. Looks like the guy who said this in 2010—”My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I’ve got a Benetton heart and a fuckin’ David Duke cock. I’m going to start dating separately from my dick.”— totally avoided being canceled.
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Tampa restaurant’s relief grant approved, then revoked after lawsuit over race and gender prioritization. By Justin Garcia
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ennifer Evanchyk, co-owner of Shuffle Tampa, was ready to breathe a sigh of relief after the struggles her business faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, Shuffle, the only indoor Shuffleboard bar and restaurant in Florida, received an approval letter for a federal grant through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The amount: $117,000. It was a “life changing” feeling, she says. Shuffle had waited so long for the relief. The funds were supposed to be deposited in Shuffle’s business account within seven days. Evanchyk and her business partner Danielle O’Connor checked the account every day, anxiously awaiting the money. Shuffle could upgrade its air conditioning for the brutal summer heat, Evanchyk thought. It could fix up the backyard of the business and make other crucial improvements. She and O’Connor could finally move forward from the turbulent pandemic year. But day after day, the money wasn’t there. The anticipation became more dire and their anxiety heightened. She constantly logged in to an online portal to check the status of their loan. She checked over and over again, until one day near the end of June, she logged in to see one devastating word: “Rejected.” “It was pure shock,” Evanchyk told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. The official rejection letter gave three reasons why Shuffle might have been denied for the loan, after being approved. • You have applied for the SVOG (Shuttered Venue Program) and therefore are ineligible for RRF. • You have previously defaulted on an SBA loan. • Upon review of your award request, the SBA has decided that your award can not be approved due to an ineligible business type or other related reasons. The SBA will not take any further action on your application. But neither of the first two applied to Shuffle, Evanchyk says, and the last potential reason was vague.
She searched for answers. She made calls and sent messages, but no one responded. Eventually she thought to herself: “How could they approve us, then suddenly deny us?” Around that time, Evanchyk saw a June 24 article published by FSR Magazine: “SBA Revokes More Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grants.” “Another twist in the Small Business Association’s (SBA) distribution of Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants took place midday Wednesday as an unknown number of previously approved applicants received rejection notices,” the article reads. In March, when Congress created the $75 billion restaurant fund as part of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, it included language that the SBA should prioritize funding businesses owned by women, people of color and veterans. In June, a conservative legal group founded by Stephen Miller and Mark Meadows, close
community shuffleboard league nights, corporate team building, and recreational therapy for local veterans. The building features four indoor Shuffleboard courts, a full bar and kitchen. There’s a high cost to maintaining such a business, and the past year has presented the biggest challenge in Shuffle’s existence. “I feel like these SBA funds are dead in the water,” says Evanchyk. But she and O’Connor aren’t quitting. They’ve contacted state representatives, and they ask community members to do the same. At the top of the homepage on Shuffle’s website is a link to petition congress to refill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. It takes literally 15 seconds to fill out, says Evanchyk. With enough people raising their voices about the situation, there’s a possibility for a brighter future. “We’re hopeful that new funds will open up,” Evanchyk says. “And that would mean so much to us.” CL reached out to the local SBA office to inquire about the reason Shuffle was approved then denied its loan, but has not yet received a response. Has your business been denied an SBA loan after being initially approved? Email me (justin@cltampa.com) or CL’s anonymous tip inbox (cltampabay_tips@protonmail.com)
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aides to former President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit in Texas on behalf of the owners of the restaurant “Blessed Cajuns,” arguing that the prioritization of applicants on the basis of race and gender is unconstitutional. The next month, the New York Times reported that federal judges said that it was evident that the program’s policy violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. The SBA suddenly ended the policy and revoked the awards of nearly 3,000 priority applicants who had been approved for grants. In total, 265,000 business owners were denied Restaurant Revitalization Fund funds, while more than 100,000 were approved. Since the story broke, it’s reached national news outlets, while affecting the livelihoods of people across the country. This leaves people like Evanchyk and O’Connor to suffer. “To have navigated the past 15 months of this pandemic and be notified that help is on the way, just to have it all pulled from under you is a low blow,’’ she says. It’s one thing to just be denied, Evanchyk says. But to be assured funds and then to have them revoked is disastrous for their livelihood, and to the efforts that Shuffle has made for the Tampa Heights community. Shuffle opened in March of 2018 and has been famously vagina-forward since. It offers
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Doughnuts, ice cream and more in a new round of local foodie news. By Katlynn Mullins
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he latest round of Tampa Bay food news is sure to make your glucose spike in all the best ways, from vegan doughnuts, to a record-breaking ice cream scoop fest and more. Grab your insulin, and let’s go! Open Potbelly The 44-year-old, Chicago-born sando joint quietly opened a second location in June as part of a franchise development agreement bringing 15 locations to the Tampa Bay area. Big news for Potbelly fans because the only location in Florida used to be at Tampa International Airport, and you had to abide by a bunch of rules to even get inside. 4736 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa. potbelly.com Wich, Please! The container concept is one of two that Tampa restaurateur Dave Burton has in Sparkman Wharf’s dining garden. The other is Flock and Stock, which opened in 2018. Burton also owns the popular Gen X Tavern less than a mile away and Tampa Pizza Company. Beside sandwiches, the Wich places an emphasis on shareable handheld eats and gourmet salads. 615 Channelside Dr., Tampa. @wichpleasetampa on Instagram Valkyrie Doughnuts The Orlando-born vegan favorite has officially landed in the ‘Burg, but isn’t the first Nordic-named concept on the block. Owner Celine Duvoisin is also behind Valhalla Bakery and Freya’s Diner in the Grand Central District. The Sunshine City has been anticipating Valhalla’s sister concept since last fall, a year after Community Cafe left the space. Look for the usual square-shaped doughnuts with flavors like french toast, fruity pebbles, churro and even caramelized banana. In addition to doughnuts, expect vegan cronuts and cinnamon rolls. Valkyrie’s hours, according to its Google listing, are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. WednesdaySunday. The shop is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. 2444 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. valkyriedoughnuts.com
looking for happy hour. 332 Beach Dr., Tampa. @cevichetapas on Instagram In Between Days Florida’s first listening bar is coming to St. Pete’s Grand Central District this summer. Listening bars—popular in Tokyo, but gaining ground in U.S. cities like New York and L.A.—are known for having unique sound systems, but the music isn’t usually live. Instead, whoever’s manning the speakers chooses the music for the night. In Between Days will feature a vast selection of vinyl, but will also stream a few selections every now and then. Listening parties for new releases among jazz, EDM and other genres will also fill out the calendar. The venue’s sound system includes a vintage pair of Klipsch La Scalas, but music isn’t the only thing its serving up. You’ll also have access to a selection of craft sake, cocktails and small plates. 2340 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg. inbetweendays.co
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Opening soon Ceviche Though the exact date is still under wraps, the recently shuttered and relocating tapas bar is bringing a newly-remodeled interior and exterior to the former home of The Moon Under Water, along with a wine tasting room and different menu. Don’t worry, though, they’ll still have live music and room to dance. The previous Ceviche location was known for its selection of tapas like baba ganoush, patatas bravas and ceviche. It was also great for visitors
Closing Red Star Rock Bar The rumors about this Seminole Heights’ staple are true, and an Aug. 1 concert is the final event. Opened in 2015, the bar is still open until then, and recently expanded when it opened its Red Star Live restaurant and venue behind Brandon HarleyDavidson. Before that, Red Star’s Ybor location changed its name to White Lie (though is still opened by the same group). 5210 N Florida Ave., Tampa. @redstarrockbar on Facebook— Stephanie Powers ICYMI Beans & Barlour broke the Guinness record for “most people scooping ice cream simultaneously” The successful attempt happened last Saturday—International Ice Cream Day— and found more than 500 people at Al Lang Stadium. The previous record was 270 people and was set by Dairy Queen China in 2015, according to Patch. Go celebrate by eating more ice cream at the shop. 407 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. @beansandbarlour on Instagram Kraken wants to buy your next cocktail at a Tampa Bay bar All anyone 21 & up has to do is visit a bar that offers the spiced rum—Doc Ford’s, Gaspar’s and The Bricks are some of the
locations—and purchase a pour or cocktail with Kraken in it. Take a photo of the itemized receipt and upload it before Aug. 5. From there, you’ll be reimbursed up to $10 via Venmo or Paypal. Every reimbursement will be matched with a donation to the United States Bartender Guild Foundation’s Bartender Emergency Assistance Program, which is currently raising money to support local bartenders in need of extra aid. krakenkoupon.com La Segunda is selling $5 Cuban sandwiches today Guava & cheese pastries and apple turnovers are BOGO, too, but for today, July 22, and today only—and only if you order online. “ ...we will NOT be accepting orders over the phone,” La Segunda wrote. The deal is available at La Segunda locations in South Tampa and Ybor City. lasegundabakery.com—Ray Roa Tampa’s Bake’n Babes made a Stanley Cup shake BnB’s Armature Works shop celebrated the Tampa Bay Lightning’s second consecutive championship with a $20 overthe-top creation. The NHL-themed vanilla ice cream is all about the blue; it’s got a vanilla cupcake topped with an NHL whistle, a Tampa Bay Lightning silver glittering cup, blue cotton candy and an Oreo ice cream sandwich dotted with blue sprinkles. bakenbabes.com
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the schedule. Festivals come roaring back in October. Relatively smaller clubs like Jannus Live have picked up huge acts (The Black Keys) and indie-darlings alike (Tennis, Thundercat) all while beloved local haunts like Hideaway Cafe, Crowbar, Hooch and Hive, and New World Brewery continue to mostly rely on strong local bills to keep their calendars robust. With national tours starting to warm up to Florida, CL’s live music preview section may have to expand again. And while the live music scene is restarting in a big way, we should all resist the urge to say that “live music is back.”
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n March 2020, the music section of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay was a collection of stories about concerts, local and otherwise, that were still on “despite coronavirus concerns.” Before the month was over, the headlines shifted. An avalanche of concert postponements and cancellations followed, along with news about record shops providing curbside pickup and all the sets local music fans could livestream. Sadly, memoriams for Florida musicians who died from COVID-19 (DJ Griff Gotti, an alum of Ol’ Dirty Sundays) or were in critical condition after contracting the virus (part-time Gulfport resident John Prine, who passed on April 7) also found the page. One big local story dropped in April (Downtown St. Petersburg’s State Theatre was renamed “Floridian Social Club”), but May was still mostly more arena and stadium show cancellations and postponements (Guns ‘N Roses, Nickelback) and loud reminders that Tampa
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By Ray Roa Bay’s independent live music venues were probably going to wither away on the vine without federal aid. But it’s no secret that Florida didn’t stay closed for very long; to the state, it seemed the bottom line took precedence over the safety of residents, and without proper relief funding, venues almost had no choice but to play along. Come July and August, spots like Largo Cultural Center and New World Brewery were holding outdoor concert series. In September, Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander played three reduced-capacity, socially-distanced shows at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Sister Hazel booked a drivethru concert at Raymond James a month after that. By December 2020, Tampa Bay’s live music scene had withstood the pandemic, was booking buku—mostly masksrequired—local concerts, and staring at a very uncertain
future with the national touring industry still firmly on hold. Dance floors were even banned in Hillsborough County in an attempt to curb large gatherings (enforcement was lukewarm at the very best). When Super Bowl LV weekend rolled into town, CL counted nearly 40 concerts that popped up out of thin air—from big game bashes with Gucci Mane, Flo Rida and Migos to small venue sets with local DJs. (I talked to music industry folks in L.A. the day after the Bucs won, and you could hear their jaws drop on the floor when I told them about the volume and nature of the concerts.) For its part, CL started wading back into weekly live music previews around Thanksgiving and had revived a slimmed down version of “Music Week” before ringing in 2021. Now, at Tampa Bay’s largest venues— Amalie Arena and MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre—big ticket shows from John Mayer to Rod Wave are slowly returning to
The fight continues “I feel like people are already taking things for granted even though we’re still wounded. We are wounded animals right now,” Tom DeGeorge, owner of Crowbar in Ybor City, told CL. “I am afraid to smile when people say ‘You’re back!,’ because I don’t want people to think we’re back. The moment you start thinking everything is OK, we stop fighting.” To the casual observer, it’d be easy to peg DeGeorge as a pessimist, but it’s not hyperbolic to say that since the onset of the pandemic, his efforts locally—and, more importantly, together with the newly formed National Independent Venue Association (NIVA)—helped take the next step towards saving the live music industry. To make a long story short, read reporting from former CL music critic Eric Snider who wrote this just before Christmas last year: Against all reasonable odds, a diehard group of about 40 independent venue owners and promoters marshalled their energies and got a $15 billion provision included in the $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress passed and President Trump signed into law. It’s called the Save Our Stages Act, and it just might do what its name promises. These people, who became instant lobbyists and called themselves “The Fuckers,” did the heavy lifting on behalf of a larger organization, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), which hastily formed just a few weeks after the coronavirus shut down live entertainment. It looks like The Fuckers’ efforts will save many of the small, for-profit
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DOG DAYS: Tom DeGeorge at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Jul 3, 2021. venues that have been hanging on by their fingertips for the last several months. The bill also provides much-needed funds for mid-size venues, promoters, theatrical producers, and some museums and movie theaters. Thanks to more relief funds secured after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris came into office, the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) is now worth over $16 billion. There’s a reason cable news, plus outlets like the New York Times, Billboard, Time, Variety and more have come knocking on Crowbar’s door to talk to Tom. On top of that, DeGeorge, who is NIVA’s Florida captain, spoke loudly about his desire to see local and state officials move to not only provide support for venues like his, but to put the safety of the public over a desire to pump money back into the economy. His Tampa-based “Safe & Sound” reopening model was even picked up by the City of Tampa and then the live music capital of America in Austin, Texas. In June—a month-and-a-half after a glitch stalled the application process—when less than two dozen Florida applicants for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant had been approved, DeGeorge not only brought attention to the issue, but also helped local operators stay calm and navigate the delay, which he actually anticipated. “I told people, ‘Don’t be devastated if we don’t get to hit send tomorrow,’” DeGeorge told CL the day the applications went live in April. Even he didn’t get his application through.
“I trust the SBA [Small Business Administration] when they say they’re going to give us ‘ample time’ to go through the new FAQ section of the grant application before opening the portal.” SVOG grants in Tampa Bay The patience and persistence paid off. According to the SBA’s July 19 report on SVOG grants, nearly 500 venues in Florida have now been approved for more than $377 million in relief. The same report says that in the Tampa Bay area, just under 100 entities have been approved for SVOG funds to the tune of $99 million. Funds approved were based on loss, and DeGeorge said that nearly every local NIVA member was approved. He’s working to help secure money for the few still waiting, and after that he anticipates that some of the excess funding may be used in an additional round of relief for venues considered eligible entities. At Hot Dog Party 15 on July 3—the first fullblown live music event I’ve attended at Crowbar since the onset of the pandemic—DeGeorge was surrounded by almost two dozen NIVA “Fuckers” from across the U.S. who’d come to not only strategize, but take a collective breath. He told the crowd he was approved the night before. The SBA report says Crowbar was
DEEP BREATH: NIVA members celebrated in Ybor City on July 3, 2021, but the fight is not over. approved for $278,697 in SVOG relief. Approvals in Tampa Bay ranged from $10 million to $4,884. The average amount awarded to local venues was $1,076,309, but it appears that Amphitheatre Ybor Inc.—operator of The Ritz in Ybor City— was the only local club or small promoter to get more than $1 million. Locally, some of the largest SVOG approvals went to entities like Feld Entertainment ($10 million), Ruth Eckerd Hall ($9.3 million), Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center ($8.1 million) and Amphitheatre ($1.4 million). Most of these funds have yet to be distributed, but DeGeorge said he trusts the process will deliver the relief the way it’s supposed to. What’s next All that said, SVOG funds and a growing concert calendar should not be mistaken for the end of live music’s misery. As DeGeorge said, not one of these entities, big or small, is out of the woods. As we saw with Foo Fighters’ recent L.A. show, one case of coronavirus on a tour can lead to a string of postponed (or canceled) dates; compound that into other big tours as well as relatively smaller indie jaunts, and you have another round of weeks or months of empty venues. Tours already famously skipped Florida, but how can live music fans expect a band, its crew and agents to take a chance on a state recently responsible for 20% of all new coronavirus cases in the U.S.?
Still, DeGeorge has simple advice for locals looking to be better stewards of the live and local music scene. “There’s not much we can do, but there are a few things,” he explained. • Get vaccinated. • If you’re not going to get vaccinated, be careful and wear a mask. • If you don’t feel good, stay home. • Don’t ask to be on the guest list. “Pay for the shows, the industry and its workers have suffered enough. We need people to pay for the shows and pay for your drinks.” • Tip. “Just appreciate that it’s back, and don’t take it for granted,” DeGeorge said. “We have a long, long road ahead of us.” That’s absolutely true for an industry that was first to close and last to open, but DeGeorge is committed to making sure no eligible independent venue gets left behind. He wants locals—from venue owners to promoters to music fans—to use their platforms to create change in the community and work hand in hand with city officials “to make them work for us for the proper amount of change.” “I believe that we are still in a survival phase. And that’s why those little things are so incredibly important. Because I do want to survive,” DeGeorge said. “After survival, that’s when we get to the thrive part of things.”
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As a result, even some of Larson’s favorite menu items—like the conch fritters—had to be 86’d along with other items like the deviled crab and tacos. “What we’re doing right now is to ensure survivability. Not just for the next three months, stations like the Travel Channel, Golf Network but for the next five years,” Larson added. “We and CBS Sports. want another four decades of Skipper’s.” Notable additions to the new Skipper’s So along with other changes (read: no Smokehouse live music calendar include a New smoking), Skipper’s loyalists will also get to Year’s Eve show with Donna the Buffalo, try new menu items made by chef Mike the return of Southern Culture on Smith, who previously worked the Skids (Jan. 15), a Tom Petty at The Refinery in Seminole 75th birthday party (Oct. Heights and the Pearl and 16), Selwyn Birchwood the Grove in Dade City. (Aug. 28) and Nashville One of those new Pussy opening for options is hush pupReverend Horton Heat pies, which are now on Halloween. served with a side of Cricket Larson guava butter. Larson previously handled actually hates guava, marketing at the local but in North Florida’s institution, but she joked Taylor County—home to and told Creative Loafing her Poppy who passed Tampa Bay that she’s now in 2019—hush puppies Skipper’s Smokehouse the “head bottle washer.” always get served with 910 Skipper Rd., Tampa Larson, actually does guava jelly. Thursday-Friday (3 p.m-10 p.m.), Saturday a lot more than wash bot“That’s a tip of the hat (noon-10 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.-9 p.m.). skipperssmokehouse.com tles and said that over the to my roots,” Larson said. nearly year-long closure, She and Smith— she pored over years of who’s making nearly books and dug deep into food costs. Over the everything including pimento cheese (for grits) years, Skipper’s had tried its best to accommo- and BBQ sauce from scratch—are working to date customers’ every wish, but the menu had make Skipper’s a food destination in addition to be scaled down before this reopening. to a revered live music venue that’s played
Tampa’s iconic Skipper’s Smokehouse returns after nearly a year away. By Ray Roa
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fter being closed for nearly a year, iconic Tampa restaurant and music venue Skipper’s Smokehouse has officially reopened. Last summer, the 40-year-old institution closed in the wake of the pandemic. Eight months later—after entertaining several offers that just weren’t the right fit—Skipper’s surprised locals by announcing plans to welcome fans back. So two weekends ago, the famed Tampa restaurant and music venue held a limited-capacity four-day soft opening. In all, Skipper’s welcomed 200 guests a day during the extended training exercise. But last Thursday, Skipper’s—located at 910 Skipper Rd.—officially reopened to the public. What’s more is that the venue’s live music calendar is ramping back up, starting with a Thursday, July 22 performance from resident Grateful Dead tribute act Uncle John’s Band, which has played more than 1,000 shows under the Skipperdome. Over the last 40 years, Skipper’s played host to several generations of music lovers. Its Thursday Grateful Dead nights with Uncle John’s Band were a rite of passage for any Tampeño. The stage—tucked safely beneath the canopy of a oak trees that made up the “Skipperdome”—also played host to bands like The Black Keys, Avett Brothers and Mofro. The venue and restaurant have also been featured on
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host to acts like the Black Keys and countless legends of the blues, Americana, folk and the jam scene. After announcing the closure in September 2020, owners initially said the 1.6 acres of land Skipper’s sits on would be transformed into an outdoor special events space. The venue would’ve been open occasionally for private events with the possibility of sporadic concerts, but the restaurant would be permanently closed while the brand continued. Owner Tom White actively looked for joint partners, but none of the visions for the venue worked out. “The overarching theme is that we really want to see the brand continue,” Larson wrote at the time. “And we’re open to scenarios that involve that.” The pandemic shut down live music, the lifeblood of Skipper’s; it was the nail in the coffin last fall. But trying to live on takeout alone in those final weeks taught Larson that the beloved venue and restaurant had to find a sustainable business model. “God forbid another pandemic happens again,” she said. For the last seven years, Larson fought requests for her to get more involved in dayto-day operations, but being away from the Skipperdome changed her mind. So she worked to bring it back—and has a plan to keep it around. “Frankly, with Skipper’s being closed for an extended period, there was a shift in emotion,” Larson said. “I missed it so much.” We all did, too.
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Tampa Bay music festivals come roaring back in October. By Ray Roa
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ast last month, Clearwater Jazz Holiday announced its lineup and schedule for the 2021 festival set for Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 14-17 at Baycare Ballpark.Headliners include Snarky Puppy, Gloria Gaynor, Kool & the Gang and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Continuing the festival’s tradition of mixing Americana, funk and other genres into the jazz programming, the 2021 Jazz Holiday lineup also includes Lettuce, Dustbowl Revival, Lucy Woodward, plus Eric Marienthal Featuring The Silverman Brothers (see full schedule and lineup by locating this story on cltampa.com/magazine). Tickets for Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2021 start as low as $10 for single day admission and go as high as $200 for certain VIP packages. Having Snarky Puppy—which made its local debut with a show at Crowbar in Ybor City in 2014—share the Sunday bill with Lucy Woodward leaves the door open for some major collaboration (Woodward appeared locally with a Snarky Puppy side project Forq back in 2018), but it also showcases Clearwater Jazz Holiday’s intentional approach to bringing other genres to the bill (funky Americana band Dustbowl Revival plays Sunday along with soul and funk unit Lemon City Trio). Saturday’s lineup brings a jam band element to the mix thanks to Lettuce, but also features recent Grammy-winner Gaynor bringing a 13-piece band to the stage (Best Roots Gospel Album, 2020). If there ever was an anthem for the comeback of a music festival, it is “I Will Survive”.
But the celebration still also leans on the very things it was founded upon, jazz and community outreach. The Clearwater Jazz Holiday and Ruth Eckerd Hall Youth Jazz Band will play on Saturday, and Friday’s lineup finds Jason Miles leading a jam-packed tribute to pioneering jazzfunk saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. who died in 1999 at age 56. Other highlights on the lineup include swing outfit Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Gumbi Ortiz, a farewell show for Tampa Bay jazz singer Gloria West (playing a “Last Hurrah” set on Friday before her previously announced hiatus from performing), saxophonist Eric Marienthal, Ariella McManus who Victor Wooten described as one of his all-time favorites. In 2020, Clearwater Jazz Holiday organizers were forced to re-imagine their festival and stage mini-concerts instead, and did that with events that kept both musicians and support crews working. The event normally welcomes up to 40,000 people over four days at Coachman, but Jazz Holiday’s website bills the 2021 event as a reduced capacity special presentation. The move to the Spring Training home of the Philadelphia Phillies is a result of construction happening at Clearwater Jazz Holiday’s longtime home at Coachman Park, which is currently under renovation as part of the “Imagine Clearwater” project, which, in part, is bringing a 4,000-seat amphitheatre to the downtown waterfront.
Steve Weinberger, CEO of Clearwater Jazz Holiday, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that GA ticket holders have two options: First-come first-served stadium seating in the section of their choice, limited to a certain capacity to allow for spacing. Standing room GA tickets that let the ticket holder roam and take advantage of the different first-come first-served viewing areas at BayCare park are also available. “There’s a large grass berm behind the stage, and a tiki bar, plus concourse high-top and picnic tables, and those seats are just $10 plus applicable fees,” he said. Throughout the field are VIP areas and seating, which are also available to “High Note” boosters, sponsors and in limited quantities to the public as well. Total estimated capacity at Jazz Holiday 2021 is about 8,000 people per day, with the limited capacity plan according to Weinberger, but there may be some room to add more folks if the situation surrounding vaccine numbers and COVID safety changes. Weinberger said that Jazz Holiday 2021 will “follow the face mask rules/regulations that are set forth for outdoor events by Baycare Ballpark and the City of Clearwater… We’ll be posting all of those safety protocols on our website as we move through time.”
to enjoy music on the mainstage at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. You probably don’t have to worry about leaving work early either. “It’s gonna be kind of a mid-to-late afternoon start over there, so you won’t have to cut out too early to start pregaming—it’ll be in full swing like by 5 p.m. on Friday,” Cox added. And for those attending all three days of GMF won’t have to worry about missing the Bucs take on the New England Patriots in the season opener either because the 2021 festival is going to wrap up on Sunday at right about kickoff. “It’s so funny because there’s all these considerations we never had to think about before,” Cox said, laughing. That’s an understatement. GMF 2020 was the last large-scale event Tampa Bay hosted before the shutdown. The GMF team—which intentionally worked to not get ahead of itself so that it didn’t have to backtrack on any new dates—sees October as a busy month not just locally, but with music festivals happening around the U.S. The crew is also essentially planning two festivals at once since GMF 2022 is still on for March 11-12. Jazz Holiday’s Weinberger said booking his lineup was a challenge because all the other canceled 2020 festival bookings are essentially getting rescheduled. Cox said GMF experienced the same thing, but is also building a lineup and logistics for 2022 while it works to finalize the lineup for its four-day festival. “Except for maybe one or two spots, we pretty much have the whole 2021 lineup in place,” Cox said. His team’s been patient with building it, especially with the sensitive situation every artist and festival was thrust into when live music shut down for a year. “We’re not not putting a date on releasing it yet. We just want to make sure we get everything done right.” And as far as what the lineup for GMF’s 10th anniversary will look like, Cox promises a bright spotlight on Florida artists—a big goal for organizers when they started to plan the comeback. “Once the lineup comes out, and on the weekend of the festival, you’re really gonna see the tremendous amount of talent we have here, folks you maybe didn’t even realize lived in the state,” he said. “This is a Florida-based thing so I think that’s really going to stand out this year.”
Gasparilla Music Festival 2021 (and 2022) Clearwater isn’t alone in its fall festival ambitions either. Two weeks before the Jazz Holiday, downtown Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) will hold its rescheduled and expanded dates on Oct. 1-3. “There’s only going to be one stage on that extra day, Friday,” David Cox, Executive Director of GMF told CL when asked about the extra day his party is adding. That’s because a separate charity spin class is taking over Kiley Gardens, leaving the public
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Beyond that October will close out with Reggae Rise Up—set for Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 21-24 at St. Pete’s Vinoy Park—featuring close to three dozen bands including Damian Marley, Tribal Seeds, Slightly Stoopid, Soja and Dirty Heads. And in April, Tampa Bay Blues Festival is in the same park from April 8-10, with headliners like JJ Grey & Mofro, Jimmy Vaughn, Robert Randolph, Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish and more.
BLOW YOUR HORN: Distinguished Men of Brass plays Gasparilla Music Festival on March 8, 2020.
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Major keys
The Black Keys, Thundercat top a very busy fall for Jannus Live. By Katie Delk
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inally, Florida called The Black Keys back And this time, the whole tour is at small vendown to the Gulf coast. On Sept. 21, the rock ues once again, which means that by the time band will perform for a 2,000-person crowd you read this, there’s a good chance the show at St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live. It’s OK. You will be sold-out despite being what we believe can read that again. The Black Keys are play- is the most expensive Jannus Live ticket ever ing a rock club in St. Petersburg. (a ticket presale started on Wednesday, and the Wednesday’s announcement is significant public can start to buy their tickets on Friday, because, originally, Dan Auerbach and Patrick July 23 at 10 a.m.). Carney were set to sing on Sept. 4 at Soul singer Robert Finley is the MidFlorida Credit Union joining them on the stage, and Amphitheatre—a venue that the Keys aren’t the only big can hold about 19,000 peoshow coming to Jannus ple. Gary Clark Jr. and in the coming months. rising Americana star Yola were both supThe Struts The U.K. posed to open that gig, glam-rock band but instead, the Keys behind “Body Talks” chose cancel that date so announced the U.S. fans could get refunds. And “Strange Days Are now, the Keys return to Over” tour in June, their beginnings by headand it kicks off in St. lining a venue about 90% Petersburg. The last smaller. time The Struts, err, The Black Keys w/Robert Finley “They want to just strutted into Tampa Tuesday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. $79.50. tour America in the old Bay was in 2018 for a Jannus Live, 200 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg ways that they used to,” small private gig and jannuslive.com No Clubs marketing direcQ&A at Jim Chambers tor Kristin Stigaard told Music Box followed by Creative Loafing Tampa a sweaty show at the Bay. The outfit last brought its soulful swing Orpheum, and if this next show in the Bay area to Central Florida back in 2019 when it played even holds a candle to their Orpheum appearOrlando’s Amway Center with Modest Mouse ance, nobody will leave unhappy. Tuesday, Aug. and Shannon & the Clams—and was last in 31, 7 p.m. $25—Josh Bradley Tampa to close out a 2014 tour at Amalie Arena (St. Vincent opened)—but the Keys’ local roots Jack Harlow Last Tampa Bay saw Harlow—who go back to 2005 when the band played for about was nominated for Best New Artist and Best 800 people at Skipper’s Smokehouse (Skipper’s Male Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards—the just reopened, by the way, read more on p. 27). continued on page 30
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continued from page 29 23-year-old rapper was part of a slew of unofficial Super Bowl LV concerts that popped up out of nowhere in the run up to the big game. Other Florida dates on Harlow’s “Creme de la Creme” tour include Sept. 8 in Orlando (The Vanguard) and Sept. 10 in Miami (Fillmore). Thursday, Sept. 9, Sold out—Ray Roa
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Dashboard Confessional: Unplugged w/This Wild Life/Armon Jay In 2018, Tampa Bay fans of emo band Dashboard Confessional experienced the ultimate heartbreak: Ahead of his second performance at St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live that year, frontman Chris Carrabba had a family emergency that required his presence, causing Dashboard to cancel its appearance here, plus others in Dashboard’s hometown of Boca Raton, and Atlanta. Co-headliners All Time Low and Gnash carried on without the quintet in St. Pete and Atlanta, (Boca got flat-out canceled, understandably), but there hasn’t been any sign of Carrabba & co. rocking in Florida since then. Between COVID-19 halting the band’s 2020 tour with The Get Up Kids—which was set to stop at Orlando’s House Of Blues, and a June
2020 motorcycle accident that left him questioning whether he’d ever play again, who knew when Dashboard would be able to make it up to the emo kids of Tampa? Luckily, the band’s sole songwriter has since recovered from his accident, and now, the icon behind “Screaming Infidelities” has plotted this acoustic tour that features fellow emo royalty This Wild Life, as well as Armon Jay with his solo material. Jay has been playing lead guitar for Dashboard since 2015, so that’ll be twice in one night we’ll get to see him. Friday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. $27 & up—JB Thrice w/Touche Amore/ Self Defense Family In 2012, Thrice—known for a songbook featuring “Black Honey,” “Hurricane” and an earth shattering 2003 album The Artist in the Ambulance—announced that it was taking a hiatus. As we music fans all know, there are times when a band says that, and the break never ends. Sometimes, every member either goes solo, or steps out of the limelight entirely. Luckily, in 2015, Thrice reconvened for a few shows, and released To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere a year later—which peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200.
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HOW SWAY: Thundercat wants to get you out of the friend zone in October. Five years later, it appears that a year off the road did not tear Dustin Kensrue, Teppei Teranishi, and the Breckenridge brothers apart again. In fact, there allegedly is new music on the way. Saturday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. $25 & up—JB Modest Mouse In June, Modest Mouse released a new album, The Golden Casket, which the band will support this fall. Frontman Isaac Brock & co. were last in the area to support since-disgraced Brand New at the old Gary amp. Before that, the band headlined Gasparilla Music Festival in 2015 to kick off a world tour in support of the band’s Strangers to Ourselves LP. Saturday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. Sold out—RR Tennis w/Molly Burch Made up of husband and wife Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley— plus drummer Steve Voss and bassist Ryan Tullock—Tennis evokes the soft-sounds of the late-’70s and early-’80s but with a modern indierock tinge. The couple already has a connection to Tampa Bay, too; St. Pete’s municipal marina is where the couple purchased their beloved sailboat “Swift Ranger.” Moore talked about her love of the area in an interview with CL in 2017 before opening for Spoon at The Ritz. (A show I still can’t believe I missed.) And in 2011, Riley told the “Swift Ranger” story ahead of the Tennis’ set opening for Dum Dum Girls at the old Orpheum on the same block as CL’s Ybor City office. Singer-songwriter Molly Burch opens the show as well as the tour’s only other Florida stop at the Beacham in Orlando on Oct. 23. Friday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. $19.50 & up— Stephanie Powers Angels & Airwaves w/Bad Suns Over the years, blink-182 co-founder Tom DeLonge has been a firm believer in aliens and UFOs—having even formed To The Stars Academy Of Arts & Science in the mid-2010s, which focuses on trying to
prove the existence of UFOs and the extraterrestrial (he's not wrong). The company even went as far as whipping together a documentary for the History Channel a few years back. So, it’s really no wonder that Angels & Airwaves, the second chapter of DeLonge’s musical life, has named its new tour “Lifeforms.” Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m. $37—JB Thundercat w/Channel Tres Grammy winner Stephen Lee Bruner, aka, Thundercat is one of the biggest names in music, and I first heard of him when he geniusly brought in yacht rock gods Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald to work with him on the soulful “Show You the Way.” Technically in the “Progressive R&B” category, at least in the eyes of the Grammy committee, Bruner just won a gold gramophone in that category for his album Is What It Is. This is the first time Bruner plays the Bay area, after a canceled Ybor City show in 2017. Rapper and singer Channel Tres is opening. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. $25—SP 100 gecs After postponing its May 2020 show at Crowbar in Ybor City (thanks, COVID), hyperpop duo 100 gecs is headed back to Tampa Bay. Before 100 gecs was even conceived, Laura Les and Dylan Brady knew each other in high school. Their first EP drew little mainstream attention, but once the duo made its way up by performing in music festivals held in Minecraft worlds, and by collaborating with Charli XCX and Fall Out Boy, it’s been nothing but new releases and headlining tours. The duo that gave us “stupid horse” was supposed to make its Bay area debut last May. But due to the pandemic, its “Tree Of Clues Tour” never happened at all. Other Florida dates on 100 gecs’ fall tour include Nov. 6 in Ft. Lauderdale (Revolution) and Nov. 5 in Orlando (Beacham). Friday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m. $22—JB
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The best yacht-rock conerts coming to Tampa Bay this year. By Stephanie Powers
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s Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s self-proclaimed yacht-rock aficionado, here’s a list of all the upcoming shows that’ll make you want to grab a piña colada and sail away during a sunset with a one-night-only lover. I’ll surrender that some of the bands listed here may be more in the “soft rock” category— and it’s your right to have an opinion on what is yacht or nacht. But staying true to the format that my fellow Sunset Sundays DJs play, anything of the ‘70s and ‘80s AM Gold flavor fits the bill. So have a look, and let me know what I missed or how I totally nailed it by emailing stephanie@cltampa.com. And since most of these shows are at either Ruth Eckerd Hall of the Bilheimer Cap, can we just call Clearwater the yacht-rock capitol of Florida? Firefall w/Orleans/Pure Prairie On this triple threat lineup, the flute-filled jams of Firefall (“You are the Woman”, “Just Remember I Love You”) set sail with Wooodstock’s harmonious Orleans (“Still the One’’, “Dance with Me”). And while Pure Prairie League’s “Amie” was the bigger hit, “Let Me Love You Tonight” really
nails the noncommittal attitude that yacht-rock is all about. Love you tonight, not tomorrow. Friday, July 23, 7:30 p.m. $38.75-$83.75. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Alan Parsons Live Project w/Carl Palmer OK, The Alan Parsons Project is technically prog-rock, but, goddamn—if “Eye in the Sky” doesn’t make you want to get hazy at sunset, then I don’t know what will. Plus, Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is opening. Friday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. $52.25$128.25 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Christopher Cross The Godfather of Yacht, Christopher Cross is playing at the Capitol Theatre. I saw him a few years back, and I’m going to warn you that he plays a lot of the good stuff first because he hates people who walk into shows late. So, if you don’t want to miss “Sailing,” ride like the wind to get there on time. It’s just across the
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bridge, not the border of Mexico. Sunday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. $49.50-$89.50. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater Hall and Oates w/ Squeeze/KT Tunstall Darryl Hall and John Oates started in the same “Blue-Eyed Soul” school as the great Michael McDonald. The Philly duo’s early stuff is their most yachty material (I mean, I’m pretty sure the subject of “She’s Gone” is the same lady who is taking it on the run from REO Speedwagon). No matter the genre, Hall and Oates always make my dreams come true. Monday, Sept. 20, $22 and up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa. livenation.com Fourth annual ‘70s Fest: Little River Band w/Lords of 52nd Street Little River Band, baby. The group is inarguably one of the best examples of yacht-rock. If you’re a LRB novice, start with “Lady” and finish with “Cool Change.” Pretty sure none of the original members are still in the band, but any LRB is good LRB. A Billy Joel Tribute band is opening (definitely, nacht yacht) but before the concert, there’s a ‘70s market and car show. Saturday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. $35-$79. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Pablo Cruise If you don’t know Pablo, you probably remember Will Ferrell’s shirt from “Step Brothers.” So listen to two of Cruise’s best songs “Love Will Find a Way” and “Whatcha Gonna Do?” to get the reference. Listening to Pablo Cruise is basically the first step to start winning in life. Saturday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m., $29-$55. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater Air Supply One night stands seem to be a hallmark of yacht-rock, but this Australian duo demands more of a commitment than its counterparts. Take note of the plural “nights” in the single “Even the Nights are Better.” Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock are not talking about a fling, they want to see you again, and they might even want to meet the parents. And don’t get me started on the 1980 hit “Lost In Love”— that’s some romance right there. Sunday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. $50-$100. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater America London band America is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a band that’s released some of the best sail-worthy songs around. The lyrics on “Sister Golden Hair” encompass everything the genre is about: “I ain’t ready for the altar but I do agree there’s times when a woman sure can be a friend of mine.” “Ventura Highway” is another single that gets my motor running—but on land. Thursday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m. $39-$100. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Find this post on cltampa.com/magazine to find links for tickets.
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Hard Rock revival
The casino’s concert game gets a restart, too. By Ray Roa and Josh Bradley
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n a lot of ways, you’ve got to feel bad for the Hard ZZ Top Rock Event Center. The Seminole Hard Rock That little ol’, very-bearded, band from Texas Hotel & Casino’s 1,500-seat venue basically had wrapped up a critically-acclaimed 50th annijust the fall of 2019 to host shows, and while gigs versary tour, with support from Cheap Trick, by Keith Urban and Smokey Robinson went off mere months before COVID-19 axed all future without a hitch, others like a much-anticipated live shows. Billy F. Gibbons (Hendrix’s personal September 2020 concert from Alicia Keys—who favorite guitarist), bassist Dusty Hill, and the would’ve been supporting her seventh studio LP, beardless Frank Beard are no strangers to due last March—were pushed back Florida, though, having stopped in (Keys is now set to play there on the Sunshine State at least Sept. 18, 2022). once a year since 2010. And while the casino Every time the band waited until March 20, arrives in Tampa, the 2020 to close—three setting almost always days after the govercha nges —whet her nor ordered nightclubs rocking a festival at to shutdown, and resBusch Gardens, or cotaurants to operate at headlining with John 50% capacity—Seminole Fogerty at Coachman Hard Rock’s reopening was Park, ZZ Top has torn down undoubtedly one of the safpretty much every concert est in the area, with the venue in Tampa Bay. And Hard Rock Event Center facility flexing its resources it’s about to take on a brand Second floor of the Seminole to make sure surfaces were new one that hardly anyHard Rock Hotel & Casino 5223 Orient Rd., Tampa cleaned obsessively all while body has played. Tuesday, seminolehardrocktampa.com security literally played the Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Sold out. role of mask police. Also playing As of publishing, a dozen events—including three comedy shows and one Gary Allan Thursday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m. Sold out. cage match—are listed on the Hard Rock Event Sugar Ray Thursday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m. $45 & up Center’s website. Here are two we’re most look- Vince Neil & Great White Thursday, Oct. 14, ing forward to; they’re both sold out, but that 7 p.m. $40 & up doesn’t mean you can’t wander around the casino In This Moment w/Black Veil Brides/Ded/ where some great local musicians (Ivy Alex, Raven Black Friday, Nov. 19, 5:15 p.m. $45 & up John O’Leary, Leon Majcen, Claire VanDiver The Stylistics Sunday, May 8, 8 p.m. $30 & up and DJs (Ekin, Xplicid, Flaco, Shannon C) enjoy Alicia Keys Sunday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m. $299 & residencies at the facility’s many lounges and up restaurants.
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C Benefit for Ade: Wreath w/The Nervous Girls/MrENC The Tampa Bay music fam comes together to help one of its own—Ade Akinloba. The guitarist of local punk band Black Clash lost his mother recently, and his grandmother before that, so this benefit aims to help raise funds for the funeral and other expenses. A mix of hardcore (Wreath), indie-rock (Nervous Girls) and psychedelic art-rock (MrENC) leads the bill. Akinloba’s band was a part of its own 2019 benefit show where it raised money for the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, so now it’s our turn to help. Find a link to the GoFundMe even if you can’t attend. (Crowbar, Ybor City)
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C Kairos Creature Club What exactly is Kairos Creature Club? Concept band? Maybe. Cult? Not sure. Rockin’ indie band? Definitely. Self-described as a “multilevel interrogative self-enlightenment organization” the group is comprised of a bunch of musicians already in a bunch of good bands—Lena Simon (La Luz), Glenn Michael Van Dyke (Boytoy), Matt Shaw (The Mother Gooses) and James Scott Rubia (Animal Clinic). To stay true to concept, the members go by pseudonyms: Kairos, Billy Creature, Daddy Braids and Lee Savage, respectively. You can see for yourself when the Greenway records signee plays a “damnthis-is-free?” gig in Tampa’s West River neighborhood; strap on Kairos Create Club’s psychedelic jam “Kevlar” to get in the mood. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa) C Kevin PM w/Broom Closet St. Augustine singer-songwriter Kevin Mahoney, aka Kevin PM, could almost be The National’s Matt Berninger’s vocal twin. His music, driven by a vocal deep in emotion and range, spans genres (indie, folk, experimental) as well as decades (songs like “Look, Ma” could easily fit on a Nick Drake album). But PM isn’t the only great indie band on this bill. Broom Closet’s stellar dreamy-garageindie single, and accompanying video, “Tisket,Tasket,” like the rest of the trio’s selftitled debut album, has aged well since its release in 2016, and according to the band’s Instagram page there’s new stuff coming out this fall. Can’t wait. (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa) C Rockabilly Battle Royale: Skinny McGee & His Mayhem Makers Fans of rockabilly, roots, nervous energy and chaos in general can rejoice because after a year off, the annual Rockabilly Battle Royale is
back and ready to rumble. Local musician Christian Little started the event built around “fake bands” when he noticed that rockabilly-type outfits in the Tampa Bay area had similar setlists and probably knew a lot of the same songs. Little starts with a “roll call” to see who’s interested. Then musicians’ names go into four respective hats depending on the instrument they play. Little told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the fake band lineups are then literally picked by Little’s chickens. The fake bands are set in stone a couple of month’s before the show when the members pick songs from one artist to put a rockabilly spin on. “We’ve had everything from Kiss to Dewey Cox,” Little said. Skinny McGee & His Mayhem Makers—a local act just reactivated from a 15 year hiatus—headlines as special guest. (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Tightrope Improv: John Nowicki feat. Blake Yeager w/Jake Tremper John Nowicki (The Holy Terror, Poetry ‘n Lotion) is at it again, this time hosting a monthly musical improvisation night where “handselected luminaries” from Tampa Bay area’s music scene are picked to perform. The night consists of two sets: the first has musicians performing original works; the second brings “all gathered musicians for a oneof-a-kind, completely improvised full-band performance.” Every month will bring new musicians and for Wednesday night’s inaugural run Nowicki is joined by Tribal Style guitarist Blake Yeager and jack-of-all-musical-trades Jake Tremper. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
Sunday School for Sinners: Kevin Earle and the Deluxe 12 w/Marc Garnacias Kevin Siebel fronts a new Americana indiepost-punk act, Kevin Earle and the Deluxe 12, where he’s backed by drummer Keith Jones, Steve Menendez on bass and mandolin plus guitarist Jonathan Clark. Sibel’s been an onand-off again gigging musician for years, and his early-aughts band Eumenides even opened for the Decemberists. He brings a sound that can go from noisy indie-rock to
DJ Pauly D w/Kyle Kinch After you get Saturday’s gym, tan and laundry in, head out to see Paul DelVecchio Jr.—aka DJ Pauly D, the one Jersey Shore cast member that actually had a job (were the others really working at that souvenir shop?). In 2011, Pauly got a three-album deal with 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records. His sets are mixed-genre, so lil’ bit hip hop, lil’ bit EDM, lil’ bit of everything. Only thing for certain is his hair will be high and he’s no longer DTF—sorry, he’s in a relationship now. Local DJ Kyle Kinch opens the 18 and up show. (The Ritz, Ybor City)
Lil Poppa Lil Poppa started rapping in church in elementary school, but at the age of 12 left the religious themes behind. The Jacksonville rapper got attention from record companies after the release of the heartbreaking single “Purple Hearts” based on
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“quiet heartfelt acoustic folk” to this free outdoor show where lyrics about grief, loss, and accepting middle age should be well received. (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa)
the true story of surviving a shooting. Fast forward to an Interscope deal, which led to critically acclaimed albums including the May-released Blessed, I Guess. FYI, the show at this Jackson Heights’ nightclub is advertised for kids and teens, but the 21-year-old’s lyrics are sometimes explicit so don’t get mad at us if your child comes away with some new words in their vocab. (Celebrities Day & Nightclub, Tampa)
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Summer Jam Night 1: Apathy w/Celph Titled Friday, Aug. 27. 8 p.m. $22-$25. Crowbar, Ybor City
Kevin James Saturday, Dec. 4. 7:30 p.m. $43.25-$93.25. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Johnny G. Lyon Band Saturday, Aug. 28. 8 p.m. $20. Hough Hall at the Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg Summer Jam Night 2: Palomino Blond w/ Roxx Revolt & The Velvets/Tribal Style/ Mindwash/Pilot Jonezz/more Saturday, Aug. 28. 5 p.m. $TBA. Crowbar, Ybor City Emo Night Brooklyn Friday, Sept. 3. 10 p.m. $12. Orpheum, Ybor City
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Daughtry w/Sevendust/Tremonti/Travis Bright Thursday, Dec. 16. 7 p.m. $48.75$78.75. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Little Feat w/Jack Broadbent Tuesday, Jan. 25. 8 p.m. $38.25-$83.25. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Ryan Hamilton Friday, Feb. 4. 8 p.m. $25$45. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater Deafheaven Tuesday, Mar. 1. 7 p.m. $23$45. Orpheum, Ybor City Eric Johnson Wednesday, Mar. 16. 8 p.m. $25-$49. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
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hile many of his peers spent their careers “It was my soul coming into the music, that’s all wailing along with distorted, booming, it was. The origin was very spontaneous but it effects-filled guitar riffs and solos, Yngwie became very detailed as well, the arrangements Malmsteen molded his music with crafted clas- and stuff,” added Malmsteen. sicality that rocks. As for his shows on the current Parabellum Over 43 years, Malmsteen has become a tour, Malmsteen—along with his bassist, drumrenowned and respected virtuoso. And with an mer and keyboardist—said although the current appreciation for the great rock, blues, country shows feature new tracks, some older material and other guitarists before him, he also read- would “maybe” be played for fans drawn to his ily gives classical composers such as Paganini more melodic material whose origins can be traced (also a guitarist), Bach and Vivaldi credit as his to a love of classical, particularly from the baroque chief musical influences. period. Citing composers as And some of those influinfluences, he said he neiences will be centerstage ther embraces or disdains Yngwie Malmsteen when Malmsteen—a 2015 his “neoclassical” label. inductee into the Swedish “I’m just a composer Saturday, Jul 24, 8 p.m. $32.75-$58.75 Ruth Eckerd Hall Music Hall of Fame—plays and a performer. What 1111 McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater Clearwater this weekend. comes out of me naturally rutheckerdhall.com The 58-year-old’s first is going to sound pretty studio album, 1984’s Rising Force, was named neoclassical but I really don’t label things like “Best Rock Album” that year in Guitar Player that,” he said. Always looking to broaden his Magazine and nominated for a “Best Rock stylistic repertoire, Malmsteen said he works Instrumental Performance” Grammy. Since to make his music interesting and challenging then, Malmsteen has released 21 more studio and doesn’t mention any direct influences in the LPs, with a new one—Parabellum—due July world of rock and roll. 23, a day before his Bay area show. Malmsteen “When you turn up a Marshall stack or whatsaid the effort was written and recorded with ever I use and you have a double-bass drum set, a sense of spontaneity as a “single piece of art.” that sound, I like,” added Malmsteen. “It’s all “It was allowing it to happen. I had the just a choice of notes. I got tired of the 5-notesgear in the studio, so I just captured what I per-octave in the blues-rock vein. As a composer thought were the best parts completely undi- and performer, I need to challenge myself.” luted,” Malmsteen told Creative Loafing Tampa When it’s all said and done and the amps are Bay, speaking from a convertible Ferrari in turned off and the lights go down, Malmsteen Miami Beach, where he currently lives. Because said he likes to see audiences leave not only satof what Malmsteen—born Lars Johan Yngve isfied but mesmerized. “I want them to have a Lannerbäck in Stockholm—said was one of his blown mind, a melted face and no hearing left,” most “pure” albums with “no distractions,” the he said and chuckled. “I put a lot of intensity Parabellum shows are both freeform and exact. into the show and they’ll see that.”
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In the straights
Hm. I’m not convinced events went down as described, HOTWATER, or that your wife went down as described—hell, I’m not convinced your wife exists. There are just too many “unwilling cuckold fantasy” tropes in your letter, HOTWATER, from your wife cheating on you in the most humiliating way possible (with your best friend and in front of other friends), to your wife doing things for another man that she won’t do for you (and doing those things in front of you), to the sexual blackmail your wife is now subjecting you to (she’ll allow you to come in her mouth on the condition that your best friend gets to keep coming in her mouth). And the presence of an inert-borderinghouseplant best friend (did he have nothing to say to you?) with the equally inert wife (did she have no reaction to being rejected by you?) don’t make your question seem any more credible. But on the off, off, off chance there is a wife, there was a vacation house, and something happened in a hot tub…. If you can’t make a credible threat of divorce, HOTWATER, then you’re fucked. Your wife wants to dictate terms and set conditions—conditions like you’ll only get X from her (X = coming in her mouth) if she gets to do X with someone else—and if her behavior at that vacation house are any indication, ENRAGE, she’s gonna X around with other guys whether you like it not. You can tell her she’s not allowed to do anything like that ever again—you
can insist on strict monogamy—but having seen what she’s capable of, under and over the water, will you ever feel comfortable letting your wife out of your sight again? Will you ever be able to leave her alone with your best friend Groot again? If the thought of your wife cheating turned you on, HOTWATER, you might be able to make this work. And perhaps it does turn you on. You said you were excited when your wife first confessed what she’d done in that hot tub with your best friend, but things went south during the foursome you had to “even the score.” Maybe you don’t want the score to be even? If the thought of a “deeply unfair” one-sided open relationship turns you on—if the thought of getting to come in your wife’s mouth, say, one time for every 10 times your best friend gets to come in her mouth—then you should think about sharing that information with your wife. It could be the start of something big. It could be the start of an invigorating sexual adventure. Or it could be the beginning of the end. But seeing as the end seems inevitable anyway… why not go down swinging? I spent two years with a man I thought I would marry. Then he lost his job in Italy, where we lived, and COVID-19 made it impossible for him to find another job, so he returned to his home country. I would have done the same if I were in his place. I spent the last five years getting my degree and I’m a woman who is working in my field, and I wouldn’t give that up to follow a man to another country. But his decision to go nevertheless broke my heart. Two months later he changed his mind and wants a future with me in Italy. We decided to meet in August to discuss our future and in the last three weeks we have exchanged so many messages of love. Then, classically, I met someone else. I explained my situation to him—that I’m going on holiday with my ex and that we are talking about getting back together— and he appreciated my honesty and said that enjoying the moment is more important to him than thinking about the future. A week later we slept together. The problem is that I’m still in love with my ex and I want him to return to Italy and be my boyfriend again. But I can’t erase my feelings for this new man. This is a difficult situation and it’s hard to talk about it, even with my friends. Do you have any suggestions?—Messy Emotions, Sensitive Situation
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You and your ex-boyfriend are still exes, which means you’re free to do whatever/whoever you like. Same for your ex, MESS, and for all you know he has dated and/or fucked another girl or girls and
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My wife got drunk at a vacation house we rented with a bunch of friends and cheated on me with my best friend in the hot tub. They didn’t have sex, but they did other things. I wasn’t there but there were eight other people in the hot tub, and the jets were on, so no one else saw what was going on “under the water.” My wife told me about it afterward, and I was hurt but also kind of excited. She proposed we “even the score” by asking my friend and his wife to have a foursome. They agreed but the experience was miserable. My wife and my friend were very into each other and my friend’s wife was willing but I was having a hard time enjoying myself with a woman I had no interest in while my wife did things for my best friend that she would never do for me. She let him come in her mouth, which is something she never lets me do, and she did it right in front of me. Now she says she will do that for me but only if she can keep doing it for him. This seems deeply unfair. We have kids and I don’t want to get divorced but I’m concerned that I’m going to keep getting hurt if I stay. What can I do? I need…—Help Overcoming Terrible Worries About This Entire Relationship
those experiences helped him realize you were the one he wanted. If he’s the one you want— and if you, like most people, are only allowed to have one—then you’ll have to end things with Mr. Enjoying The Moment when your ex returns or isn’t your ex anymore, MESS, whichever comes first. That’s assuming Mr. Moment is still in your life at that point. Mr. Moment could wind up exiting your life just as quickly as he entered it, e.g., he could ghost on you tomorrow, or you could discover something about him next week that dries you up. But even if you ultimately have to end things with Mr. Moment because you’re getting back together with your ex—if you have to end things with Mr. Moment for that reason and no other—you don’t have to erase your feelings. You can be sad about that ending and happy about picking things back up with your ex at the same time. And just a little heads up: “Have you been seeing anyone else?” is a question exes often ask each other when they’re thinking about getting back together. You can and should answer that question truthfully, of course, but you don’t have to go into detail. “I briefly dated someone” is an honest answer and enough of an answer. Omitting the part about how you crushed hard on the other guy isn’t dishonest, MESS, it’s considerate. I mean, if it turns out your ex dated someone else that he really, really liked while he was in his home country, would you want him to tell you that? I’m a straight, cis man in his late-20s and recently met a hot kinky woman my age on a kink/hookup app. We’ve had two meals together and six awesome fucks, all at my place. We’re on the same page about this being casual. She’s never mentioned anything about being married but I’m pretty sure she’s either married or recently separated. Instagram and Facebook make it clear that until at least two months ago there was a husband in her life. I don’t care if she’s single or married or separated, but I wonder if I should mention to her that I’m aware her life is a little more complicated than she’s let on. If there’s a chance she’s stressing about the (possible)
deception, I could save her the stress. Do I tell her what I know?—Knowing Me, Knowing You That hot kinky woman could be cheating on her husband or recently divorced or recently widowed. Whatever’s going on, KMKY, she’s had lots of opportunities to open up to you about her life—six amazingly awesome fucks, two hopefully delicious meals—and she’s chosen not to. Sharing details about your life might inspire her to open up about hers, KMKY, but telling her you’ve been lurking on her social media—particularly if she didn’t share her handles with you—could piss her off. That said, I don’t blame you for checking out her Instagram or Facebook accounts. It’s natural to be curious about the people you’re fucking and it’s weird when people post things to public social media accounts and then get upset when someone they’re fucking—technically a member of the public—sees those posts. But the willingness of a new sex partner to demonstrate that they respect our privacy, maybe even a little more than we respect our own, can go a long way toward establishing trust. And not bringing up what you may have seen on the social media accounts of someone you’ve only recently met or started fucking demonstrates tact. And finally, KMKY, kink might have something to do with why this woman hasn’t opened up to you about other parts of her life. Some kinky people prefer play partners who don’t know the mundane details of their everyday lives—for some, being known only as a Dom or a sub or an AB or an LG or a no recip oral cum dump latex gimp makes it easier to step into their fantasy role. If that’s the case with this woman, KMKY, knowing you know what you know about her—and learning how you came to know it—might wind up disqualifying you as a friend and ruining you as a play partner. Contact mail@savagelove.net, follow @FakeDanSavage on Twitter and bookmark savagelovecast.com.
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