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4 | AUGUST 18 - 24, 2022 | cltampa.com One of the stars of the 85-minute intermission-less play is director Smith’s taut sound design. New theater reviews, p. 43. PUBLISHER James Howard EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ray Roa DIGITAL EDITOR Colin Wolf MANAGING EDITOR Kyla Fields STAFF WRITER Justin Garcia FOOD and THEATER CRITIC Jon Palmer Claridge FILM & TV CRITIC John Allman IN-HOUSE WITCH Caroline DeBruhl CONTRIBUTORS John W. Allman, Josh Bradley, Gabe Echazabal, Alexandria Jones, McKenna Schueler, Arielle Stevenson PHOTOGRAPHERS Tre, ‘Junior’ Butler, Dave Decker, Isaiah Stephens EDITORIAL INTERNS Molly Ryan, Maximilian Steele Apply for fall via rroa@cltampa.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jack Spatafora GRAPHIC DESIGNER Joe Frontel ILLUSTRATORS Joe Newton, Dan Perkins, Cory Robinson, Bob Whitmore SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Anthony Carbone, Scott Zepeda MARKETING, PROMOTIONS AND EVENTS DIRECTOR Alexis Quinn Chamberlain MARKETING, PROMOTIONS AND EVENTS COORDINATOR Lauren Caplinger EUCLID MEDIA GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Andrew Zelman CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS Chris Keating, Michael Wagner EXECUTIVE EDITOR Sarah Fenske VP OF DIGITAL SERVICES Stacy Volhein REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Hollie Mahadeo DIGITAL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Jaime EDITORIALeuclidmediagroup.comMonzoncltampa.comcldeals.comPOLICY—CreativeLoafing Tampa is a publication covering public issues, the arts and entertainment. In our pages appear views from across the political and social spectrum. They do not necessarily represent the views Creative Loafing Tampa is published by Tampa Weekly, LLC, 633 N Franklin St., Suite The physical edition is available free of charge at locations throughout Tampa Bay and online at cltampa.com. Copyright 2021, Tampa The newspaper is produced and printed on Indigenous land belonging to Tampa Bay’s Tocobaga and Seminole tribes. Our main number: (813) 739-4800 Letters to the editor: comments@cltampa.com Anonymous news tips: cltampabay_tips@protonmail.com Creative Loafing is printed on a 90% recycled stock. It may be recycled further, please do your part. A MEMBER OF: ON THE COVER: Photo of W.I.T.C.H. by Ian Enger. Design by Joe Frontel I wasn’t perfect. Jack Johnson gets candid about the pandemic, p. 51. Story tampa.creativeloafing.com/cltv twitter.com/cl_tampa facebook.com/cltampaeditors Connects, How was your Date cltampa.com/movies? cltampa.com/PartyPics Ybor Festival of the Moving cltampa.com/artsImage Music: Tampa Bay Blues Fest 40 Music Week ...................................................42 Concert review: Artic Monkeys 42 The List ..........................................................46 Movie reviews 63 Free Will Astrology.........................................64 Puzzler ...........................................................66 Savage Love 69 SeaWorld in February, animal rights claiming the practice of keeping wild dangerous. But even though public many don’t see a parallel between the kind and the practice of displaying animals asking for too much? Or is it time for a “entertainment” animals? question ................. 5Story tampa.creativeloafing.com/cltv twitter.com/cl_tampa facebook.com/cltampaeditors Connects, How was your Date cltampa.com/movies? on cltampa.com/PartyPics Ybor Festival of the Moving cltampa.com/artsImage Music: Tampa Bay Blues Fest 40 Music Week ...................................................42 Concert review: Artic Monkeys 42 The List ..........................................................46 Movie reviews 63 Free Will Astrology.........................................64 Puzzler ...........................................................66 Savage Love 69 at SeaWorld in February, animal rights claiming the practice of keeping wild and dangerous. But even though public widespread, many don’t see a parallel between the kind Vick and the practice of displaying animals activists asking for too much? Or is it time for a “entertainment” animals? question ................. 5 twitter.com/cl_tampabay Follow us on instagram.com/cltampabayfacebook.com/cltampabay O’NEALKIZZY NEWS+VIEWS ....................... 11 FOOD & DRINK ..................... 27 A&E ...................................... 40 MUSIC .................................. 51 MUSIC WEEK ........................ 55 SAVAGE LOVE ....................... 61 CROSSWORD ........................ 63 PLAYERSOFF-CENTRAL DEFEATX /food More donuts? /music Concert photos /news Alligator attack on video /arts Clerks IRL cltampa.com/slideshows AI DeSantis
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Herd that The Buccaneers, Rays and Lightning get a lot of love in Tampa Bay, but the fandom runs just as deep when it comes to the University of South Florida. This weekend, 2019’s USF Athletics Fan of the Year Lauren Pickel and the USF Greater Tampa Alumni Chapter stage the 2022 Bulls Block Party, which is setting up camp at the Italian Club on the corner of E 7th Avenue and Angel Olivia Sr. Street for a kickoff and guest speakers before releasing the herd into surrounding bars—including Gaspar’s Grotto, Coyote Ugly, Prana, Big Easy Bar, First Chance/Last Chance, Rock Brothers, Showbar, and Tangra—along with restaurant/nightspots 7th+Grove and Zydeco Brew Werks. The event— which drew more than 1,000 fans and raised more than $25,000 for scholarships—seeks to make an even bigger impact this year and is encouraging all Bulls fans, not just alumni, to take part in the ticketed event. 2022 USF Bulls Block Party. Saturday, Aug. 20. 1:30 p.m. $25. Italian Club, 1731 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. usfalumni.org City songs So this one’s not exactly happening in the his toric district, but Ybor City Records is home to a roster featuring some of the best singer-song writers from across the Bay area. To kick off the weekend, four of them head to St. Petersburg for a set that finds Joshua Reilly, Mercy McCoy, Adam Randall and Taylor Raynor playing inthe-round but also backed by a full band. Joshua Reilly w/Mercy McCoy/Adam Randall/Taylor Raynor Friday, 7 p.m. $10. 7C Music, 535 22nd St S, St. Petersburg. shop.sevencmusic.com
BARRIEHAUS Ybor, the city Head to the historic district this weekend. By Ray Roa Ybor City is home to some extremely good beer, and there’s a brewery that’s quite lit erally the best in the world when it comes to Vienna lager. Barriehaus is a lager-centric stronghold on the west end of the entertain ment district, and at this year’s World Beer Cup—more or less the Olympics of beer where nearly 60 countries put forth more than 10,000 entries across more than 100 styles—it took home the gold medal for its Family Tradition Vienna Lager. To celebrate, Jim Barrie, head brewer and co-founder of BarrieHaus, and Tana Meredith who has been with the company since opening day welcome the silver and bronze med alists in the category (respectively, New Mexico’s Ex Novo Brewing and Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company from Orlando) plus fans of the style known for its reddish-copper hue and delicate malt character. There’ll be live music, a German food truck and banner drop, too—because this is Champa Bay after all. World’s Best Vienna Lager Celebration. Saturday, Aug. 20. All day, no cover. Barriehaus Beer Co., 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com
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Gouge away St. Pete won't vote on rent control this fall. By Arielle Stevenson Last Wednesday, for the second week in a row, residents of St. Petersburg camped out on the steps of city hall. About 30 people, this time watched closely by Pinellas Sheriff’s working out side their jurisdiction (read more on p. 12), pitched tents and risked arrest to demand the city give voters the choice to decide for themselves on the issue of rent control. The next day, dozens lined up to beg city leadership for one simple request: let the people decide.
Gabbard asked if Figgs-Sanders wanted to amend her motion to open the vote to the com mittee as a whole instead of the YFS. “Certainly I’ll consider it but councilmember Hanewicz already said they won’t do anything with it,” Figgs-Sanders said. “What are we tell ing the people here today with that?”
“Do you not think that homeless children are an emergency?” Correa said. “We’re gonna have rent control in this city, and in the whole state of Florida. The more you vote in favor of landlords, the more you embolden the tenants to fightAfterback.”the vote, Driscoll closed by thank ing St. Pete Police Chief Anthony Holloway for “ensuring we have had the space for democracy and ensuring recent events were carried out safely and within the law,” referring (presum ably) to last night’s sleep-in. The room balked and erupted into a chant, “We will not be silenced, evictions are our vio lence.”
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4, St. Pete city council passed a motion asking legal staff to draft a resolution declaring a housing state of emergency in order to put rent stabilization on the November ballot. Councilmembers Figgs-Sanders, WheelerBowman, and Floyd supported that measure, but the original motion’s language was never put to a vote last Thursday. Floyd unsuccessfully proposed declaring a housing state of emergency in the Housing, Land Use, and Transportation committee back in February. Back then, city administration echoed the city’s legal department, which cau tioned that any rent stabilization efforts would put the city at too great a legal risk. After missing last week’s vote, Councilmember Lisset Hanewicz said she was “shocked,” her col leagues went against the city’s legal advice to pursue a resolution. “I’m not willing to do anything on this issue,” Hanewicz said. “We are still bound to follow the Hanewiczlaws.” didn’t mince words when address ing council, and cautioned against legal advice given to council on the issue from outside the city’s legal Berbethdepartment.Foster,senior staff attorney for Miami-based Community Justice Project’, trav eled from south Florida to address the council directly on the issue of rent control via resolution. “We understood that the city attorney’s office, much like every city attorney’s office, their job is to be risk-averse. Their job is to travel the path of least resistance when it comes to litigation,” Foster, whose group provides “innovative legal and strategic support to social justice move ments,” said. “As a movement lawyer representing people fighting for social, racial, and economic justice, my job is not to talk about what the law can’t do. It is to talk about what the law can do.” Of the 60-plus people who spoke, less than a third opposed the measure. Landlords, includ ing one man claiming to have been a formerly homeless millionaire, spoke about rising costs, and diminishing returns. One landlord cited the cost of paint, another about costly air fil ters. A lawyer from the Florida Apartment Association cautioned against ramifications of council’s motion. They talked about rent con trol being bad for the problem of housing; they cited supply and demand. “There is clearly a need in the city,” Eric Garduno with Bay Area Apartment Association said. “Rent control is not the answer.”
“There is a time for challenging the legal process.”
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Before the vote, Karla Correa, with the St. Pete Tenant’s Union cited the 3,500 homeless Pinellas County School students starting classes this week. Of those 3,500 homeless students, roughly 38% are from St. Pete.
But for the majority in the room, the opportunity to vote on rent control came from a place of despera tion. Beverly Brannon, a legally blind woman who cares for her two blind children and three grandchildren, spoke about her rent going up from $1,700 to $2,400. Alexa Manning grew up in a St. Pete that didn’t allow her to live where she wanted because of the color of her skin. “Most white neighborhoods don’t want us... that’s why there’s so many people of color on the southside because we couldn’t live anywhere else,” Manning said. “Help us stay in our homes, that’s all we ask.” At the sleep-in, Allendale Methodist Church’s Reverend Andy Oliver was issued a $93 citation by police after taking responsibil ity for the action. “I was prepared to be arrested because some things are worth being arrested for,” Oliver said. “Act with the urgency you did in banning plastic straws, our people are far more impor tant,” he Councilmemberadded. Brandi Gabbard, a realtor herself, asked councilmember Figgs-Sanders her rationale for referring the issue to the Youth and Family Services Committee and not Gabbard’s HLUT committee. “As far as HLUT is concerned, this issue already has already had a go at this committee,” FiggsSanders said. “This is bigger than housing. This is about our children, our families, this is bigger than just sleeping. If it was just about sleeping and where you laid your head, we wouldn’t be here today.”
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St. Pete City Council’s rejection of rent con trol came after Tampa voted against putting rent control on its ballot. Last week, Orange County voted in favor of letting residents decide on the rebranded “rent stabilization,” come November. “We’re just creating another landmine just by keeping this conversation going,” chairper son Gina Driscoll said before voting against the “Theremotion.is a time for challenging the legal process,” Floyd said. “I’m one for being reason able, but I’m also one for recognizing the world that we’re in.”
FIGHT THE POWER: Or at least give it back to the people.
In an hours-long contentious debate on Aug. 11, city leadership responded with a new motion referring the issue to the Youth and Family Services Committee. But the motion also failed in a 3-5 vote, with Deborah Figgs-Sanders, Richie Floyd, and Lisa Wheeler-Bowman vot ing in favor of the measure. St. Pete City Council’s rejection of rent con trol comes a week after Tampa City Council also caved to landlords and city staff in rejecting an effort to put rent control on a ballot. “All we’re doing is asking for a conversa tion to assist legal with the drafting of the ordinance for a housing state of emergency,” Councilmember Deborah Figgs-Sanders said. “I’m so exhausted that we’re fighting so hard against having a conversation...I’m saddened.” Figgs-Sanders’ new motion asked the city’s legal department to draft an ordinance for rent stabilization for the 2023 special primary election.OnAug.
NO JUSTICE NO SLEEP: PCSO surveilled housing rights activists for hours last week.
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Housing activists say Pinellas sheriffs spent hours surveilling protest.
By Justin Garcia Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputies recently surveilled a group of housing rights activists for around 12 hours during a demonstration that was being held outside of their jurisdiction, on St. Petersburg city property. Last Wednesday, housing activists staged an “emergency tent city” sleep-in demonstration at St. Petersburg City Hall before council rejected measures that could’ve put rent control on a November ballot (read more on p. 11). But the morning before the demonstration began, an unnamed person from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) contacted an organizer to tell her that camping on the grass across the street from city hall would be ille gal, because it is Pinellas County Courthouse property.“Earlier today [PCSO] called me to threaten and intimidate me about sleeping outside with a tent with St. Pete Tenant’s Union to demand that Mayor Ken Welch and the City Council declare a housing state of emergency to get rent control on the ballot,” Karla Correa of SPTU posted to Twitter. Via text message, Correa confirmed to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that she received the call from PCSO, add ing that she ended the call after she realized the purpose was to intimidate herself and other organizers.Acouple of hours before the demonstration was scheduled to start at 9 p.m., around 20 PCSO officers arrived in front of the courthouse in their squad cars, seemingly to prevent the demonstrators from camping there. Housing advocates hosted an Aug. 3 sleepin demonstration at the courthouse park before a city council meeting. PCSO did not interfere with that demonstration. But this time, the organizers set up in front of city hall, which is city property, and so the sheriff’s deputies had no jurisdiction over their actions. Still, the deputies stayed four around 12 hours, until the housing advocates left. They stayed even after St. Pete Police issued the camp ers a $93 ticket for camping without a permit, and went across the street to tell PCSO deputies that the campers were fine to stay there for the rest of the night, organizers say. The officers wandered around outside their squad cars, which were facing the demonstra tors, but they never actually came across the street to talk with them, Correa said. The depu ties remained until after 6 a.m. in the morning, when the people who camped for the night were leav ing, SPTU organizer Jack Wallace added. The activists feel that PCSO used taxpayer money to surveil and menace them as they are sticking up for human rights in a city where the number of children going homeless has skyrock eted in recent years due to rent gouging. “We won’t let these thugs intimidate us from fighting for housing justice,” William Kilgore of SPTU wrote on Twitter, with a picture of the several PCSO cars lined up, facing city hall. When asked for input, PCSO responded with one sentence. “We have no comment on this,” Sergeant Amanda Sinni of the Public Information Office wrote. PCSO was recently caught trying to illegally evict a tenant in St. Petersburg before SPTU prevented them from doing so.
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New state attorney wants to bring back Tampa’s racist ‘Biking While Black’ policy, leaders say. By Justin Garcia Local Black leaders are speaking out after the newly-appointed Hillsborough State Attorney repealed a policy that was meant to help protect Black bicyclists and pedestrians from being targeted for certain charges. On Aug. 11, Hillsborough State Attorney for District 13 Susan Lopez—who was appointed by DeSantis after he suspended Andrew Warren from office—reversed a policy that was intended to help prevent the dis proportionate arrest of Black people in Tampa. WTVT shared a copy of the memo, which read, “effective immediately, any policy my predecessor put in place that called for presumptive non-enforcement of the laws of Florida is immediately rescinded. This includes the bike stop and pedestrian stop policy.”
TPD Chief Mary O’Connor oversaw “Biking While Black” along with Mayor Jane Castor, a former police chief who appointed O’Connor to office amidst controversy. They also both oversaw the city’s controversial “crime free multi-hous ing” program, which targeted Black renters for eviction and is currently under federal investiga tion. The city kept that investigation a secret for six months. Neither of them have apologized for the program, and Castor has publicly defended both. That is until she was running for mayor and amid community outcry admitted that the tickets were “wrong,” but did not offer a formal apology.“TPD should come out and say that this is wrong, but they’re not going to say it,” Lewis said. “And the mayor should say it’s wrong, but she’s not going to do it, and she’s never apologized for anything she did to the Black community while at TPD. The silence is incredible.”
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Robin Lockett, Regional Director of Florida Rising, a group that pushes for housing and racial justice in Florida, said that while the SAO13 decision is shameful, she still thinks the city can take a stand to prevent a repeti tion of the past. “I look forward to a statement from Chief O’Connor reassuring the community that this will not affect the policy that they’ve put in place because they recognized the harm that ‘Biking while Black’ caused in the Black community,” Lockett wrote in an email. “The repealing of this policy will not be effective if the police choose not to arrest bicyclists for these charges.” Warren, who was suspended by DeSantis because of a recent pair of declarations saying he would not prosecute certain crimes involving abortions or gender-affirming healthcare, also weighed in with a statement, saying his poli cies were based on the wants of the community. “Outrage here is understandable,” Warren wrote in an email. “Everybody should be out raged, and not just the people who voted for me—this should anger anyone who cares about democracy and the governor’s abuse of power to overturn elections. My policies were put in place with considerable community input, and they’re working. These politically motivated changes are Afterdisgraceful.”thisstory was published, Lopez responded to a request for comment.
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In January, Warren told law enforcement via a memo that his office would not prosecute bicyclists and pedestrians whose only charges are that they resisted an officer without violence. Lopez’s decision came after Warren’s office had found that more than 70% of “resisting without violence” cases in Hillsborough that occured after a pedestrian or bike stop involved Black defen dants. Warren also held meetings to discuss his findings with TPD before implementing the policy. Warren made it clear in his memo that bicy cle stops could still be important, but mainly if there is a belief that the bicyclist or pedestrian is a threat to public safety. His decision followed years of controversy surrounding Tampa Police Department’s bicycle stop policies, which came to be known as “Biking While Black” after a 2015 Tampa Bay Times investigation found that TPD overwhelmingly targeted Black bicy clists for tickets. A Federal U.S. Department of Justice inves tigation, which was called for by then-Mayor Bob Buckhorn, also found that “Biking while Black” didn’t do anything to reduce crime and “burdened” Black bicyclists. Soon after, bicycle tickets declined in Tampa. But Lopez dismissed Warren’s attempt to reform the flawed policing tactic, despite the DOJ’s findings and outcry from the Blackcommunity.activistsin Tampa worry that Lopez’ decision is a dangerous reversal of much needed reform. “It’s a walk back into a dark part of Tampa’s history,” Connie Burton, longtime Tampa civil rights activist, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. She says that Lopez and DeSantis don’t want to rectify the egregious harm that was done to the Black community, and that federal action may need to be taken, because to her, it seems like Lopez wants to create a scenario for “Biking While Black” to repeat itself. “They’ve decided to declare war on our community again,” BurtonBurtonadded.said that if the City of Tampa and TPD wanted to prevent this, they would take a stand against the SAO13 decision. But the city instead gave a vague response that didn’t address the SAO13“Thedecision.TampaPolice Department is focused on public safety, includ ing the enforcement of traffic laws,” TPD and the city’s communications team shared in an email. “We are equally committed to transparency in our enforcement efforts, using updated technology to make data readily available to our community and provide insight into the work we are doing.”
“The police and the city are not speaking out against Lopez’ decision, because they believe in it.”
“Rescinding my predecessor’s policies where he unilaterally determined, without reviewing even a single fact in a case, that he would not prosecute was an important step to getting this agency back to basics,” Lopez wrote in an email. “We will evaluate every case law enforcement sends us and make a decision about whether to prosecute. Some cases will go forward. Some will not. This agency is no longer in the business of substituting it’s judgment for that of the legis lature or law enforcement officers.”
The city went on to say that traffic stop enforce ment conducted by the Tampa Police Department can be viewed, at any time, through the city’s Transparency Portal. The city also said it will use Community Forums, neighborhood engagement, and the recommendations of the Citizen’s Review Board, to, “ensure the highest level of transpar ency and accountability that all residents should expect from their public servants.” But this response doesn’t do enough to address the SAO13 decision says Yvette Lewis, President of the Hillsborough NAACP. “The police and the city are not speaking out against Lopez’ decision, because they believe in it,” she told CL.
SUSAN SAYS: Susan Lopez (center) with Hillsborough Sheriff and Hillsborough School Superintendent Addison Davis.
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Off limits Bodycam footage shows New Port Richey police officer making Holocaust joke. By Justin Garcia
Wojciechowski is a supporter of social jus tice causes in the area, including the local BLM WojciechowskiForlocalcizingheralsoTokaccordingmovement,toherTikaccount.ShehashadsignsinfrontyardcritiNPRPDandgovernment.thesereasons,says she feels she’s being targeted. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to several members of the City of New Port Richey Government, including Police Chief Kim Bogart, Mayor Rob Marlowe, and City Manager Debbie Manns. CL asked for the identity of the officer that made the jokes, along with other questions, which have not been responded to. Wojciechowski and other sources living in New Port Richey told CL that they believe they know the identity of the cop who made the joke but have yet to confirm.
While the police actions that day make her deeply upset, she feels it could’ve been even worse. “I feel that if one thing had been different on the day the police came to my house, maybe I would not be here to speak about it,” Wojciechowski says. She added that she is now facing charges for alleged code violations and has obtained a lawyer, but did not elaborate further. Pasco County court records show five code violations waged against her by the city.
A Jewish resident of New Port Richey, who has been critical of the city and local law enforcement, says she feels targeted after police body camera video shows an officer making a Holocaust joke while inspecting her home. In the video obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, New Port Richey police officers are assisting code enforcement at a private prop erty with alleged code violations on March 16. It’s unclear why the police are accompany ing the code enforcement team. However, the video shows officers inspecting what appears to be a newly constructed wall at the house. Some of the police and code enforcement then acknowledge a stairway next to the addition. “It’s like Anne Frank,” the police officer who is wearing the body camera whispers. Anne Frank is a Dutch-Jewish diarist who was captured during the Holocaust. Before she died in a concentration camp at 16, she hid in an attic while writing her now world renowned work, “The Diary of a Young Girl” also known as “The Diary of Anne Frank.” In the video, a code enforcement officer’s eyes get wide at the joke as he turns away, while NPRPD Corporal Karen Norris laughs and points at the officer. “Did you hear what he said?” Norris says to others in the room. The police officer repeats it again, just to be sure Norris heard it.”Like AnneCorporalFrank.”Norris laughs and puts her head in her hands after the joke is made the sec ond time. The police officer who made the joke then says he’d like to tear the alleged addition in the house down.”Can I take the drywall down? I have to know what’s up there now,” the officer says. The police were inside the house of Michelle Wojciechowski, who is of Polish JewishDuringdescent.therise of Nazism, Wojciechowski says her ancestors immigrated from Russia and Poland to the United States. They left behind their homes, and several of their family mem bers didn’t survive. “The statements and body actions made by the officers in this video are an alarming reality of the accepted ignorance and callous disregard for life that we are facing today,” Wojciechowski told CL. She said that she requested a police report for the incident and was denied by Lieutenant Joseph Pascalli of NPRPD. “He and chief Kim Bogart would later only accept a citizen complaint form in which they claim to have reviewed the body camera footage and found no improper conduct,” said Wojciechowski.
Wojciechowski also claims that she had no knowledge that the police and code enforcement would show up to her house that day, and that the city brought a locksmith to let them into her home when no one was there. She believes NPRPD may have violated multiple state laws, especially under Chapter 933, which specifically requires that consent to enter the house must be sought and refused. The law also says a per son’s private dwelling should not be entered by police without consent unless there is a provable serious threat to health and safety, or if a seri ous crime such as drug trafficking is going on. None of that was happening in her house, Wojciechowski says, and she believes her constitutional right to privacy was also violated under the prohibitsAmendment,Fourthwhichunreasonable searches.
“I feel that if one thing had been different on the day the police came to my house, maybe I would not be here to speak about it.”
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When NPRPD got body cameras in 2020, Corporal Norris, who laughed at the Holocaust joke, told Bay News 9, “I’ve wanted them for ever. Honesty, I feel it will be good for our officers to be able to show that we are doing the right thing.” It’s unclear yet if any action will be taken by the city, but this story will be updated with any new information. Kimberly Cox, New Port Richey resident and activist, spoke out against the officer’s behavior at a city council meeting last Tuesday. “It’s disgusting, it’s unacceptable,” Cox told council. “It is 2022, there are actual Nazis marching in the streets of Tampa, and we’ve got this nonsense going on with your police officers, it’s gross.”This disturbing incident is just one of many for NPRPD. Earlier this year the depart ment tried, unsuccessfully, to put innocent BLM activist Marlowe Jones in jail for battery on a law enforcement officer—despite there being no evidence of him committing a crime. City Manager Debbie Manns texted that she was “not happy” when Jones was found innocent of charges fabricated by NPRPD. During the George Floyd uprising, NPRPD officers participated in a prayer circle with members of the SPLC-designated hate group “The Proud Boys.” An NPRPD officer was fired after leaking department information to an armed right-wing vigilante, and another offi cer was caught posing in front of a confederate flag. Meanwhile, the police department charged BLM protesters with noise violations and fines for using megaphones. After community outcry, those charges were later dropped. Across Florida and in Tampa Bay, fascism is on the rise. On July 23, during the Turning Point USA convention in Tampa, multiple Nazi groups arrived to spread propaganda. And just last week, the Florida Holocaust Museum condemned the spreading of Nazi propaganda flyers in St. Petersburg in a press release state ment.Meanwhile, Wojciechowski has to reckon with her local police officers invading her home and making jokes about the Holocaust.She hopes that the continued unsettling behav ior of NPRPD will lead to accountability. “To what laws do our officers swear to uphold?” She questioned. “Because it doesn’t appear to be the constitution, nor does it appear to be state law.”
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“The FBI raid was unprecedented for America but familiar to those in Florida who fled nations where political opposition was crim inalized,” tweeted Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. “The @FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago is incredibly concerning, especially given the Biden admin’s history of going after parents & other political opponents,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., the head of the Republicans’ Senate campaign committee, wrote hours after the search. “This is 3rd World country stuff. We need answers NOW. The FBI must explain what they were doing today & why.”
“The raid by Joe Biden’s FBI on the home of a former president who is also Biden’s chief political opponent is an unprecedented assault on democratic norms and the rule of law,” tweeted Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., self-proclaimed con stitutional lawyer and Jan. 6 tough guy, the morning after the raid. “Biden has taken our republic into dangerous waters.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other far-right types started a “Defund the FBI” campaign. Taylor Greene also filed articles of impeachment against Attorney General Merrick Garland, accusing him of “[overseeing] a den igration of the principles of our democratic republican by politicizing our Department of Justice, and utilizing the Federal Bureau of INFORMEDDISSENT
THE RUB: Marco Rubio’s snap judgment on the FBI raid was just one of the more concerning aspects of last week’s news.
“At a minimum, Garland must resign or be impeached,” Hawley continued. “The search warrant must be published. Christoper Wray must be removed. And the FBI reformed top to bottom.”Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: “The raid on [Mar-a-Lago] is another escalation in the weapon ization of federal agencies against the regime’s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves. Now the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic.”
There’s a lot we still don’t know about the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago last week. What we know, or think we know, comes from a mish mash of anonymous sources, Donald Trump’s confirmations via protestation, and the frag ments of information in the public record. Likewise, there’s a lot we don’t know about where this is headed. It’s safe to say things don’t look good for the former president—he had docu ments in his possession he wasn’t supposed to have, some of which were highly classified and reportedly pertained to nuclear weapons, after his lawyers told the FBI he’d given them back— but we don’t yet know how bad they are. We don’t know whether the Justice Department, having retrieved the documents, will call it a day, charge Trump with a documentor obstruction-related offense, or if this is a piece of something more insidious. (It’s curious that Trump, who wouldn’t read national security briefings if they didn’t have bright pictures, was hanging on to top-secret nuclear documents.)
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It’s not impossible that the FBI and DOJ took a sledgehammer to an anthill. It’s not impossible that they pulled the pin on America’s political grenade over a small-potatoes process crime. Cops are cops, even when they’re going after someone you don’t like. So let’s leave for another day the questions we can’t answer. And let’s stipulate that what we don’t know now, a week after the search, we certainly didn’t know a few hours after federal agents left the property. That brings us to the most concerning aspect of the last week: the snap judgments, rendered in absolute ignorance but with absolute certainty, that flooded conservative media, denouncing the search as the end of American democracy.
The raid It’s very important that we in the media get this next part right. By Jeffrey C. Billman Investigation as a Federal police force to pun ish or intimidate who questions or opposes the currentAgain,regime.”noneof these people knew anything about the FBI’s search when they ran their mouths. But they all knew—or should have known—that the DOJ doesn’t comment on ongo ing investigations and couldn’t publish a search warrant filed under seal, though Trump could have released it whenever he wanted. Which is to say, the calls for “transparency” and “answers” were designed to inflame the MAGA masses, nothing more. And they worked: Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, who signed the search warrant, is facing death threats. Conservative forums exploded with talk of civil war. Then a MAGA acolyte tried to shoot up the Cincinnatti FBI office and got himself killed in the process. Even after that, Breitbart pub lished the names of the two FBI agents involved in the search, which, of course, put a target on theirThebacks.unignorable irony here is that the last time the FBI talked out of school about a politi cally charged investigation—former director James Comey in 2016—it got Trump elected. The rest of this temper tantrum, however, reeks of projection.Hawley,who played a pivotal role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 elections, purports to lecture Biden on taking the repub lic into “dangerous waters”? Rubio, who in 2016 said Trump could not be trusted with the nuclear codes, says that investigating Trump for illegally keeping nuclear documents is a junta? Scott, who defended Trump’s attempt to blackmail Ukraine into announcing a phony investigation into Biden, believes the Biden administration has a “history” of going after “political opponents”? And not that you’d expect better from DeSantis, but that 87,000 IRS agents canard is a Soon,lie. Merrick Garland could face the most difficult choice of any attorney general since the Nixon administration: If the DOJ indicts Trump, Republicans will say the charges are politically motivated, and there’s a not-insignificant chance of violence. But if the DOJ lets Trump off the hook because it’s scared of the consequences, then the rule of law means nothing. I don’t pretend to know how this will—or should—play out. But it’s very important that we in the media get this next part right. Don’t tolerate politicians who’ve already exposed themselves as craven liars and hacks. Don’t insult your audience by treating them like seri ous people. A precarious democracy can’t afford to look the other way while self-serving authori tarians pour gasoline on the fire. Besides, the FBI—which is, historically speaking, a shit institution—deserves better critics.
“The Justice Department is unleashing political furies it can’t control and may not understand,” The Wall Street Journal’s edito rial board warned in an editorial.
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay and EMG launch a New Voices Fellowship program. The paid fellow will spend 12 months in any of the eight communities where Euclid Media Group oper ates. Seriously, come work for us. In an effort to remind Trump supporters that the raid on Mar-A-Lago is all extremely funny, a plane flew around the “Winter White House” towing a large “HA HA HA HA HA HA” banner. Troll that troll. Florida Democrats lead Republicans in voteby-mail ballots in the 2022 primary election. Remember when Trump told his followers not to vote by mail? Troll that troll.
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TUESDAY 16 Flanked by a bunch of soon-to-be ex-cops, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants retired cops as teachers. Because what’s the point of trying to get teachers to be teachers, right?? More shit, swimming in poop water, via cltampa.com/news.
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FRIDAY 12 Once again, Siesta Key and other Sarasota County beaches close for swimming, due to high levels of poop bacteria. Honestly, who cares at this point? I’m diving in.
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Abu Omar Halal Seems like the rest of Tampa Bay is finally catching on to Temple Terrace’s growing food scene. Known for its shawarma, kabobs, and falafel, Abu Omar Halal is setting its sights on the Sunshine State. The first food truck opened in 2011 in Houston and has grown to over 20 other locations across Texas and California. Although the restaurant is currently in its soft opening phase, a grand opening is planned for Saturday, Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. During that time, guests will receive 25% off the signature chicken sandwiches and arabi shawarmas and complimentary kunafeh— a traditional Middle Eastern dessert—while supplies last. The first 50 people in line receive one free meal and everyone who attends the grand opening will be entered into a drawing for several prizes. The extensive menu includes a variety of sandwiches and shawarmas, rice and salad bowls, desserts and more. Online ordering is also an option for those in a hurry.
By Kyla Fields Don’t let its true crime-like name deter you; this newly-opened speciality coffee bar is anything but “bad.” Located inside of down town St. Pete’s Station House, a multifaceted co-work building, Bad Mother celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 6. The coffee bar is now open out of the first floor location that speciality tea spot Tebella occupied before moving to its own storefront in St. Pete’s Edge District. The coffee bar offers a variety of seating on the first floor, which also houses dif ferent co-work spaces and private offices. Bad Mother is a multi-roaster cafe, mean ing that its espresso and coffee options will be in a constant rotation, featuring beans from Tampa Bay and beyond. Every six weeks, the newly-opened cafe will feature a different roaster behind its bar. Currently, St. Pete’s newest cafe is using beans from Eastlick Coffee Co.—a speciality roaster based out of Pinellas Park—for its drip coffee and “They’reespresso.greatpeople and do amazing cof fee, so it’s extra special to keep it local for our debut. We currently have exclusivity to two of their coffees, both anaerobic naturals, which are unique, modern and ethically sourced,” Bad Mother co-owner Chris Reynolds tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. In addition to local brews, Bad Mother also offers a curated pour over menu that features five speciality coffees from around the world. These exclusive coffees are presented on a tray with a glass carafe, sparkling water and an information card, so its customers can learn more about what they’re drinking. Guests can also order a variety of espresso-based drinks like lattes, americanos and cortados alongside drip coffee, iced coffee and teas like Thai iced tea, matcha and oolong chai. Sweet treats and other small plates available at Bad Mother are provided by The Burg’s resident bagel slinger, Pete’s General. Parfait bowls, quiches with goat cheese, feta and sundried tomatoes, everything bagel buns, scones, overnight oats and different types of cookies are currently available.
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Specialty coffee bar Bad Mother opens in St. Pete, plus more foodie news.
Owners and partners Chris Reynolds and Emily Demikat both work full-time jobs outside of coffee, but regard Bad Mother as their passion project. Pinellas born-and-bred Reynolds tells CL that the duo plans to host different events at Station House once their coffee bar is fully up and running, wanting to contribute to “St. Pete’s bright future.” Bad Mother isn’t the only new concept you can expect from Station House either. New fusion restaurant Good Fortune recently celebrated its grand opening and is now open out of the basement space that Ichicoro Ane most recently occupied, and offers Asian-inspired dishes, a private karaoke room and an extensive sake list. Downtown St. Pete’s newest coffee shop is now open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. For the latest information on the newly-opened Bad Mother, follow its Instagram at @bad mother_stpete. Bad Mother joins the ranks of several other coffee shops in downtown St. Pete, including spots like Craft Cafe, the newly-opened Coffee Grounds, Kahwa Coffee, The Blend, Paradeco Coffee Roasters and Beans & Barlour.
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First and second place winners from each cat egory—including novice, professional, speciality (which include vegan and gluten-free), youth/ teen and “people’s choice”—receive awards. Cupcakes will be judged by their frosting, fla vor, texture, presentation and creativity. And if you’re just interested in the eating part, both general and early admis sion tickets are available at intoEarlyandblackbaudhosting.comrangefrom$10-$25.admissiongetsyoutheeventanhourearlier, but both ticket ing tiers have the option to take a 12-pack or 24-pack of to-go cupcakes home. Folks looking to compete can fill out the contestant entry form, pay the $10 sign up fee, and mentally prepare themselves to bake at least 200 mini cupcakes for the event’s attendees to taste. 420 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg. moreanartscenter.org
ICYMI Tampa’s World of Beer now has a beer that could help feed the manatees Tampa Bay is now home to a partnership celebrat ing cornerstones of Florida living: drinking beer and saving the manatees. Tampa-born World of Beer has partnered with the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida in efforts to restore manatee habitats along the Indian River Lagoon with a new IPA. For every Secret Llama Oh the Humanatee! Imperial Hazy IPA purchased at select WOB locations, $1 will go directly toward planting seagrass at 10 key loca tions along the lagoon and manatee feeding ground. The partnership started amid the non profit Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida’s efforts in combating the state’s manatee crisis.
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Ashton said the manatee crisis has been a long time in the making. The decrease in popu lation is an indicator of overall environmental and water health not just for animals but for humans, too. Algal blooms and pollution can affect drinking water and supply and cause respiratory issues. “The partnership with World of Beer is really about finding that long term solution and that really is habitat restoration,” Ashton told CL. While World of Beer isn’t new to com munity-focused charity with its WOB Gives Back program, the brewpub had yet to touch on the environmental side of things, WOB’s vice president of purchasing Marc Sawyer added. World of Beer’s proprietary line of beer, Secret Llama, will debut the new flavor in honor of the partnership. Secret Llama Oh the Humanatee! can be purchased now at the following WOB locations: Brandon, Coconut Creek, Destin, Doral, Downtown Orlando, Fowler, Gainesville, Miramar, Orlando, Tampa International and Viera. No word on whether or not a manatee mating ball beer is in the works, too.—Chloe Greenberg
HUMANATEE: Beer drinkers can now help Florida’s favorite mammal.
Manatee habitat and food sources have been in decline for years, Michelle Ashton, direc tor of communications for the foundation, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Algal blooms across Florida’s water sources and other con tributing factors, including stormwater and nitrogen runoff pollution are the main causes. In 2021, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recorded a record of 1,101 manatee deaths, largely due to starvation in the lagoon.
Events Great St. Pete Cupcake Contest Back for its 11th year, Morean Art Center embarks on an arduous journey to find the best cupcake in all of The Burg’, when its annual Great St. Pete Cupcake Contest returns on Saturday, Aug. 27.
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READY FREDDY: Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner, there’s always a soul-food buffet going down at Fred’s.
Jerk Hut Take a quick trip to the island of Jamaica at Jerk Hut and feast on some fried plantains, jerk chicken, Indian roti and imported rum. The restaurant serves a menu-stuffed lunch buffet on weekdays and an all-you-can-eat brunch on Sundays. Prices vary. 1241 E Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-977-5777. jerkhut.com
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Cici’s Serving endless pizza, wings, salads, desserts and more, Cici’s is fun for the whole family—not to mention there’s a game room, too. Enjoy the endless buffet for a low price of $7.99 per person and $2.19 for drinks. There are multiple Cicis locations across the Bay. 4743 66th St. N, St. Petersburg, 727-548-8888. cicis.com Fat Willie’s Fish Camp Fans of fried fish, listen up. Fat Willie’s serves all-you-can-eat fried had dock, catfish, shrimp and clam every Sunday from noon-30 to 7:30 p.m. for $23.99 per person. If you’re somehow still hungry, you can order fried pickles, cajun hushpuppies and famous onion rings off the appetizer menu. 1912 Main St., Valrico, 813571-7630. fatwilliesfishcamp.net
Insatiable 15 essential all-you-can-eat restaurants in Tampa Bay. By Max Steele Sometimes, you’re just an insatiable bottom less pit, and standard restaurants with basic entrees just won’t cut it. Though the pan demic put the kibosh on most buffets in Tampa Bay, there are still plenty of local restaurants offering all-you-can-eat options. From Jamaican to sushi, to Sunday brunch buffet spots , there are a ton of ways to loosen your belt in Tampa Bay. Just remember, only grab as much as you can eat—some places will charge you for your leftovers.
Terra Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse Like Texas de Brazil, Terra Gaucha is an authentic Brazilian BBQ steakhouse that features buf fet tables filled with fire-roasted meats such as beef, lamb, pork, chicken and seafood, as well as hot sides and gourmet salad. The churrascaria’s “full rodizio experience” costs $52.95 for dinner, $35.95 for lunch during the week and $49.95 for lunch on the weekend. 1108 S Dale Mabry, Tampa, 813-999-4332. terragaucha.net/tampa Texas de Brazil Texas de Brazil is an upscale churrascaria steakhouse that serves fine grilled meats, salads, hot items and des serts. Dinner and weekend lunch costs $51.99 and weekday lunch costs $29.99. If meat isn’t your thing, you can just pay to enjoy the chefcrafted salad bar for a cheaper price. Children eat for even less, and a business casual dress code is encouraged. 4112 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, 813-871-1400. texasdebrazil.com
Cafe Waterside Located at Tampa Marriott Water Street, Cafe Waterside offers a hearty breakfast buffet that will fill you up and keep you energized throughout your day exploring the city. The endless buffet is open from 6:30 a.m.-11 a.m. and costs $24.95 per person. Don’t forget to grab a freshly-brewed coffee during your visit. 505 Water St., Tampa, 813-221-4900. marriott.com
Jackson’s Bistro, Bar & Sushi Jackson’s Bistro offers a Sunday brunch buffet from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and features a madeto-order omelet station, homemade waffles, a sushi bar, a chef-style pasta station, a meat carving station, a dessert counter and more. The all-you-can-eat buffet costs $39.99 for adults and $16.99 for children 4-10 years old. 601 S Harbour Island Blvd., Tampa, 813-2770112. jacksonsbistro.com
Devoted to serving its customers mouth-water ing dishes, Koizi uses the highest quality ingredients when crafting its signature sushi rolls. Enjoy Koizi’s endless rolls for $13.95 during lunch hours or $19.95 for dinner. Koizi is closed on Tuesdays. 17102 Palm Pointe Dr., Tampa, 813971-1919. orderkoiziendlesshibachiandsushi.com
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Mirage Restaurant Looking for all-youcan-eat Persian and Mediterranean cuisine? Look no further. Mirage serves both lunch and dinner buffets for $24.99 per person. Lunch buffet is available on weekends from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and dinner buffet is available on Fridays and weekends from 4 to 9:30 p.m. 2284 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater, 727-724-3604. miragerestaurant.com
Nine Spices Hotpot & Korean BBQ This cook-it-yourself Korean restaurant features hotpots and tabletop grills in which customers prepare their own meals using raw ingredients such as meat, seafood, vegetables and noodles that are delivered right to their seat via con veyor belt. An all-you-can-eat meal costs around $30 per person. Nine Spices also has a new Clearwater location at 2543 Countryside Blvd. that opened earlier this year. 6851 66th St. N, Pinellas Park, 727-350-3772. ninespiceshot potfl.com Saki Endless Sushi and Hibachi Eatery Saki Endless Sushi serves, well, endless sushi. The Asian fusion restaurant charges $23.99 for unlimited sushi rolls of your choice, includ ing signature rolls like Hawaii, Rainbow, Fuji, Volcano and self-named Saki. Make sure you fin ish all the rolls on your plate or you’ll be charged for each unfinished one. Saki also has dinein locations in Clearwater and Palm Harbor. 11921 Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, 813-961-1711. sakisushifl.com
Firestick Grill Name a better combo than endless buffet food and watching a Bolts’ hockey game. Located inside Amalie Arena, Firestick Grill’s chef-inspired buffet serves a variety of Tampa Bay’s indigenous dishes. The buffet costs “$50+ and over” per person and requires res ervation. You must have a ticket to the Amalie Arena event—whether it be the Lightning or Michael Bublé—the night you plan to enjoy this add-on dining experience. 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa, 813-301-6926. opentable.com/r/ firestick-grill-tampa Fred’s Market Restaurant Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner, there’s always a soulfood buffet going down at Fred’s Market. Enjoy Southern-style eggs and casseroles, golden fried chicken, smoked pork ribs,homemade soups and salads, desserts and more. Prices and meal options vary and kids under 12 eat free din ner on Monday-Thursday. 6501 U.S. Hwy-301, Riverview, 813-741-9101. fredsmarket.com
Koizi Endless Hibachi & Sushi Eatery
Umami Endless Sushi & Bar St. Pete’s endless sushi spot, Umami, serves a variety of both raw and cooked endless rolls and sashimi. All-you-can-eat lunch costs $19.95 and dinner costs $28.95, beginning at 3 p.m. daily. Leftovers will be charged a la carte, so make sure you’re hungry. 3942 Tyrone Blvd. N, St. Petersburg, 727-800-2799. umamiflorida.com
Yum Yum Hot Pot This Chinese contempo rary restaurant allows customers to cook their own meals in a hot pot right on their table. For $27.97 per person, cook all the thinly-sliced meat, seafood and vegetables that your stom ach can manage to put down. 11301 N 56th St. Suite 6, Temple Terrace, 813-986-9863. yumyum hotpot.com
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SILVERKING BREWING CO. 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-422-7598, silverking brewing.com
813-252-4541, facebook.com/ zydecobrewwerks
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ANECDOTE BREWING CO. 321 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach. anecdotebrewing.com
BEACH ISLAND
CYCLE BREWING 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com
ROCK BROTHERS BREWING 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com
CALEDONIA BREWING 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com CALUSA BREWING 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com
GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquid brewing.com
COMMERCE BREWING 521 Commerce Drive S, Largo. commercebrewing@gmail.com
FRONT PAGE BREWING CO. 190 S Florida Ave., Bartow. 863-537-7249, frontpagebrew ing.com
CLEARWATER BREWING CO. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewing company.com
FLORIDA BREWERY 202 Gandy Rd., 863-965-1825Auburndale. FOUR STACKS BREWING 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacks brewing.com
BREW HUB 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com
813-972-8529, yuengling.com ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY 38530
tions, bigstormbrewery.com BIG
GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentral brew.com
GRINDHAUS BREW LAB 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-240-0804, grindhausbrewlab.com
CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. 10047 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337
5 BRANCHES BREWING 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com
GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, hiddenspringsaleworks.com813-226-2739, HOB BREWING CO. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer IF I BREWED THE WORLD 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com
thewildroverbrew ery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/woodwrightbrewing WOVEN WATER BREWING CO. 456 W Columbus Drive, Tampa. 813-443-9463, woven waterbrew.com YUENGLING BREWING CO. 11111 N 30th St.,
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com
BOOTLEGGERS
3 CAR GARAGE 8405 Heritage Green Way, Bradenton. 941-741-8877, 3cargaragebrew ing.com
ANGRY CHAIR 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com baycannon.com BREWING CO. 2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. bayborobrewing.com BREWERY 2058 Bayshore Blvd. Suite Dunedin. 352-541-0616 CO. Multiple loca TOP 6111 Porter Way, 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com BREWING CO. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggers brewco.com
IN THE LOOP BREWING 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. 6345 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. 7272-484-4757 KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant angrypeppertap house.com PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com PINELLAS ALE WORKS 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com POUR HOUSE 1208 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. 813-402-2923, pourhousetampa.com PYE ROAD MEADWORKS 8533 Gunn Hwy., Odessa. 813-510-3500, pyeroad.com
RAPP BREWING COMPANY 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com
COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com
CAGE BREWING 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278
727-767-9666,
7VENTH SUN BREWING 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com
DE BINE BREWING CO. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964. DENTED KEG ALE WORKS 5500 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-232-2582, dentedkegaleworks.com
CRAFT LIFE BREWING 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook. com/CraftLifeBrewing CROOKED THUMB BREWERY 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. crookedthumbbrew.com727-724-5953, CUENI BREWING CO. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com
3 DAUGHTERS BREWING 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com
DISSENT CRAFT BREWING CO. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-3420255. dissentcraftbrewingfacebook.com/ DUNEDIN BREWERY 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. dunedinbrewery.com727-736-0606, DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 dunedinhob.com216-6318, EIGHT-FOOT BREWING 4417 SE 16th Place, Cape Coral. eightfootbrewing.com239-984-2655, ESCAPE BREWING CO. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, brewingcompany.com727-807-6092,Trinity.escape FLORIDA BREWINGAVENUECO.2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, flori daavebrewing.com
City. 813-7529100, keelandcurleywinery.com KING STATE 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa. 813-221-2100, king-state.com LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com LATE START BREWING 1018 E Cass St., Tampa, latestartbrewing.com LEAVEN BREWING 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com LIQUID GARAGE CO. 1306 Seven Springs Blvd., New Port Richey. 727-645-5885. theliquidgarage.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, beachbrewing.commad BREWINGMAGNANIMOUS 1410 Florida Ave., imousbrewing.com813-415-3671,Tampa.magnan MARKER 48 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. marker48.com352-606-2509, MASTRY’S BREWING CO. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete 727-202-8045,Beach.mastrysbrewingco.com MOTORWORKSBREWING 1014 9th Street worksbrewing.com941-567-6218,Bradenton.West,motor MR. DUNDERBAK’S 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com OFF THE BREWERYWAGON 2107 S Tamiami Trail, Venice. 941-497-2048, otwbar.com OLDE FLORIDA BREWING 1158 7th St. NW, Largo. 727-2298010, facebook.com/oldefloridabrew OVERFLOW BREWING 70 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/ overflowbrewingco OZONA BREWING COMPANY 315 Orange St., Palm Harbor. 920-392-9390, ozonabrewing.com PEPPER BREWING 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766,
SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com SCOTTY’S BIERWORKS 901 East Industrial Circle, Cape Coral. 239-888-5482, scottysbierworks.net SEA DOG BREWING 9610 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island/ 26200 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater. 727-954-7805, seadogbrewing.com
3 KEYS BREWING 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com
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BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bull frogcreekbrewing.com
ARKANE ALEWORKS 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com AVID BREWING 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com BASTET 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.com BAY CANNON BEER CO. 2106 W Main St., Tampa. 813-442-5615,
SIX TEN ULELE SPRING BREWERY 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com UNREFINED BREWING 312 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-4822, unrefinedbrew ing.com WELTON BREWING CO. 2624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’Lakes. 813-820-0050, thebrew craftery.com THE WILD ROVER BREWERY 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, Tampa. 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 902 7th City.
81BAY BREWING CO. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com
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COPP WINERY & BREWERY 7855 W Gulf Lake Highway, Crystal River. 352-228-8103, cop pbrewery.com
CORPORATE LADDER BREWING COMPANY 4935 96th St. E, Palmetto. 941-4794799, corporateladderbrewing.square.site
COTEE RIVER BREWING 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriver brewing.com
BAYBORO
BREW LIFE BREWING 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com
BRIGHTER DAYS BREW CO. 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs. 7272-940-2350
DADE CITY BREW HOUSE 14323 7th St., Dade City. 352-218-3122, dadecitybrewhouse.com
DEVIANT LIBATION 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727-379-4677, deviantlibation.com
BREWING 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrew ing.com SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. southernbrewingwinemaking.com813-238-7800, SOUTHERN LIGHTS BREWING CO. 2075 Sunnydale Blvd., Clearwater. 727-648-4314, southernlightsbrewing.com ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com STILT HOUSE BREWERY 625 U.S. Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com SWAN BREWING 15 W Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com TAP THIS! BAR AND BREWING CO. 10730 US-19, Port Richey. 727-378-4358, tapthisbar.com TBBC 1600 E 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813-2471422, tbbc.beer TEMPLE OF BEER 1776 11th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-350-3055, templeofbeer.com THREE BULLS TAVERN & BREWERY 4330 Bell Shoals Road, Valrico. 813-381-3853, threebullstavern.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-701-1602, tidalbrewingfl.com TROUBLED WATERS BREWING 670 Main St., Safety Harbor. 727-221-9973, troubledwatersbeer.com TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. facebook.com/twofrogsbrewing727-940-6077, TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com
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DARWIN BREWING CO. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com
CIGAR CITY BREWING 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com
813-715-2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS
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Museum of Science & Industry 4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa. mosi.org Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water St., Tampa. tampabayhistorycenter.org
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Great Explorations Children’s Museum 1925 4th St N, St. Petersburg. greatex.org Imagine Museum 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. imaginemuseum.com
Tampa Museum of Art 120 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. tampamuseum.org Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave., Ybor City. floridastateparks.org
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. thejamesmuseum.org Morean Arts Center 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. moreanartscenter.org Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement 355 4th Street N, St. Petersburg. museumaacm.org
Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. mfastpete.org St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 2nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg. spmoh.com
Rollins Museum of Art 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. rollins.edu/rma
Florida Holocaust Museum 55 5th St S, St. Petersburg. thefhm.org
Hillsborough
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 North Ashley Dr., Tampa. fmopa.org Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. glazermuseum.org Henry B. Plant Museum 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. plantmuseum.com
Pinellas The Dalí 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. thedali.org Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. dfac.org Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum 2240 9th Ave S, St. Petersburg. woodsonmuseum.org Fairgrounds 800 28th St. S, St. Petersburg. fairgrounds.art
Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs. tarponarts.org
Come See Me: Tampa MuseumsBay
Beyond Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland. polkmuseumofart.org Ringling Museum 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. ringling.org
J.C. Newman Cigar Company 2701 N 16th St., Ybor City. jcnewman.com
Tampa Bay is home to more museums than we can list. But whether you’re new to the area or just looking to reconnect with the gallery scene, here are some of the big’uns. Make sure to contact each museum to get the most updated health and safety protocols.
Described by participants as “eye-opening,” the free tour led by local historian Josette Green, the tour is an immersive and informative tour through St. Pete’s rich Black history and rela tionship with systemic racism that persists today. Scheduled tour dates for 2022 are Sept. 10 and 24, Oct. 8 and 22, Nov. 5 and 19 and Dec. 3 and 17. Reservations are required by emailing blackhistorybt@gmail.com—Molly Ryan Jewish Arts & Culture Mini-Fest In its inaugural year, this four-day affair celebrates new work across film, literature, theater, music, art and even food. Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 15-18. Bryan Glazer Family JCC, 13009 Community Campus Dr., Tampa. jewishtampa.com Steel Magnolias Tampa’s femme-forward theater company takes on Robert Harling’s story of Truvy Jones’ hair salon where a multigenerational group of women open up about their struggles, which, despite the narrative being set in the ‘80s, still ring true today. Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 15-Oct. 2. 8 p.m. $25 & up. powerstories.com Alicia Keys The Hard Rock Event Center is now one of the Bay area’s most serious concert venues. Good luck getting a ticket to see Grammy award-winning R&B singer Alicia Keys headline the 1,500 capacity facility. Sunday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m. Sold-out. Hard Rock Event Center, 5223 Orient Rd., Tampa. seminolehardrocktampa.com
FASTA: HCC Faculty, Staff and Alumni Exhibition Open now, with a closing set for Sept. 29, this new, biennial juried exhibit at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus turns the focus on the talent of HCC’s faculty, staff and alumni. Closing reception on Thursday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m. Free. Gallery 221 at HCC Dale Mabry Campus, third floor. 4001 W Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa. hccfl.edu Wearable Art 16 Tampa Bay’s most unexpected fashion show is back for its 16th anniversary. This year’s Sweet 16 theme is sure to bring plenty of surprises and featured run way presentations from artists Mark Byrne, Rya DeMulder, Neva Durham, Frank Strunk III, Bay to Bay Designers and more. Guests can also enjoy a gallery exhibit by artist Leslie Joy Ickowitz entitled, “Windows in Time.” The Pre-Glow party starts at 7 p.m. and the runway show and After-Glow party follow. Saturday, Aug. 27, 8 p.m. $20 & up. Dunedin Fine Arts Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. dfac. org—Chloe Greenberg The Visit by Yamandú Canosa The eclec tic exhibit houses new and previous notable works by Uruguayan-Spanish artist Yamandú Canosa, including drawings, paintings, and photographs, as well as a small selection of Dalí’s works. The artist explained that the col lection, which will be displayed until Oct. 30, recreates surrealist artist Salvador Dalí’s home and workplace at the Bay of Portlligat, Spain. Through Sun. Oct. 30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $23 & up. The Dalí Museum, 1 Dalí Blvd., St. Petersburg. thedali.org—Jessi Sherbet
Panic! At The Disco From the 2005 emo anthem “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” to its recent multi-platinum hit “High Hopes”, Panic! has earmarked the pop charts for nearly two decades. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. $29.50 & up. Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa. amaliearena.com—Molly Ryan
Smashing Pumpkins w/Jane’s Addiction/ Poppy Two of the most prominent rock bands from the ‘90s come together. Viral YouTuberturned-pop-star Poppy opens the show, and the gig is just one of two happening in Florida. Billy
September Ghost w/Mastodon
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The Moth Moths are attracted to light, and we’re attracted to good stories. Popular story telling podcast, “The Moth” features stories of adventure, struggle, redemption, creativity and more. A panel of speakers will take turns on stage sharing unique life experi ences revolving around a central theme, many of which will provoke emotions amongst the crowd and cre ate “a community where where entertainment and enlightenment merge.” Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. $40 & up. Tampa Theatre, 711 N Franklin St., Tampa. themoth.org—Max Steele
The War On Drugs
Cat Power The setlist for Chan Marshall’s last Tampa Bay appearance included a cover of The Rolling Stones. The 50-year-old indie song writing icon’s last local headlining set included takes on Nick Cave, The Velvet Underground and even Lana Del Rey. To casual listener’s the interpretation from Marshall—better known as Cat Power—might have sounded like originals, and that’s no coincidence. Thursday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m. $39.50 & up. strazcenter.org Lizzo It’s bad bitch o’clock. Body positivity advocate and flautist-turned-rapper Lizzo—who shook the world with her 2019 Grammy-winning Cuz I Love You album—hits Tampa alongside “The Rap Game” alum Latto. Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. $39.50 & up. Amalie Arena, 401 N Channelside Dr., Tampa. amaliearena.com
The Philadelphia indierock favorite is finally back. War On Drugs frontman and principal Adam Ganducier in the midst of a high point for the heartland-rock band after the release of its critically-acclaimed 2021 album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore Wednesday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. $45.50 & up. Jannus Live, 200 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg. jannuslive.com
YEAH, CHIEF: St. Pete’s Black History tour ends at Chief’s Creole Cafe.
The spookiest Grammywinning band out of Europe gives Tampa an early Halloween treat to promote ts recently released fifth studio album Impera. Tampa is the only Florida stop on the tour. Tuesday, Sept. 6. 7 p.m. $35 & up. Yuengling Center, 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa. yuenglingcenter.com—Colin Wolf Scream-A-Geddon A haunted experience that may very well be actually haunted, ScreamA-Geddon invites the ghoulish and ghastly to its six signature attractions starting next month when it opens earlier than ever before. Some areas offer an interactive option where guests over 18 can decide to “mark” themselves to fully immerse in the hauntings. Fridays-Sundays, Wednesday, Sept. 28 and Oct. 1-31. $26.95 & up.27839 Saint Joe Rd., Dade City. screamaged don.com—CG St. Petersburg Black History Bike Tour
October The Rocky Horror Picture Show While differ ent versions of this sing-a-long performance are set to happen throughout Tampa Bay in preparation for Halloween, this is easily one of the swankiest. You almost feel guilty throwing rice in this place.
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By Kyla Fields and Ray Roa Nearly 900 days after Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered all bars and nightclubs to shut down at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this fall seems poised to be the last gasp for any semblance of the coronavirus era. Will various strains of COVID continue to make us sick and jeopardize the lives of the most vulnerable and unvaccinated among us? Yes, but let’s face it: for the most part, everyone’s more or less moved on or learned to live with COVID. That means 2023 is in position to be the most “normal” year for the event going public. Here are some of the best things to do all the way through 2022. See you on the other side, Tampa Bay.
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Josh Bradley Quicksand w/Bloodlet Hardcore legend Quicksand rose to fame in the '90s after its debut self-titled EP and subsequently released its fol low up Slip in 1993 and “Manic Compression in '95. The quartet split up after those albums, but reunited in 2017 and has been playing shows and releasing new music for the past 5 years. Monday, Set. 26, 7 p.m. $25. Orpheum, 14802 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa. theorpheum.com
Sunday, Oct. 2. 8 p.m. $36 & up. Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St. S, St Petersburg. themahaffey.com
Nas & Wu-Tang Clan Oe mic won’t be enough for this show. Nas, who headlined Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival last October, is in the midst of a career resurgence and just released his 13th studio album, Kings Disease II, a follow up to 2020’s King’s Disease, which earned the 48-year-old his first Grammy for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Wu-Tang for its part is 18 years removed from the death of founding member Ol’ Dirty Bastard and recently saw its classic debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) archived in Washington D.C.’s Library of Congress. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. $22 & up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, 4802 US-Hwy 301 N, Tampa. livenation.com
cltampa.com | AUGUST 18 - 24, 2022 | 43 ArtVenture is made possible by: NEW! Register NOW for the Museums for All expansion program: ArtVenture Krewe. Get free art supplies, art making prompts, and more for kids 3-10. Also sponsored by: Presenting Sponsor: SNAP Benefit Recipients get free admission to the Tampa Museum of Art! Hours: Monday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm Thursday: 10am – 8pm EDQMCTampaMuseum.org Exhibitions supported in part by: POETRY IN PAINT: THE ARTISTS OF OLD TAMPA BAY Selections from Alfred Frankel’s Artists of Old Florida, 1840-1960 On view August 18, 2022 through January 23, 2023 Contributor PRELUDE:Sponsor:INTRODUCTION TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION On view October 20, 2022 TIME FOR CHANGE: ART AND SOCIAL UNREST IN THE JORGE PEREZ COLLECTION On view November 10, 2022 through March 12, 2023 Exhibition Sponsor: DAWOUD BEY & CARRIE MAE WEEMS: IN DIALOGUE On view through October 23, 2022 Presenting HIGHLIGHTSSponsor: FROM THE KARAM COLLECTION On view through January 15, 2023 ALL IN FAVOR: NEW WORKS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION On view through July 23, 2023 PURVIS YOUNG: REDUX On view through June 30, 2024 Presented in part by: Photo by Paige Boscia FALL 2022 EXHIBITIONS
Nov. 26-27. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 701 Bayshore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. shopapaloozafestival.com “Hadestown” Straz Center brings one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed musicals to its stage this fall, as ‘Hadestown” explores themes of forbidden love between two Greek mythology-inspired characters. The theatri cal experience—brought to you by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innova tive director Rachel Chavkin—won both Tony and Grammy awards in 2019 for Best Musical and Best Musical Theater Album. Best part is that Straz now has eight-show “Cloud Club” packages that start as low as $258.50, too. Nov. 29-Dec. 4. 2 p.m., 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. $39.50 & up. Morsani Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N Macinnes Pl, Tampa. strazcenter.org December “Christmas Contigo” Running for the two weeks leading up to Christmas is Stageworks’ heartwarming tale of Cuban-American holiday traditions. Join the Delgado-Piñeiras family as they embrace the chaos of the holiday season, navigate cultural differences, rediscover tradi tions and prepare a tasty Noche Buena feast. Dec. 2-17. 3 p.m. or 8 p.m. $15-$50. Stageworks Theatre, 1120 E Kennedy Blvd. suite no. 151, Tampa. stageworkstheatre.org
November A Doll’s House, Part 2 Three new plays are coming to Tampa Rep for its 2022-23 season starting this fall. The first, “A Doll’s House, Part 2” directed by Stephanie Gularte will run Nov. 3 through 20, with a bitingly humorous sequel to the classic original. Nov. 3-20. Individual tickets on sale Oct. 1, price TBA. Stageworks Theatre, 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite no. 151, Tampa. tamparep. org—CG St. Pete Reads’ Literacy Festival St. Pete Reads teams up with other local nonprofits and organizations to kick off Family Literacy Month with its inaugural Literacy Festival. This event is an opportunity for youth and families to learn about what literacy resources and programs are available to them. Monday, Nov. 5. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Free. Wildwood Recreation Center, 1000 28th St S, St. Petersburg. culturedbooks.org “Time for Change: Art and Social Unrest in the Jorge Perez Collection” Running until March of next year is a politically-charged exhibit that explores conflicts and contradictions in modern society, in addition to recontextual izing historical events of the past. It features artists from far and wide, as they delve deep into societal issues, often addressing conflict through allegory, metaphor or veiled allusion.
The Florida Orchestra’s Holiday Pops
Tampa-based event planner Your Tampa Markets brings its third annual Tampa Riverwalk Holiday Festival to Water Works Park. This waterfront market will be chock full of Tampa Bay-based artists and artisans sling ing their wares, making holiday shopping for your loved ones as painless as possible. Saturday, Dec. 10. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Water Works Park, 1710 N Highland Ave, Tampa. yourtampamar kets.com
Tosca The St. Pete Opera’s take on Puccini’s tragic masterpiece features three powerhouse performances staring Alexandra Batsios. The focus on powerful women continues throughout the com pany’s 17th season with the spring and summer productions. Opens Friday, Oct. 14, 8 p.m. $15 & up. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, 253 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. stpeteopera.org “Weird Al” Yankovic w/Emo Phillips Al is no stranger to Tampa Bay. Whether he’s opening for The Monkees’ reunion tour, or kick ing off a U.S. tour with a full orchestra behind him, the 62-year old “Tacky” sensation always has new tricks up his sleeve. This tour, how ever, will be a continuation of a costume-free, screenless, intimate-style concert that only features his original songs—and the setlist is Springsteened every night, so no two shows will be the same. Sunday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. $43.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater. rutheckerdhall.com—JB Dracula You can’t have spooky season with out a little blood, and Jobsite Theater continues its once 15-year tradition of staging “Dracula” by giving us a bite of this work by Steven Dietz for the first time since 2001. Wednesday Oct. 29-Sunday, Nov. 13. $24.50 & up. Jaeb Theater at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N Macinnes Pl., Tampa. strazcenter.org Clerks III: The Convenience Tour w/ Kevin Smith Smith’s 1994 low-budget comedy fol lows store clerks Dante and Randal through a day in their lives dealing with customers and friends. “Clerks III” revisits Randal and Dante as the pair set out to make a film about the convenience store following Randal’s life-threatening heart attack. Smith speaks to the crowd after the movie screens. Sunday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. $35 & up. Tampa Theatre, 711 N Franklin St., Tampa. tampatheatre.org—CG W.I.T.C.H. w/Paint A once-in-a-lifetime chance to see living history in the form of a band that spent the ‘70s marrying Rolling Stones vibes to the traditional African rhythms of its home country and creating a brand new genre called Zamrock. Read more on p. 59. Sunday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. $20-$25. Music Hall at New World Brewery, 810 E Skagway Ave, Tampa. aestheticized.com
The Florida Orchestra, conducted by Bob Bernhardt, kicks off the holiday season with a return of the family-friendly Holiday Pops concert featuring all of Santa’s favorite tunes. The first Holiday Pops of the season kicks off at the Straz Center in Tampa, but the Florida Orchestra plays the latter installments (includ ing two matinee shows) at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater and Clearwatwer’s Ruth Eckerd Hall. If you can't wait until December, then make plans to see any one of the Orchestra's fall Pops in the Parks concerts happening on both sides of the Bay. Dec. 9-11. floridaorchestra.org
Corgan hasn’t brought the Pumpkins to Tampa Bay since a 2018 performance at Amalie in front of 8,000 fans. It’s also possible that this is Jane’s Addiction’s first local performance since it was at the old Ford Amphitheatre on a 2009 tour with Nine Inch Nails. Friday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m $43.25 & up. Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa. amaliearena.com
Next Generation Ballet’s “Nutcracker” One of Tampa’s holiday traditions is back for another year, when the “Nutcracker” returns to Straz Center’s Carol Morsani Hall. This perfor mance features dancers from American Ballet Theatre, as they explore the fantastical world of dancing sweets, sword-fighting rodents and some of ballet’s most famous music. Dec. 16-18. $30 & up. Morsani Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N Macinnes Pl, Tampa. strazcenter.org
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Nov. 10- March 12, 2023. Prices vary. Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa. tampamuseum.org Shopapalooza Almost 400 local makers and businesses will be slinging their wares at arguably the most popular market in St. Pete. This massive event is free, but bring cash for the inevitable bag of goodies you’ll bring home.
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Clearwater Jazz Holiday: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/Charlie Wilson/ Gov’t Mule/St. Paul & the Broken Bones/ Dumpstaphunk/Old Crow Medicine Show/ more Average White Band, plus fiery Americana duo War and Treaty are also on the three-day bill along with Justin Lee Schultz, a 15-year-old jazz, blues, funk and gospel phenom, and Champ Jaxon, who once played with the Allman Betts Band. This year’s fest once again takes place at Baycare Ballpark while the festival’s regular home at Coachman Park undergoes a makeover. Jazz Holiday CEO Steve Weinberger told CL that he fully expects the festival to be back at Coachman in 2023. Friday-Sunday, Oct.14-16. $25 & up. Baycare Ballpark, 601 Old Coachman Rd., Clearwater. clearwaterjazz.com SHINE® St. Petersburg Mural Festival Just when you thought St. Pete didn’t have any more blank walls, the SHINE® Mural Festival brings a whopping 17 new murals to The Burg’. Happening over the course of days, dozens of art ists both from Tampa Bay and beyond will cover the city in their large-scale artwork. Oct. 14-23. Free. Various locations throughout St. Petersburg. stpeteartsalliance.org
“Transformations: A Gender Exploration by Mariette Pathy Allen” A new exhibit explor ing gender consciousness and LGBTQ+ history heads to downtown Tampa. It features photogra phy from Mariette Pathy Allen as she documented and “de-freakified” crossdressers and gender non-conforming folks in 1978 New Orleans. Oct. 28-March 23, 2023. Price of admission.The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 400 North Ashley Dr., Tampa. fmopa.org St. Pete Beach Corey Ave Craft Festival This waterfront arts and craft festival hap pens a few times a year, but perhaps this late October installation will feature a Halloween twist. From visual art to pottery, jewelry, pho tography, plants and soap—over 100 different vendors will be featured at this beachside mar ket. Oct. 29-30. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Free. 350 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach. coreyave.com
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What happens, Joey asks, when you’re “going to class with your predator three times a week?” Joey shares his experience of abuse at nine and despite a cheery sense of equilibrium that gives Charlotte hope, he offers that “there are still days when I’m not OK.” Playwright Fillinger hints at societal issues that touch on the subject at hand, but essentially go unexplored. Why is alcohol abuse seemingly baked into the college experience, especially on fraternity row? Have we failed our sons (and therefore, ourselves) by neglecting to address an epidemic of anger, entitlement, and sexual violence? (Looking at you, Brett Kavenaugh). What about the racism inherent in a legal system where privileged white men (like son Kai) get a six-month slap on the wrist, while Joey reminds Charlie that a black man can count on decades.
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COURTESY “It reinforces the power of live theater to trump realism…” DANCE THROUGH PAIN: ThinkTank’s latest is an all too painful reminder of human cruelty and delusion.
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Charlie laughs with Joey that “nobody wants to make love to a milkshake.” Joey shares the shocking, shameful sta tistic that 60,000 children are assaulted every year. He prefers to call them, himself included, survivors rather than victims.
These questions are mentioned only in passing as the play focuses on the collateral damage within a family and a marriage. How does a family deal with such a trauma? What combination of denial, guilt, and rage does it take to destroy a household, a marriage, or simply lead to a personal implosion? What hope do victims have when the focus is on whether the life of a “good boy” is ruined because he was a bit drunk and had “a few moments of poorDirectorjudgment?”Ward Smith has shown himself, particularly in Stageworks’ “American Son,” as a subtle actor and champion of “less is more.” In a intimate theater like Studio Grand Central he’s obviously coached restraint. We feel as though we’re a fly on the wall overhear ing intimate conversations from everyday life in the kitchen, office, or in the bedroom. It’s all carefully calibrated for the space. Sadly, the parts of this puzzle gradually reveal a deep visceral trauma. Charlotte’s rubber gloves and her obsessive cleaning are merely the outward manifesta tion of her inner horror, much like Lady Macbeth’s “out, damned spot!”
ThinkTank and Off-Central Players offer exciting new productions. By Jon Palmer Claridge As we enter the doldrums of summer, it’s espe cially exciting to see two of the region’s newer small professional theaters embrace challeng ing new plays with keen intelligence and care. Each side of the Bay offers a chance for adventure some playgoers to immerse themselves in a live experience that stretches audiences’ imaginations.
Something Clean by Selina Fillinger Through Aug. 28, $35. Studio Grand Central, 2260 First Ave S, St. Petersburg. 727-202-7019; studiograndcentral.com
ThinkTank Theatre’s production of Mark Harmon’s portrait of Holocaust Jews as “Exhibits in a Zoo” is an all too painful reminder of human cruelty and delusion. How do we say something new about the Holocaust? It’s the most binary of 20th century stories. Genocide leaves no room for nuance. Jews survive through their wits and humor while Nazi’s are irre deemable. The mute young Mendel (Jake Perez) temporarily escapes the horror of hunger and Nazi occupation in Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto by the mental pictures he records through the viewfinder of the Zeiss camera accidentally left unattended by an SS soldier. Walking a knife’s edge to balance impossible circumstances, Kaylie Horowitz is particularly fine as Mendal’s mother, Liba, as she and her crippled husband Eli (Landon Green) navigate their family’s survival. Set designer Atticus Failes offers a series of fixed and moveable plat forms for director Kara Gold-Harris and her designers Sophia Pickford (costumes) and Jo Averill-Snell (lights) to seamlessly morph from interior and exterior vignettes of the Warsaw ghetto. Pickford finds just the right silhouettes in a nearly monochrome palate and Averie-Snell controls the pace, mood and focus of the narrative as Gold-Harris seems to multiply her small cast and makes dramatic use of foot-stomping action to punctuate the drama. Georgia Mallory Guy’s sound design conjures up a par ticular time and place as it intermingles Hebraic chants with lilting minor-keyed klezmer clarinet wails and plaintive moorish fiddling that pres ages the horrors to come. Mendel’s gaze may provide him fleeting, ecstatic joy, but it none theless inevitably leads to a horrific conclusion. Still, Ms.Gold-Harris’s staging and Ms. AverieSnell’s lights leave us with a haunting, indelible image that taps into the audience’s imagina tion. It reinforces the power of live theater to trump realism through a simple, abstract moment which freezes time and snatches an emotional gut punch from thin air. Exhibits in the Zoo by Matt Harmon Through Aug. 21, $30. ThinkTank Theatre at Stageworks Theatre. 1120 E Kennedy Blvd, Suite 151, Tampa. 813-566-8737; thinktanktya.com
Embracing challenge
The Off-Central Players’ “Something Clean” is an episodic puzzle unfolding through short vignettes. We gradually come to realize that Charlotte (Debbie Yones) may have always been OCD, but in the aftermath of her unseen son’s rape conviction, her fragmented psyche puts her yellow latex gloves into overdrive. The collateral damage toll on Doug (Alan Mohney, Jr.) and Charlotte’s disintegrating marriage is incalcula ble. They’re working their way through therapists like musical chairs. The cast is immac ulate. You sense the intimacy between Yones and Mohoney, a real life couple portraying parents of a white, college athlete serving time for a cam pus rape of a non-white woman. Charlotte needs an outlet to expiate her parental guilt, so she secretly volunteers at a sexual abuse crisis cen ter run by Troy Brooks (Joey) who is the perfect comforting presence as the young, gay, Black abuse counselor who befriends her. But she’s loath to give her name lest she be linked to her son’s highly publicized case. Call me “Charlie.” But “do I have to have a name tag?” As they fill goodie bags with “strawberry condoms with vanilla lube”
One of the stars of the 85-min ute intermission-less play is director Smith’s taut sound design. Its brief transitions and intermittent under scoring reinforce the emotional fragmentation that follows. Some of the splendid score echo’s the bassslapping, mouth-popping we know from “Seinfeld,” other times it’s dis cordant, staccato woodwinds. It’s part of the essential engine that pro pels the episodic script forward as it provides hints of the emotional tenor of the scene to follow, from echoing, percussive pounding to a gentle saxo phone over a few piano chords. Charlie and Joey’s friendship grows until a surprising climax when unspoken truths collide. And, although Fillinger has ostensibly set up the lightning-filled moments that lead to the rapid denouement, it’s a bit too convenient. The actors do a superb job, but the script lacks the gut punch that might arise from the preceding developments. Perhaps a Laura Linney or Mary-Louise Parker could con jure extra-textual pain for a cathartic moment as the subplots collide and unravel, but Ms. Yones is left hanging with a neat conclusion that leaves the audience without further insight about the important issues raised concerning parental guilt, racial injustice, and marital implosion under stress. Even so, it’s a worthwhile ride that raises far too many uncomfortable questions that our culture is still ill-equipped to address.
cltampa.com | AUGUST 18 - 24, 2022 | 47 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TICKETS, VISIT MFASTPETE.ORG Supported by the Marly Music Society Enjoy an afternoon of global art and culture with a musical performance by cellist Anita Graef and pianist Louise Chan. Tickets include museum admission. Coming Sunday, September 11
Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish, and Indian Art, 1960s—1970s from NYU’s Abby Weed Grey Collection is organized by the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, and is made possible in part by the generous support of Dalinc and Mehves Ariburnu; Violet Jabara Charitable Trust; WLS Spencer Foundation; A. Alfred Taubman Foundation; Avid Modjtabai; Charina Endowment Fund; Ariel and Alaleh Ostad; the Grey’s Director’s Circle, Inter/National Council, and Friends; and the Abby Weed Grey Trust. In-kind support is provided by ArtCare Conservation.
Barbara Sorensen, (American, b. 1945), Billows (detail), 2022, Aluminum, 28 ft x 17.5 ft x 4 ft., Collection of the Artist, Image courtesy of Laney Mae Velazquez Eren Eyüboğlu (Turkish, 1907-1988) Design for Mosaic, 1957, Gouache and pencil on cardboard, 18 3/4 x 20 in., Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection. Gift of Abby Weed Grey, G1975.246 Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (Turkish, 1911–1975), Full Moon, 1961, Oil and glue on canvas, 50 7/8 x 42 in. Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection. Gift of Abby Weed Grey, G1975.293
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William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916), Autumn Fruit, 1871, Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. Gift from The Martin Andersen-Gracia Andersen Foundation Inc. 2022.14
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Joe Wardwell, (American, b. 1972) Out of Kindness I Suppose, 2019-21, Acrylic on canvas, 38 x 60 in. The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at Rollins College, Gift of Barbara ’68 and Theodore ’68 Alfond. 2021.1.35 © Joe Wardwell
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Francis Newton Souza, (Indian-American, 1924–2002), Trimurti, 1971, Oil on canvas board, 30 x 24 in. Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection. Gift of Abby Weed Grey, G1975.216
As truly frightening horror movies go, Halina Reijn’s latest is a bust.
By John W. Allman Imagine living a life where the scariest moments involved forgetting to refill your Xanax prescription or worrying that you might have overshared on a group chat. As truly fright ening horror movies go, Halina Reijn’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is a bust, but as a scalpel-sharp, finger-on-the-pulse dissection of today’s mid20s culture, her sophomore feature is a riotous affair sparkling with caustic insight. In all honesty, the entirety of “Bodies Bodies Bodies” can be summed up best by the fact that it co-stars Pete Davidson. If ever there has been a poster boy for privilege and WTF celebrity, it’s Davidson. He’s an actor for whom I have yet to see any actual talent, but yet his smarmy mug is firmly entrenched with this generation’s zeitgeist, as con founding as it may be. Thankfully, spoiler alert, Davidson’s affluent cokehead narcissist chump David gets sidelined early on, leaving Reijn much more time to focus on her cadre of young female fuckupsThere’s Sophie (Amandla Stenberg), the popular one, who required an intervention and her father’s wealth to get whisked away to rehab. And Alice (Rachel Sennott), who has spent years trying to attract listeners to her podcast about hanging out with the wealthiest, coolest kids, while picking up older men like Greg (Lee Pace) on Tinder. And Emma (Chase Sui Wonders), the pretty one who thinks everyone is in love with her. And, finally, Jordan (Myha’la Herrold), the mean one, whose poison-tipped tongue keeps her arms-lengthaway from genuine relationships. The odd duck here is Bee (Maria Bakalova), a foreigner in every sense of the word. Not only does she hail from another country, but her youth was forged from an existence far away from the trust funds and silver spoons of Sophie’s “rich” rich crew. She’s only present so Sophie can show off to her so-called friends that she’s capable of “dating” someone for six weeks and counting. Bee is almost an unnecessary addition to this bitter tea laced with spoiled milk. I understand her presence as the gateway to introduce viewers to the main characters; I just wish there was more substance to her role to justify not killing her off early and brutally. Alas, the joy of discovery in “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is watching these eight friends unravel over the course of one long night during a drugfueled hurricane party that turns into a pitch-black con fessional. The script by Sarah DeLappe zings and zaps with buzzwords aplenty, whether it’s taking shots at new-age-y light therapy, the pitfalls of online dating or the treacherous road to good mental health through self-awareness. The actors all commit fully, which helps make dia logue such as “Don’t call her a psychopath, that’s so ableist,” or “You schedule everything in your Google calendar, even sex, because you have no soul,” strike like precision-guided missiles. Ultimately, “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is less concerned with visual bloodshed, although there is some decent but restrained gore, and far more fascinated with the truly horrific bullshit that young adults willfully and willingly subject themselves to on the daily. After all, it takes a special type of person to understand just how hurtful it can be to have their parents called upper middle class.
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You don’t know Jack Jack Johnson arrives in Tampa with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
“I made a choice not to lose friends.”
“I made a choice not to lose friends,” Johnson, 47, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. That was two weeks ahead of Moonlight ’s release and in response to a question about the album’s lead single, “One Step Ahead.” Like so much of his output, the song’s verses are riddled with social commentary and a touch of anxi ety about humanity. But over the last few years, people seem to be at each other’s throats more than ever before. Despite being able to stay home on Oahu during the pandemic, Johnson could not escape societal noise that’s risen to near maddening levels. The fragility and unknowns of the pandemic pushed him, like the rest of us, into heated debates with friends and family. So he made a decision to try and kind of be as empathetic as possible, see things from different sides, and try to encour age others to do the same. Still, Johnson admitted, “I wasn’t perfect.”
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According to the Pacific Business News, 80% from the three-year average of expenses for Johnson’s nonprofit went to programming, a testament to the commitment the family has made to a community that also found solace at the farm and in the edu cation programs run by Kokua. At the onset of the pandemic, farmers helped Johnson—an optimist who subscribes to the Joseph Campbell quote, “Participate fully in the sor rows of the world”—find a distraction from the divisiveness when they banded together to make sure that kupuna [a grandparent, ancestor, and/ or honored elder] would have enough food to eat.
Jack Johnson w/Ziggy Marley Friday, Aug. 19. 7:15 p.m., $41.50 & up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. Hwy-301 N, Tampa. jackjohnsonmusic.com
“In Hawaii 90% of our food is shipped in, which is an unfortunate fact,” Johnson said. “Just to see how much the community came together to make sure everybody had food. Those are the kinds of things that I wanted to kind of focus on, and find the beauty in thoseAndmoments.”whenitcame time to turn everything on Johnson’s mind into a record, he looked to another new voice: Blake Mills, a renowned producer whose credits appear on work by an eclectic collection of artists including My Morning Jacket, Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Pino Palladino and even John Legend, Ed Sheeran and Phoebe Bridgers. Press materials say Mills pushed Johnson out of his comfort zone. You can hear some of that in flashes of experimentation with chordal accidents (“Meet the Moonlight”) and non-traditional instruments (a wedding ring on “Calm Down,” beer bottles for “Costume Party”), but Johnson said that there was a trust that Mills wouldn’t push him so far away that he might regret the final outcome. More than anything, Mills and Johnson bonded over card games (one called “Cafe con Leche” the Johnsons learned and renamed on a trip through Spain), a love of Greg Brown and hour-long debates over existential matters like the concept of now. “We’re both so bullheaded, so we would just like sometimes take the opposite side of each other. It’d be so dumb, but it’d be really fun,” Johnson said. “More than anything, I feel like we developed a really nice friendship through the whole thing. And I know we’re gonna play a lot of music together in the future.”
Finding light in the dark has always been Johnson’s speciality. And in the literal hot mess that is Florida, we could all use a little of that moonlight, too.
“I kind of wonder, since I’m part of this indus try that has a large environmental footprint, is it not the better thing for me to do what I can to kind of push the industry into a better place and see if we can kind of mitigate a lot of those negative impacts as best we can,” he said. “Then really, I think the only thing that we can do to really spread the positive impact of touring is connecting with the nonprofits in every town that are working within that town, so after we leave, there’s energy from the show, both in fund ing and in connecting the fans and this younger energy with these established nonprofits so that after we leave, there’s all these new members of these groups.”
By Ray Roa Last year, Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Fairytales celebrated its 20th anniversary. Fans have spent the last two decades humming along to the laidback lyrics of songs like “Flake” and “Bubble Toes,” but much of the Hawaiian-born songwriter’s music has always been marked by the deeply introspective and borderline philo sophical bent on songs like “Inaudible Melodies” where the then 25-year-old waxed over the freaks in Plato’s cave and the perils of stillpre-social-media modern living. Six albums, one global pandemic, and 21 years later, Johnson is back with Meet the Moonlight, his first collection of new music since 2017. When they get to MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Friday, fans will find the same easy going guy who last played Tampa five years ago—but they may also get a hint of the weight Johnson’s carried around since then. More than any other album he’s released, Moonlight feels like someone working through things and being near the breaking point.
In Johnson’s immediate future is the second leg of a 37-stop North American tour which kicks off Thursday in West Palm Beach and ends in October in southern California. Between 2008-2013, Johnson donated 100% of profits from multiple tours to nonprofits in the towns they visited. These days, his tour donates $2 from each ticket to environmental efforts and is still one of the greenest in the industry. For Johnson—who knows that the best thing for his own carbon footprint would be not to tour at all—there are still reasons beyond the communal and healing nature of music, to get on the road.
A byproduct of that struggle are cuts that med itate on the push and pull between his own head and heart; it’s Johnson trying to remind himself to take a breath and listen more than he talked. And when he made way for others, Johnson found a little bit of peace. In February 2021, Kokua Learning Farm—which he launched with his wife Kim in 2019—reopened for socially-distant farm work days. The seven-acre property in the rural surf town of Haleiwa is an almost magical place where you can see and speak to the peaks of the Mokule’ia Forest Reserve while you pick green beans or tend to taro, among other farm duties.
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“I’ve heard that several times where people have gotten involved, and they’ve even become part of the staff of the group,” Johnson added. “Those are the stories that kind of makes me feel like it’s worth it, you know, and it’s the positive impact of my own tour that hopefully outweighs the negative.”
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CALM DOWN: At times, Jack Johnson’s new album feels like he’s at his wit’s end.
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MO’ MONEY: The Florida Orchestra bounced back from its pandemic-related pay cut.
The American Federation of Musicians, active in Tampa Bay since 1919, represents professional musicians employed by The Florida Orchestra, as well as the Sarasota Orchestra and Florida SouthwestRichardSymphony.Sparrow,a french horn player with The Florida Orchestra and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFM local representing TFO musicians, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay the union has developed a good, “open” relationship with TFO management. Following years of stagnant wage growth, the union feels things have moved in a positive direction with new leadership in recentDuringyears. the COVID-19 pandemic, for instance, Sparrow said, “We were meeting at least quarterly, usually monthly” to negotiate safety protocols and to look out for the livelihood of the orchestra’s professional musicians. In the first year of the pandemic, all staff and musi cians of The Florida Orchestra took a 20% salary reduction through furlough weeks for the fiscal year that ran from July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021, a spokesperson for TFO told CL. Essentially, the musicians were paid for fewer weeks of work during that 12-month period. No staff or musi cians were laid off, however, and the orchestra continued to play 86 live concerts for reducedsized audiences at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater during the 2020-21 season. According to TFO, this was more than any orchestra in the nation.
In addition to pay raises, the new contract, effective Sept. 1, 2022 through the 2024–25 season, also extends the length of the orchestra season, from 37 weeks in the 2022–23 season, to 39 weeks guaranteed for the 2024–25 sea son. This will allow the orchestra to bring more musical events to the Tampa Bay community, and adds additional stability in work and pay for the musicians.The amount of paid vacation time musicians receive is also bumped up in the new contract, from two weeks to three weeks paid vacation per season. This is in addition to other benefits TFO’s full-time musicians receive, including full health, dental, vision, life, pen sion and retirement“Whilebenefits.anew contract is just one piece of a solid founda tion for the future of The Florida Orchestra, it underscores that all facets of the organization are working together. The collaboration that TFO has with its musicians gives us a stability that is not that common in the orchestra world,” said Gregory Yadley, Chair of TFO’s Board of Directors. “This justifies the commitment of our generous patrons and donors, to whom we are so grateful. Their vital support of TFO is an investment in our community and allows us to grow and serve a thriving Tampa Bay through this magnificent orchestra and its musicians.” The Florida Orchestra, based in the tri-city area of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, will celebrate its 55th season this fall. The orchestra is scheduled to perform more than 100 concerts in venues across Tampa Bay, including a benefit concert featuring legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman, who will perform with The Florida Orchestra for its 55th Celebration con cert on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at 8 pm at the Mahaffey Theater. Season tickets are available via floridaorchestra.org
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The Florida Orchestra’s new contract will deliver a 12% raise. By McKenna Schueler With a reduced schedule, Florida Orchestra (TFO) musicians took a temporary pay cut during the first year of the pandemic. But now, unionized musicians have ratified a new contract with The Florida Orchestra that deliv ers a 12% raise over three years, as well as an extended orchestra season. According to TFO, the new contract covering its 68 full-time professional musicians delivers “steady musician wage increases,” with a 5% pay raise the first year, followed by a 4% raise the next year, and a 3% raise after that. Musicians with the state’s largest professional orchestra will earn a base pay of $43,316 for the 2022–23 season, $46,374 for the 2023-24 season, and $50,495 for 2024-25 season, according to a TFO spokesperson. Base pay does not reflect the sal aries of veteran musicians, endowed chairs, or principal musicians, who may earn additional pay for seniority, playing more than one instru ment, or having a titled position. This will be the first time base pay for TFO musicians has ever exceeded $50,000. “This was one of the most positive negotia tions in all my years in orchestras – and it only took six sessions,” Mark Cantrell, President and CEO of TFO shared in a news release. “Musicians and management came together as true partners who share a common vision for the growth and success of The Florida Orchestra and the Tampa Bay region. It’s the same team approach that kept us performing successfully throughout the pandemic, and now it will help us define our destiny as a world-class orchestra.”
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Clay Ellerbroek, who’s Principal Flute and Chair of the Florida Orchestra Musicians Committee, said in a statement that negotiations with TFO were “respectful and collaborative” and the union is “very pleased” with the agreement, which was negotiated ahead of their current contract’s expiration at the end of August. “The common organizational vision and leadership of TFO by the musicians, management and the board will ensure the growth of the orchestra, help us attract the finest musicians from around the country and deliver the world-class orchestra that our community deserves,” said Ellerbroek. When it comes to musician salaries, how ever, there’s still room for growth. As the Tampa Bay Times reported back in 2018, base salaries for TFO musicians have lagged behind the pay offered by other top metropolitan orchestras. Unionized musicians employed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, for instance — one of the “Top Five” in the country — earn a base pay of $181, 232. That’s far more than TFO musicians, even when you consider Chicago’s higher cost of living. Musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who actually took a double-digit pay cut in their current contract, due to financial shortfalls caused by COVID-19-related cancel lations, also earn a base pay in the six-figure range. And living in Tampa Bay isn’t exactly cheap. Average rent has shot up 33% over the last year, according to Zumper. A report from March found that most Tampa Bay homes made more money than the average local worker. What’s more is that Tampa City Council just rejected an ordinance that could’ve put rent control on the November ballot. St. Pete meanwhile, just took its first step to letting voters decide on rent control this fall. Still, the union ratified its new contract with “overwhelming” support, accord ing to Sparrow, and The Florida Orchestra says the wage increases will allow the nonprofit to remain competitive with other orchestras in attracting and retaining musicians.
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C Daniela Soledade: ‘Pretty World’ album release w/ Roberto Menescal & Antonio Adolfo Singer-songwriter Soledade, a true gem of the Tampa Bay jazz scene, recorded her sophomore album in Brazil, and she brings it home for a release show alongside bossa icon Roberto Menescal, Latin Grammy and Grammy-nominated pia nist Antonio Adolfo (“Sá Marina”), as well as guitarist Nate Najar with whom she co-wrote many of the lyrics. Pretty World , released ear lier this month, continues Soledade’s run as a third-generation Brazilian music artist and pays homage to her grandfather Paulo with a take on an unrecorded song of his, “Circo da Vida.” Optimism and positive love are tenets of the release, but Soledade is focused on keeping the family tradition alive. “If we stopped playing songs we could lose them forever,” she said. (Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg) Fuákata w/Trinidad Suave/Victims Of Circumstance Tyler Barnes takes a lot of pride in the fact that his band Fuákata—a Spanish onomatopoeia—is entirely DIY, book ing shows, recording sessions, and everything in between all on its own. The group will bring its self-described “blend of Ska, hard core, reggae & punk rock, with hints of Miami flavor” sound as a part of a mini tour includ ing a west Florida debut. L.A. ska-punk band Trinidad Suave, and Clearwater’s Victims of Circumstance—playing the same genre— open. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
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THU 18 C Ella Jet When she was 16, bouncers had to sneak Ella Jet into Ruby’s Elixir so she could play. Over the next eight years, her residency at the downtown St .Pete mainstay grew to feel like home. It evolved from a solo gig, to one with her band Future Soul and again to the solo show she’s closing the book on this week as she prepares for a move to Nashville. “ I grew up there, learned how to play to an audience and work the crowd. As a pretty introverted young girl, that was an integral part of my journey playing live music. Even with all the drunken craziness that sometimes surrounded me,” Jet, 24, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “I always gave them a piece of my heart. It’s been a fun ride and I’ll miss it.” Read more from Jet via cltampa.com/music and say goodbye at this free show. (Ruby’s Elixir, St. Petersburg) Rarity w/Telltale/Glimmers After the last few months of living in America—espe cially as Floridans—we could all use some Canadian punk in our lives. Rarity, a fourpiece straight outta Ontario, doesn’t have any post-COVID music out at the moment, but for now this gig alongside Richmond punk band Telltale and Atlanta pop rock group Glimmers is more than enough to get us to exhale. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
C Jack Johnson w/Ziggy Marley Dust off your flip flops, but not before reading a full preview of this show on p. 51. (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa) C Noah Gundersen The last time Noah Gundersen was in town, his fans probably didn’t know they’d be the last to sit in the Attic before the COVID shutdown. At the time, the then-30-year-old Seattle singer-songwriter was promoting his fourth album, Lover. Three years later, Gundersen returns to the pristine listening room to promote his latest, A Pillar of Salt , which features a guest vocal from Phoebe motherfuckin’ Bridgers on “Atlantis.” (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City) C Rob Osenton Band w/Emily Turnage/ Pilot Waves Local music fans undoubtedly recognize the name Rob Osenton. Known around the area as a premier multi-instru mentalist, a trusted and knowledgeable musical gearhead, and a down to earth and affable guy, Osenton is about to add his debut solo album to his already-impres sive musical resume. Recorded in his own hometown recording studio, Masks is a glowing triumph from this highly respected and revered local music giant and it mag nificently shows off Osenton’s clear love of the music that came before him alongside his admirable plight to keep its spirit alive through his own original compositions and his unbridled passion. He commemorates the release by playing after opening acts Emily Turnage and Pilot Waves. Get a full review via cltampa.com/music. (Crowbar, Ybor City)—Gabe Echazabal SAT 20 C Cry Baby w/Shane T Fans of Muna who were bummed that the band didn’t open for Phoebe Bridgers earlier this year should head to Tampa Heights to see Cry Baby this weekend. The quintet plays a similar strain of alt-pop, but works in a few updated takes on the old-school boy band sound made famous in Orlando more than 20 years ago. Shane T, who plays an equally poppy, albeit darker, brand of upbeat music, opens the show. (Shuffle, Tampa) C Devin the Dude w/Willy J Peso/Jon Ditty/The Ricca Project For what feels like forever now, Dunedin Brewery has been the beachside town’s go-to spot for topnotch, free, live music. Now its sibling, The Moontower, dubbed as the newest part of the brewery compound, is getting in on the action with a free show from “Lacville ‘79” rapper Devin the Dude, who actually spent his early childhood in St. Pete before land ing in Houston, Texas where he broke the rules of hip-hop and proceeded to make a name with the Odd Squad and then Facemob By Josh Bradley & Ray Roa C
FRI 19 Burke Brothers Trio If you have a thing for Matt and Daniel Burke of Have Gun, Will Travel, you’re gonna want to head south this weekend. The Palmetto joint that somehow accomplished making tortilla pizzas bearable celebrates a full year of business this week end, and before a busy end to 2022—including playing a debut party for an IPA later this year—the brothers make a rare trio appear ance about 15 minutes north of their home base. (Waypoint Bar and Grill, Palmetto)
C Snail Mail w/Momma/Hotline TNT Lindey Jordan’s fall show opening for Turnstile is very sold-out, but this gig—post poned when the 23-year-old developed vocal cord issues that required surgery—is honestly a better opportunity to see her band Snail Mail in a more intimate setting and in the headlining slot. Expect lots of sing-alongs with a healthy chance of tears when songs from Valentine , the band’s latest album of lovelorn, hard-rocking pop, get dropped after L.A. indie-rock duo Momma and Minneapolis shoegaze outfit Hotline TNT open the show. (The Ritz, Ybor City) C Taylor Raynor w/Mercy McCoy/Deb Ruby/Red River Earlier this year, Taylor Raynor and his friends Liam Bauman and Leon Majcen packed up and moved to Nashville to make bigger names for them selves. Tampa Bay seems to be a massive chunk of Raynor’s soul because he’s getting ready for his second gig in the area since the big move. In April, he took on a gig at Green Bench and this Wednesday, the likes of Mercy McCoy, Deb Ruby, and Red River will surround Taylor at Hooch and Hive, remind ing him that no matter where your ventures take you, you’re a part of the Tampa music scene forever. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
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before going solo. Drink some beer, but defi nitely have a “Doobie Ashtray” handy. (The Moontower, Dunedin) Dierks Bentley w/Ashley McBryde/Travis Denning/DJ Aydamn Since late 2020, Mr. “What Was I Thinkin’” has been pushing a yet-to-be-announced album and run of sin gles. We’re hoping that Bentley isn’t having a hard time finding the sound he’s looking for, ala The Beach Boys’ “Smile,” but it’s almost inevitable that you’ll hear at least one unreleased cut when the 46-year-old country superstar hits the old Gary amp this week end. Also appearing is Ashley McBryde who seems to have bounced back from a concus sion brought on by a horseback accident, plus Travis Denning and DJ Aydamn. (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa) C Emo Lite feat. Jonas/Anne Mansfield/ Eyelid Cinema Emo Nite Tampa is going acoustic for a porch hang outside Seminole Heights’ Jug & Bottle. Tampa bands Eyelid Cinema and Anne Mansfield (of Knife Rituals and Nervous Girls) play hometown support and make way for Sarasota-based songwriter Jonas G whose other projects—Floating Boy and Cherish This—play twee jangle-pop and post-hardcore. The “MTV Unplugged”-style show is sold-out, but maybe someone will look away when you hop the fence if you offer to buy everyone a ‘buch, beer, or 3 Dot Dash Southern Chick’n sando. (Jug & Bottle, Tampa) Gavin DeGraw We’re old enough to remember when Gavin DeGraw played the since-shuttered Twilight in Ybor City back in 2004. Since then, everything has changed for the 45-year-old singer-songwriter. He moved up to venues as large as Jannus Live, but then lost both his parents within three years of each other, and this year, the pianoplaying pop songwriter dropped Face The River, largely inspired by said tragedies. A mini docu-series explains everything in a bit more depth, and confirms that you really can’t hate DeGraw’s most personal project ever. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
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Archers w/Brave New World/ Gloomchild Pensacola band Brave New World has had a rough summer. Along with being pissed off at SCOTUS, drummer Cameron Toups was robbed of his mul tiple cymbals while filming a music video. A GoFundMe was organized to recover or replace the lost equipment, and has so far raised $1,205. There’s a good chance that a percentage of the “Tarpit” band’s cut from its Crowbar show on Wednesday will go towards the fundraiser. Gloomchild opens and Archers headline. (Crowbar, Ybor City)
THU 25 C The Black Keys w/Band Of Horses/ Early James After skipping big arenas on a “world tour” that stopped at Jannus Live, The Black Keys are back in big rooms for a summer stop at the ol’ Gary amp. The band, support ing a new album Dropout Boogie , will be joined by Alabama songwriter Fredrick James Mullis Jr.—aka Early James—who’s signed to Easy Eye Sound, the studio-label of Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach. Also opening for the Keys is Band of Horses, which absolutely slayed at this year’s Gasparilla Music Festival. (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)
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C 97X Shindig feat. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness w/Whole Damn Mess If you’re an avid supporter of alt-rock sta tion 97X, you know damn well that Andrew McMahon has devoted endless time and energy to supporting them. McMahon and his four-piece band—who just opened a few of Billy Joel’s summer stadium shows—have appeared at at least three editions of 97X NBT in the last decade, as well as the 39-yearold (!) serving as a guest host at last year’s gig. Just in case the guy who brought us Something Corporate doesn’t appear on this year’s lineup, 97X is hosting a Monday shindig with him and Whole Damn Mess. Whether you snagged free tickets at Circle K this week, or decide to just pay the $25 online, you’ll still be walking on a dream when McMahon hits the stage. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
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Ruby’s Elixir A St. Pete jazz club-style lounge that started as a cigar spot in the ‘90s, when Central Avenue was very empty. Live music happens seven days a week and there’s a full bar. Bring on the cigars, too. They’re still cool with it, you know. 15 3rd St. N., St. Petersburg. (727) 898-7829. rubyselixir.com
Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College SPC’s resident concert hall—once a Christian Science Church—makes a point to host more than lectures from guest speakers. In the venue’s glorious, 850-seat Hough Hall, bands and artists from every genre grace the stage, while at the intimate, Side Door Cabaret on the other side of the building, jazz and blues are the prime focus. 253 5th Ave N., St. Petersburg. (727) 822-3590. mypalladium.org
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Shuffle The best vagina-forward shuffle board restaurant in Florida with a full kitchen and bar belongs to us lucky Tampa Bay folk. Jazz, indie, and punk artists, plus a Tuesday open mic and DJ Wally Rios’ Wu-Tang Brunch, make up the schedule, while guests can show off on the facility’s four courts. 2612 N Tampa St., Tampa. (813) 450-3797. shuffletampa.com
Crowbar This standing room-only, 300-capac ity spot hosts trap and indie acts, DJs, and up-and-comers from all corners of the world. There’s also full bar service right behind where a packed crowd usually stands, and out back is the venue’s biergarten, home of Ybor City’s lon gest-running hip-hop, soul, funk, reggae party Ol’ Dirty Sundays. 1812 N 17th St., Ybor City. (813) 241-8600. crowbarybor.com
The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing What was once Tampa Bay’s first hardware store—built in 1895—is now an intimate hallmark of Ybor City and the district’s best listening room. With its mini chandeliers and bricked-up structure, The Attic, located directly above the Rock Brothers tasting room, has hosted tribute bands, Grammy-winning legends, DJs, local release parties and upand-coming artists from all across the country since its 2016 opening. 1510 E 8th Ave., Tampa. (813) 241-0098. theatticyborcity.com
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The Ritz Ybor One of Tampa Bay’s oldest venues—having opened in 1917—the Ritz Ybor’s ballroom holds events of all differ ent styles, from galas to hip-hop events, while the side room hosts DJs for its regular Mischief Monday. And the 1,114 capacity theater has a wide selection of regular EDMleaning customer appreciation shows that only require you to RSVP to an online guest book. If you get hungry, you can practically stick your head into the nearby pizza window at New York, New York. 1503 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. (813) 248-4050. theritzybor.com
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Jannus Live We currently live in the fifth decade in which this historic icon of local live music has existed. With its mostly stand ing-room only setting (balcony suites are available) and countless shows as part of a calendar that seemingly never takes a breath. You haven’t lived until you’ve had the Jannus Live experience. Whether it’s a hip-hop mosh pit you’re after, or a free tribute band, nobody leaves Jannus (formerly known as Jannus Landing) unhappy. 200 1st Avenue N., St. Petersburg. (727) 565-0550. jannuslive.com
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Formerly known as the 1-800-Aas-Gart Amphitheatre (and the Ford Amphitheatre before that), this outdoor venue with free, onsite self parking, is right on the Florida State Fairgrounds. Whether it’s a political rally you’re after, or a sweltering hot night rocking out with Slipknot or Brad Paisley, you’ll raise your eyebrows at least once when looking at the Amp’s lineup of events. 4802 U.S. Hwy301 N, Tampa. (813) 740-2446. livenation.com
Hooch and Hive Brought to you by the same folks who built a cult following at sinceshuttered Ybor City nightclub Czar, Hooch has a stage that is seeming only empty twice a week (maybe because it’s closed Mondays and Tuesdays). Normally appearing is its fairly regular Reggae and Soul Sunday music series, as well as album release parties for local rappers, songwriters, and touring bands looking for one of the best sound systems in Tampa. The full menu of above-and-beyond “bar food” and dozens of cocktails, beers on tap, and wine make this place worth it even if there’s not a band on stage. 1001 W Cass St., Tampa. (813) 251-1234. hoochandhive.com
For two decades, the Ybor City location was a pioneer in Tampa Bay’s music scene. Now, the recently reopened and relocated venue serves almost a hundred different kinds of beer, wine, and liqueur as well as solid wings and pizza. And with its outdoor biergarten and intimate indoor “music hall,” it’s the perfect place to take a deep breath and enjoy a pint after a long day at Busch Gardens, located five minutes away. 1313 E 8th Ave., Tampa. (813) 248-4969. newworldbrewery.net
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On Sunday, Oct. 23, Zambia’s single great est rock and roll export Witch (stylized “W.I.T.C.H” for “We Intend to Cause Havoc”) brings a rare (and possibly last) U.S. tour to Tampa when its road to Austin’s Levitation Festival runs through New World Brewery.
Thursday, Sept. 8. 8 p.m. $10. Crowbar, Ybor City O Som Do Jazz Thursday, Sept. 15. No cover. Music Center at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg High Road Pale Ale Release Party feat. Have Gun, Will Travel/FayRoy Friday, Sept. 16. 8 p.m. $20. The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City Oceans End w/SickHot/Mortal Sons Friday, Sept. 16. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. Crowbar, Ybor City Rhythm And Brews By The Bay feat. Gin Blossoms/Ken Block and Drew Copeland Friday, Sept. 16. 7 p.m. $125$175. Florida Aquarium, Tampa Greg Koch Saturday, Sept. 17. 8 p.m. $25-$40. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg Wilderado w/Michigander Tuesday, Sept. 20. 8 p.m. $18. Crowbar, Ybor City Cancellations/reschedules Architects at Jannus Live, Oct. 1 Canceled Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Tickets to see Witch play alongside Paint, a project from Allah Las’ Pedrum Siadatian, at New World Brewery’s Music Hall on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. are on sale now for $20-$25. The gig is a chance to see living history in the form of a band that spent the ‘70s marrying Rolling Stones vibes to the traditional African rhythms of its home country in creating a brand new genre called Zamrock. The group fell apart in the ‘80s due to economic and health crises in Zambia, forcing lead singer Jagari Chanda to work in a gemstone mine before Witch’s music was rediscovered and reissued outside of Africa for the first time ever. And that’s not the only spellbinding gig happening that weekend, either. Psych-rock is an aesthetic that’s popu lar on playlists that get people through the day or their workouts, but Frankie and the Witch Fingers have transcended algorithms attracted to warped guitars and lava lamp artwork. The band built around songwriters Dylan Sizemore and Josh Menashe craft rock and roll that’ll make your entire body buzz while forcing your ears to pick up on the sub tle drops of soul and heady nuances seared into mind-melting melodies. The group’s lat est release “Cookin’ b/w Tracksuit” is a potent one-two punch that hits harder than most fulllength releases from its genre counterparts and arrives after recent tours that’ve seen Frankie and the Witch Fingers support Osees, Cheap Trick and ZZ Top while also sneaking in small venue headlining ragers like an October 2019 set at The Bends in St. Pete. Tickets to see Frankie and the Witch Fingers play Hooch and Hive in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. are on sale now for $15. Kairos Creature Club and Liquid Pennies open the show. See Josh Bradley’s weekly new concert roundup below.—Ray Roa Lauren Flax w/Brian Busto/Mayan Cxllective Friday, Aug. 26. 10 p.m. $20. The Castle, Ybor City The Final Blue House Show feat. Access HomanMode/Charlie/SpoiledJunior/Chaunces/Chlorinefields/SportsGranted/Ortrotasce/TetanusRat/Sangin/Alex Saturday, Aug. 27. 5 p.m. $5. Blue House, St. Petersburg Action Bronson Tuesday, Sept. 6. 7 p.m. $30.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Loud On Seventh Kickoff Concert feat. Es’Synce Star/Boss Key/Pimptress/TRVP/KingSolo/12InLoose/AlexHippy/WestsideCed/DotDiamondKash/more
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October is a witchy month, and on the weekend before Halloween it gives Tampa Bay one hell of a live music treat.
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Choke hold By Dan Savage I have a question about choking. Or should that be simulated choking? I’ve recently discovered that being pinned down by my neck is a huge turn on for me. I love the feeling of being dominated and controlled, and of feeling my partner’s strength on this part of my body. I’m much more inter ested in this feeling than in actual breath control or oxygen deprivation. I’ve been reading up on choking because I’m trying to make sure I can be manhandled in the way I like as safely as possible. However, all the advice about chok ing is about how dangerous it is. But most of the advice concentrates on the dangers of restricting oxygen (which is not what I am going for) or on damaging the windpipe by putting pressure on the front of the throat (which my partners avoid). So, my question is… how dangerous is this kind of simulated choking play really? Play where one person is being held down by their throat with only mild pressure? What can we do to make it as safe as possible? I’m having a hard time find ing good answers, and given how wet this makes my pussy, abstaining from this activity is not an option for me.—Please I Need More Expertise “Choking and other forms of breath play used to be very uncommon,” said Dr. Debby Herbenick. “But over the past decade, chok ing has become extremely common, especially among people under 40.” Dr. Herbenick is a professor at Indiana University School of Public Health, a prolific and widely published sex researcher, and the author of many books, including “The Coregasm Workout: The Revolutionary Method for Better Sex Through Exercise.” A few years ago, Dr. Herbenick’s students began asking her about choking, with some sharing harrowing stories of being choked by sex partners without their consent. There was very little data out there about choking, which was all over porn sites, and that inspired Dr. Herbenick and some colleagues to undertake the first serious and scientifically rigor ous studies of sexual choking. Disturbingly, Dr. Herbenick found that a lot of people—mostly male people— were choking their partners during sex without discussing it first. Meaning, they weren’t estab lishing mutual interest, they weren’t obtaining unambiguously enthusiastic consent, and they weren’t discussing the inherent risks and how to minimize them. (Minimize ≠ eliminate.) Many weren’t even cognizant of the risks, which makes sense given the dearth of research on chok ing (and, again, why Dr. Herbenick has been researching this now-mainstream practice). “The reason that so many sites say chok ing is dangerous is because it is dangerous,” said Dr. Herbenick. “That’s not a scare tactic. Although rare, people do occasionally die from being choked, which is technically a form of strangulation, and people have gone to jail for accidentally injuring or killing a partner dur ing consensual choking.”
And that’s definitely a moment when you’ll want to use your safeword or gesture, PINME, while you still can. You can follow @debbyherbenick on Twitter, find out more about her research into choking—and sexual pleasure and com munication and vibrator use and more—via debbyherbenick.com. This is a preview of this week’s Savage Love. The full version is now exclusively avail able on Dan’s website savage.love. Send mail to questions@savagelove.net, Listen to the Savage Lovecast and follow @fakedansavage on Twitter.
So, is there a safe way to create the sensa tion of being choked—or pinned down by your neck—without the risk? “Some people who are into choking but who don’t want to take on these risks ask their partner to lightly press against their collarbone but not their throat,” said Dr. Herbenick. “And PINME is correct that any pressure to the front of the throat is particularly risky, given how vulnerable the windpipe is to injury. Other people decide to ask their partner to choke them anyway but only rarely, to reduce the likelihood of cumulative risk.”
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Most people who’ve experimented with chok ing describe the act as “consensual, wanted, and pleasurable,” according to Dr. Herbenick’s research. Which raises another concern: the false sense of security many have about it. “Because most people experiment with choking without any obvious negative repercus sions, they often think they’re doing it ‘safely,’ and that may not be the case,” said timessomepeoplebecause“AndHerbenick.Dr.engageinchoking
Obviously, consent to a sex practice as risky as choking is only meaningful if everyone involved is fully informed of the risks. Someone who asks to be choked— when a person like you, PINME, requests to be choked during sex—has a duty to fully inform their partner of the risks they’ll be running. “It’s not fair to put someone in the position of doing something that could accidentally hurt or kill you, and making them potentially criminally or legally responsible, without their full under standing of the risks they’re taking,” said Dr. Herbenick. “All that said, adults can consent and opt into all sorts of risky things—flogging, bare backing, sex with strangers, unprotected vaginal intercourse after forgetting a week’s worth of birth control pills, skydiving, rock climbing, and various watersports. Whatever risky activ ity we enjoy—whether it involves sex or not—we need to learn about poten tial risks, think through poten tial waswherestrategiesnarioworst-case-scetionharmwhatcaution.”gies,stratereductionharmandproceedwithAndwouldreducand/orreductionlooklikeeroticchokingconcerned?“Ifmildpressureis being used, make sure she can fully breathe, speak, has a safe word AND gesture—in case she does lose abil ity to speak—and that her desire for mild pressure—very mild pressure—is clearly understood by her partner,” said Dr. Herbenick. “Further, if PINME starts to experience visual changes, lightheadedness, dizziness, or euphoria, then that suggests she is likely experiencing lower oxygen levels and potential neurological effects.”
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fre quently, there may be cumulative effects on the brain— in other words, negative effects that build up over time rather than from a single incident of being choked. Cumulative incidents are difficult to notice as they’re hap pening. However, even mild pressure on the neck/throat is likely to reduce oxygen to the brain because it involves compressing blood vessels. The kinds of cumulative effects that may occur include greater likelihood of depression, anxiety, ring ing in the ears, headaches, and memory issues, among others, though we need more research to say for sure.”
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