I’m going to save you a lot of time. Here is the Clif Notes/Readers’ Digest version of this review: Three bands played their best sets ever. See? All done. In it for the long haul, huh? Good. Me, too. It was wee bit nippy for most folks to comply with the Pants Off Dance Off…
The Amsterdam in St. Petersburg has two excellent nights lined up for your consideration tonight (Friday, January 22) and Saturday. Six great bands are slated to perform over the two days. Did I mention their killer beer selection? I’m figuring Juanjamon is responsible for this: Tonight, it’s Pants Off Dance Off! $5 cover if you…
Over the course of two weekends recently, I was fortunate to catch seven bands (two of them twice) on four nights in two cities. I know it must seem as if I’ve been sipping the Koolaid, but every band was on fire, delivering great performances. This, I am delighted to say, has become the norm….
The future is now for St. Petersburg jamtronic funksters Future Vintage. Their first full-length album, Doin It Right, is now on the street. The trio specializing in electronic funky dance music released their self-titled EP in 2013, and earlier in 2015 they also made available an excellent Live Mix disk. Like any recording, Doin It…
Future Vintage is inviting you to the release party for their first full-length album, Doin It Right, on Friday, December 11th, at the Ringside Cafe in St. Petersburg. Future Vintage is an excellent funk/electronic dance trio featuring Matt Giancola, keyboards/samples/talkbox/vocoder; Trevor McDannel, bass/synth bass; and Eric Layana, acoustic & electronic drums. Giancola and McDannel have…
See, what happened was… 16 aliens descended upon the State Theatre in St. Petersburg Friday night (Sept. 25). They claimed to be humans and referred to themselves as March Fourth! Said they were from Portland, Oregon. But we know better. This performance was distinctly otherworldly. Clearly, these aliens have been monitoring Earth TV and radio transmissions,…
When it rains, it pours. We’re not talking about the weather; rather, this is about music. And recently it has been a glorious downpour. I’d hesitate to call it an embarrassment of riches, because there is no embarrassment in the wealth of talent filling local clubs, pubs, breweries and music halls in central Florida, especially…
The Dunedin Brewery is a fabulous place for a variety of reasons. Their food is very good, and their beer is outrageous. But it is the music that keeps bringing me back. They have music almost every night, from popular national acts to unknown locals… and everything in between. I have “discovered” so many great…
I was in the car, well, almost, all set to drive to St. Pete for the Rowdies’ game. Like an addicted fool, I checked the Facebook one more time, and there it was. The message. “Are you going to hear Matt and Trevor? They’re playing with Juanjamon.” BAM! Just like that, my plans turned on…
My brain is on overload. To misquote Bobby Lee Rodgers: “When the words come tumbling out…” This appears in the order they came tumbling out. ISSUE ONE: MONOPHONICS VS. ORGŌNE Everyone recognizes that Jazzfest is the world’s biggest throw-down, bar none. Even so, consider this program Friday night at the Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans,…