I’m involved in a love affair. With a band. Wait. Actually, I have a love affair with at least a dozen bands, because, you know, I’m polyamorous. Holy Miss Moley is near the top of my list. Last night (November 23), this excellent funk band celebrated the birthday of our beloved PK, a.k.a. James Williams,…
Put on your pink boxing gloves and head to the Ringside Café Saturday. It’s time to FUNK CANCER! From Kari Cat and her fellow organizers: “FUNK Cancer is back again and we are ready to get down with the FUNK! What – A local grown community event to raise awareness about breast cancer. Who –…
Let’s just put this right out there. I have this concept about music being, “in the moment, as good as it gets.” Sometimes it’s a song, or a sequence of songs, or a set. Last night, it was the entire performance. I don’t think I’ve ever heard an evening of music I liked MORE than…
What’s twice as good as a three-ring circus? Why, a six-ring circus, of course! And where would you hold such an event? Why, at the Ringside Café, of course! Saturday, February 20th, marks the second time groups have banded together to hold such an event (the first one was in September). And this one benefits…
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…
You just have to love it when you can fit two great shows at two great venues into one evening. We were able to make that work again Saturday, November 28, first hearing the Heather Gillis Band at The Ale & the Witch, then rolling down the street to The Ringside to hear Come Back…
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…
There is no better place to stage a Battle Royal than in the squared circle. They want you believe it is a Six-Ring Circus. You can decide for yourself Saturday (Sept. 19), as six of the area’s heavy hitters square off at the Ringside Café in St. Petersburg for a full day of music and fun….
It is impossible to overstate how much I was looking forward to the Zappa Plays Zappa performance at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg (Sept. 11). I have written about this band numerous times. Their last foray into the Tampa Bay area was a one-hour show opening for Return to Forever in Clearwater (2011), and the…