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…
Thursday (August 20) was an epic night in St. Petersburg. No matter how I might have scripted the evening, it was so beyond expectations that words will barely suffice. Of course, I will try. The moment that it was announced that The Motet would play at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg, the wheels were…
So you’ve already got your ticket to the Reunion: Campout Concert Series pre-party at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg Thursday night starring The Motet. Now let’s discuss why you should plan to arrive early… and stay late! Opening the show for The Motet will be Serotonic, an excellent funky jazz quintet from the Tampa…
I can’t wait to talk about the great music from last night, but it’s only fair to discuss the sound inside the State Theatre in St. Petersburg first, because I have been so openly critical of it in the past, including my last three times there (December and January). The sound was so miserable for…
In the current model for job evaluations, assessments, and ratings, the evaluator is encouraged to use the Oreo method: praise some things that are good that you wish to encourage, then offer suggestions for areas were improvement can be made, and close with more praise. With that model in mind, here goes my assessment of…
And those are the nominees for Tweet of the Year. The envelope, please! And the winner is: Adam Volpe of Infinite Groove Orchestra. Let’s hear his winning Tweet again! “If somebody dropped a bomb on this place, it would set the Tampa music scene back 20 years.” If that wasn’t the exact tweet, it was…
I don’t even earn partial credit for attending this event. I missed all 13 performances on Friday and 23 on Saturday. From that standpoint, I can only tell you about the music we did get to hear, but we can still talk about the Herculean effort put on by Captain Mark Glenn and his troops to…