RICK SPRINGFIELD BRINGS HIS HUMAN TOUCH TO THE MAHAFFEY THEATER
By Brenda Lorenz On Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, The Mahaffey Theater began to fill early with Rick Springfield fans and the anticipation grew. For many,…
Author: Brenda Lorenz
Brenda formerly covered the Atlanta music scene and wrote for Beat Atlanta Online Magazine. She is now a Pinellas County resident. Brenda has always loved to write and really found her niche in writing about music and musicians because she says it brings me something I can't live without - live music! We look forward to her continuing to contribute to Tampa Bay Music News.
ANBERLIN HITS THE FLORIDIAN SOCIAL CLUB WITH NEW SURRENDER ALBUM
By Brenda Lorenz, Photos by Tracy May The doors opened at The Floridian Social Club at 7:00 Saturday night (8/6/22) for the third of a…
LILIAC REVED SOME ENGINES AT THE OCC ROADHOUSE
By Brenda Lorenz, photos by Jeffrey Moellering “ROCK ON AND ROCK HARD” The crowd was primed and ready to rock! The fiery red hair and…
BETH HART PERFORMS AT MAHAFFEY THEATER WITH GUESTS JOHN OATES AND GUTHRIE TRAPP
By Brenda Lorenz, photos by Jayne Drooger The crowd began to build early as the anticipation of Beth Hart’s first show in St. Petersburg, Florida…
TAMPA BAY BLUES FESTIVAL WAS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER
By Brenda Lorenz, photos by Jayne Drooger After waiting for two long years, the Tampa Bay Blues Festival of 2022 was a record-breaking success! The…
HOW IT ALL BEGAN. THE TAMPA BAY BLUES FESTIVAL
By Brenda Lorenz There are only 40 days left before the start of the much-anticipated 2022 Tampa Bay Blues Festival! This highly acclaimed blues festival…
TOMMY CASTRO AND EDDIE 9V CAPTIVATE SKIPPERS SMOKEHOUSE
by Brenda Lorenz, photos by Jayne Drooger With the threat of rain looming, no one seemed to care once Eddie 9V, a 25-year-old blues powerhouse…
READY – SET – ROCK SOUL RADIO
By Brenda Lorenz, Photos by Jayne Drooger Twinkle Yochim was summoned by music. The allure to write and record her own music and perform it…
SELWYN BIRCHWOOD’S “LIVING IN A BURNING HOUSE” 2021 TOUR EXCITES SKIPPER’S SMOKEHOUSE AUDIENCE
By Brenda Lorenz | Photos by Jayne Drooger Skipper’s Smokehouse (version 2.0) is back and better than ever! Selwyn Birchwood and his band had it…