REVEREND HORTON HEAT: A FULL-TILT PSYCHOBILLY REVIVAL
By Chaz Dykes of Chaz D Photography Reverend Horton Heat rolled into Ferg’s in St. Pete on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, and turned what’s usually…
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KINGS OF LEON EVADE PIRATES AND CONQUER THE COLD
By John Johnson, photos by Chaz Dykes of Chaz D Photography When I initially heard that Kings of Leon were scheduled to play at the…
FROM ZOOM TO LIVE: EMF’S CONTAGIOUS ENERGY AT THE ORPHEUM
by photojournalist Allison Davis This night was the perfect finale to the interview I had the absolute pleasure of conducting a few weeks back with…
PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO DELIVER A HIT-PACKED MASTERCLASS AT HARD ROCK TAMPA
by Allison Davis (photos: Yvonne Gougelet, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) Last night marked my first time visiting the Seminole Hard Rock since moving to the…
JOHN WAITE, AND GREG BILLINGS, FILL THE CAP WITH VOCAL VORACITY
Then the lights dropped and John Waite walked out with his four-piece band, all in black, looking cool and locked in. He didn’t ease us into it either—he slammed straight into “Midnight Rendezvous,” and suddenly we were off.
JOHN WAITE AND THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE
By John Johnson JOHN WAITE WITH SPECIAL GUEST GREG BILLINGS This Fri. Jan.30th -8PM | Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre Tickets: https://www.rutheckerdhall.com It’s barely…
AURORAWAVE BRINGS REGGAECORE FIRE TO CROWBAR, AND TAMPA RESPONDS
By photojournalist Marcela Madina-Oleson On Saturday night, Aurorawave set Crowbar ablaze with a sound that refused to stay in its lane. The band calls it…
CLOSE ENEMIES BRING A NO-HOLDS-BARRED PERFORMANCE TO LARGO
by photojournalist Chaz Dykes On January 23, 2026, the Central Park Performing Arts Center in Largo, Florida, felt less like a seated venue and more…
INTERVIEW WITH EMF’S JAMES ATKIN
JAMES ATKIN ON ’90S NOSTALGIA, NEW MUSIC, AND MUCH ANTICIPATED US STOPS by Allison Davis Ahead of EMF’s Florida run, I hopped on a morning…