Josh Bradley

Tampa

Writer at Freelance

Writer at Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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Tampa Bay's best live music happening April 24-May 1

9 hours ago | cltampa.com | Ray Roa |Josh Bradley |Selene San Felice

Tampa Bay's live music weekend is here, and it's got a lot of festivals going on. From Lost In St. Pete, to the New World 30th anniversary weekend, Tampa Bay Black Heritage, Tribe Fest, Breakaway and more. And the sleeper show of the week? Etran De L’aïr, which is joined by Rich Ruth in St. Pete.
Tampa band Rototiller releases new EP, and plays final show, on Friday

10 hours ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

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Louis The Child, more, head to Tampa for this weekend's two day Breakaway Music Festival

1 day ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

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Tampa Bay's best live music happening April 18-24

1 week ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley |Selene San Felice

Tampa Bay's live music weekend is here, and it's wearing a wig. Blame that on Khruangbin, the Texas instrumental outfit playing a much-anticipated show in downtown Clearwater. That gig is part of this listing of Tampa Bay's best live music happening April 18-24, compiled weekly by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then supplemented with select gigs from CL's user-driven event calendar. Don't see your show listed? Please help us out and submit it yourself.
Pop-punk favorite Mayday Parade plays 'Sweet' St. Pete concert on Tuesday

1 week ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

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Industrial-metal favorite Genitorturers comes home for Easter weekend concert

1 week ago | cltampa.com | Matthew Moyer |Josh Bradley

In early 1990s Central Florida, Genitorturers was a band that went all in on the S&M thematics that most industrial bands only flirted with at the time, with the group’s leader/dominatrix Gen Vincent usually attired in full-on vinyl and/or leather and meting out punishment to the unworthy (or worthy, or everyone, really), alongside live piercings and other dark antics, against a sonic backdrop of heavy industrial metal.
Before Clearwater show, The Moody Blues' Justin Hayward recalls the best gig he ever saw

1 week ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

"The best concert I ever saw was Joe Brown and the Bruvvers at McIlroy's Ballroom in Swindon in 1960. Joe had had a couple of hits by then - "A Picture of You" and "It Only Took a Minute." But even more important than obviously Joe's genius, was the guitar he was playing.
Stevie Nicks returns to Tampa this summer

1 week ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

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Parker McCollum, Sam Barber, more will play St. Pete Country Fest this fall

2 weeks ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

click to enlarge Photo c/o Outlaw Foundry Sam Barber, who plays St. Pete Country Fest at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida on November 21, 2025. We’re four months into 2025 and so far, most of the festivals on the local calendar have been linked to country music, a genre that dominated last summer’s concert scene. One of those festivals is the first-ever St. Pete Country Fest, which is set to go down at Vinoy Park this November.
Tampa Bay's best live music happening April 10-17

2 weeks ago | cltampa.com | Ray Roa |Josh Bradley |Selene San Felice |Grace Stoler

Tampa Bay's live music weekend has returned at it's looking at "Big Butt Billy" very seductively. That's thanks to Ozarkian folkie Willie Carlisle, who returns to Tampa this weekend fresh off a new album announcement. His show is just one of many, including Tampa Bay Blues Festival, Monufest, Animal Prince, and more.