The search is beginning for talented teen musicians to compete in the 13th Annual Teenage Battle of the Bands hosted by the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department (PRC). The event is usually held in early November at the Hillsborough County Fair. The bands are judged on guitars, drums, vocals, showmanship, originality and preparation. [...]
The cats over at SkatePark of Tampa are gearing up for the 2010 Tampa Pro, which runs this weekend. Skaters from all over the world will be here, showing off skills and winning cash prizes. But the event is so much more than a skateboarding contest. The Tampa Pro is considered a must-be-there event [...]
Note: As always, some of these links will magically make noises come out of your speakers – prepare accordingly. March marks the 5th anniversary since streaming all original music by local artists began at MusicTampaBay.com. Nearly a thousand songs by literally hundreds of Tampa Bay musicians are now being heard on a regular basis – [...]
Looking for something unusual this weekend? You may want to consider the 17th Annual Weeki Wachee Swamp Fest. Yeah, I have no idea, but it sounds like an excellent opportunity for people watching… Entertainment is scheduled from 10am to 4 pm both Saturday & Sunday, March 5 & 6, and there will be lots of crazy [...]
Note: As always, some of these links will magically make noises come out of your speakers – prepare accordingly. Some of Tampa Bay’s best are stepping up to the New Music plate on Music Tampa Bay this week, led by bay area rocker Rob Kosinski, with a brand new track he simply calls Orbit. Less known, but [...]
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because her owners thought she had outlived her usefulness, and want her gone. The untitled sculpture widely known as ‘the exploding chicken’ will soon make it’s home in Channelside in the middle of a roundabout.
While I continue to deny it to myself, it’s looking less and less likely that I will ever fulfill my childhood dreams of owning my own dinosaur or robot. But I can still buy a fire engine of my very own some day. There are people who have done exactly that and they’re in Tampa [...]
Note: As always, some of these links will magically make noises come out of your speakers – prepare accordingly. Music Tampa Bay adds only one new selection to the daily on-line playlist called the Big Bay 99 this week, but it is a big choice indeed. It comes from the versatile and well established talent [...]
Note: As always, some of these links will magically make noises come out of your speakers – prepare accordingly. Four new songs enter the music parade at Music Tampa Bay this week, beginning with a 2nd selection from a group that technically does not qualify as local. Coming down I-75 from the Ocala area, but with a [...]
