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tampa is… death metal

Did you know that Death Metal was born right here in Tampa Bay? Sure enough. Brandon's Nasty Savage is credited with influencing Tampa's Death, who's lead singer is called the "father of Death Metal."

more pub for sticks, jglb, proud lion

tbt* came out with their list of Tampa area bands.  For some reason, they lumped the blues in with country music, and that’s where you’ll find us: Johnny G. Lyon Band: Lyon, a bluesy singer-guitarist with the L.A. band the Hitmakers, returned to Tampa in the mid-’80s and has been a mainstay of [...]

rockstar fridays

September 6, 2008One comment so far, add yours!

OK, I admit it – I don’t get out much anymore.  Three kids under seven at home will do that to a couple.  But sometimes you just need to get out of the house. I am a long time karaoke junkie. I’ve been haunting the best (and worst) karaoke bars in the Bay Area for 12 [...]

autopsy report: two cow garage

March 30, 2007One comment so far, add yours!

Note from Autopsy: okay. Two Cow Garage is not *our* local band. They are from Ohio. Why am I posting about them here? Do you have a pet band? That band that you think it great but nobody has ever heard of? Two Cow is my pet band and I do everything I can to [...]

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