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Photos: The Linda Lindas play Tampa Orpheum
Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief... More by Ray Roa Sandrasonik's Photography and Digital Art Work is driven by outstanding proposals, projects, causes and people.Photographer, Singer, Songwriter, Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Documentary Film Maker,... More by Sandra Dohnert
Photos: Empire Of The Sun plays Tampa’s Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
You’d never guess that Empire of the Sun is pushing 20. But the Aussie synth-pop outfit made its Tampa debut last Thursday night with an ultra-theatrical set that opened with “Desire,” which very well could be a track off the impending fifth album that Nick Littlemore promised us last month. Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.
Review: In Tampa debut, Tame Impala helps 19,900 fans feel human again [PHOTOS]
In a world increasingly influenced by algorithms, it was good to be surrounded by humanity last Thursday night. Representatives for Benchmark International Arena told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that 19,900 packed into the venue to watch Tame Impala make its sold-out local debut. And those people—from parents of infants in Baby Bjorns, to boomers in Chuck Taylors, plus Gen-X-Y-and-Z—were everywhere, from the GA floor admission to standing room only spaces in the concourse.
Review: At Clearwater show, Alabama Shakes remind fans the band is always evolving
Brittany and the band walked onstage without much ceremony, skipping the kind of dramatic buildup that usually signals a long-awaited return. At center stage, Brittany Howard shimmered in a loose, silver, tinsel-like robe, its wide sleeves catching the light as she held an inverness green Gibson SG. “Rise to the Sun” opened slowly, unfolding as the audience settled into the set.
St. Pete arts ambassador Jennifer Petrini Lovelady shares her family's coronavirus experience
From Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay. Apr 30, 2020 2 PM Tweet Share Sandra Döhnert Bourne Jennifer Petrini Lovelady is a supporter of the arts who was honored as the St. Pete Art Alliance's 2019 MUSE Arts Ambassador of the Year. Read our Q&A below. How have the last five or six weeks changed you as a parent? They really haven’t. The only thing is maybe I’ve nagged my immune compromised daughter a little more than usual. If your kids are school-aged and have to e-learn—how’s it going?
St. Pete photographer Sandra Döhnert Bourne asks us to remember what coronavirus has taught so far
click to enlarge Sandra Döhnert Bourne Sandra Döhnert Bourne capturing life at a distance. Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s byline is usually on a CL gallery of concert photos, but like so many of us, the St. Petersburg photographer found herself restless as local safer-at-home orders went on.
Billy Joel, ever the remarkable Piano Man, bonded with sold-out Tampa audience at Amalie Arena
He’s 70 and showed no signs of stopping on Friday night. Feb 8, 2020 3 PM Tweet Share Photo by Sandra Dohnert While it’s nigh impossible to take requests at a sold-out arena concert, Billy Joel served up a clever facsimile Friday night. Early in the set he asked the crowd to choose: Did we want a show of all hits, or one mixed with a healthy dose of album tracks? I’ll pause and let you guess which the Amalie Arena crowd preferred… The audience applause clearly tilted toward the mixed show.
Elvis Costello gives hardcore fans the goods at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater
And the encore didn’t suck either. Nov 11, 2019 4 PM Tweet Share Photos by Sandra Dohnert Hardcore fans of early Elvis Costello — those who have his first eight albums tattooed in their gray matter — absolutely got the goods during his concert at the Mahaffey Theater Sunday night.
Interpol finds a groove, leans on early discography at St. Petersburg’s Mahaffey Theater
The 20-song setlist came straight from the aughts. May 9, 2019 3 PM Tweet Share Photo by Sandra Dohnert Interpol is, without a doubt, one of the coolest bands that indie-rock has ever produced, and it’s also one of the few early 2000s outfits to actually survive (remember The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs?). The band’s 2002 breakout LP, Turn on the Bright Lights, emerged from the confusion of 9/11 and guided a generation of Gen Xers through their 20s.
Ray LaMontagne brought his introspective side to St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater
Something was amiss before the lights went up. Two microphones stood side by side about 15 feet back from the lip of the Mahaffey Theater stage. Odd. Was Ray LaMontagne really going to put a buffer between himself and the audience in an acoustic show? Yes he did. Why does this matter? Acoustic sets in 2,000-seaters like the Mahaffey present challenges, but one thing is unassailable: It’s in the artist’s best interest to make a connection with the audience that goes deeper than merely performing songs.
A blue St. Petersburg loves its Saturday with Erasure at Mahaffey Theater
It wasn't exactly "Blue Savannah" at the Mahaffey Theater on Saturday, but pioneering English electro-pop duo Erasure did give fans another reason to love Saturdays when it played St. Petersburg in support of its 2017 album World Be Gone.Sandra was there to snap a few photos of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. Have a look — and listen to some music — below.
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