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Album review: Karen O, Crush Songs
“They are the soundtrack to what was an ever-continuing love crusade,” Karen O commented in her statement about the lovesick tracks found on her debut solo outing, Crush Songs (out Sept. 9 via Cult...
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Brazenly braising: White Fish with Bell Peppers and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Many people are daunted by the idea of cooking fish, especially on the stove top as it can easily go from perfectly cooked to over-done in mere minutes. One second it's perfectly firm and flaky, and...
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Best of the Bay 2014: Chowing Tampa Bay-style
As a fresh selection of Best of the Bay’rs reigns, and another season of determining the region’s finest nosheries and watering holes comes to a close, we decided to compile serial Readers’ Poll...
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Mitch Perry Report 9.17.14 - House to vote on Iraq/Syria - but are ground...
President Obama finished up his briefings at CENTCOM at MacDill this morning here in Tampa, as the House of Representatives was poised to vote on a proposal to give Obama the authority to train and...
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Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay party is tonight! Join us!
Our biggest issue of the year is at the printer right now, but it will be released tonight — you'll have to be present at our annual Best of the Bay Party to be the first to see, hear and read about...
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Who are the Bay's favorite artists? Find out first tonight!
Did you vote for your favorite actor, visual artist or other creative soul? Our annual Best of the Bay Issue drops tomorrow, but you can be among the first to find out who won by attending our Best of...
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Best Beer Town contest lists Tampa as contender
Joining other U.S. craft beer destinations like Colorado and Oregon, Tampa is in the running for the 10Best Readers' Choice travel award for Best Beer Town. Sponsored by USA Today, the contest's panel...
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Best 'They Have Shows There??'
Tampa International Airport's Friday Flight Series by CL Staff The airport is usually reserved for teary-eyed goodbyes and joyous reunions, but the airport’s marketing team also wants to keep people...
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Best Free Shows
Ale and the Witch by CL Staff Not only does Ale and the Witch offer more than 30 all-domestic craft brews on tap, Brett Andress’ three-year-old downtown St. Pete watering hole is fast becoming a live...
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Best Indie Music Haven
Crowbar by CL Staff Is there really any question that Crowbar has become the spot to see the hardest-buzzing Pitchfork.com-approved indie bands, not to mention performances by about-to-be-buzzing...
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Best Place To See Upcoming Bands in Really Close Quarters
Mojo Books & Records by CL Staff CL mentioned Mojo’s, er, mojo, in our recent music issue. We couldn’t resist another chance to hammer the point home. Massachusetts-based indie rock throwbacks...
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Best Local Music Festival We Can't Go To Anymore
Summer Jam by CL Staff One decade. Outside of WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave, there aren’t very many more Ybor-centric festivals like Summer Jam. The celebration of what’s right in the Tampa Bay creative...
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Best 'Yes! We Got A Second Date!'
The return Of Pre-Fest by CL Staff Livers cringed when Fest (Gainesville’s long-running autumnal punk rock bacchanal) decided to pregame with shenanigans in Ybor City, and while organizers weren’t...
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Best Festival Closer
Trombone Shorty at Gasparilla Music Festival by CL Staff Gasparilla Music Festival expanded to two days for its third annual edition, and anyone who enjoyed the Sunday lineup but was maybe dragging...
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Best Festival Expansion
Florida Listening Room Festival's Office Concerts by CL Staff Working in the office can mean hours upon hours of tedium, not to mention stress, so when the third annual Florida Listening Room Festival...
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Best Reunion Show
Grecian Urns One of the most anticipated reunions since the folk-pop ensemble called it quits in 2011 took place on the hot last night of May, at Green Bench Brewing, amid a heavily festive atmosphere...
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Best Run of Shows in 30 days
State Theatre by CL Staff From April 2 through May 6, State Theatre hosted an epic run of live music that kicked off with a rare date by recently reunited indie hip-hop super-group Deltron 3030...
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Best Concert (Small)
Kishi Bashi at New World Brewery New World rarely gets as packed as it did when Athens, Ga.-based Kishi Bashi stopped at the cozy Ybor venue on Tue., Aug. 12. They delivered a dance-and-joy-inducing...
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Best Concert (Medium)
Queens of the Stone Age at Mahaffey Theater by CL Staff In February, Queens of the Stone Age unleashed a battering ram of high-octane rock n’ roll, shaking the walls of St. Petersburg’s upscale...
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Best Concert (Large)
Outkast at Big Guava by CL Staff When the lights dimmed and Andre 3000 and Big Boi came storming onto the amphitheater stage to launch into “B.O.B.,” the place exploded in a tidal wave of pure...
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