NEWS
10.13.08 - CREATIVE
LOAFING BRINGS YOU A NIGHT OF PUNK, ELECTRO, ALTERNATIVE and INDIE ROCK
- NOVEMBER 15
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The Creative Loafing in Concert series will culminate on Saturday, November 15 at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg.. with performances by Soulfound, Life of Pi, Holiday, Blast and the Detergents and Auditorium (their farewell show). Soulfound are currently on tour in California. in support of their recent CD. Life of Pi last month announced the hiring of new drummer Kevin Pytlak (The Dumbwaiters). Holiday principal Ricky Seelbach has been seen incorporating live percussion into his electro-synth-punk assault. Blast and The Detergents recently tore the roof off the Tampa Noise Fest at Skatepark of Tampa. The night will also mark the final performance of Auditorium, as frontman (and Southeast Music Alliance founder) Joran Slane will be “hanging up the mic and the gigs for a while” to focus on other non-musical projects. Video projection will be provided by the amazing Andrew Hawthorne. Doors at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. All Ages. Tickets are $8 at the door or $5 with your voter ID. The State Theatre is located at 687 Central Ave. St. Petersburg. Other sponsors include Bud Select. Blast and the Detergents (9 – 9:30) |
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09.11.08 - SPECIAL EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO - LISTEN NOW
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Episode twenty-seven of SMAsh Radio is all about Soulfound. We sat down at the lovely Star Booty for a chat about the local music scene, the future of music distribution, and most importantly, we chat about their upcoming album 'Is A Rock Band.' Stay Up! Support the Tampa Bay Music Scene! Listen Here. |
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08.08.08 - NEW EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO - LISTEN NOW
Episode twenty-six of SMAsh Radio is now live. This special 'In The Raw' episode features acoustic performances from Scott Harrell (Cocktail Honeys, Nessie), Will Quinlan (The Diviners, Pagan Saints), Shawn Kyle (The Beauvilles), Ivan Pena (Soulfound), Rebekah Pulley, Katherine Kelly (Nous Rapport, Sons of Hippies), Dean Johanesen with Tina Louise, news, shows and more! Stay Up! Support the Tampa Bay Music Scene! Listen Here.
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08.04.08 - IN THE RAW RETURNS TO THE STATE THEATRE
SMA's two-time "Best of the Bay" Award-Winning series, "In the Raw" that had a successful three year run at the State Theatre before moving to the now-defunct Bank Nightclub for its fourth season, now returns to the State Theatre, for a one-night-only show.
A Tampa Bay version of MTV's "Unplugged", "In the Raw" regularly featured acoustic performances by Bay area singer/songwriters and spoken word artists, stripped of their backing bands, as well as impromptu performances from out-of-towners like Joe Popp and acoustic headliners like Michael Glabicki (Rusted Root).
The Saturday, August 23 show will include performances by Geri X, Mikey Bostino (Tres Bien), Shawn Kyle (The Beauvilles), Katherine Kelly (Nous Rapport, Sons of Hippies), a special acoustic performance by Hat Trick Heroes and a few other very special surprises.
An "In the Raw" visual retrospective will be on display featuring photography from Carrie Waite and Stacy Mathis. Keep checking back for more details / artists to be confirmed.
WHAT: CL In Concert: In the Raw
WHEN: Saturday, August 23, 2008
TIME: 8 p.m. Doors / 9 p.m. Show
WHERE: State Theatre, 687 Central Ave. St. Petersburg
TICKETS: $8 at the door; $5 with your voter ID; All Ages.
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07.27.08 - SMA CALENDAR FEATURED ON CREATIVE LOAFING MOBILE APPLICATION
The SMA mobile calendar (available here)
is now also available through Creative Loafing's CL411.com
mobile application for smart phones. Now get CL's award-winning
journalism, movie times, restaurants, weather, traffic, free ringtones
and now the SMA local music calendar in the palm of your hands, 24/7.
Simply visit CL411.com
on your phone now.
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07.10.08 - TEXT
MESSAGE SURVEY RESULTS
Congratulations to
the Compact Disc, the still-triumphant winner of our
most recent text message survey.
| "How do you prefer to get your music?" | CD ... 40% Live ... 33% MP3 ... 20% Vinyl ... 6% Video ... 0% |
Courtesy of UPOC.com
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06.20.08 - CREATIVE
LOAFING and SMA present INDEPENDENCE FEST
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06.19.08 -
HAT TRICK HEROES - EXCLUSIVE MP3 DOWNLOAD
MP3 Exclusive! Click
here
to download the new Hat Trick Heroes single, "Chasing
My Tail" uncut and DRM-Free.
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05.14.08 - CREATIVE
LOAFING and SMAFLORIDA.COM present SMASH 10 at STATE THEATRE
Memorial Day weekend marks the debut of a new concert
series co-sponsored by Creative
Loafing, smaflorida.com and Bud
Select. The series will feature performances from Bay area Ska, Rock,
Folk, Punk, Alt-Country and Hip-Hop acts and will be curated by various
Bay area promoters. The first installment, set for Saturday, May
24 at 8 p.m. will be curated by the Southeast Music Alliance
and feature performances by Magadog, The Semis,
Daylight District, Tailgunner Joe and the Earls
of Slander and newcomers Muphin Chuckrs. The
event will be MC’d by Infinite Skillz. Creative
Loafing will be doing a live ringtone download and launching their mobile
application, Loafing 411 and there will be video projection by Andrew
Hawthorne. Future installments are slated to be curated by other Bay area
promoters including Aestheticized
Presents and THX
MGMT.
WHAT: CL In Concert: SMAsh 10
WHEN: May 24, 2008
TIME: 8 p.m. Doors / 9 p.m. Show
WHERE: State Theatre, St. Petersburg
TICKETS: $8 at the door; $5 with your voter ID; $4 with
97X wristband; All Ages
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04.26.08 - APRIL
EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO - NOW LIVE!
Episode
25 of SMAsh Radio features music from Band Marino,
Soulfound Sextet, City of Ships, Have
Gun Will Travel, Hat Trick Heroes, Baron
von Bear, The Oaks, from the vault: The
Julius Airwave. The show also features music news, a local concert
report, the debut of our new intern, Clint Hanaway and
more! Click on "Episode 25" to the right or search for "SMAsh
Radio" on iTunes
- it's FREE. Burn the show to a CD and give it to a friend. We're at 3,000
hits per month and climbing! Bands, keep sending in your CDs. Stay Up,
Tampa Bay!
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04.23.08 - ALCHEMY
FEST - THIS WEEKEND!
This Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. at Skipper's Smokehouse,
we will host the third annual Alchemy Fest, a family-friendly
showcase of "new and interesting music." This year features
performances from The Soulfound Sextet, Acho
Brother, Nous Rapport’s Katherine Kelly,
Tarantella and a drum circle by Giving Tree.
The event is open to all ages and tickets are $8. Children 12 and under
get in FREE. Skipper’s Smokehouse is located at
910 Skipper Rd. in Tampa.
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03.25.08 - MARCH
EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO
Episode
24 of SMAsh Radio is now live. March's episode features music from
Apes and Androids, Dead Confederate,
Katherine Kelly, King of Spain, BLAST and the
Detergents, Toby Bonar, Scene Destroyer
and a very special track from the vault: G.G. Allin (A
rare acoustic performance, recorded in Tampa in 1991). The show also features
music news, a local concert report and more! Click on "Episode 24"
to the right or subscribe to the show on iTunes
- it's FREE. Please feel free to burn the show to a CD and give it to
a friend. We're at 2,000 hits per month and climbing! And bands, keep
sending us your CDs. Stay Up, Tampa Bay!
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03.23.08 - SMAsh
RADIO SEEKS NEW INTERN
The upcoming March episode will mark the farewell of SMAsh
Radio intern Sarah Steel. In a few short weeks, she will
be heading off to the blustery streets of Cincinnati (home of WKRP) to
break into the local communications industry. We wish her much luck and
success. Thank you, Sarah, we'll miss you!
This, however, leaves a position open on the SMAsh Radio team,
and if you are seeking a career in radio, New
Media, music production or PR / marketing, this
position might be a great way to gain some real experience while at the
same time supporting the struggling artists in your area. Or if you have
been listening from the wings, wanting to "get involved" in
the music scene, well, here's your chance to help out on an award-winning
and widely-syndicated podcast dedicated to promoting artists and bands
in the Tampa Bay area and all over the Southeast.
Responsibilites will include:
1. Attending local concerts to solicit CDs and network
with bands (I know, what a drag!)
2. Solicitation of MP3s/press kits from local/regional
artists.
3. Promotions - flyering / postering / spreading the
word
4. Occasional Web site maintenance
5. MySpace bulletins + event postings
6. Assisting in the production and promotion of SMA events (including
showcase concerts and media appearances)
Must have own transportation and be at least 18 years of age. Knowledge
of HTML, XML and audio production a plus. Please e-mail Joran at info@smaflorida.com
if interested.
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03.22.08 - VIEW
THE SMA CALENDAR ON YOUR PHONE!
How often does this happen? It's 8 p.m. You're in St.
Pete (or Tampa, or Dunedin, or Bradenton). You ask yourself, "I wonder
if there's a show anywhere tonight?"
Well, not only do we text you the not-to-miss shows every week, now you
can check your phone to see where the shows are on a daily basis. Our
friends as USA Entertainment hooked us up with a mobile version of our
calendar. Check it
out.
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l-r: Stephen, Rommie, Marshall, Keith and me (looking
either very hungry or very full).
03.08.08 - JORAN
on TBO's "COUCH POTATOES" PODCAST
Last week I was asked to be a guest on the Couch
Potatoes podcast with Rommie Johnson and Stephen
Hammill (also of Life
of Pi). It was a roundtable discussion (part 2) about local
record labels, methods of distribution, the scene, etc. It's pretty entertaining,
and the other guests were Marshall Dickson (24
Hour Service Station, REAX)
and Keith Ulrey (New
Granada). So, yeah, it was cool. The best part was the half hour conversation
afterward in the parking lot, but unfortunately, we didn't roll tape on
that. Here's the Feed.
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02.26.08 - TRES
BIEN! on SMAsh RADIO - LISTEN NOW
Episode
twenty-three of SMAsh Radio features an exclusive interview with local-boys-done-good,
Tres Bien! They discuss touring, their love of Britney Spears,
the Tampa Bay scene and also give us the scoop about their recent run
on Fox TV's Next Great American Band. Click on "Episode 23"
to the right or subscribe to the show on iTunes
- it's FREE. Please spread the word about the show. Burn it to a CD and
give it to a friend.
In other SMAsh Radio news, we are now also syndicated by Creative
Loafing Media.
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01.29.08 - JANUARY
EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO - LISTEN NOW!
The January episode of the SMAsh Radio Podcast is now
live. Featuring music from Geri X, The Beauvilles,
Have Gun Will Travel, win win Winter, The Vera
Violets, Surly, a special track from the vault:
The Universals (1970), news, shows and more! Click on
"Episode 22" to the right or subscribe to the show on iTunes
- and it's FREE. Please spread the word about the show. Burn it to a CD
and give it to a friend. And bands, keep sending us your CDs.
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01.24.08 - BLACK KIDS on MTV
Vote now for Jacksonville's Black Kids on MTV'S "Spankin
New."
In other news, Zillionaire's debut CD, The Street
Lights Have Been Turned Down, was given a truly garrulous review
over at Pitchfork.
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01.15.08 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Things I can think of right off the bat that will be cool about 2008: St. Pete's Star Booty Rock and Roll Salon (above) will be putting on more shows (the next Blue Chair anyone?), Clearwater's Soulfound is expanding to a six-piece prog band including percussion and trumpet, The State Theatre and The Garage both have new management looking to host more local shows, plus we're going to be hosting the third annual Alchemy Fest at Skipper's Smokehouse in April. Also, stay tuned for January's episode of SMAsh Radio. And in a joint promotion with Creative Loafing, we're giving away a DVD every week to our text message subscribers - so sign up!
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12.19.07 - DECEMBER
EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO - LISTEN NOW!
The DECEMBER episode of our award-winning podcast is now
live. It features music from History, Mouse Fire,
Acho Brother, Summerbirds in the Cellar, The
Clarks, Flexxehawk, a special holiday performance
from Barely Pink, from the vault: The Saturn
5, news, shows and more! Click on "Episode 21" to the
right or subscribe to the show on iTunes - it's FREE!
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11.15.07 - NEW
EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO (Our Award-Winning Podcast) - LISTEN NOW!
The NOVEMBER Episode is now live, featuring music from
Burning Brides, We the Kings, The
Semis, Dry County, Yip Yip,
Dodger, the return of Sarah Steel,
Ivan Pena (from Soulfound), from the vault: Pee
Shy, news, shows and more! Click on "Episode 20" to the
right or subscribe to the show on iTunes - it's FREE!
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11.14.07 - Clearwater's
TRES BIEN on FOX TV's "Next Great American Band"
Our buddies Tres Bien (featuring Ryan Metcalf
of The Same)
have made it to the final round of FOX Television's "Next Great
American Band" - the newest "American Idol" franchise. Normally we wouldn't
endorse such things, but when someone you know gets into the arena with
the big boys, you tend to wanna cheer! Click
here for more info.
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10.10.07 - NEW
EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO (Our Award-Winning Podcast) - LISTEN NOW!
The October Episode is now live, featuring music from
Hey There Battleship, Blac Soap, Tailgunner
Joe and the Earls of Slander, Tenspoke Indies,
Auditorium, Frank Friend, Don
Yute, Marina's Daughter, The Dallas
Conspiracy, from the vault: The Holy Terrors,
news, shows and more! Click on "Episode 19" to the right or subscribe
to the show on iTunes - it's FREE!
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10.01.07 - CHANNEL 10's COVERAGE of the ALL AGES BAN and "SAVE OUR SCENE" SHOW
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09.24.07 - SMAsh
RADIO WINS 2007 "BEST OF THE BAY" AWARD
BEST PLACE TO HEAR LOCAL MUSIC ONLINE: SMAsh Radio -
"Wanna sample the local music talent without having to search that
labyrinth MySpace? Then may we suggest — in addition to reading
our music section, of course — tuning into SMAsh Radio. The free
podcast features choice tracks by unsigned/indie bands from Tampa Bay
and across the country, as well as artist interviews, news and concert
announcements. Southeast Music Alliance founder Joran Oppelt (full disclosure:
He works at CL as an ad coordinator) co-hosts the program with Ryan Bauer.
Both are in the St. Pete band Auditorium and rank among the local music
scene's most ardent supporters." - Creative Loafing
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09.07.07 - NEW
EPISODE of SMAsh RADIO
The September Episode is now live, featuring music from
Traveling North, Knowing Stu, Weaksauce,
Can't Do It, The Loving Thorns, Jun,
Betty's Not a Vitamin, from the vault: Deloris Telescope,
news, shows, the debut of our new intern - Sarah Steel
and more! Click on the episode to the right or subscribe to the show on
iTunes - it's FREE!
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09.03.07 - WATCH
VIDEOS ON OUR NEW YouTube CHANNEL
We have created a channel on YouTube - www.youtube.com/smaflorida
- where you can watch videos we have uploaded and more.
You can access it from our Audio/Video page or by clicking above.
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08.22.07 - CITY
OF SEMINOLE TRIES TO BAN ALL AGES SHOWS!
Last year, the counties of Sarasota and Manatee passed
ordinances banning those under 21 from bars and nightclubs in an effort
to prevent underage drinking. It has now come to our own backyard. The
City of Seminole (located in Pinellas County) is attempting to
pass legislation (in the form of Amendment 08) that would
ban those under 21 from places of business that serve alcohol and that
have a capacity of over 100 persons (with a few convenient exceptions).
The arguments are endless about whether or not this will actually curb the problem or simply force minors to find other places to sneak drinks (like their homes for example). But there is no question that it will definitely put a dent in ticket sales to concerts and events at places like Boomerz Boiler Room, Page II Nightclub and more that depend on regional and touring acts to pay the bills. And music aside, the rights of our youth are being severely limited because of the actions or mistakes of a select and poorly-behaved few.
The Pinellas County-based musicians’ organization Southeast Music Alliance publicly fought these efforts last year to no avail. Manatee County in particular made every effort to stall any grassroots mobilization (including moving meetings forward to thwart public outcry, skewing polls and data during the course of the meetings and sitting silent for periods of time to let the meeting’s timer run out).
If the City of Seminole decides to pass Amendment 08 (the full, 16-page PDF can be viewed HERE), the questions remain - How much longer will a club like Boomerz last? Is the deliberate exemption of venues such as sporting events, art galleries, skating rinks and bowling alleys an attempt to pin the “evils” of rock and roll and restless youth on the bars and nightclubs? Will other cities or counties see legitimacy in their actions and follow suit?
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1) Sign the online petition - http://www.petitiononline.com/DM399/petition.html
2) If anyone would like to show their support or voice
their opinion on this matter, the City of Seminole will hold a workshop
on Wednesday, September 19 at 6 p.m. to work through
the issues. There is no public comment during the workshop on the 19th,
but the workshop is open to the public. There will be a public hearing
on Tuesday, September 25 at 7 p.m. allowing public comments
at 3 minutes each preceding a final vote on the issue. If you’d
like to speak, simply get there early and give your name to the City Clerk.
Her name is Lesley and she is very helpful. Seminole
City Hall is located at: 9199 113th Street North, Seminole, FL 33772-5226.
Phone: 727-391-0204.
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08.04.07 - NEW
WEB SITE!
Thanks to Andy Feldman at Kid
Bazooka for the HOT
new Web site!
We've taken this opportunity to make a few editorial and content changes
to the site, so tool around and let us know what you think.
Please send any comments and/or report any funny business to info
at smaflorida dot com.
Past episodes of SMAsh Radio
are coming soon!