Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis The Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival has filled the Hard Rock Cafe with some of the best local acoustic music all during the month of June.  The Festival came to a close Sunday evening with superb performances by Joey Mazzant, Drew Richter, Adam Westfall, The Ben Carter Band and Kings County. Joey Mazzant kicked off the night with a keyboard performance unlike anything we’ve seen during the

Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis The Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe continued Saturday night with exceptional performances by Christopher Sjokvist, Nick Picardi, Sic Transit, The Hanging Chads and C’Nergy. Kicking off the night was Christopher Sjokvist.  Christopher is a veteran in the Tampa Bay music community and has played “everywhere” over the past 30 years.  He started playing guitar when he was 19. He borrowed a friends’ guitar at

Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis It was a special night last night at the Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa held their Charity Slot Tournament in support of the Florida Aquarium and we rocked out to stellar performances from Meir Fox & The Foolish Love, Logan & Yvonne Belle, The Cruz Brothers, Infinity On High and Mighty Mongo. It was quite

Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis The Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe kicked off its’ final weekend with stellar performances by Margaret & Brittany, Barefoot Billy, Zack Biss & Rebekah Reid, NoNeed, and Seven Years Past. The Hard Rock Cafe has been THE place to be in June to see some of the best live acoustic music in Tampa Bay! The duo Margaret & Brittany kicked

It’s been a fantastic month of local live acoustic music during the Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.  To celebrate the last week of the festival, 813area is partnering with the Hard Rock Cafe to host a TBAMF Weekend Extravaganza! Join other 813area Insiders for a weekend of terrific live music, awesome Hard Rock Energy drink specials PLUS everyone that checks in with

Swim on over to the Hard Rock Cafe this Friday  for an afternoon of fun to support The Florida Aquarium.  The Florida Aquarium rescues sea turtles, restores coral reefs, educates under served school children and inspires stewardship in our natural environment. Starting at 3pm there will be a slot tournament open to the public with a $10 entry fee. 50 percent of those proceeds will be donated to the charity and

Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis The Tampa Bay Aoustic Music Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe closed out the weekend with stellar performances by John Clark, Fred Chandler Epicoustic,  Row Jomah, House of Leros and Charlie Hotel.  The Hard Rock Cafe is THE place to be in June to hear Tampa Bay’s best live acoustic music. John Clark kicked off the evening with a set of folksy, foot-stomping acoustic fun!  John Clark

Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis The Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe continued Saturday with another night of spectacular performances by Jeffrey Brockman, Kristopher James, Sunza Beaches, WD-HAN, and Lovestruck Robot.  If you’re looking to see top-notch local acoustic talent, the Hard Rock Cafe is the place to be! Kicking off the night was Jeffrey Brockman.  Jeffrey comes from a musical family and started playing when he received his first

Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at Hard Rock Cafe | June 19thThe Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe continued Friday night with a fantastic lineup of acoustic performances from Jonny Seagz, Ingyou Kim, Jessica Rose, The Real Clash, and C’Nergy. It’s incredible how much musical talent is hiding in Tampa Bay just waiting to be found! Kicking off

Article courtesy of 813 Area – Christine Annis The Tampa Bay Acoustic Music Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe kicked off the third weekend Thursday night on full blast with performances by Devin Schmidt, Ben Pila, Travis Williams, Janani, and Jeremy Thomas. First up was Devin Schmidt. Only 18 years old, Devin started playing guitar when he was 10.  He took lessons for a few years but ended up learning on his