Amanda Starling, Staff Writer & Photographer

If you want to contact me, email amanda@showsigoto.com.

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Amanda Starling

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  Misterwives Live Review & Concert Photos | State Theatre St. Petersburg, Fl | Wednesday, October 7, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  These kids sure know how to party. Misterwives were meant to lead the ultimate belting, bouncing dance party. The moment the

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  Shows I Go To Podcast: Episode 24 | WE LOVE THE FRONT BOTTOMS!

  by Rebecca Weinberg

  Shows I Go To – Episode 24: The Front Bottoms RULE! This week we pay homage to one of our favorite bands–The Front

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  Shows I Go To Podcast | Episode 23: FEST Preview! + Get intimate with Garrett East

  by Rebecca Weinberg

  Hey there, It’s the FEST time of the year! FEST begins in a couple of weeks in Gainesville, FL and some of your favorite

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  We Thought, We Screamed, We’re Ready to FEST | We Each Pick Our Top 5 Must-Hear Songs at Fest 14|Gainesville, FL | October 30-November 1, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  There’s a moment in every band’s set where your heart is lifted, your cheesy dance moves no longer matter, and when

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  Joyce Manor Live Review & Concert Photos w/ Cheap Girls & Tracks | The Orpheum, Tampa, Fl | September 27, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  If you have not seen Joyce Manor on their latest tour with Cheap Girls and Tracks, I’m stripping you of your pop punk cred.

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  “I WANT TO BE WITH YOU ALL NIGHT”| Vacationer Live Review & Concert Photos w/ Great Good Fine Ok | Crowbar, Tampa | September 22, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  From the first funky beat drop, I knew that Vacationer belonged in Florida. Never mind their Philadelphia origins, their indie

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  Jose Gonzalez | “Poetic Loneliness” | Coming to State Theatre, St. Petersburg | Tuesday, September 29, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  Listening to Jose Gonzalez is like watching the leaves fall at the twilight of Summer and the birth of Fall. Acoustic and earthy,

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  Dr. Dog w/ SWIMM | State Theatre, St. Petersburg, Fl | Monday, September 28, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  The funky pop flavors of Dr. Dog have invaded my senses, and now I can’t think of a better way to spend a Monday evening.

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  Purity Ring Live Review & Concert Photos | The Ritz Ybor, Tampa | September 10, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  Electricity dripped from the bulbs on the Ritz Ybor stage and surged into the crowd as Purity Ring unleashed a bewitching

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  FEST Femmes | Top DOZEN Female-Fronted Acts at FEST 14! | Gainesville, FL | October 30 – November 1, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  Rebel. Riot. Roar. Just thirty seconds into the opening song and I can feel my blood boil, chills run down my spine, or better

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  TICKET GIVEAWAY: Purity Ring with HANA | Coming to the Ritz Ybor in Tampa | Thursday, September 10, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  Ethereal, charming, and catchy. These are the best descriptors for the electro-pop act Purity Ring. You won’t want to wait

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  Best of 2015 (so far) | Best Songs, Best Albums, Best Shows, Best Festivals!

  by Mitch Foster

  2015 has been stuffed full of fantastic music thus far. So much so that AV Installers must be working extra hard trying to

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  Shows I Go To Podcast Episode 11: Special Edition | Best of 2015 SO FAR!

  by Rebecca Weinberg

  Episode 11 is a Special Edition! That’s right, we’re talking BEST OF 2015 so far. There’s been a shit ton of

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  Imagine Dragons Live Review & Concert Photos w/ Metric, and Halsey Live Review | Amalie Arena Tampa | July 10 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  For the first time in about seven years, I stepped inside an arena of fans screaming for rock stars instead of hockey

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  TICKET GIVEAWAY: Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson | Coming to MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | Friday, July 24, 2015

  by Amanda Starling

  Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson is really a mighty wave of 90’s nostalgia. The alt-rock giants seize Tampa Bay at the