Amanda Starling, Staff Writer & Photographer
Three words describe me: writer, artist, punster. But this St. Pete girl is a live music addict, chasing shows from skate park warehouses in Tampa to sweating through sets at packed music festivals.
Iām constantly inspired by musicians, which shows in my writing and artwork. And, maybe in my ever-growing vinyl collection, too. Huey Lewis and the News was one of my first favorite bands, courtesy of daily ā80s pop and rock brainwashing from my parents, so expect to find copies of Genesis records stacked near my AFI and RVIVR spins.
I like a good joke, but my addiction to punk isnāt one of them. Iām open to most sounds, but anything involving an ethereal guitar solo and smashing drums makes me giddy.
If you want to contact me, email amanda@showsigoto.com.
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Amanda Starling
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by Amanda Starling
The chameleons of sound, Slightly Stoopid, are back — and you won’t want to miss their stop for the “Return of
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by Amanda Starling
All I felt was coursing musical energy. All I knew was that Mutemath is the most true, punching presence in alt-rock to ever
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by Amanda Starling
Just when we thought the hype for Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival couldnāt get bigger, they gaveĀ us another string of
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by Amanda Starling
Thereās no question of calling her maybeĀ — weāll be ready to give our hearts to the ones and only Carly Rae Jepsen.
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by Amanda Starling
The buzzing of needle pens at Lucky You Tattoo paused for an evening of indie punk invasion. Long Islanders Oso Oso had arrived
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by Amanda Starling
Which is more astonishing: the instant slamming entry of PUPās latest song, āDVPā or the slew of classic ā80s and ā90s
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by Amanda Starling
Brace for it, Outlaws! The infamous Dan Baird & Homemade SinĀ are sweeping into Willās Pub Orlando this Thursday night, and
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by Amanda Starling
Weāre feeling the love for pop sensation Ellie Goulding, but maybe we love you too, Show-Goers? š As a declaration of our
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by Amanda Starling
At last, our favorite stomping, FEST-related addiction,Ā Safety is going on their first 2016 tour this spring. The Brooklyn indie
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by S. T. Register
As legends in the music world get older, we often see a downward spiral due to age, drugs, or any number of reasons we, as human
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by Amanda Starling
Bluegrass giants Yonder Mountain String Band are bringing their bursting, tight performance to Jannus Live in St. Petersburg- and
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by Amanda Starling
If any presence in music explodes, itās the ever-evolving Santigold. Santi White brings her rotating line-up to the Ritz Ybor
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by Amanda Starling
As the purveyor of a string of countless albums and spawning the infamous Fat Wreck Chords, NOFX has no time to slow down.
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by Amanda Starling
The chill in Ybor City didnāt hold a candle to the biting performance that was Torche. Over a hundred patrons packed in under
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by Amanda Starling
āThe Medicā of my soul, the best post-rock offerings of 2015 are headed to Florida — thatās right, weāre talking