The results for our 2019 Best of the Bay Awards are in! Here you'll find Tampa Bay's best nightclubs, music acts, DJs, burlesque dancers, and more, all determined by you and neighbors. If you don't see your personal favorites here, maybe this will lead you to a few new places to try! Read the full 2019 Best of The Bay issue here.
Tampa Bay's best music and nightlife of 2019, according to our readers
By CL Staff on Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:20 pm
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Best Small Concert Venue (Under 2,000 capacity)
Winner: Jannus Live, jannuslive.comSecond Place: The Verona, facebook.com/TheVeronaBar
Runner Up: Paper Crane, facebook.com/papercranestpete
Photo by Anthony Martino
Best Local Hip-Hop Act
Winner: Fresh P, soundcloud.com/fresh813princeSecond Place: Around the Bonfire, facebook.com/aroundthebonfiremusic
Runner Up: Reeves, soundcloud.com/reeves727
Photo via Roberto Rivera/Creative Loafing
Best Music Festival
Winner: Gasparilla Music Festival, gasparillamusic.comSecond Place: Orange Blossom Jamboree, orangeblossomjamboree.com
Runner Up: 97x Next Big Thing, 97xonline.com/nbt2019
Photo via Ysanne Taylor/Creative Loafing
Best Drag Performer
Winner: Adriana Sparkle, facebook.com/adrianageminisparkleSecond Place: Matthew McGee, heresmatthew.com
Runner Up: Konstance Panic, facebook.com/konstancepanic
Photo via Adriana Sparkle/Facebook
Best Local Classical Musician
Winner: Tom Kersey, tomkmusic.comSecond Place: Rose Mallare, rosemallare.com
Runner Up: Melissa Grady, facebook.com/MelissaGrady
Photo via Tom Kersey/Facebook
Best Dance Club
Winner: The Castle, castleybor.comSecond Place: Enigma, enigmastpete.com
Runner Up: Blur Nightclub, blurdunedin.com
Photo via The Castle/Facebook
Best Club DJ
Winner: Austen van der Bleek, avbleek.comSecond Place: Jayson Chancey, djjayson.com
Runner Up: Jason Kitchen, facebook.com/djjasonkitchen
Photo via Austen van der Bleek/avbleek.com
Best Local Experimental Act
Winner: The HeadTones, facebook.com/TheHeadTonesSecond Place: Skallop, skallop.bandcamp.com
Runner Up: Terrapin, terrapinsounds.bandcamp.com
Photo via The HeadTones/Facebook
Best Local Jam Band
Winner: Black Honkeys, theblackhonkeys.comSecond Place: Little Kintner Boys, kintnerboys.com
Runner Up: Uncle John’s Band, unclejohnsband.com
Photo via The Black Honkeys/Facebook
Best Local Bluegrass Band
Winner: The Applebutter Express, facebook.com/TheApplebutterExpressSecond Place: Free Range Strange, freerangestrange.com
Runner Up: The Wandering Hours, facebook.com/thewanderinghours
Photo via The Applebutter Express/Facebook
Best Country Act (Original)
Winner: Soul Circus Cowboys, soulcircuscowboys.comSecond Place: Have Gun, Will Travel, hgwtmusic.com
Runner Up: The Cadillac Cowboys, thecadillaccowboys.com
Photo via Soul Circus Cowboys/Facebook
Best Open Mic Night (Poetry)
Winner: Smoken Words, facebook.com/SmokenWordsSecond Place: Iberian Rooster, iberianrooster.com
Runner Up: The Blueberry Patch, blueberrypatch.org
Photo via Smoken Words/Facebook
Best Stand-Up Comedy Venue
Winner: Side Splitters, sidesplitterscomedy.comSecond Place: Improv Comedy, improvtampa.com
Runner Up: Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, beefobradys.com
Photo via Side Splitters/Facebook
Best Concert in the Last 12 Months
Winner: Pride Closer, pridecloser.comSecond Place: P!nk at AMALIE Arena, facebook.com/pinkconcertamaliearena
Runner Up: Gasparilla Music Festival, gasparillamusic.com
Photo via Pride Closer/pridecloser.com
Best Art Party
Winner: Painting with a Twist, paintingwithatwist.com/stpetersburgSecond Place: Practically Pikasso, practicallypikasso.com
Runner Up: Nude Night, nudenite.com
Photo via Painting with a Twist/Facebook
Best Strip Club
Winner: Oz Gentlemen’s Club, ozgentlemensclub.comSecond Place: Mons Venus World Famous, facebook.com/monsvenustampa
Runner Up: Le Palace Clearwater, facebook.com/lepalaceclearwater
Photo via Oz Gentlemen’s Club/Facebook
Best Burlesque Act
Winner: Mayven Missbehavin, facebook.com/MayvenIsMissbehavinSecond Place: Femmes & Follies, femmesandfollies.com
Runner Up: Black Diamond, blackdiamondburlesque.com
Photo via Mayven Missbehavin/Facebook
Best Local Cover Band
Winner: JT Curtis and the Florida Scoundrels, facebook.com/jtcurtisandthefloridascoundrelsSecond Place: Pig Floyd, pigfloydinc.com
Runner Up: Pitbull Toddler, facebook.com/PitbullToddler
Photo via JT Curtis and the Florida Scoundrels/Facebook
Best Dancer
Winner: Jordan Denise Williams, jordandenisewilliams.comSecond Place: Alessandra Berrojo, facebook.com/alessandraberrojo
Runner Up: Azeeria Azizah, facebook.com/BellydanceByAzeeria
Photo via Jordan Denise Williams/Facebook
Best Local Roots/Alt-Country Act (Original)
Winner: The Wandering Hours, facebook.com/thewanderinghoursSecond Place: Bearded Brothers, thebeardedbrothers.com
Runner Up: Soul Circus Cowboys, soulcircuscowboys.com
Photo via The Wandering Hours/Facebook
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