Tampa · Florida
Find Musicians in Tampa, FL
Tampa Bay is the birthplace of death metal: Morbid Angel, Obituary, Deicide, and the legendary Morrisound studio made this the heaviest scene in the country. Beyond the metal, it's a deep, sun-baked music town. Bandry connects it, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Tampa has the depth.
Death metal's birthplace
Tampa invented a genre, and the heavy scene is still alive. Find the players by role and radius.
Heavier and wider
Metal put Tampa on the map, but the scene runs from hip-hop to indie. Role posts work no matter what you make.
A Gulf Coast hub
Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater: a spread-out bay scene. Radius filtering keeps your search to your side of it.
On the ground
Where Tampa plays.
A quick map of the Tampa scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
New World Tampa
Relocated to Sulphur Springs, an indoor music hall plus biergarten stage, 30 years of all-genres booking, laid-back.
The Orpheum
A North Tampa room, 720 cap, two decades of rock, metal and hip-hop, a classic mid-size club feel.
The Brass Mug
A North Tampa metal and punk institution, 40-plus years, a gritty mid-size hall for heavy local and touring bills.
Hooch and Hive
A Tampa Heights cafe-bar with a standout sound system, an intimate stage room for indie, hip-hop and DJ nights.
The Bricks
An Ybor City courtyard and cafe stage, a skater-rooted hangout, live music and DJs Thursday through Sunday, small and eclectic.
The Attic at Rock Brothers
An Ybor City loft above Rock Brothers Brewing, near 100 cap, an intimate room for songwriters and rising indie acts.
The Floridian Social
Downtown St. Petersburg, a 705-seat former State Theatre with a Beaux Arts facade, a mid-size room for touring indie and rock.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Microgroove
Record store. A Seminole Heights shop on N Florida Ave, tightly curated indie, soul and funk vinyl, a small crate-digger gem.
Mojo Books & Records
Record store. On Fowler Ave near USF, Tampa's largest used and new book-and-record store with a coffee bar, big and browsable.
Grand Bay Recording Studios
Recording studio. An Ybor-area room on N 34th St with SSL and Neve consoles and instant online booking, a pro mid-size facility.
Replay Guitar Exchange
Gear shop. South Tampa on Britton Plaza, new, used and vintage guitars and amps plus repairs, a well-regarded specialist.
Circle Rehearsal Studios
Rehearsal. A Tampa Bay landmark over 20 years, plug-and-play pro rooms with gear and A/C, a Creative Loafing best-of pick.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Tampa
Every role in one place.
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Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Tampa
How do I find musicians in Tampa?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Tampa bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Tampa?
Reading the Tampa bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Tampa?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Tampa's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Tampa musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Tampa or out into the rest of Florida.