Chvrches to perform in Ybor City

   Chvrches, the wonderful new Scottish electronic-pop band, is coming to the Ritz Ybor.

From left, Doherty, Mayberry, Cook

   The show is Oct. 6. (That's a Monday, which is a lousy night for a concert, but this one ought to be worth it.) Tickets are $27.25 in advance.
    Chvrches (that's pronounced "churches") comprises singer Lauren Mayberry, keyboard player Martin Doherty and guitarist/keyboard player Iain Cook. They caused a sensation with their debut EP "Recover" last spring and they released an excellent  full-length album, "The Bones of What You Believe," in September of last year.
   Call 813-247-2555 for information. You can order tickets through Daddy Kool, but then you have to pick them up at will-call -- they don't mail them to you and you can't print them out at home. This one might sell out, so you're taking a chance if you decide to wait and get tickets at the door.

Lauryn Hill to play Tampa

Former Fugees and solo star Lauryn Hill is scheduled to perform March 23 at The Ritz Ybor, 1503 E. 7th Ave. Tampa.

Tickets start at $65. 

Call 813.229.7827 or 800.955.1045 outside Tampa Bay, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office or at http://www.strazcenter.org./


Photos: Lauryn Hill, Aug. 2010. Credit: Michael Robinson Chavez/ Los Angeles Times.