{"id":2446976,"date":"2026-06-05T21:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2446976"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:08:56","slug":"table-for-one-music-for-all-the-raw-intimacy-of-wmnfs-latest-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/table-for-one-music-for-all-the-raw-intimacy-of-wmnfs-latest-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Table for One, Music for All:\u00a0The Raw Intimacy of WMNF\u2019s Latest Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Photos by Jeremiah Terence McGowan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trying out a novel method of supporting local live music acts here on the Live Music Showcase, today we\u2019ve invited 3 singers-songwriters for a live performance called \u201cSongwriters in the Round\u201d, all songwriters here are performing their own original music. For this new iteration of the showcase, we\u2019ve invited Alicia Crawford, Joe Milligan, and Geri X.\u00a0 Each arriving in songwriter fashion \u2013 bringing with them their acoustic guitar and singing skills \u2013 the cozy performances also featured storytelling about where the songs were inspired by.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wmnf.org\/events\/livemusicshowcase\/#\">Listen to the Live Music Showcase<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Live Music on WMNF: Songwriters in the Round\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R46eeifbirc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:26% auto\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1401-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261106 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1401-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1401-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1401-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1401-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alicia Crawford boasts a incredible resume as bassist for The Backstreet Boys\u2019 Nick Carter during his solo project, also opening for acts like The Doobie Brothers, and even recording bass with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Crawford\u2019s first song\u2019s inspired by her family and the innocence of childhood \u2013 her children\u2019s fear of the hallowed monsters under the bed, writing echoing her own concerns of unruly behavior and the emotions behind it. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her song \u201cTable for One\u201d was especially touching \u2013 in the digital age we\u2019ve never been more connected, but yet it\u2019s been recorded that people have never felt more lonely. Her message here is stirring, and impacted myself as well as I write this article sitting outside a coffee shop alone \u2013 most unlike myself. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1265-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261107\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666;width:280px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1265-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1265-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1265-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1265-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kicking us off, Joe Milligan, who\u2019s collaborated with other local artists like our very own Rebecca Zapen, who performed on the showcase last month on April 17th. Milligan\u2019s music is soothing, peaceful and natural. It reminds me of a soundtrack to a \u201cteen-bop\u201d TV show about a young couple in love.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milligan\u2019s style reminds me of something between the Beatles and James Taylor, his soft acoustic playing taking many forms \u2013 going from closer to singer-songwriter to at times closer to folk music.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1111-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261108 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1111-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1111-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1111-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1111-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Philadelphia native, his music sounds far from urban and sounds like what you may hear coming from the countryside, a player sitting on their porch and playing out to the fields midday during a midday break. His music feels solitary in that way, letting his personal thoughts free as he takes a break from the routines of responsibility. Milligan leads a six piece band called the Joe Milligan Project. His next show is at Radio St. Pete live on air, promoting their fundraiser on June 14th. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1294-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261110 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1294-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1294-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1294-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1294-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geri X plays what seems likely folk, touching on many political topics that\u2019ve been discussed among the genre \u2013 writing music questioning the existence of a higher power, and also lyrics philosophically bound by the issues of war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A classically trained pianist, her melodies are lofty and entrancing, and the disposition between strum patterns and lyrical rhythm is seamless and satisfying. She appeared on the Live Music Showcase ahead of a second performance later that day on what some might call a \u201cday tour\u201d where she opened for the popular Buffalo Nichols @ the St. Petersburg Shuffeboard Club. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1311-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261112\" style=\"width:377px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1311-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1311-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1311-1-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1311-1-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every Friday at 2:06PM on 88.5FM WMNF Tampa, you can hear live music from local artists. We also live stream the show to Facebook, YouTube and Twitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/livemusicshowcase\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R46eeifbirc\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/live_music_showcase\/videos\">Twitch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you missed the showcase you can find it recorded on YouTube and Facebook and also here on the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to Alicia Crawford, Joe Milligan and Geri X for the wonderful performance\u2019s. 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