Archers Of Loaf’s Eric Bachmann plays intimate Ybor City concert on Friday

Eric Bachmann plays Kress Contemporary in Ybor City, Florida on Feb. 6, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker Archers Of Loaf has a hell of a history in Florida, once playing Tallahassee on a bill with Sebadoh. The early-’90s indie-rock hero even played Nebraska Avenue’s Stone Lounge in 1995. In February 2025, Loaf co-founder Eric Bachmann played an intimate gig at the Kress Contemporary in Ybor City (see photos from the show below), and the 56-year-old is back to do it again, this time with a new LP from his other project. Released a year after his last stop in Tampa, Swet Deth arrives after a 15-year hiatus for Crooked Fingers. Yes, its 10 tracks are about shaking off the mortal coil, but Bachmann, a songwriter’s songwriter, has turned in a collection of upbeat songs with the kind of keen observations and lyrics that come from months, or years, of contemplation. While the album’s biggest moments are powered by electric instruments, Bachmann’s last gig in the same room featured grand pia