Cottondale Swamp is a Florida Swamp Rock, Southern Americana, and Outlaw Country Band from Florida. Weeki Wachee, FL is our ground zero. Mermaid Shows and the Gulf of Mexico! Original Florida swamp rock with authentic country sensibilities and a heart of rock 'n roll.  

Cottondale Swamp celebrates the back roads, small towns and the seedy underbelly of the “Old Florida” that is fast disappearing. We write songs that celebrate the people, places and uniqueness of our southern most state.  

 

Led Zeppelin 50th Anniversary Show

Welcome To Cottondale Swamp

Two Big Shows! Ale and the Witch and Tropical Heatwave 2023! 

This Saturday (4/22/23) we are sharing the stage with the fabulous Vodkanauts! @ The Ale and the Witch in downtown St. Pete. If you haven't been there, it's the coolest outdoor courtyard hang in St. Pete. Dog friendly and all are welcome. Cottondale Swamp at 5 PM and Vodkanauts at 7 :30 PM.

On Saturday May 6th, Tropical Heatwave returns! And it returns the The Cuban Club in Ybor City. Top national and local bands grace the 3 stages! Cottondale Swamp is on the Ballroom stage at 6 PM. This is a big deal for us and we are pretty damned excited! Get your tickets HERE!  

Cottondale Swamp - Back in the saddle again! 

Cottondale Swamp version 2.0 is alive and well! New songs and new shows! A new album is in the works as well.

Cottondale Swamp is comprised of twin brothers Mark Hoag (guitar/vocals), Michael Hoag (bass/vocals), Michael's son Zachary Hoag on guitar and vocals, and the incomparable Michael LaBella on drums and vocals.  A historical side note - Mark Hoag and Michael LaBella played together for the last 10 year in the band Four Barrel Billy (a busy working rockabilly and roots band from New Haven, Connecticut). 

Cottondale Swamp has had a storied history that has tested our endurance, our resolve, and has reaffirmed our love of making music together. Making music with family and friends is incredible. Our trials and tribulations have certainly provided fodder for new songs and reaffirmed our love of playing music as Cottondale Swamp.

We recently played several shows that really rocked! Our friends, our community and fans all came out and let us know that we are part of something really special. Tampa, FL radio station WMNF, asked Cottondale Swamp to be part of three shows (Tom Petty Tribute, John Fogerty Tribute, John Prine Tribute). These gigs provided us with the opportunity to try out our new line-up, and it couldn't have gone better. Not that we were surprised! These shows led us to official debut at Jannus Live - St. Petersburg, FL on November 4th - where we played a full-on Cottondale Swamp show. We have a pretty extensive back catalog of original music from our last two albums (2016 / 2021). And we tested out some brand new songs too!

 

Jannus Live / St. Petersburg, FL / 11/4/2022

Let's get our Rock and Country on this Saturday in St. Pete! 

St. Pete Side Lot presents Cottondale Swamp and Fiddler and the Crossroads!

7 PM - Cottondale Swamp is a Florida Swamp Rock, Southern Americana, and Outlaw Country Band from Florida. Weeki Wachee, FL is our ground zero. Mermaid Shows and the Gulf of Mexico! Original Florida swamp rock with authentic country sensibilities. Cottondale Swamp celebrates the back roads, small towns and the seedy underbelly of the “Old Florida” that is fast disappearing. We write songs that celebrate the people, places and uniqueness of our southern most state. The band will be playing songs from their new 2021 album!

9 PM - Fiddler and the Crossroads Trio features Blues Hall-of-Famer and official fiddler for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Greg Holt. They are a Cajun/Blues band that will take you to the crossroads of Blues and Cajun music with upbeat versions of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams and other greats, plus great originals! Very high energy, fun music!

Jannus Live - April 16th 2021 - THANK YOU! 

Folks, we had a great night! For us the night went as well as we could have hoped for. The band sounded great, the energy was way up. The crew at Jannus Live were awesome and they did a fantastic mix! The first show of 2021 was a success! Next up, May 15th at the Orpheum in Ybor City supporting the incredible Daniel Donato.

Check out a tidbit of "Lou's Tattoos" from Saturday night at Jannus! CLICK HERE

April 16th - Cottondale Swamp @ Jannus Live - FREE SHOW / FREE CD! 

Please join Friday, April 16th for a FREE SHOW at Jannus Live! It's our CD Release Party and a co-bill with Greg White Jr.!

The first 100 people get a copy of our new CD! This is our first show in 2021! We couldn't be more pumped to be playing the iconic Jannus Live, formerly known as Jannus Landing.

Jannus Live is a large outdoor venue located in downtown St. Petersburg. Due to COVID Safety concerns, attendance is being limited to 550 people.

P.S. - Next week we will be announcing a super cool show we just booked with one of our favorite Nashville artists!

NEW Single! Still Waiting - Released August 24th! Listen NOW! 

Listen to our latest single -  Still Waiting   CLICK HERE!

Still Waiting is the first SINGLE from our upcoming album - Greetings from Cottondale Swamp

The new album should be in our hands and available in late September. We'll have a release date soon!

Don't forget to vote for Cottondale Swamp! Voting is still open for Creative Loafing "Best of The Bay. We are in multiple categories: Best Country Act (Original), Best Band (Original), Best Roots/Alt-Country Act (Original).  VOTE HERE!

Three Important Things! 

Three things! 


1. Cottondale Swamp has a new album coming out in September, 2020! We are super excited to finally release our second album Greetings from Cottondale Swamp.


2. Our new SINGLE "Still Waiting" will be released August 17th. Stay tuned! 


3. Please vote for Cottondale Swamp. Voting opened for Creative Loafing "Best of The Bay". We are in multiple categories: Best Country Act (Original), Best Band (Original), Best Roots/Alt-Country Act (Original). 

VOTE HERE

 

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Elvis Rocks! and Cottondale Swamp

Skinny's Bar and Grill, 13228 US-19, Hudson, FL 34667

Cottondale Swamp invades the Skinny’s Bar and Grill, Friday, December, 21st. Elvis opens the show! If you haven't seen our hardcore Elvis Presley rock show, you don't know what you are missing! Experience the Elvis mojo on steroids! Karate kicks and the Memphis mafia will try to keep the peace, but we can’t make any promises. Original Florida Swamp Rock, outlaw country, and Elvis!

Dunedin Wines the Blues

Downtown Dunedin, 420 Main Street, Dunedine, FL 34698

The Downtown Dunedin Merchants Association presents the 28th annual Dunedin Wines the Blues on Saturday, Nov. 10, 12:00 PM to 11:00 p.m., Main Street in downtown Dunedin. FREE SHOW. We are pleased to announce this year's stellar musical blues line up. Ally Venable Band, Cottondale Swamp, Trey Wanvig, Andy T Band featuring Alabama Mike, Erica DiCeglie, Joey Gilmore, Duffy Bishop, Big Kettle Drum, Rockin Jake, Bridget Kelly, Band Shaw Davis

Cottondale Swamp takes on Eric Clapton!

The British are coming, the British are coming… AGAIN!

The 60’s had ended but England’s audio assault on the states continued in the late 70s as progressive rock gave way to punk, glam and new wave. American bands started to challenge the Brits for chart dominance but the British bands came on strong to make some of the most exciting music of the late seventies.

To celebrate our surrender to the Brits—WMNF presents The British Invasion 4. 6 hours of the best songs of the British invasion. 16 bands, each are performing 3 songs by their favorite British Band from 1975 to 1979.

Doors 5pm, music 6pm to 11:30pm

Melody Trucks Band and Cottondale Swamp

Skipper's Smoke House, 910 Skipper Road , Tampa, FL 33613

The Melody Trucks Band and Cottondale Swamp join forces at Skipper's Smokehouse on Saturday September 8th. $7 in advance / $10 at the door - The Melody Trucks Band came together in early 2017 as she encountered each member within this extended musical family. Their individual styles and influences run the entire span of every music genre: rock, blues, jazz, funk, classical, country, thrash metal, and even world music. This has culminated in fresh and unique interpretations of iconic songs from the genre of Melody's extended family. Cottondale Swamp hails from west central Florida. They are a band that revels in the old Florida vibe that is found on the back roads, small towns and swamp lands of this state. The music is Southern Americana rock 'n roll with solid old school Country and honky-tonk sensibilities.

The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country and Southern rock band. They have released eight studio albums, three compilations, and twenty-three singles. The band has won three Country Music Association (CMA) awards, an Academy of Country Music (ACM) award and a Grammy Award.

Cottondale Swamp is a Florida Swamp Rock, Southern Americana, Outlaw Country Band from the swamps of Florida. Weeki Wachee, FL is their ground zero. Original Florida swamp rock with authentic country sensibilities and a heart of rock 'n roll.

The Americana Community Music Association (ACMA) is committed to supporting original independent music and musicians with programs that expand community appreciation and education while fostering the creativity and diversity that influence Americana and Roots music. The ACMA has a mission to promote the growth of the Americana and Roots music in our area the community. The ACMA strives to bring high quality and original acts for performances at charitable events as well as fundraising efforts to enhance the music community at large.

Back in 1982, Steve Wozniak of the Apple corporation, said, “I just wanted to throw a big party in the middle of nowhere.” 400,000 showed up San Bernandino, California to hear the eclectic music featuring new wave, heavy metal, country and rock. 35 years later, top Tampa Bay local bands and artists pay tribute to the 1982-83 US festivals. The 35th Anniversary Tribute is a two-night tribute extravaganza with local bands playing music from the US Festival sets.

Skippers Smokehouse Friday, May 25, 6pm to midnight

Jeremy Thomas – Jackson Browne Shawn Scheller and the Contenders – Men at Work Rich Whiteley Band – The Kinks The New Rulers – Tne English Beat Noah Broe Band – Grateful Dead Diary of An Ozzman – Ozzy Osbourne Barefoot Bob and the Hope – Jimmy Buffet Jct 27 – B52s Medusa – Triumph Cottondale Swamp – Hank Williams Jr Reality Asylum – Berlin My Only Hope – The Scorpions Talk To Mark – The Cars Panic Fire – Van Halen Joshua Reilly and the Corn Fed Locals – Waylon Jennings American Supermodel – Flock of Seagulls Love Songs for Junkies – The Ramones Actual Bank Robbers – Pat Benatar

Jannus Live Saturday, May 26

Francesca Ani – Fleetwood Mac Death Love and Addiction – U2 Jam Jones – Santana Jeriko Turnpike – Tom Petty Geri X – Berlin Ricky Wilcox and the Moonsnakes – The Clash Jaded – Van Halen Mark Warren and Friends – The Pretenders Mac Martin – Willie Nelson Doug South and the Roundabouts – Joe Walsh Deltaghost – INXS Whiskey Throttle – Quarterflash Jeremy Thomas – Jackson Browne Mark Alan/Stardust Memories – David Bowie Martha Quinn – Stevie Nicks Oak Ramble – The Police Gary Shutt & Friends – Motley Crue

Movies In The Park

North Straub Park, 400 Bay Shore Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

The best small event on the waterfront! Each movie evening starts with live music at 7 pm followed by the movie on the big screen at dusk. The fun takes place in North Straub Park, between 4th Ave. & 5th Ave. NE at Beach Dr. Movies in the Park are Free! My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) PG – A love story that will keep you laughing! Music by Cottondale Swamp. https://www.stpetepreservation.org/event-2895639