Cottondale Swamp

This is going to be a fun night. Cottondale Swamp is playing alternating sets with The Cadillac Cowboys. Cottondale Swamp is playing the 1st and 3rd sets!

Tropical Heatwave did not disappoint! It was a really great festival with great bands and a huge turnout! We had a blast!

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 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

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!

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

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!

We are proud to announce our brand new album! AVAILABLE NOW!

GREETINGS FROM COTTONDALE SWAMP / 3/12/2021

Listen for FREE - CLICK HERE!

Watch our website for live show dates coming soon!

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 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