JME Music Newsletter

Woodstock ‘99 to Lollapalooza ‘21 | Here’s why Limp Bizkit are trending right now

Is the neo nü metal revival upon us?

Just Announced | Jeffrey Osborne, Sheila E., George Benson to headline Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Tampa quartet Glove brings more modern-dystopian bliss with new single and video for “Behaviour”

The band's new song blends darkwave with a splash of color

Just Announced | The Killers, John Legend among headliners during an epic month at The Amp

October is heating up in St. Johns County

Fresh Squeeze | August 2021 playlist

The juiciest playlist around

Local Spotlight | 3 new songs by Jax artists out now

New tunes to add to your playlist immediately.

Go | This Week’s Live Music Recommendations

The First 100 Videos Played On MTV

Just Announced | Kevin Morby added to Sing Out Loud lineup

Wildly popular singer-songwriter will play a free show at the Lightner Museum

Watch | LPT drops new single and video “Se Quema El Mundo”

LPT seeks light among the darkness; emerges with a scorching new tune

Local Spotlight | “Insecure” by Jahny Steel

Think you know another emerging hip-hop artist that is “on fire.” In 90 seconds, Jahny Steel will burn them down.

Crate Diggin’ | Guilty Pleasures

JME contributors own up to their embarrassing listening habits

From LaVilla to Coachella | The enduring, expanding legacy of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”

Local Spotlight | ‘Seclusion of Sanity’ by Mindfield

An expert and uncompromising nine-song discourse in Sunshine State aggression

Local Spotlight | 3 local tunes you should listen to right now

Songs from Jacksonville artists that turned our ears this week

JME DJ Sessions | 3 local tunes to put you in a mellow mood

Listen to July's JME DJ Sessions on First Coast Connect

Go | Live music recommendations

Jazz Jam plus a dinner and a show

Just Announced | Leon Bridges, Thievery Corporation, Galactic, all coming to St. Johns County

Is the small-market touring boom upon us?

Funkadelic’s ‘Maggot Brain’ At 50: R&B, Psychedelic Rock And A Black Guitarist’s Cry

La Luz announces new album, drops video for new single “Watching Cartoons”

The band teamed up with Adrian Younge for a psychedelic and personal collection of new tunes.

Local Spotlight | “All Good” by Leo Sun

Leo Sun's new indie pop ditty encompasses all things good.

Maple Glider: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Just Announced | Electric Daisy Carnival Festival returns to Orlando

Massive EDM festival returns to the Sunshine State in November

Go | Live Music Recommendations

Don't Miss A Beat Jazz Festival highlights this week's calendar

Lucy Dacus: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Biz Markie, Pioneering Beatboxer And ‘Just A Friend’ Rapper, Dies At 57

Local Spotlight | 5 local songs out this week

Leo Sun, Lost Club, Teal Peel, John Aloszka, Laney Tripp & Jacob Cummings all turned our ear this week

Tyler, The Creator is Number One, Again

Unpacking the enigmatic artist’s latest mainstream smash and what it means for hip-hop

Turntable Tuesday Giveaway | Win a limited-edition Déjà Vu digital download

Tune in to Anthology for your chance to win a digital download of this limited-edition collection

Local Spotlight | “Smello Coffee” by Teal Peel

A sought-after collaborator, Taylor Paul Neal unleashes his own dynamic new project.

Go | Laney Tripp and Jacob Cummings at Blue Jay Listening Room

Florida-bred experimental folkies collide on new album

Go | Multifaceted guitarist Ron Artis II at Hotel Palms

Hawaiian-born guitarist and songwriter brings top-notch chops to Atlantic Beach

Local Spotlight | “Alone” by Lost Club

The first single from Lost Club's new EP is a savvy, technical dream-pop ditty

JME Recommends | Our fave songs of 2021 (So Far)

JME contributors pick their fave local and not-local releases of the year

Go | Live Music Recommendations

Teal Peel, Ron Artis II, and Laney Tripp; all on tap this week in Jax

How ‘The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill’ Taught Me To Love Blackness

New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On July 9

NPR Music contributors share their choices for the best albums out on Friday, July 9.

What Makes a Summer Song?

David Luckin on curating the new Summer Songs mix on Anthology

Black TikTok Creators Are On Strike To Protest A Lack Of Credit For Their Work

Just Announced | Sing Out Loud Fest returns to St. Augustine

Parquet Courts, TLC, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Yola headline an eclectic month of music in St. Augustine.

Go | Live Music Recommendations

What’s all that jazz? And punk? And Americana?

‘Summer Of Soul’ Celebrates A 1969 Black Cultural Festival Eclipsed By Woodstock

Local Spotlight | 5 local songs out this week

L.O.V.E. Culture, Tenny Rudolph, DL Is OK, Jesebel and Denver Hall turned our ear this week

New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On July 2

NPR Music’s 26 Favorite Albums Of 2021 (So Far)

Fresh Squeeze | July 2021 Playlist

New music JME contributors can't stop playing

Local Spotlight | ‘Florida Baby’ EP

Bedroom hip-hop artist MoonChyldd boasts a distinctive sonic and visual style

Local Spotlight | “Florida Motel”

Singer-songwriter DL is OK is so Florida, man

Highly Effective

Jacksonville guitar heroes discuss their favorite effects pedals

Local Spotlight | “Not My Way”

Denver Hall and WowJus7in team up for a funky cut.

The Best New Artists Of 2021 (So Far)

All Songs Considered's favorite new artists of 2021 (so far)

Go | Live Music Recommendations

Country, Indie and a Hip-Hopera highlight this week's calendar

The Train to Fame Travels at 132 BPM

In the early 90s, a string of hits produced by Jacksonville artists carried Southern hip-hop to the masses

New Music Friday | The Top 10 Albums Out On June 25

NPR Music contributors share their picks for the best albums out today.

Buckets of (Making it) Rain

What Bob Dylan's $300 million catalog sale means for the recording industry.

Local Spotlight | ‘Blkout’ EP

Blk Jay drops a short but tight collection of crucial hip-hop.

Brandi Carlile Will Join NPR Music’s Listening Party For Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’

Watch | La Luz “In the Country”

Popular surf-centric group drops new single and video.

Go | Live Music Recommendations

A couple of good reasons to enjoy music outdoors this week

Local Spotlight | ‘The Elements’

Members of Jacksonville’s jazz vanguard drop their 13th release as Madre Vaca.

Trojan Records, Legendary Reggae Label, Resurrects A Long Out-Of-Print Trove

Magic and Loss

Local musician Ryan Turk transforms personal tragedy into creative triumph after unspeakable loss

JME Recommends

Five Jacksonville Indie Rock acts you should know

Local Spotlight | ‘Kuongoza’

A new album and companion visual is Ebony Payne-English’s most ambitious work yet

Local Spotlight | “Memories of U”

Singer-rapper-producer Eddy Braveaux's hero's journey continues with this chill-mode cut

Local Spotlight | “Way Down In Decatur”

Singular Jax vocalist Sailor Goon charts unique path through bedroom pop production

Crate Diggin’ | Remote Work Rotation

When working from home, these are the records JME contributors like to spin

Go | Live Music Recommendations

South Carolina Soul, New Orleans Jazz, and Florida DJ sets

JME Recommends

Five emerging Jacksonville hip-hop artists you should know

Fresh Squeeze | June 2021 Playlist

New music JME contributors can’t stop playing

Local Spotlight | “Only You”

Jax Indie rock quartet rides a new kind of new-wave

Local Spotlight | “I Don’t Know What I’m Doin Here”

Multi-hyphenate Jonathan Grant Berlin cozies up to orchestral folk

The Music That Made Opal & Nev

Author Dawnie Walton on how Jacksonville’s music scene shaped her critically acclaimed novel

For Those About to Uke

The five most important ukulele performances in pop music history

Local Spotlight | “When You Wake Up”

Indie artist Leo Sun's new single is climate control on an otherwise balmy day

Crate Diggin’ | Record Store Day Drops

Here’s what local record shops are rolling out for June’s RSD.

Go | This Week’s Live Music Recommendations

String and synth virtuosity is on display in and around Jacksonville

Go | This Week’s Live Music Recommendations

Check out these three local-heavy lineups at independent venues

JME DJ Sessions | Summer Jams

Three new tunes from Jax-based artists, all perfectly timed to invoke summer.

Go | This Week’s Live Music Recs

Kickstart your Endless Summer with Jazz Jams, garage rock, and more

Crate Diggin’ | Unsung Summer Albums

Here’s what JME contributors are spinning this summer.

JME DJ Sessions | April 2021

Connecting you to the beautiful noise coming out of Northeast Florida.

Local Spotlight | “IHY”

Jacksonville hip-hop standout Blk Jay deliberately leaves the questions unanswered