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In August, Jacksonville singer-songwriter rickoLus will embark on a tour of the Sunshine State with Orlando indie-rock band The Pauses.
rickoLus is the longtime project of the multi-talented Richard Colado, who, beginning with the power-pop band The Julius Airwave in the early-aughts, has been an integral member of the Northeast Florida music scene for two decades now. For the upcoming tour, Colado has assembled an all-star group made up of standout players — Ćngel GarcĆa from Duval salsa orchestra LPT on keys, producer and musician Ben Hackett on bass and The Pausesā James Dreffen on the drums.
The journey starts right here in Jacksonville, as both bands share a bill at Jack Rabbits on August 11. For the Jacksonville show, theyāll be joined by local band The Citrus Trees. Indie folk act Uncle Marty and alt-folk outfit 86hope join the St. Augustine show at Sarbez. The tour ends at Orlando’s famed indie club Will’s Pub, with hip-hop group DNA. Tickets for the Jack Rabbits show can be purchased at Tiger Records in Riverside or online here.
I got to talk with Colado about the upcoming tour. Below are highlights from that conversation.
You’ve traveled the U.S. and other countries on tour, what makes touring in Florida so special?
Being from Florida, I feel like everything we do here is part of building and maintaining the Florida music scene. There isnāt a big music industry down here, so itās up to us to make things happen. Thatās whatās special about playing Florida, no matter how big or little the show, we are making something happen.
What song are you most looking forward to performing live for the audience?
Honestly Iām excited about the whole set. Itās the second time Iāve played with this lineup, and they make everything sound rad. āPhotographs,ā with all the keyboard sounds, is gonna be fun — Iāve never done that before. Weāre also playing four brand new songs off my new record thatās coming out next year. Itās always fun to play new stuff, but also playing all these older ones with the full band is gonna be sick.
How did you get connected with The Pauses?
Iāve been a fan of the Pauses for a while. The first time I saw them play was in 2019 at Jack Rabbits when they opened for Built To Spill. James Dreffen was playing drums with them on that tour, thatās where we met. Originally I asked The Pauses if they just wanted to jump on the Orlando show and that quickly turned into them playing the whole weekend with us. Iām stoked it worked out.
rickoLus w/ Band & The Pauses – Florida Tour
Fri., Aug. 11 – Jacksonville – Jack Rabbits – Tix
Sat., Aug. 12 – St. Augustine – Sarbez – Tix available at the door
Sun., Aug. 13 – Orlando – Will’s Pub – Tix
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