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The Best Concerts in Jax this Week | March 27-April 2

Lucius, Del McCoury Band, Unwritten Law and more

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. For the comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Hip Hop Jaydaakiing – Thursday, March 30 Underbelly | Downtown Jacksonville Having amassed more than two-million followers on Instagram, Arizona rapper Jaydaakiing will wield substantial influence when he takes the stage at Underbelly …

In this article: Backyard Stage, best shows, concert calendar, Del MCoury Band, Intuition Ale Works, Jack Rabbits, jacksonville, Live music, Underbelly and Unwritten Law

Preview | Jax rock quartet Skyview tells its celestial stories at Underbelly

By Shelton Hull

Skyview is doing some of the most interesting stuff in the rock genre right now, and if you don’t believe me, just ask them. Seriously, though, Evan Smith and his colleagues are justifiably proud of what they’ve accomplished in their current incarnation, and they promote themselves with gusto. It’s not so much a matter of personal pride, though, so much …

In this article: jacksonville, Osceola Brothers, rock, Skyview, space and Underbelly

After allegations against Win Butler, an existential crisis lingers for Montréal

“I usually write,” Élise Jetté laughs. “It’s hard to speak about a very emotional subject like this one.” The freelance music journalist had always been a fan of Arcade Fire. More than just one of her favorite bands, Arcade Fire defined her career. The band that made her a music journalist. As a young student at Université de Sherbrooke, she …

In this article: Arcade Fire, Canada, Montreal, NPR Music, sexual misconduct allegations and Win Butler

Famed EDM DJ and Producer Deorro on His Ultra Music Festival Debut

By Heather Schatz

Miami’s Ultra Music Festival, which is billed as “the world’s premiere electronic music festival,” is right around he corner. The three-day fest returns to Bayfront Park in downtown Miami March 24-26, and will once again serve as the grand finale to Miami Music Week, an annual marathon of electronic music events. We recently spoke to DJ and producer Deorro, who will …

In this article: Deorro, EDM, electronic dance music, Interview, jacksonville, Miami and Ultra Music Festival

Jacksonville Saxophonist and Improvisational Musician Jamison Williams’ Peels Away the Brass on the 38-Minute “Mary Blair”

By Daniel A. Brown

Saxophonist and multi-reed polymath Jamison Williams continues to uncover a vast realm contained in the proverbial small world within the greater corpus-universe of Walt Disney. Williams is amassing a daunting body of work: dozens of massive and miniature projects, released in various formats from limited-edition lathe cuts and hardcopy books to direct downloads. Recorded in NYC, “Mary Blair” is his …

In this article: experimental music, jacksonville, Jamison Williams, jazz, Mary Blair, New music, review, saxophone and Walt Disney

Jax Indie-Folk Faves Bobby Kid Return Just In Time with the Tearjerking “Ten Minutes Late”

By Carissa Marques

Get the tissue box ready before listening to Bobby Kid’s newest single. On “Ten Minutes Late,” the popular local indie-folk band — made up of Anna Lester (vocals and guitar), Brian Lester (drums), Phillip Hess (lead guitar), Daniel Hubert Jr. (bass) and Caleb Hollan (pianist) — tells a story of familial loss, love that was once shared and the reminiscence …

In this article: 10 Minutes Late, Bobby Kid, duval, florida, folk, Indie, jacksonville, New music, new single and rock

Celebrated Guitarist Eli Winter on his Early Influences, his Eponymously-Titled New Album and More

By Daniel A. Brown

When 20th-century occultist-artist Austin Osman Spare remarked that, “It was the straying that found the path direct,” he could have been anticipating the peripatetic ways of guitarist Eli Winter. Granted, the British magician died nearly 70 years ago and Winter was born in 1997. Yet the Chicago-born Winter has packed a lot of experiential wallop and road miles in a …

In this article: acoustic guitar, concert, Eli Winter, fingerpick, folk, Guitar, Interview, Live music, The Walrus and Three Lobed Recordings

Electropop Duo LANNDS on the Creative Process Behind “Blueprint” from their Estimable Debut LP

By Hurley Winkler

Welcome to Jacksonville Music Experience’s Songwriting School, where we talk to local songwriters about how they wrote one specific song. Rania Woodard and Brian Squillace of LANNDS met here in Jacksonville and have been making psychedelic electropop together since 2016, releasing singles and EPs regularly. On March 3, LANNDS released their first-ever full-length album, Music for the Future (Run for …

In this article: Blueprint, Brian Squillace, debut album, electropop, Hurley Winkler, LANNDS, Music for the Future, New music, Rania Woodard and Songwriting School

Best Concerts in Jacksonville this Week | March 20-26

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. For the comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Folk Eli Winter, Eureka Springs – Thursday, March 23 The Walrus | Murray Hill Buzzed-about guitarist Eli Winter plays The Walrus with support from Cory Driscoll’s Eureka Springs band on Thursday. Read Winter’s …

The St. Johns Meets the Seine on the Debut from Lonely Rose

By Daniel A. Brown

The St. Johns River merges with the Seine on the debut from transcontinental group, Lonely Rose. The track “Tonight is Yours (Ce soir est à toi)” from the group’s debut, French Love Songs, is a blues-meets-chanson hybrid which, according to band founder and lyricist William Sims, is the look into the mind of a heroine in a fugue of forlorn, …

In this article: Clemence Bostnavaron, French Love Songs, French Pop, jacksonville, Juan Rollan, Lonely Rose, New music, Phillip Pan, Steve Strawley and William Sims

On “Mistakes With The Bottle,” Singer-Producer Luci Lind Pours from His Deep Well of Melody and Empathy

By Matthew Shaw

Though he’s been releasing DIY singles since 2018, Jax bedroom-pop singer-songwriter-producer Luci Lind has lately been honing his craft, dropping a torrent of new music and delighting crowds with raucous, energetic sets at Murray Hill’s The Walrus; he was also, most recently, an early-afternoon-crowd fave at this year’s Winterland music festival. Lind’s latest, “Mistakes With The Bottle,” showcases the artist’s …

In this article: jacksonville, Luci Lind, Mistakes with a Bottle, New music, pop, R&B and The Walrus

On “On Your Line,” Jax’s Rambler Kane Dispenses Honky-Tonk Allegory Over a Country-Rock Stomp

By Daniel A. Brown

“On Your Line,” the latest from Jacksonville singer-songwriter Rambler Kane is a three-minute stomp of country-rock choogle that serves up facets of the form—a relentless rhythm section in two-four, rolling finger-picked acoustic, and some tasty Hank Garland-style electric soloing—and Kane’s winning lyrics that are a honky-tonk allegory about fishing in the neon bar lights, and getting caught up; hook, line, …

In this article: country, folk, jacksonville, New music, On Your Line, Rambler Kane, review and rock

Louder Than A Riot Returns Thursday, March 16

New season explores the sexist prejudice against Black women in hip hop.

We’re supposedly living in a renaissance for Black women and queer folks in hip-hop, with so many running the game. But if you’re one of those people at the top, you’ve definitely come into contact with one of the most constraining forces in the culture: misogynoir, or the sexist prejudice against Black women specifically. Louder Than A Riot is a …

In this article: hip-hop, Louder Than a Riot, misogyny, new season, NPR Music, podcast, punishment, rhyme, Rodney Carmicheal and Sidney Madden

Best Concerts of the Week in Jacksonville

The Avett Brothers, Cheap Trick, Third Eye Blind, The Slaps and more

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. For the comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Rock Cheap Trick – Wednesday, March 15 Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville Eighties rock icons Cheap Trick visit the Florida Theatre on Wednesday. Watch | Tickets | Map Pop/Rock Third Eye Blind – …

In this article: Avett Brothers, calendar, concerts, Jacksonville Symphony, Live music, The Slaps, They Might Be Giants and Third Eye Blind

Join us at SXSW as Thee Sacred Souls, DEBBY FRIDAY, Hermanos Gutiérrez Perform on Public Radio Stage

SXSW, the week-long music industry (et al) gathering in Austin, Texas is in full-swing. And the Jacksonville Music Experience is there, too… kind of. As a Public Media organization and member station of NPR Music’s Live Sessions, we’re helping to welcome four emerging artists to the Public Radio Day Stage at SXSW. On Friday, March 17, San Diego soul trio …

In this article: Hermanos Gutiérrez, NPR, NPR Music, public radio day stage, SXSW and Thee Sacred Souls

With “La La,” Jax Progressive-Soul Duo Bright Purpel has Preemptively Bloomed the Local Song of the Summer

By Daniel A. Brown

A strong lead-in track from the equally consistent Colors, the debut album from Duval progressive-soul duo Bright Purpel, “La La” is the summertime jam of 2023; bloomed early in the spring. A three-minute paen to being blindsided by love, a fat-free-and-lean production (including tasty brass and a savvy loop of “La La” that is an electro-percussive force unto itself), and …

In this article: Bright Purpel, Colors, duval, jacksonville, Jeremy Ryan, K.UTIE, La La, Local Spotlight, New music, R&B and soul

Mama’s Broke | Tiny Desk Concert

A couple of chairs, a small room and a cozy crowd describes the last eight years of tour stops for Mama’s Broke. Having performed in intimate venues including homes and cabins, as well as stages, being at the Tiny Desk may have felt right at home for the Canadian duo. Lisa Maria Bates and Amy Lou Keeler make powerful songs …

In this article: Amy Lou Keeler, banjo, celtic, fiddle, folk, Lisa Maria Bates, Mama's Broke, New music, Tiny Desk and violin

Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dies at 71

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the band wrote on Facebook. …

In this article: Gary Rossington, guitarist, jacksonville, Lynyrd Skynyrd, obituary, rock and roll and southern rock

Artsy Jax Noise Duo golfer two’s ‘bl00db4th6000’ is Four Minutes of Enjoyable Unorthodoxy

By Rain Henderson

Jacksonville experimental outfit golfer two recently released a new album, bl00db4th6000, that assuredly has regional noise acts shaking in their hand-me-down boots. The duo’s unimpeachably-DIY and innovative psychoactive sound has hit the market (see: bandcamp) and unlike the infamous synthetic amphetamine that led to an albeit short-lived trend of face-eating in Miami, golfer two’s album is labeled for human consumption. …

In this article: bl00db4th6000, experimental, golfer two, jacksonville, Local Spotlight, New music and noise

2023 is the Magic Number | For generations of rap fans, De La Soul was a phantom. Welcome to a new age

For a long time, De La Soul tracks felt like Easter eggs, littered across the landscape for only the most enterprising young rap fans to stumble across. My first conscious encounter with one of their cuts was hammering away at the “Race for the Heisman” mode on NCAA Football 06 for Playstation 2, grinding to turn my unheralded college running …

In this article: 3 Feet High and Rising, Anonymous Nobody, De La Soul, discography, Maseo, Posdnuous, samples, streaming and Trugoy the Dove

Wayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89

Updated March 2, 2023 at 1:58 PM ET Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the singular sounds in contemporary jazz over more than half a century, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles. Shorter was 89 years old. Cem Kurosman, a publicist at Blue Note Records, which released Shorter’s recent recordings, …

In this article: Miles Davis, obituary, Sage of the saxaphone, saxophone and Wayne Shorter

The Best Live Music in Jacksonville this Week

Loggins, Reba and Jill Scott, plus Fruition at Intuition and psych and indie rock at The Walrus.

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. For the comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Neo-Soul Jill Scott – Tuesday, March 7 Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts | Downtown Jacksonville Singer-songwriter Jill Scott blends jazz, R&B, spoken word and hip-hop in a style all her own.. Scott …

In this article: concert calendar, concerts, florida, jacksonville, Jill Scott, Kenny Loggins, Live music and TImothy Eerie

Jax Hip-Hop Group L.O.V.E. Culture Shares New Video, Provides Update on East Coast Tour

When it came time to curate our 2023 Jacksonville Artists to Watch list, we made a concerted effort to not repeat any artists from the previous year’s list. In the case of Duval hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture, we made an exception. If they ever hit a ceiling at all after the release of their debut full-length, 1827 N Pearl, in …

In this article: 1827 N Pearl, duval, hip-hop, jacksonville, L.O.V.E. Culture, New music, rap, tour, Untitled II and video

Playlist | March’s Best New Music

Featuring a few dozen new tunes from local, regional, national and international artists, our Fresh Squeeze playlist features the best new music emenanating from Northeast Florida and beyond. Handpicked by our team of contributors, there are no rules or genre restrictions; just songs we thought were worth a share. Our latest Fresh Squeeze playlist includes music from Gorillaz, whose new record is …

In this article: best new music, Fresh Squeeze, jacksonville, local music, March 2023, New music, playlist and the independent

On ‘Endings That Are Beginnings’, UNF Grad and Emerging Jazz Star Kelly Green Finds Salvation in Music

By Shelton Hull

Endings That Are Beginnings is the third album by Kelly Green, an Orlando native and UNF graduate who’s been making a name for herself on the highly competitive New York jazz scene during the last eight years she’s resided in the city. Green is probably best known for her classic trio with Alex Tremblay (bass) and Evan Hyde (drums). The …

In this article: Endings That Are Beginnings, jacksonville, jazz, Kelly Green, piano and review

WJCT Public Media Partners with Florida Theatre to Launch Untold Stories Radio Show

“Untold Stories” is a new radio program and podcast featuring local storytellers in Jacksonville, with quarterly thematic story evenings and airing every Sunday in March.

Eclectic Alt-R&B Group Moonchild Announces Tour Stop in Jacksonville in April

By Shelton Hull

Moonchild, the popular LA trip that fuses jazz with R&B, soul and more, has announced an April tour of the East Coast, Southeast and Midwest, with a stop in Jacksonville. The group plays Underbelly in Downtown Jax on Tuesday, April 18. Wikipedia describes Moonchild as an “alternative R&B band”, but that description, much like their entry on the site, barely …

In this article: concert, Indie, jacksonville, jazz, Live music, Moonchild, soul and Underbelly

The Joys of the Tiny Desk Contest and the Serious Business of Picking a Winner

By Matthew Shaw

After a roughly two-year hiatus the world-renowned Tiny Desk Concert series from NPR Music has been back in in-person action, inviting both emerging and established artists for intimate, one-of-a-kind performances at the desk of Tiny Desk creator Bob Boilen. And with that the Tiny Desk Contest has returned for its ninth year, offering yet another opportunity for unsigned, yet-to-be-discovered artists …

In this article: 2023, Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter, information, jacksonville, judges, local music, North Florida, rules, submit, Tiny Desk Contest and video

Two Solo Debuts Shine Much-Needed Light on Lesser-Known Duval Experimental Musician Michael Kaiser

By Daniel A. Brown

Two recent solo debuts from guitarist Michael Kaiser run counter to the contemporary approach of bombarding the music scene with albums, product, content and social media posts. The dual release of Realms and Night Realms are akin to striking a primal urgrund-note on a squealing electric guitar, letting it resonate through life/death for three decades, and returning for the secondary …

In this article: experimental, Guitar, jacksonville, Michael Kaiser, musician, New music, Night Realms, Realms and Royal Trux

Charley Crockett | Tiny Desk Concert

Charley Crockett knew what he was doing when he stood behind the Tiny Desk and introduced himself by smoothly dropping three names: Charley Pride, Davy Crockett and Freddy Fender. With those references, the Texas troubadour framed his concert as a shrewd conversation with sturdy, old ways of singing, spinning yarns of folk heroism and drawing freely from the cultural melting …

In this article: Charley Crockett, country, folk, Music, NPR, Texas and Tiny Desk Contest

Jacksonville Jazz Artist Ulysses Owens Jr. Takes Home Third Grammy Win with the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra

By Daniel A. Brown

There’s an often-quoted joke amongst musicians : “How do you make a million dollars playing jazz? Start with two million dollars.” While jazz is routinely considered to be a true American art form, from jazz artists’ current fame to total albums sold, its recognition by the overall larger audience can still seem shortsighted. Thankfully, this is not the case for …

In this article: Drummer, Generation Gap Orchestra, GRAMMY, jacksonville, jazz, Ulysses Owens Jr. and winner

Tuareg Guitar Hero Mdou Moctar to Play Intuition Ale Works in May

Formidable Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar has announced a spring tour with a stop at the Bier Hall inside Intuition Ale Works Downtown Jacksonville taproom in May. The Niger-bred Moctar is widely praised as a torchbearer for Saharan rock, melding ear-turning modern fret work on his electric guitar with traditional polyrhythms, field recordings and ruminations on love, religion, women’s …

In this article: Beir Hall, concerts, desert rock, florida, Guitar, Intuition Ale Works, jacksonville, Live music, mdou moctar and Taureg

The Best Live Music in Jacksonville this Week

Thelma and the Sleaze, Joan Jett, Sam Grisman Project, PW5K and more

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. For the comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Funk Tower of Power – Tuesday, February 28 Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville Bay Area legends Tower of Power celebrate 55-years of ear-turning funk at the Florida Theatre on Tuesday. Watch | Tickets …

In this article: calendar, concerts, florida, Florida Theatre, Intuition Ale Works, jacksonville, joan jett, Live music and Sam Grisman

WJCT Public Media Introduces Bygone Jax: Our Unsung History In Partnership with Florida State College at Jacksonville

Neily Braren, Promotion & Marketing Associate904.318.2633 • nbraren@wjct.org Jill Johnson, Chief Communications Officer, FSCJ904.662.4224 • jill.johnson@fscj.edu New podcast tells the lesser known and little explored stories from the River City’s past Feb. 23, 2023 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — WJCT Public Media today announced the debut of its newest podcast, Bygone Jax: Our Unsung History. Bygone Jax was created in partnership …

The Dandy Warhols and the Art of Three Decades of 15 Minutes of Fame

By Daniel A. Brown

Call it the long game. Since their formation, indie-alt-what-have-you stalwarts the Dandy Warhols have remained essentially intact and absolutely active. Formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994, the band has outlasted most of their peers and even survived their hometown’s upscale evolution from a well-rooted, post-‘60s counterculture to its present-day Airbnb-ing and foodie oasis. Their earliest live shows were a raucous …

In this article: Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Interview, jacksonville, Live music, music festival, rock, The Dandy Warhols and Winterland

Theo Croker | Tiny Desk Concert

This year’s Black History Month celebration at the Tiny Desk features a carefully crafted lineup spanning many genres, generations and walks of life. Each artist represents the best in their class and will be performing at the Tiny Desk for the first time. Trumpeter Theo Croker arrived at the Tiny Desk with an unmistakable air of chill, an easy smile …

In this article: jazz, Jazz Is Dead, MALAYA, Theo Croker, Tiny Desk Concert and trumpet

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