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Just Announced | DMAB Jazz Fest Returns to Woodstock Park in July

Free event in west Jacksonville turns up the heat with a diverse day of jazz to benefit area youths

By Daniel A. Brown

Founded by celebrated Jacksonville jazz drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. and his family in 2008, the nonprofit organization Don’t Miss a Beat (DMAB) has helped more than 20,000 local youths find a positive groove in life through music and arts programs throughout the Brooklyn, Riverside, and Woodstock neighborhoods. DMAB is presenting a jazz event from 1-11 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 …

In this article: concert, DMAB, Don't Miss a Beat, jacksonville, Jazz Festival, Jonathan Butler, Music and Ulysses Owens Jr

Local Spotlight | 3 Great Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now

New music from Flipturn, K.UTIE and Severed + Said

We’re always keeping our ear to the ground in order to put the spotlight on the beautiful noise emerging from Northeast Florida. This week, Jacksonville Music Experience contributors share three new songs by local artists that we think you’ll dig. Let’s dive in. “Halfway” by Flipturn Since their more-precocious days of being Fernandina Beach high-school rockers circa 2015, to their …

In this article: Brooklyn Baby, Flipturn, Halfway, jacksonville, K.UTIE, local music, New music, Severed + Said and The Independent 89.9 HD4

Go | The Best Concerts in Jax this Week

H.E.R., Gucci Mane, 2Chainz, Trina, Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Dave Matthews Band

Each week, the JME team looks long and hard at the concert calendar to identify the best shows in Jacksonville. Our weekly Go recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. Here’s the rundown of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week Alt-Rock Dave Mattews Band – Monday, June 6; Tuesday, …

In this article: H.E.R., Jason Isbell, Legendz of the Streetz, Live music, staff picks and Waxahatchee

Like The Linda Lindas, this teen girl band in Benin makes you dance — and think

The first time that Star Feminine Band – a group of 7 girl musicians from the ages of 12 to 19 – played a show in their West African nation of Benin, many in the crowd broke out in both applause and tears. While the country has seen its share of successful female musicians – singer Angélique Kidjo, for example, …

In this article: africa, Benine, female rock band, New music, NPR, NPR Music and Star Feminine Band

For Angel Olsen, the Shortest Distance Between Loss and Love is a Country Song

Angel Olsen picks musical genres for her records the way other artists pick instruments. “I want that vaulted-ceiling feeling,” another musician might say. “I want classic, I want sweeping. Piano it is.” Olsen’s previous releases have leaned on folk, rock, pop and psychedelia. For her sixth album, Big Time, the selection process could have sounded something like this: I want …

In this article: Angel Olsen, Big Time, country, jacksonville, NPR Music, review and Singer

Playlist | New June Fresh Squeeze

Each month, JME contributors pick the juiciest noise emanating from Northeast Florida and beyond for our Fresh Squeeze playlist. Featuring a few dozen new tunes from local, regional, national and international artists, there are no rules or genre restrictions; just songs we thought were worth a share. This month we’ve got a ton of great new music in rotation, including music …

In this article: Fresh Squeeze, jacksonville, music discovery, New music and playlist

Rebelution Releases ‘Live In St. Augustine’ Album

Popular SoCal reggae outfit commits recent The Amp performance to tape

Reggae band Rebelution has released Live In St. Augustine ahead of their two-night run at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre this week. The concert album was captured at The Amp in September of 2021. Since their 2007 debut, Courage to Grow, there’s been no bigger reggae act than SoCal-bred quartet. Indeed, after the breakout success of their first full-length, Rebelution topped …

In this article: concert album, live album, Live In St. Augustine, new record, Rebelution, reggae and St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Alisa Amador, 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Winner | Tiny Desk Concert

It surely was a day of joyful tears. And those joyful tears for Alisa Amador, the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest, came at a time when she had been considering putting her music career on hold. For the staff of NPR and the Tiny Desk crew, it was our first Tiny Desk concert with an audience in over …

In this article: 2022, Alisa Amador, Bob Boilen, NPR Music, Tiny Desk Concert, Tiny Desk Contest and winner

Fresh Rotation | 3 Songs We’re Listening to Now

Psych-Americana, shoegaze and exquisitely rare garage rock from Cambodia

Each and every week the JME team handpicks the juiciest new tunes from local, regional, national and international artists to add to the rotation on The Independent 89.9 HD4 (and to our tasty, tall-glass-of-a-listening-experience that is our monthly Fresh Squeeze playlist). Each song is chosen with intention. And so we often feel like they are worthy of a broader discussion (or at least …

In this article: Americana, Cambodian Cassette Archives, cosmic guilt, Just Mustard, Khmer Folk, Mirrors, New music and shoegaze

After a Memorable Season, The Jax Symphony is Finishing Strong

By Shelton Hull

The Jacksonville Symphony will soon wrap on its first full season since the pandemic’s peak. And what a year it’s been. This was also the symphony’s first full season without the late Robert E. Jacoby (1928-2021) — an Eagle Scout, an Army tank commander and one of the key philanthropists in Jacksonville’s history. His influence could be felt in places …

In this article: 2021-2022 season, Beethoven, classical music, concerts, Courtney Lewis, finale, Jacksonville Symphony, mozart and Piano Series

Four Takeaways from Shaky Knees 2022

By Heather Schatz

Shaky Knees, arguably one of the best musical festivals in the Southeast, returned to its springtime roots earlier this month — and music lovers from all over the region showed up for it. After being canceled in 2020 and postponed to October in 2021 due to the pandemic, the indie- and alt-rock-heavy festival returned to Atlanta’s Central Park in late …

In this article: 2022, Atlanta, Live music, Music, recap and Shaky Knees Music Festival

Ada Lea | Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. Ada Lea‘s Tiny Desk (home) concert opens just as her 2021 album, one hand on the steering …

In this article: Ada Lea, Damn, Indie, NPR Music, one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden, singer-songwriter and Tiny Desk

Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60

LOS ANGELES — Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, the unassuming, bespectacled, red-headed keyboardist who for more than 40 years added his synth sounds to Depeche Mode hits like “Just Can’t Get Enough” and “Personal Jesus,” has died at age 60. Depeche Mode announced the death of founding member Fletcher on its official social media pages. A person close to the band said …

In this article: Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode, keyboard, NPR Music, obituary and synth

Go | The Best Concerts of the Week in Jax

Bikini Kill, Rebelution, Duval Folx and more

Each week, the JME team looks long and hard at the concert calendar to identify the best shows in Jacksonville. Our weekly Go recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. Here’s the rundown of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week. Punk Bikini Kill – Tuesday, May 31 Backyard Stage …

In this article: Bikini Kill, concert calendar, Duval Folx, jacksonville, Live music, Rebelution, st. augustine and Steel Pulse

Four Miles Davis Albums to Introduce you to his Singular Genius

Celebrate the Birth(day) of the Cool

By Daniel A. Brown

Thursday, May 26, 2022 would have been Miles Davis’s 96th birthday. Considering the prodigious output, charismatic influence and outlaw ethos the jazz genius packed into the 65 years he spent on the planet, it’s hard to gauge how the “dark prince” would have felt as an iNonagenarian. From his earliest days as a late ‘40s ferocious bebopper, forging mid-20th-century modal …

In this article: Best Albums, best of Miles Davis, birthday, Dark Magus, Genius, In a Silent Way, jazz, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis and We Want Miles

Your Guide to this Weekend’s Jacksonville Jazz Festival

What to see and hear at this weekend’s free fest

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival returns this weekend. And from icons like Herbie Hancock to rising stars like Jazzmeia Horn and Christian Sands to contemporary barrier-breakers like Robert Glasper, the festival’s 2022 lineup is arguably its best in years –– given the revered 40-plus-year history of the festival, that’s saying something. Aside from the big names and local standouts playing the …

In this article: Guide, Herbie Hancock, jacksonville, Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2022, jazz, Piano Competition and Robert Glasper

Go | Bikini Kill at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre

By Shelton Hull

Update (May 31; 10:00 a.m.): The Bikini Kill Show at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s Backyard Stage has been cancelled. From Bikini Kill: “Due to a member of the band testing positive for COVID-19, Bikini Kill will be canceling our show in St. Augustine which was scheduled for today – Tuesday, May 31. We are extremely sorry that we will be unable to …

In this article: Bikini Kill, concert, Kathleen Hanna, Live music, Riot Grrrl and St. Augustine Amphitheatre

JME Recommends | Contemporary Jazz Artists You Should Know

The shape of jazz right now

Undoubtedly, Jazz is having a moment. Not since the 1980’s, when many classic albums were re-released on CD, have the ears of mainstream audiences turned toward artists working in jazz, an original and storied American art form. Artists like saxophonists Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington, multi-instrumentalist Ben Marc and pianist Robert Glasper –– a Grammy award-winner whose jazz-bonafides were well …

In this article: Ben Marc, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, jazz artists you should know, Julian Lage, Kamasi Washington and Robert Glasper

Go | The Best Concerts in Jax this Week

Jacksonville Jazz Fest Weekend, plus Phoebe Bridgers and Bright Eyes

Each week, the JME team looks long and hard at the concert calendar to identify the best shows in Jacksonville. Our weekly Go recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. Here’s the rundown of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week. Singer-Songwriter Phoebe Bridgers – Wednesday, May 25 St. Augustine …

In this article: Bright Eyes, Live music and Phoebe Bridgers

Just Announced | Steve Miller Band at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Classic-rock icon and one of the most-consistent hitmakers of all time visits St. Augustine in July

The decorated and beloved Steve Miller is returning to Northeast Florida with a stop at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Friday, July 1. As the front-person for the Steve Miller Band, Miller’s laundry list of hits spanning several decades –– “Who Do You Love,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” and the inescapable “Space Cowboy” and “The Joker” …

In this article: concert, jacksonville, Live music, St. Augustine Amphitheatre and Steve Miller Band

Go | Bright Eyes at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Indie-rock darlings visit The Amp

Icons of the early 2000’s indie-rock scene Bright Eyes continue their current tour, with a Northeast Florida at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Saturday, May 28 . A band of multifarious musicians, Bright Eyes was founded by singer and guitarist Conor Oberst in the mid-90s, and features multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, as well as a rotating cast of …

In this article: Bright Eyes, concerts, Conor Oberst, Indie, jacksonville, northeast florida, rock and St. Augustine Amphitheatre

WJCT Public Media Expands Local Journalism Initiative with Support From the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and Report for America

Media Contact:Neily BrarenPromotion & Marketing Associate, WJCT904.318.2633 | nbraren@wjct.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE $300,000 grant and placement of new reporter accelerate growth of Jacksonville Today May 18, 2022 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — WJCT Public Media today announced the expansion of its Local Journalism Initiative through a $300,000 grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and the placement of journalist Will Brown …

Fontaines D.C. | Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. Filmed in Chicago’s beautiful brick Irish American Heritage Center during a recent tour, this four-song set begins …

In this article: Fontaines D.C., Home Concert, live, NPR Music, Skinty Fia and Tiny Desk

Fresh Rotation | 4 Songs We’re Listening to Right Now

New music from Sharon Van Etten, Khalid, Holiday Ghosts and a long-overdue Terry Allen reissue

Each and every week the JME team handpicks the juiciest new tunes from local, regional, national and international artists to add to the rotation on The Independent 89.9 HD4 (and to our tasty, tall-glass-of-a-listening-experience that is our monthly Fresh Squeeze playlist). Each song is chosen with intention. And so we often feel like they are worthy of a broader discussion (or at least …

In this article: Al Pete, Daniel A. Brown, Khalid, New music, Rain Henderson, Sharon Van Etten and The Independent 89.9 HD4

Announcing the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest

Choosing one Tiny Desk Contest winner from all the incredible entries NPR Music receives each year never gets any easier — though the process, where a panel of judges and I get to hear so many amazing unsigned artists from across the country who hope to play a Tiny Desk concert, is always pretty exciting. Now, after sifting through thousands …

In this article: 2022, Alisa Amador, Bob Boilen, NPR Music, Tiny Desk Contest and winner

The Lumineers Love Florida

The Indie-folk darlings discuss kicking off their “Brightside Tour” in the Sunshine State

“We feel like when we go to Florida, for whatever reason, it sort of feels like you’re playing to like a crowd from a foreign country in the fact that they give you so much love disproportionately to other cities in America,” The Lumineers singer and guitarist Wesley Shulz told First Coast Connect’s Melissa Ross. In February the wildly popular …

On ‘Dance Fever,’ Florence + the Machine explores her fractured desires

The pandemic and its subsequent lockdown has forced many people into a self-reflective space. For Florence Welch, the frontwoman of the Grammy-nominated band Florence + the Machine, this moment of solitude came with an intense period of personal deliberation over her seemingly fractured desires. Questions about how to balance motherhood with the bodily experience of being a performer left her …

In this article: All Things Considered, Dance Fever, Florence + the Machine, Florence Welch, Interview, New music and NPR Music

Go | The Best Concerts in Jax this Week

The Lumineers, Leon Bridges, Beabadoobee and lots of locals

Each week, the JME team looks long and hard at the concert calendar to identify the best shows in Jacksonville. Our weekly Go recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. Here’s the rundown of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week. Indie-Folk The Lumineers – Tuesday, May 17 Daily’s Place …

In this article: concerts, Gino and the Goons, jacksonville, Leon Bridges, Live music, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, The Lumineers and The Walrus

On ‘Stories Up High,’ Laney Jones Seeks the Flow State

Nashville singer-songwriter brings her record to Blue Jay Listening Room

By Matthew Shaw

Since her debut nearly a decade ago, Nashville singer-songwriter Laney Jones has been impossible to pigeon hole. In naming Jones one of its Country Artists to Watch in 2016, Rolling Stone magazine said Jones’ music worked just as well “on the indie stage of a bluegrass festival as it would in an iTunes commercial.” For her latest full-length, Stories Up …

In this article: Blue Jay Listening Room, indie folk, jacksonville, Laney Jones, nashville, Stories Up High and The Independent 89.9 HD4

Celebrate David Byrne’s Birthday on The Independent 89.9 HD4

Put on a baggy suit, bust out your angular dance moves and turn on the radio.

David Byrne turns 70-years young on Saturday. The singer, songwriter, filmmaker, writer, actor and music theorist has left an indelible mark on both popular music and American culture. Together with his art school pals in Talking Heads, Byrne turned contemporary music on its ear in the ’70s and ’80s. And, as he enters his septuagenarian years, Byrne shows no sign …

In this article: 70, American Utopia, birthday, David Byrne, Music, Talking Heads and The Independent 89.9 HD4

Local Spotlight | 4 new tracks by Jax artists out now

New tracks by Duval's own Bebe Deluxe, Sunriver, Jesabel and Little Geronimo

We’re always keeping our ear to the ground in order to put the spotlight on the beautiful noise emerging from Northeast Florida. This week, Jacksonville Music Experience contributors share four new songs by local artists that we think you’ll dig. Let’s dive in. “This Small Town” by Jesabel The phrase small town has been used so often in popular music, …

In this article: BeBe Deluxe, duval, jacksonville, Jesabel, Little Geronimo, local music, New music and Sunriver

Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music

Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass received its world premiere Nov. 21, 2021 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, Wis. Far from any kind of traditional Catholic mass, the piece was written by Chacon, a Diné composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, for chamber orchestra and pipe organ — specifically for the pipe organ at …

LPT’s ‘Se Quema El Mundo’ is a dance-floor-ready Fire Stoked with Social Commentary

By Matthew Shaw

Jacksonville’s mighty 10-piece Afro-Cuban Salsa Orchestra LPT first introduced themselves through a series of monthly showcases in the backroom of Five Points watering hole Rain Dogs, enticing revelrous, full-capacity crowds onto the dance floor. From the jump, they were a force to be reckoned with. A band with a promising future. But right after the group’s debut of original material, …

In this article: Angel Garcia, jacksonville, Josue Cruz, Liner Notes, LPT, New music, Salsa and Se Quema El Mundo

When it feels like the world’s ending, Sharon Van Etten still cares

“It’s too much,” Sharon Van Etten sings on We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, “but I’ll try.” Well, yes. You don’t really need to know the specifics of Van Etten’s recent experiences to relate, to understand the coexistence of overwhelming fatigue and resigned commitment she expresses. On her sixth album, much of which was written in the sustained trauma …

In this article: Come Back, I'll try, new album, New music, NPR Music, review, Sharon Van Etten and We've Been Going About this All Wrong

Go | Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow and Waxahatchee at The Amp

Two nights of songwriting expertise at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Top-flight songwriters Jason Isbell and Sheryl Crow have teamed up for a co-headlining summer tour, bringing along Katie Crutchfield (AKA Waxahatchee), herself an expert crafter of song. The trio kicks of the first of two consecutive nights in Northeast Florida at St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Thursday, June 9. Crow, who was a much sought-after songwriter-for-hire before striking out on her …

In this article: concert, Jason Isbell, northeast florida, Sheryl Crow, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, tour and Waxahatchee

Go | The best concerts in Jax this week

Cellus Hamilton, Dustin Monk and the Hustle, Laney Jones and more

Each week, the JME team looks long and hard at the concert calendar to identify the best shows in Jacksonville. Our weekly Go recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org. Here’s the rundown of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week. Singer-Songwriter Five For Fighting – Wednesday, May …

In this article: 1904 Music Hall, Blue Jay Listening Room, concert calendar, jacksonville, Laney Jones, Live music and may

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