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Kurt Vile and The Violators Announce New Tour Dates, Including a Stop at Jacksonville’s Intuition Ale Works

Singer-songwriter and purveyor of certifried guitar-pop tunes Kurt Vile has expanded his upcoming tour, announcing additional spring dates, including a visit to Jacksonville to perform at the Bier Hall inside Intuition Ale Works on Thursday, May 9. The announcement comes as Vile’s latest, the extensive extended player Back to Moon Beach has earned critical adoration and broad airplay, floating around …

In this article: concert, Intuition Ale Works, jacksonville, JME, Kurt Vile and Live music

Winterland Six | Lineup Guide and Festival Schedule

The Winterland music festival is held Friday, February 23 through Sunday, February 25 in James Weldon Johnson Park in Downtown Jacksonville. Single-day and three-day passes are available here. Scroll to the bottom for everything you need to KNOW BEFORE YOU GO. Full schedule below. Friday, February 23 (Gates open at 4 p.m.) Friday’s schedule below. Click on the artist to …

In this article: Blonde Redhead, Bobby Kid, Ebony Payne-English, Guide, Isaiah Collier, jacksonville, James Weldon Johnson Park, JME, lineup, music festival, Osees, schedule and Winterland

The Decemberists Share “Burial Ground,” Their First New Single in 6 Years

By Scott Russell

Early-aughts indie rock came roaring back this week with the release of “Burial Ground,” the first new song from The Decemberists in the better part of a decade, featuring The Shins frontman James Mercer. For a band with such a flair for the baroque, The Decemberists’ “Burial Ground” is surprisingly straightforward, a warm, winking guitar-pop song that scans like a …

In this article: Burial Ground, Colin Meloy, JME, New music and The Decemberists

Tiny Desk Producer Bobby Carter (and an All-Star Panel of Judges) Will Watch Your Tiny Desk Contest Video

By Matthew Shaw

One of the most popular live-performance video series in the world, NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts continue to delight and inspire, all the while turning audiences on to emerging bands and offering a new and more intimate lens with which to view iconic artists. In late January, the Tiny Desk Contest – NPR Music’s annual nationwide search for the next …

In this article: Bobby Carter, enter, jacksonville, JME, NPR Music, Tiny Desk and Tiny Desk Contest

Jax Music Hour Playlist | February 3

By Hurley Winkler

This week on the Jax Music Hour (Saturdays at 8PM on WJCT News 89.9 FM), we had a special treat from Geoff Rickly, lead singer of the veteran hardcore band Thursday. Rickly wrote a novel, Someone Who Isn’t Me, released last year on Rose Books, and he read a section from his book during our show on Saturday night at …

In this article: jacksonville, Jax Music Hour, JME, local music, playlist, radio and WJCT

Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series with Common, Wynton Marsalis, Keb Mo and More Kicks off in February

By Daniel A. Brown

Now in its third year, the annual Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series continues to bring high-profile musical artists to increase awareness and honor For Mose: the St. Augustine landmark that is the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in the nation. This year’s scheduled performances include rapper-actor Common (Thursday, February 8); New-Orleans-style jazz is celebrated with …

In this article: 2024, Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series and lineup

The Neighborhood Playlist | February 3

By Mr. Al Pete

What’s the word, everyone? This week, we took a field trip to the Avondale area and I had the honor of having a good friend and neighbor DJ Larry Love sit in as my a guest. Larry is part of the Duval collective L.O.V.E Culture and the founder of the monthly event RnB Mostly. We had breakfast at the Fox …

In this article: episode recap, JME, Mr. Al Pete, playlist, radio, The Neighborhood and WJCT News 89.9

Get to Know säje, the Grammy-Winning Vocal Supergroup

By Ulysses Owens Jr.

On Sunday, February 5, the vocal quartet säje picked up a Grammy Award in the Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals category for their rendition of “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” a track from their 2023 self-titled album. An acronym derived from the first letters of each members name, säje (rhymes with beige) is a supergroup of sorts, …

In this article: Amanda Taylor, GRAMMY, jazz, JME, Johnaye Kendrick, säje, Sarah Gazarek and vocal group

Black Opry Founder Holly G On Creating Space for Black Artists in Country Music

Holly G is the founder of Black Opry, a platform for Black artists performing in country, Americana, folk and American-roots music. A self-described “music-industry disruptor,” Holly G started Black Opry as a website in 2021. It has quickly grown into a collective of sorts, encompassing the Black Opry Revue, a touring party of Black artists from all over the country. …

In this article: Black artists in country music, Black Opry, Black Opry Revue, country music, First Coast Connect, Holly G, Interview and JME

8 Concerts to See this Week in Jacksonville

Common, Wynton Marsalis, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bold City Circuit and more.

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning. For a comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. R&B October London – Wednesday, February 7 Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville On tour for his Billboard-chart topping debut, The Rebirth of Marvin, R&B singer October London visits the Florida Theatre on Wednesday. More Hip …

In this article: Common, concert picks, Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series, jacksonville, JME, Live music, October London, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Wynton Marsalis

Shannon & The Clams Announce ‘The Moon Is in the Wrong Place,’ Share Title Track

By Scott Russell

Out of unimaginable loss comes the latest — and most personal — album from Shannon & The Clams. Produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, The Moon Is in the Wrong Place is the garage-psych quartet’s seventh full-length, and their third to be released via Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound. In August 2022, just weeks before their wedding, frontwoman Shannon Shaw’s …

In this article: JME, new album, New music, review, Shannon & the Clams, The Moon is in the Wrong Place and tour

Dehd Set ‘Poetry’ in Motion on Lovestruck Lead Single “Mood Ring”

By Scott Russell

Surefire Chicago rock trio Dehd are back with their fifth album, Poetry, coming May 10 on Fat Possum Records, and they’ve released the starry-eyed single “Mood Ring” as a first preview of the record. Dehd took songwriting on the road after the success of their acclaimed fourth full-length Blue Skies, leaving the Windy City in search of inspiration for the …

In this article: Dehd, JME, Mood Ring, New music, new single, poetry and review

The Neighborhood Playlist | Jan. 27

By Mr. Al Pete

Neighbors! Hope everyone is great. Here’s another round of the music I felt you’d love. I want to send a shout out to all of the blessings received throughout this month. I’m looking forward to sharing some good music and interviews soon. Thank you, everyone. Peep the songs that aired. Hope you enjoyed the January shows. Let’s gear up for …

In this article: jacksonville, JME, Mr. Al Pete, playlist, radio, The Neighborhood and WJCT News 89.9

Get to Know the Black Opry Revue | Coming to the WJCT Soundstage in February

On Thursday, February 15, right in the middle of Black History Month, we’ll welcome a quartet of musicians from the Nashville-founded collective Black Opry. The traveling showcase, known as the Black Opry Revue aims to put Black country, folk, roots and Americana artists on stages across the country. Country music has always been both versatile and diverse. Country, blues, folk, …

In this article: Americana, black history month, Black Opry, Black Opry Revue, concert, country, jacksonville, JME and WJCT Soundstage

Jax Music Hour Playlist | Jan. 27

By Hurley Winkler

This week on the Jax Music Hour (Saturdays at 8PM on WJCT News 89.9 FM), we were joined in the studio by Coyboi lead singer Cortnie Frazier, who recommended some of her favorite local bands, with extra love for Bobby Kid and Teal Peel. We also featured a slew of artists from the Winterland Six festival, which Coyboi will play …

In this article: Coyboi, Hurley Winkler, jacksonville, Jax Music Hour, local music and radio

Vinyl Reissues of Three Butthole Surfers Albums Celebrate a Band Who Rode the 1980s Psych-Punk Undertow

By Daniel A. Brown

The problem begins with name and form. This is a humming truth of Vedic mysticism and rock music. A band name can be a clue or an impasse. Like their ‘80s peers and kindred, discontent freaks the Meat Puppets and the Sun City Girls, the Butthole Surfers were a band who outgrew, shed and defied their actual moniker and sound …

In this article: Butthole Surfers, Crate Diggin, jacksonville, JME, Matador Records, PCPPEP, Psychic…Powerless…Another Man’s Sac, Reissues and Rembrandt Pussyhorse

Tiny Desk | Thee Sacred Souls

San Diego-based trio Thee Sacred Souls made its mark at the Tiny Desk with satin vocals and vintage melodies. Paying homage to southern California Latino culture meeting American soul roots, the group’s sweet fusion melodies brought history and love into the space. Photo: Zayrha Rodriguez The trio opened the concert with “Will I See You Again?,” which tells the tale …

In this article: JME, San Diego, Thee Sacred Souls and Tiny Desk

Electro Lounge Playlist | Jan. 20

By David Luckin

The Electro Lounge is back and rolling out weekly dreamscapes — an eclectic hour of chillout, downtempo cuts every Saturday at 10 p.m. on WJCT News 89.9. Here’s what host David Luckin played on the January 20 episode. 1 The Stylistics – “People Make The World Go Round“STREAM 2 CLUB DES BELUGAS & Thomas Siffling – “Beyond The Window“STREAM 3 …

In this article: chillout music, Electro Lounge, Jacksonville Music Experience, JME, playlist and WJCT News 89.9

Jack Rabbits at 25 | Here’s Why the Enduring San Marco Live Music Club Matters

By Matthew Shaw

Jack Rabbits, the San Marco live music venue, turns 25 in February. In human years, that makes Jack Rabbits approximately 2,000-years old. That is to say, live music is a tough business. The life cycle of music venues tends to be truncated. The most celebrated clubs of all time were largely short lived endeavors – The Cotton Club, Max’s Kansas …

In this article: 25 year anniversary, club, history, Jack Rabbits, jacksonville, JME, Live music, Tim Hall and venue

New Compilation from Moon Cheese Babies is a Glimpse into the Radiant Murk of the Local Music Underground

By Daniel A. Brown

From its deliberate misspelled name to overall aesthetic vision, since 2009 the local label Infintesmal Records is tantamount to an ongoing unreleased soundtrack to the 1967 documentary Titicut Follies. That still-affecting B&W-film chronicled the hellscape that was the Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. In this case, in lieu of the mental hospital Infintesmal Records label cohorts Jimmi Bayer …

In this article: Infintesmal Records, jacksonville, Local Spotlight, Moon Cheese Babies and The Cougar & The Frat House Brat Pack

8 Concerts to See this Week in Jacksonville

Wednesday & Hotline TNT, Lucinda Williams, JJ Grey & Mofro, Corey Kilgannon, Grace Potter and more

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning. For a comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Singer-Songwriter Corey Kilgannon – Wednesday, January 31 Blue Jay Listening Room | Jacksonville Beach Fresh off his latest full length – the enjoyably experimental 2023 album Radiant Phaedrus – local bard Corey Kilgannon has a new solo-acoustic collection, Famous …

In this article: Blue Jay Listening Room, concert picks, concerts, Florida Theatre, Hotline TNT, Jack Rabbits, jacksonville, JJ Grey & Mofro, JME, Live music and Wednesday

The Neighborhood Playlist | Jan. 20

By Mr. Al Pete

It’s your favorite neighbor, Mr. Al Pete, with the playlist from the January 20 episode of The Neighborhood on WJCT News 89.9. On this walk through the neighborhood, I played a song from Texas-trio Khruangbin’s collaboration with retro-soul star (the ATL-native) Leon Bridges. I shared some producer tunes from Danger Mouse and the Jamla Records crew, and wrapped the show …

In this article: jacksonville, Jacksonville Music Experience, JME, Mr. Al Pete, playlist, The Neighborhood and WJCT News 89.9

New Music Friday | Sleater-Kinney, Keyon Harrold, Charley Crockett and More

The new-music spigot has been opened wide and there’s a ton of fresh tunes flowing forth. Here’s seven we caught in our proverbial bucket in order to share with you here. Want this in your inbox? Sign up for the JME Newsletter. On Tuesdays, we send you our picks for the best concerts of the week in and around Jax so you …

In this article: Adrianne Lenker, Charley Crockett, Green Day, Jacksonville Music Experience, JME, New Music Friday, Newsletter and playlist

Butcher Brown, Son Little Announce April Show at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

By Scott Russell

Jacksonville-based fans of all things jazzy, soulful and funky have a date with a killer double bill this spring, when Butcher Brown and Son Little’s newly announced southeastern U.S. tour comes to Ponte Vedra. Active since 2013, Richmond, Virginia’s Butcher Brown released one of JME’s favorite albums of 2023 in Solar Music, and that title tells you a lot about …

In this article: Butcher Brown, concert, Hip Hop, JME, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall and Son Little

Jax Music Hour Playlist | Jan. 20

This week on the Jax Music Hour (Saturdays at 8PM on WJCT News 89.9 FM), we featured a wide range of local artists, including R&B songstress Niki Dawson and alt-country boys Dean Winter and the Heat. We also played touring artists like the legendary Gladys Knight, who’ll be at the Florida Theatre on February 13, as well as Colin Hay …

In this article: January 20, Jax Music Hour, playlist and WJCT News 89.9

The Tiny Desk Contest is Back for 2024! Here’s How to Enter

The Tiny Desk Contest – NPR Music’s annual nationwide search for the next great undiscovered artist to play a Tiny Desk concert – is back for its tenth year. The Tiny Desk team will begin accepting entries on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. When you enter the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest, you join a nationwide community of music-makers and creators. Get …

In this article: How to enter, NPR Music and Tiny Desk Contest 2024

Cuffed Up Announce Debut Album ‘All You Got,’ Celebrate the “Finer Things” on New Single

By Scott Russell

Cuffing season may nearly be over, but Cuffed Up season is just beginning. The Los Angeles rockers have announced their debut album All You Got, coming April 5 on Hit the North Records, and shared their latest single and music video, explosive album opener “Finer Things.” Listeners keen on both melodic, emotional indie rock and propulsive, tightly wound post-punk will …

In this article: Cuffed Up, Finer Things, Indie rock and New music

Duval Jazz Great Ulysses Owens Jr.’s Latest with Generation Y is an Impressive Merger of Mentorship and Music

By Daniel A. Brown

The new release from Jacksonville-based drummer-educator Ulysses Owens Jr. and his ensemble Generation Y is an immediate reminder of the joy, nuance and innate humanness of jazz. Over the course the nine tracks of A New Beat, Owens Jr. and Generation Y deliver a rapturous set of hip standards and also originals penned by the assembled players. Originally written by …

In this article: A New Beat, Bird Lives, jazz, New music, review and Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y

Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker Gives “Sadness as a Gift,” New Single From Latest Solo Album

By Scott Russell

One of the best working songwriters alive, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker has announced her first new solo album in four years, along with a set of 2024 North American tour dates. Lenker’s sixth solo album Bright Future (March 22, 4AD) is preceded by her new single “Sadness as a Gift,” our second preview of the LP after December’s “Ruined” — …

In this article: Adrianne Lenker, Big Thief, Bright Future, New music, new single, Ruined and Sadness is a Gift

10 Concerts to See in Jacksonville this Week

Marc Broussard, Monica, Doug Carn, Josephine Lounge Series with The Covenant and more

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning. For a comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Jazz Taylor Roberts – Wednesday, January 24 Chez L’Amour | St. Augustine If you missed Taylor Roberts’ Monday night residency set at Blue Jay Listening Room (tickets here), the inscrutable Duval jazz guitarist plays St. Augustine’s Chez L’Amour on …

In this article: concerts, Doug Carn, Marc Broussard, Monica and The Covenant

Jax Musician Madison Hughes to Open for ‘90s Country Queen Terri Clark at the Florida Theatre

By Hurley Winkler

Since appearing on NBC’s The Voice, local singer and guitarist Madison Hughes’s country music career has been steadily taking off. Late last year, she went viral with her cover of Morgan Wallen’s hit “I Deserve a Drink.” Nowadays, Hughes splits time between Nashville and her hometown of Jacksonville, and she’ll be playing one of Northeast Florida’s biggest venues soon, opening …

In this article: country music, Florida Theatre, jacksonville, Madison Hughes and Terri Clark

Khruangbin Preview First New Album Since 2020 With the Idyllic “A Love International”

By Scott Russell

Vibey Texas trio Khruangbin have announced their fourth studio album, and first since 2020’s Mordechai, sharing A La Sala’s lead single ahead of its April 5 release via Dead Oceans and Night Time Stories Ltd. “A Love International” is everything we’ve come to expect from the ever-consistent Khruangbin, a mostly instrumental meditation with the sure-handed interplay of Laura Lee Ochoa’s …

In this article: A Love International, Khruangbin and New music

Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s ‘Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You’ Features Will OIdham’s Most Autobiographical Lyrics to Date

By Matthew Shaw

Since the dawn of the new millennium, the actor and singer-songwriter Will Oldham has been releasing music under the moniker Bonnie “Prince” Billy, drawing on a range of musical styles but more often folk traditions with a bent toward the literary, crafting austere and enchanting songs. As a prolific songwriter, Oldham has been compared to Charley Patton, Tom Waits and, …

In this article: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Interview, Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You, Liner Notes, Rise and Rule, SIng Them Down Together, songwriting and Will Oldham

Deluxe Reissue of Lou Reed’s Final Ambient-Drone Release is an Object Lesson in Creative Closure

By Daniel A. Brown

In 1975, Lou Reed released his double-album Metal Machine Music. In total, it was an hour-plus of deliberate compositions comprised of deafening feedback, noise, and electronic howls so intense that even some of his most ardent listeners were surely doubting Reed’s motivations. A few years prior, Reed (1942-2013) had executed the ultimate FM radio hat-trick by scoring a hit with …

In this article: ambient, Crate Diggin, Hudson River Wind Meditations, Lou Reed and reissue

The Neighborhood Playlist | Jan. 13

By Mr. Al Pete

It’s your favorite neighbor, Mr. Al Pete, again with the playlist from The Neighborhood’s January 13 show (every Saturday at 9 p.m. on WJCT News 89.9). Each week brings a new dose of contemporary hip hop and R&B, classic soul and more. And on this walk through the neighborhood, I played the legend Lupe Fiasco, and cuts from two of …

In this article: Mr. Al Pete, playlist, The Neighborhood and WJCT News 89.9

Public Radio’s Feel Good Hits Of 2023

There are good songs, and then there are feel good songs. Public radio music stations specialize in the latter, especially new tracks by emerging artists that make you stop what you’re doing and smile. Nearly everyone could use a potent dose of positivity after 2023, so we asked NPR Member stations to share the songs that made their DJs feel …

In this article: 2023, Allison Russell, best songs, boygenius, Feel Good Hits, Janelle Monáe and Jungle

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