Toni Rachal

The Elbow, Jacksonville, FL, Downtown Vision, DVI

The Anatomy of a District: The Elbow and Downtown Vision, Inc.

September 7, 2015

Downtown·Drink·Feature·Food + Drink·Music·Music Venues·Restaurants·The Elbow

The inaugural year of featured a Creator called “,” helmed by a marketing team intent on designating and branding an entertainment district Downtown. The idea may be foreign to Jacksonville, but it’s not a unique concept. The French Quarter in New Orleans, the Gaslamp District in San Diego, and the closer-to-home Ybor City in Tampa have all branded themselves as

Movie Reviews·Movies·On Screen

Hominid: Jacksonville Native’s Short Film is Not About Bigfoot

Like many aspiring filmmakers, Jacksonville native has been behind a camera since childhood. A recent graduate of the film program at , his senior thesis project is , a short film based on the legend of Bigfoot—but don’t say that out loud. “When I tell people it’s about Bigfoot they

A blend of pop, rock, folk, blues and jazz – Joan Armatrading at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

This past Thursday evening, for an attentive and relatively quiet crowd at

Palm Trees and Power Lines: A Bright Song for Your Breakup

EVENT: Palm Trees & Power Lines at Rock on the River 6

One Big Dance Party: My Morning Jacket at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre

August 12, 2015

Music·Music News·St. Augustine

The sun sets late these days, and a bright, naturally-lit St. Augustine Amphitheatre welcomed a crowd of all-ages fans to see , accompanied by . The headliner is something of a household name, but Mini Mansions cruises under the radar despite a member of note: Queens of the Stone Age bassist

Never Go Back: A Conversation with Local Filmmaker David Petlansky

August 7, 2015

Feature·Movies·On Screen

The name may sound familiar if you’ve had any connection to the local film community in the past, oh, 15 years or so. His extensive resume includes titles like Turn, Everything Means Nothing, Tomorrow Mourning, and Black Matter Tomithy, all shot and produced locally on the First Coast under the pseudonym

Keiko Matsui at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

August 7, 2015

Music·Music News·Ponte Vedra·The Beaches

When arrives onstage, it may not even be noticed until she takes command of her instrument and becomes a force to be reckoned with. Small in stature, and with a voice that barely surpasses a whisper, it’s no wonder she prefers expression via thundering grand piano. The pianist and

Hot Nite at Jack Rabbits: Vinyl Theatre

July 21, 2015

Music·Music News·Music Venues·Photos + Video·San Marco·Videos

It may be possible to estimate a band’s true popularity entirely on how many fans willingly cram into tight, un-air-conditioned spaces this time of year. Any local concert-goer is familiar with the perils of attending a standing-only show in July, especially at a venue as compact as . A few