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The Planter: Brooke Garwood of Sun Child

April 1, 2025

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Words and photos by Amiyah Golden Sun Child is a name that is often echoed in the Jacksonville art scene — with rave reviews always followed closely behind. It was a cachet that always piqued my curiosity and since I suffer from the unfortunate plague of FOMO, I needed to dive into the discography of Sunchild to experience this

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Up and Coming or Back Again?

The Pinz are Antagonizing the Jacksonville Rock Scene Words by Carmen Macri “Turns out we clean up OK…” Jacksonville’s own rock band, The Pinz, are making their highly anticipated return to the music scene—and fans couldn’t be more excited. “The [last] reunion show being such a success

Widespread Panic

Words by Teresa Spencer Did you know that Widespread Panic recorded their

Sam “ALL THAT JAZZ” Jones

Words by Teresa Spencer Sam Jones was a highly influential jazz bassist

Mama, They Made It: Flipturn

March 19, 2025

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The inside scoop on one of Jacksonville’s favorite bands Words by Carmen Macri Photos byAmanda Laferriere Before delving into this, I must confess that my unwavering love for Flipturn, who happens to be one of my all-time favorite bands, may introduce some bias. However, if we can set aside

Riding the Cold Wave with Glass Chapel

March 19, 2025

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Words by Ambar Ramirez and Photos by Amiyah Golden Every band has its origin story — and for Jacksonville’s own cold wave trio Glass Chapel, it all began brewing in 2022 at the Bold Bean in Jacksonville Beach. By day, frontman Jake Phillips was serving up matcha lattes

Face Down, But Not Out

March 19, 2025

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Let’s talk Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Words by Carmen Macri The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was one of the lucky ones — essentially hitting it big right out the gate, commercially, that is. They spent their early days performing at small local venues across Northeast Florida, but everything changed with the

In Conversation with Damien Starkey and Jasin Todd

March 19, 2025

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In Conversation with Damien Starkey and Jasin Todd Words by Carmen Macri and Ambar Ramirez Wednesday started like any other work day for us—until it wasn’t. Why? Because we had the unique opportunity to sit down with Jasin Todd, former Shinedown guitarist, and Damien Starkey, former member of Burn Season

Bobby Amaru’s time with Burn Season

March 19, 2025

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Bobby Amaru’s time with Burn Season Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Photo by Jeff Mozey Photography Before fronting chart-topping bands and touring the world, Bobby Amaru was just a Jacksonville kid chasing heavy beats and raw emotion. With Burn Season, a band forged in Florida’s humid underground

Hog Bean

March 19, 2025

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Words by Amiyah Golden Photo by Curren Schwartz A group of friends (who all happen to be extremely talented) have come together to form Hogbean, a cosmic swamp country band that is like no other. These collaborative efforts are evident as they are always on one accord — sonically and

Keeping the Music Alive: The Van Zants

March 19, 2025

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Photo provided by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Facebook Words by Carmen Macri Since 1987, Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother Johnny Van Zant has taken the reins of the band, keeping their sound alive and well. Johnny’s kept the Skynyrd spirit going strong, honoring his brother’s legacy while making sure the band’s

Icons of Rock

March 19, 2025

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Words by Kaili Cochran In the world of music, there are songs that immediately play in your head when you hear an artist’s name. But, there are also other artists behind the scenes whose contributions helped shape the hit music we all know and love today. And some with Jacksonville

Howdy: The Landon Gay Story

February 28, 2025

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Words by Amiyah Golden Howdy. No… no. Not the idiom. The multi-talented artist Howdy (AKA Landon Gay.) If you’re not familiar with this singer/songwriter, allow me to acquaint you with this Jacksonville native (and if you’re already a fan make sure you stick along too.)

Airwaves to Archives: Jax’s Radio Impact

February 28, 2025

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Words by Johvan Merilus At a time when radio was fairly new and being used extensively for the first time, Jacksonville didn’t hesitate to get involved in the movement as WJAX was the first station to go on air in 1925. By the 1940s, nearly 90% of households in