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Acoustic #3 and Other Reasons We Still Love the Goo Goo Dolls

July 1, 2025

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Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Since forming in 1986, the Goo Goo Dolls have been churning out Billboard-charting hits, releasing fan-favorite albums and selling out stadiums around the world. The band’s name may have come from a random True Detective toy ad they saw once upon a time, but their commitment to heartfelt, alt-rock anthems with pop

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Nancy Wilson: Still Rocking, Still Writing, Still Raising Hell

By Teresa Spencer In a world where music icons are too often frozen in amber, Nancy Wilson remains in motion writing, playing, evolving. And when you speak with her, it’s clear the Hall of Famer hasn’t just survived rock and roll. She’s still breathing fire into it. At

Loud, Fast and Lifted: Lifted Riffs

Words by Carmen Macri “It wasn’t always the dream, you know,

Don Felder’s Long Road Out of Gainesville: The Eagles Guitarist on His Roots, and Rock and Roll Revelation

Words by Teresa Spencer In a quiet corner of Gainesville, Florida,

A Glimpse into the World of John O’Brien

May 1, 2025

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Words and photos by Amiyah Golden “As a very young child, probably around 5 years old, I saw my mother in the leading role in a musical play that was being put on by a local amateur acting group that she was — unbeknownst to me — a member

Chalk It Up to Punk

May 1, 2025

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Meet Chalk Tiger Words by Ambar Ramirez By day, Bryce Powell handles home loans, Ryan Cobb troubleshoots IT systems at a law firm, and Blake Powell builds pools under the Florida sun. But when the sun dips low and the clock-out chimes hit, a different kind of work begins.

Out with the Old, in with the Cold

May 1, 2025

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Words by Ambar Ramirez and Carmen Macri When we started digging into our March rock ‘n’ roll issue, we had the chance to catch up with Damien Starkey — as you should already know — and he laid down one simple rule: We had to include Cold. No ifs,

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

Justin Hayward: Not just ‘that guy from the Moody Blues’

April 1, 2025

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Photo by John Nichols Words by Kaili Cochran It’s not uncommon for a song to outshine the artist behind it. Take “Tubthumping,” for example. We all know the lyrics: “I get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never gonna keep me down,” but how many people could

Up-and-coming Musical Acts

March 26, 2025

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Coming to a stage near you Words by Amiyah Golden Teal Peel This quad has merged their individual talents to permeate the indie-rock genre with their own flair. Teal Peel has taken their local sound nationwide as they are currently embarking on a cross-country tour. Hogbean A group

JJ Grey & Mofro

March 21, 2025

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Words by Kaili Cochran JJ Grey and Mofro was formed in 1998 by JJ Grey himself. Mofro’s first album was released in 2001. They went on to create eight more albums. Now, JJ Grey and Mofro has recently released its 10th album — after nine years — and for

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

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Musician Interviews

Acoustic #3 and Other Reasons We Still Love the Goo Goo Dolls

Nancy Wilson: Still Rocking, Still Writing, Still Raising Hell

Loud, Fast and Lifted: Lifted Riffs

Don Felder’s Long Road Out of Gainesville: The Eagles Guitarist on His Roots, and Rock and Roll Revelation

A Glimpse into the World of John O’Brien

Chalk It Up to Punk

Out with the Old, in with the Cold

The Planter: Brooke Garwood of Sun Child

Justin Hayward: Not just ‘that guy from the Moody Blues’

Up-and-coming Musical Acts

JJ Grey & Mofro

Mama, They Made It: Flipturn

Riding the Cold Wave with Glass Chapel

Face Down, But Not Out

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