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July Concerts

FOLIO

July 1, 2025

Concerts·Events

July 3 Summit Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com Carniflex FIVE fivejax.com July 4 Sici Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com July 5 Welcome to MOCKVILLE: Tribute to Nirvana, Creed and Linkin Park DECCA Live deccalive.com Shy Blossom Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com Damon Fowler Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine originalcafe11.com July 9 Glom x Drook Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com Cathedral Bells Cafe

Entertainment·Music·Music News

New Music Monthly

July 4 Kesha – “Period” The iconic pop artist best known for hit songs like “Tik Tok” and “Blow” is back with a new album that’s as iconic and unapologetic as she is! July 11 Giveon – “BELOVED” Back to leave us crying again after “HeartBreak Anniversary” and “TWENTIES,”

Listen Locally

May 16 “Blest” – Yuno Former Jacksonville local artist Yuno dropped a

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

Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Since forming in 1986,

AIR SUPPLY is still flying high

April 16, 2025

Feature·Music

The band comes on, and what sounds like musicians tuning instruments evolves into a cacophony of sound. Lead guitarist/music director (Aaron McLain), keyboard (Mirko Tessandori), drums (Pavel Valdman), bass guitar (Doug Gild), and two electric cellos (Cassie Olson, Kaitlyn Findlay) swirl notes until Graham Russell joins in to open the

LES MISERABLES is a Tapestry of Sight and Sound

April 2, 2025

Feature·Music·On Stage·Theatre·Uncategorized

If you love opera, you’ll love LES MISERABLES. If you don’t love opera, you’ll love LES MISERABLES. The original story was written in the 1800’s by author and artist Victor Hugo, then adapted in 1980 into a French sung-through musical by Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. Five years later, it was

April Concert Listing

April 1, 2025

Concerts·Music

April 2 BUNT Decca Live deccalive.com April 3 Penalty Kick Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com April 3-5 Billy Strings St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com April 4 Houndmouth (EARLY SHOW) Layton Giordani (LATE SHOW) Decca Live deccalive.com Red Eyes Black Dragon Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com Crump And The Florida Four

New Music April

April 1, 2025

Feature·Music·Music News

April 12 Wu-Tang & DJ Mathematics “Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman” A legendary moment for hip-hop listeners as the Wu-Tang Clan and DJ Mathematics are set to release their album “Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman.” This project will feature original members with features from other artists such as Benny the

The Planter: Brooke Garwood of Sun Child

April 1, 2025

Feature·Local Musicians·Music·Musician Interviews

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

Classical Music·Feature·Music·Musician Interviews

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

More Wallows

April 1, 2025

Concerts·Feature·Music

Words and photos by Courtney Thomassen When the curtains closed on Wallows’ North American tour last September, fans were left wanting only one thing — more. Little did they know, that’s exactly what they’d get just one month later. On Oct. 18, in the middle of their international run,

Widespread Panic

March 26, 2025

Feature·Local Musicians·Music

Words by Teresa Spencer Did you know that Widespread Panic recorded their “Jacksonville 1999” album live at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts Moran Theatre on April 27, 1999? Despite the incredible performance, the album wasn’t released until nearly two decades later in March 2017. For devoted “Spreadheads,” this

Sam “ALL THAT JAZZ” Jones

March 26, 2025

Feature·Local Musicians·Music

Words by Teresa Spencer Sam Jones was a highly influential jazz bassist and cellist, best known for his work with Cannonball Adderley and Oscar Peterson. Born in Jacksonville in 1924, he grew up in a musical family and moved to New York City in 1955 to pursue his own career

38 Special: A Southern Rock TRADITION

March 26, 2025

Feature·Local Musicians·Music

Words by Teresa Spencer Donnie Van Zant and Don Barnes formed 38 Special in 1974 right here in Jacksonville. Initially rooted in Southern rock, their music evolved into a more arena-rock sound, achieving mainstream success in the 1980s with hits like “Hold On Loosely,” “Caught Up in You,” “Rockin’ into