Liza Mitchell
October 16, 2020
Albums, Music, Music News, Musician Interviews
Flagship Romance has always carved its own path, steaming across the great wide open for months on end and creating connections through stories and song. But the life of a traveling musician gets cut tragically short when the wheels come off the bus. When COVID-19 forced them off the road, the husband and wife alt-folk duo of Shawn Fisher and Jordyn Jackson hit rewind and decided to give an existing project a fizzy, retro treatment. “Eccentric” is the reimagining of the band’s 2019 release “Concentric” and it’s just the punch in the Serotonin we needed to resuscitate this stagnant season …
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Liza Mitchell
March 20, 2019
Albums, Feature, Jacksonville Beach, Local Musicians, Music
After trading in palm trees and ocean waves for desert sunsets and mountain peaks, Flagship Romance is coming full circle with new music and two hometown shows to celebrate the release of their new album “Concentric.” The husband and wife duo and will perform two shows held March 22-23 at in before launching an 8-month tour in support of the record. And what better way to send new music out into the universe than sharing it with the family, friends and fans who helped make it all possible? “We are so excited we can’t even contain ourselves. We’ve only played …
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Liza Mitchell
August 2, 2017
Feature, Local Musicians, Music, Musician Interviews
It’s difficult to find a silver lining with a hurricane bearing down. Sitting alone in an empty apartment, , one half of the harmonic duo , was struggling to cope with the anxiety that only a category four hurricane can bring. He needed a task, something to occupy his restless mind and calm his fraying nerves that shivered with the howling wind. He decided to write. “Up until that point, I’d had little moments where I would talk about my anxiety in song form, but that was a moment for me. I was having a panic attack, and it was …
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Liza Mitchell
December 13, 2016
Business, Feature, Holidays, Lifestyle, Local Musicians, Shopping
Life on the road as a traveling musician is good for the soul. It can open windows to new experiences, create lasting connections and inspire discovery right at the fingertips. As one half of the acoustic folk duo , is fortunate to share it all with her partner in marriage and music, . Together, the pair travel the country, playing intimate venues and house concerts, leaving a piece of their hearts in every city. Handplayed Handmade is the jewelry collection crafted by Jackson using upcycled guitar strings with beads and semi-precious stones gathered along the journey. It allows her …
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Liza Mitchell
September 21, 2015
Charitable, Community, Family, Feature, Festivals, Health & Wellness, Learning, Local Musicians, Music, Music Venues, Musician Interviews, Outdoors, Ponte Vedra, Technology
Clean water changes everything. Every day, 4,100 children die because of waterborne illness in regions like Ethiopia, Rwanda, Mali, and Niger. Women and children walk hours upon hours every day to collect water that inevitably makes them sick. Families must decide how much of their precious water supply they want to use daily for bathing, cooking, cleaning, and drinking. Another issue critical to conditions in developing nations is sanitation, which is also addressed by charity: water projects. When basic health information and sanitation is provided in these communities, young women are finally able to go to school after they hit …
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Jon Bosworth
May 18, 2015
Feature, Festivals, Food + Drink, Lifestyle, Local Musicians, Music
The Real Florida Doesn’t Usually Make Headlines What: Florida Folk Festival When: May 22 – 24, 2015 (Memorial Day Weekend) Where: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center in White Springs, FL Info: www.floridafolkfestival.com The on the in has been the home of the for 62 years. Since it’s beginning in 1952, it has maintained a distinct trajectory from many folk music festivals in the state by focusing the cultures and stories that inspire and drive the incredible music that Floridians have made over the generations. The Florida Folk Festival isn’t just about folk music, it’s about traditional Florida cultures. has played …
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FOLIO
April 27, 2015
Feature, Festivals, Music, St. Augustine, Videos
The presents will be the kick start event to the 20th Annual Gamble Rogers Music Festival weekend at the . This year’s music festival will feature over 50 national, regional and local acts on six different stages over the course of Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3. Tickets for the 20th Annual Gamble Rogers Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday will be sold separately from Friday’s event. Present your Wilco ticket purchase receipt and enjoy a discounted Gamble Rogers Music Festival Weekend Pass for only $20. (via Wilco presented by the Gamble Rogers Music Festival with Royal Thunder Event …
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FOLIO
January 13, 2015
Business, Community, Crowdfunding, Downtown, Feature, Festivals, Lectures, Networking, One Spark, Technology
The Speaker Summit presented by is one of the best events for entrepreneurs, CEOs, small business folks, marketers, and creators in the Southeast! We know you already know that. But, we thought we’d give you 10 more reasons why you should get your ticket today! – From our friends at One Spark
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Jack Diablo
April 8, 2014
Diablo Sez, Downtown, Festivals, Local Musicians, Music, Music News, Music Venues, One Spark, Soundcheck
There is simply TOO MUCH going on in Jacksonville this month! It only happens a couple times a year, but this is one of those times when the stars align, the weather is perfect, and everything happens. Don’t get caught looking back on April with regret. Try any combination of the following events, or seek out any of the many equally as entertaining options not listed below. Whatever you do, do something! The Elements of [/p2p] LAUNCH PARTY Do you f*%$ing love science?! Of course you do, or at least according to your Facebook, you do. But do you really love …
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FOLIO
March 3, 2014
Art Exhibitions, Feature, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Music, Music News, Music Venues, One Spark, Visual Art
February 27-March 9 There will be a Strawberry Queen, a midway, and diverse live entertainment (rockers from and violinist show the range of that diversity). Plant City, flstrawberryfestival.com February 28-March 2 Includes a midway of rides, food, entertainment and more for the whole family. Adults are $5; children 11-17 and adults 65+ are $3; children under 10 and active duty military are free. In St. Augustine, on the Beautiful Prince of Peace Grounds, off San Marco Avenue, near the Giant Cross. 101 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, thecathedralfestival.com March 1 Celebrate 140 years of light at the St. Augustine Lighthouse. …
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