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Divorce Culture

May 1, 2024

Feature·Local Musicians·Music·Music News·Musician Interviews

Words and Photos by Amiyah Golden Some things are just destined to be together: peanut butter and jelly, ranch on pizza, J Lo and Ben Affleck (depending on who you ask, of course) and Jacksonville band, Divorce Culture, an alternative-rock ensemble composed of Fleming Island natives Tyler, Brian, Jeremy and Brysen. Despite the irony of the name, the unification

Concerts·Music

October Concert Listing

Oct. 1 Brothers Osborne Daily’s Place dailysplace.com Jesse Dayton Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com John Nemeth Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine Beach originalcafe11.com Oct. 2 Casting Crowns VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena jaxevents.com Oct. 3 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com The Barons Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

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

Photo by John Nichols Words by Kaili Cochran It’s not uncommon

Lovett or Leave It

Lyle Lovett returns to Florida Words by Shelton Hull By the

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

Empty Register: The Band That Spans Across City Lines

January 31, 2025

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Words and Photos by Amiyah Golden A couple months back, I was enjoying a night that was filled with a variety of tunes under the Riverside Arts Market Bridge. As I watched the next group prepare for their set, the static flow of expectancy was instead disrupted by something

Best Local Musician: Vince Jones

January 22, 2025

BEST OF JAX·Feature·Local Musicians·Music

Vince Jones, a standout member of the “Folio” award-winning band Blistur, is now a two-time winner of Best Local Musician. With over 30 years of experience and more than 100 shows under his belt, Vince’s musical prowess speaks for itself.

Loud and Bad: Hogbean

December 30, 2024

Local Musicians·Music·Music News·Musician Interviews

Words by Ambar Ramirez and Photos by Amiyah Golden It’s 3 p.m. at Cool Stuff Vintage, technically 3:05pm as I was running late to meet up with Hogbean, a local country, alternative rock band. Or as they refer themselves in their Instagram bio: a “Cosmic Swamp Country” band. As

January Concert Listing

December 30, 2024

Concerts·Music

Jan. 1 Donna the Buffalo Bier Hall at Intution Ale Works intuitionaleworks.com Jan. 3 Homegrown Losers Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com The Recollectors at Blue Jay Listening Room Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com Knives, Tori Nance & more Underbelly underbellyjax.com Darin & Brooke Aldridge Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine

Fair Dinkum: King Stingray takes Florida

November 26, 2024

Concerts·Feature·Music·Musician Interviews

Words by Shelton Hull “Life in Australia is always kind of wild, especially when you live in the bush,” said Roy Kellaway, the leader of King Stingray, who was about as far from the bush as possible when his band opened for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at

The Pursuit of Release

October 30, 2024

Local Musicians·Music·Musician Interviews

Words and Photos by Amiyah Golden I was recently able to immerse myself into the mind of local artist Chris Rudasill with his EP, “Blood on Blood” which I had the privilege of reviewing a couple issues back. My thoughts before came simply as a blind consumer, without getting

The Tales of a Florida Boy

September 30, 2024

Feature·Local Musicians·Music

Words by Amiyah Golden Sunshine, sand between our toes, community and art entangles us as residents of the state that holds diverse stories and faces. It’s the state that is devoted to its temperamental weather patterns but always makes sure to provide a rainbow after the storm. And it’s

New Artist: Mar

May 31, 2024

Albums·Entertainment·Local Musicians·Music·Music News·Musician Interviews

Words and Photos by Amiyah Golden Dynamism, inclination, proficiency and soul all come together and embrace the talent that oozes out of local Jacksonville singer Mar. His name alone precedes him as I’ve heard it circulate through various artist circles — always met with great acclaim —

Time Capsule of Funk

May 1, 2024

Albums·Feature·Music·Music News

Words by Jillian Lambardo Have you ever lost a piece of yourself? Joe did. After his brother’s passing, the music they created together — a testament to their bond — vanished Billie D. Senger III, a Baltimore native born in 1957, nurtured a passion for music from a