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Sunshine Get Down: The Thursday-Friday Report
[Thanks to Mitch Levine Photography for the quick turnaround on photos!] We have one more day here at Florida Sand Music Ranch in Brooksville. The … Continued
Memorial Day means the Florida Folk Festival
The 72nd annual Florida Folk Festival will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs. … Continued
Covering Row Jomah and Tamayo Covering Great Music!
[If photos of the event surface, we will include them.] We’ve all seen great bands on our scene play cover songs. Some, such as Joe … Continued
Sunshine Get Down is Ready for YOU!
We’ve talked plenty about the great bands playing at Sunshine Get Down at Florida Sand Music Ranch May 16-18 (here is the schedule). There are … Continued
First Three Santana Hits Were Covers. Have You Heard the Originals?
Santana, one of the most popular music groups world-wide, got their start in San Francisco in 1966 but didn’t make their first big splash until … Continued
Melody Trucks, The Fitzkee Brothers, Otto Grundman & Nick French: Movin’ Right Along!
QUICK REMINDER FOR THE TOUR BEGINNING FRIDAY! Melody Trucks has been working with a pair of Delaware teenagers for almost two years: The Fitzkee Brothers, … Continued
Andy Frasco and a Pile of Dogs at the U.N., or Something Like That
Have you ever had an absolutely perfect evening? Many* of us did Thursday night (May 2), as the Andy Frasco & the U.N. / Dogs … Continued
4th Annual Bear Shadow Music Festival Set to Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend with Music & Nature.
With just days to go before the 4th annual Bear Shadow music festival gets underway this weekend, May 11 and 12, excitement is building for … Continued
Doom Flamingo: Southern Run & Festival Summer!
Doom Flamingo are ready for a great summer of music. They will get the party started with shows in Savannah, St. Petersburg, and Fort Lauderdale. … Continued
Sauce Pocket + Stick & Ditty at Dunedin Brewery: MAGIC
[Photos courtesy of Funk Eye Media!] The two event spaces at Dunedin Brewery were filled with amazing sounds on April 27 as the intrepid duo … Continued
Jam Cruise 21 Raises the Vibration with 2025 Lineup Headed by STS9, Snarky Puppy and Thievery Corporation
[Feature Photo Credit: Josh Timmermans] Cloud 9 Adventures turned up the vibration level to high with its lineup announcement for Jam Cruise 21 set … Continued
Guavatron: Molten-Lava Hot!
West Palm Beach jamsters Guavatron had had a great 2024 thus far, and they’re about to kick it even further. Earlier, they had a great … Continued
WMNF Tropical Heatwave Saturday at The Cuban Club in Ybor City
Tropical Heatwave is WMNF’s extravaganza of eclectic and exotic entertainment. WMNF 88.5, a stalwart in the Tampa community radio scene since 1979, is bringing 17 … Continued
Time to GET DOWN at Sunshine Get Down
Sunshine Get Down makes its second appearance at Florida Sand Music Ranch in Brooksville May 16-18 with a great lineup of talent from across the … Continued
Dogs in a Pile… and on Stage… and on the Road!
[These great Charleston Pour House shots are courtesy of @nickspicks710 !] Andy Frasco & The U.N. and Dogs in a Pile are on a very … Continued
Rendezvous Suwannee This Weekend!
Critically important: The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park will be full of music fans May 3-5 for music, lights, lasers, friendship, experiences, and much … Continued
MORE High-Energy Psychedelic Funk: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong!
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong are also Pigeons Releasing New Album! Day in Time is the band’s seventh studio album, and the band is excited to … Continued
Perpetual Groove: Tour All Set, New EP ‘Sea of Freaks’ Out — with Videos!
The Perpetual Groove gents are rested and ready after two superb shows on Jam Cruise 20 and then five March dates including three nights in … Continued
Andy Frasco & the U.N. Doggin’ It (with Dogs in a Pile… and some Ping Pong-Playing Pigeons)
[Feature image courtesy of Clara Jane Kliser — from Charleston Pour House.] Andy Frasco & The U.N. and Dogs in a Pile are on a … Continued
Lettuce Gettin’ Busy with It
The gents of Lettuce are about to spread the funk all over the country, beginning Saturday and Sunday in San Francisco with John Scofield… after … Continued