Scott Hopkins, Author at MUSICFESTNEWS • Page 147 of 177

Let’s see. What should you do for a 20th birthday? Still not 21, so you can’t drink yet. Unless, of course, you are the Dunedin … Continued

A minute and a half of trippy freeform guitar provide your introduction to The Reality and their splendid debut album, Rhetoric. It would be difficult to … Continued

Florida was hurting. The nation was hurting. And our musical community was hurting most of all from the hideousness of June 11 & 12. We … Continued

If you are a Leisure Chief fan, or a Tanqueray’s fan, or a funk jazz fan, and you are anywhere near Orlando, you had better … Continued

Leisure Chief is a quintet — sometimes — who play funk, jazz, hip-hop, instrumental music, and soul — and more. The band recently released their … Continued

I often advance a theory about music being, in the moment, as good as it gets. There has been a lot of that going on … Continued

Guess whose birthday is today? Go ahead. Need a hint? Feliz cumpleaños! One more? OK. Happy earthstrong, bredda! Ya, mon, we’re talking about Savi Fernandez, … Continued

The past 16 months have been a whirlwind of excitement, growth and joy for Gainesville’s Flat Land, the quintet which has just released the band’s … Continued

In April, we asked you this question: Have you been in mourning ever since you heard that the 2015 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival … Continued

With 28 bands and performers and 19 DJs on hand, there is plenty, plenty to see and hear at this year’s Purple Hatter’s Ball. You … Continued