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Monophonics are in the midst of another invasion of the east coast and the South (they were here in January for Jam Cruise and a … Continued

Florida is home to dozens of music festivals throughout the year, blessed by the wonderful Florida weather year-round. From Miami out to the Panhandle, you … Continued

This year’s Purple Hatter’s Ball is going to end the same way the AURA Festival ended, with Roosevelt Collier’s Suwannee Jam. Two of the main … Continued

It is difficult being a “critic” when everything is going right. At some point, you run out of superlatives, and even the hyperbole no longer … Continued

When the 2012 edition of the Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival kicked off Thursday afternoon, the opening slot went to a young performer from … Continued

Gov-Fest 2015 at the Maddox Ranch was a magical time for a lot of reasons, but chief among those were the stunning performance of Flat … Continued

Let’s suppose that you wanted to see all 72 bands at WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave at the Cuban Club, New World Brewery, the Crowbar and the … Continued

Often a writer tries to keep everything third-person. Sometimes, the writing becomes second-person: “You should listen to their second album.” And then again it can … Continued

If you’re going to bill yourselves as “Louisiana’s premier intergalactic space jazz band,” you’d best be prepared to back it up. Captain Green, the Baton … Continued

The Tampa Bay 2015 Blues Festival is right around the corner! The first one was in 1995, making this the 21st time that this shindig … Continued