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Melody Trucks and The Fitzkee Brothers have great dates scheduled  through the end of September. Percussionist and vocalist Melody Trucks, daughter of the late Butch … Continued

What the heck is Brain Emoji? Glad you asked. Exploratory music from the edge of certainty. Improvised by humans. Mike Bryant, proprietor at Dunedin Brewery … Continued

Green Day has never been in my musical wheelhouse; most of what I know is the music Donna plays in the house. She had experienced … Continued

Journey. Zero Context. Christie Lenee. Lil John. Row Jomah. Deadset Florida. Geri X. Pitbull. Uncle John’s Band. Have Gun, Will Travel. Antelope. Just a typical … Continued

CopE founder Dennis Stadelman brings his new trio Dennis Stadelman’s 3 Peace to Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa Friday, June 26. The evening opens with a … Continued

[Photos are courtesy of Clearwater Jazz Holiday’s brilliant photojournalist Sheree Johnson!] More than a decade ago, I wrote this article: “Who the heck is Joe … Continued

There was a Plainfield, New Jersey, doo-wop group who formed in 1955 and sang for years, recording lots of music for a number of labels, … Continued

Tommy Shugart, formerly a mainstay on the Florida jazz and jam scene, moved to Denver in 2019. He released his first solo album, Melodies and … Continued

[This article originally posted on the 50th anniversary of the LP, now 56 years old!] For a good time, get half a dozen or so … Continued

[This originally posted in 2020, the 50th anniversary of ‘Fun House.’] There has been some entertaining debate recently about who was the first punk band … Continued