Anticipation that stretched for months From the hour the 2024 arch lights dimmed, Bonnaroo veterans like me had June 12‑15, 2025 circled, starred, and highlighted on our … Continued
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill is a play that features live music, depicting the very end of Billie Holiday’s career in 1959 before … Continued
[A million thanks to Tony Brier of Brier Media LLC for his outstanding photographs!] Melody Trucks, percussionist, vocalist, music educator, and daughter of the late … Continued
Young quartet Mountain Grass Unit from Birmingham blew into Heartwood Soundstage in Gainesville, Florida for two sets of hot stuff. Their reputation preceded them; I … Continued
Two of Florida’s greatest groups exploring music along the edges joined up for a night of brilliant Friday, May 29, at Bayboro Brewing in St. … Continued
Widespread Panic and its Home Team Army of followers returned to the Port City of Charleston SC for two blistering shows, and the bust-outs continued … Continued
It has been 30 years since the last Grateful Dead concert in Tampa. For years, they played the (now non-existent) Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa, … Continued
[Photos and video courtesy of Dr. David Manson] What, exactly, IS a jazz festival? For all the right reasons, there are many correct answers. It … Continued
Standing squarely at the intersection of extraordinary musical junctures, collaboration, fellowship, and renewal is Suwannee Amp Jam #1. Held March 6–8 over three blissful days … Continued
Many that attend the spring and fall roots festivals (Roots Revival and Spring Reunion) at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park refer to themselves … Continued