Watch & Listen: The Black Toilet’s “What What” is weirdly rewarding
Jot this down: The equation for this review is Hindu Kush Groove x Kona Skate Park = The Black Toilet. Digging deep into TBT (aka Quanza)’s Soundcloud …
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Listen: Bundle up with Minorcan’s “Sweater Weather”
It's time to update your Holiday playlist. "Baby it's Cold Outside" is overplayed (and hasn't aged well, it seems). Springsteen's "Santa Claus is Comin…
ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcome to Rockville welcomes Tool, Korn, Incubus, The Prodigy & More
Over the course of eight years, the Jax-based Welcome to Rockville Festival has grown into an internationally acclaimed music experience. In 2018, Rock…
Interview: Artist Victor Ali’s Quiet Rebellion
Victor Ali is a soft-spoken, polite young dude. His art, however, reveals a mischievous side. Influenced by underground movements and cyberpunk motifs,…
Music Profile: Jazz Guitarist Taylor Roberts
Music is a journey with little time for sightseeing. If inspiration is fleeting, then it stands to reason that creativity can’t be too far behind. One …
ON OUR RADAR: Artists to watch
For our 2018 Arts & Music Issue (on newsstands now) we surveyed some of the most influential artists, musicians, and tastemakers in Northeast Flori…
Blowing Up: Void’s Music Series Big in Nashville
If you've been following North Florida's music scene at all in recent years, you've likely come across way cool guitar, camera, and carry-all strap man…
Arts Profile: Tony Rodrigues Ciphers the Surface
Tony Rodrigues is enjoying a helluva run. In June of 2016 he was commissioned to paint a mural at Deutsche Bank in downtown Jacksonville. He sidesteppe…
UPDATE: Watch North Florida Couple Sweeps the Suwannee
Last month local adventure guides Alex “Squatch” Tabone and Serena “Siren” Bass kicked off a river-bound journey worthy of earnest admiration. The Palm…
Do Good Spotlight: The Performers Academy
Ebony Payne-English, managing director of The Performers Academy describes the organization's headquarters as “the labyrinth.” As she leads me on a tou…
Come INTO THE VOID, won’t you?
We hate to brag; but we will. Beginning in May Void started inviting a slew of killer local and touring artists to perform intimate and one-of-a-kind s…
Local Music Spotlight: WØRSEN’s “Stronghold”
The latest from local grindcore gods WØRSEN does not disappoint. Released in early October, Stronghold features eight tracks of the band’s certain pumm…
Local Music Profile: Mr. Al Pete
Mr. Al Pete is all about community. While he admits that he’s somewhat of a witness and observer in this life, his latest and fifth full-length, Mister…
How to Not Get Ripped Off
There’s a misconception that artists have the luxury of being perpetually inspired free spirits with few concerns other than making great work. However…
Staging Change at The 5 & Dime Theatre
Theatre and activism make excellent bedfellows. Almost from its roots in Ancient Greece, theatre has been pushing society’s collective buttons and poki…
Looking for Great Local Art? Try a coffee shop (or bar)
Tony Rodrigues has come close to bashing his thumb more than a few times. The guy has called North Florida home for 20 years and in those two decades h…
WHAT TO DO FOR THE FL-GA GAME: STRATA’s Got You Covered
California-born, North Florida-incubated lifestyle brand STRATA has grown into and internationally recognized company, regarded widely for its commitme…
Interview: Taylor Greenspan talks new skate shop
Taylor Greenspan has been highly involved in the Jacksonville skate community for some years now. Greenspan has made notable appearances in Ryan King's…
Meeting of the Maestros: A North Florida music roundtable
For October's Arts & Music Issue, we sat down with local music promoters to talk about the state of Northeast Florida's music scene. What’s …
Touring the Song of the Summer
When we first interviewed Jacksonville musician Yuno, his song “No Going Back,” which had already become ubiquitous on contemporary Indie Spotify playl…
Wanna be in our 2018 Photo Annual?
Calling all Northeast Florida lenspeople. Don't miss your chance to be a part of Void Magazine's Photo Annual. Click here to find our handy submission …
Get Lit: Bridge Eight Presents “15 Views of Jacksonville”; JaxbyJax is this weekend
What’s the old adage about walking in another person’s shoes? Like any city full of unique individuals, there are going to be countless experiences and…
Behind the Centerfold Shoot: Void’s 2018 Arts & Music Issue
Rock n' Roll will never die. And judging by this month's behind the centerfold shoot, the genre is alive and well. Model Kortni Webb blurs eras in her …
Bold Bites: Here’s How to Win at Date Night
Dating is hard, am I right? Even after the messy, awkward phase of establishing mutual attraction you have to figure out something to do that somehow i…
The Right Kind of Impulse Buy: How to be an Art Collector
Surrounding oneself with art isn’t just for the affluent, uber-privileged. With a keen eye (and a little insider know-how), you too can amass an enviab…