Album Spotlight: La Luz moves out of the garage on “Floating Features”
Let’s not defile our nappies–or even soil ourselves: La Luz is cooler than your band. Formed in 2012 in Seattle, La Luz almost immediately attracted th…
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Arts Profile: Improv Jazz Musician Jamison Williams
There’s much lip service in current popular culture regarding “staying in the moment” and mindfulness. For musician Jamison Williams, the idea of “now”…
Go: Alt-Folk Duo Flagship Romance says goodbye to Jax for now
On Saturday, the Jacksonville-spawned alternative folk duo, Flagship Romance, will perform at Jax Beach’s Blue Jay Listening Room. It’ll be the popular…
Gallery: For those who went to Rockville (we salute you)
The more than 90,000 people who flooded into Metropolitan Park last weekend for the eighth annual Monster Energy Welcome to Rockville were well-receive…
Go: Generations of local Punkers and HC-Bands Shred for Mitch Gerganous Benefit
If you’ve had an ear to the ground, so to speak, or perked toward Northeast Florida’s punk and hardcore scene at all over the last three decades, you'v…
Local Music Spotlight: LPT gets down in Gainesville; Boytoy releases “Night Leaf” and heads to Europe
BOYTOY Night Leaf Papercup Music When Boytoy released their 2014 debut EP featuring the single, “Blazed,” they penned a strong contender for the 4…
Interview: La Luz’s Lena Simon on music, a Grammy nomination, and relocating to Jacksonville
Twenty eight year old musician Lena Simon has had a busy 2018, thus far. Buoyed by the success of 2015’s Weirdo Shrine, Simon’s band, the surfy, irrepr…
Interview: Synthy Jax musician Yuno just inked a deal with Sub Pop
Since the late-80s, the unimpeachably cool Seattle-based record label Sub Pop has kept its proverbial finger on the pulse of independent music. After s…
Ozzie, Burch, and the Volcom Crew Rage for a Reason in NEFL
A few weeks ago, I jumped on Volcom’s tour bus--a somewhat reliable 1983 Wanderlodge--with an idiosyncratic crew of locals (Wayne Satterwhite, Daniel T…
Listen: Asheville-based, Jax-rooted rockers Minorcan offer “Cheap Thrills”
Though the raucous, rock n' roll trio Minorcan may currently reside in North Carolina, at least four of the band’s six feet will forever feel comfortab…
Interview: Josh Lambo Kicks Out the Jams
Whether kicking for the Jacksonville Jaguars or playing John Mayer with a Fender Strat in his lap, 28-year-old Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo has a techniqu…
Jax Beach Duo Release Music Video From Shim Sham Room
A music video filmed at the Shim Sham Room? Yep. Jacksonville Beach musical duo Skip N’ Rox is set to release their debut EP soon and ahead of this,…
Zine And Heard — Trenton Phillips Makes Noise, Releases Two New Books of Imagery
Local surfer/skateboarder, Trenton “Tarpits” Phillips is ceaseless in his search for creative inspiration. If the waves turn on, he’s most certainly in…
The Nude Party is Throwin’ a Blue Party — Cheeky NC Rockers Bring the Party to 5 Points
As the name suggests, Boone, North Carolina-based sextet, The Nude Party, was built for revelry. The group’s members honed in the band’s retro, psyched…
Know Your Rights — Musician, Surfer and Entrepreneur, Juan Pablo Salvat
“Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels their passion, in…
The Nixon Tapes get blue on new EP Indigo
There’s something about the color blue that fits well with lyrics to sad music, but one Jacksonville band attempts to expand emotion in the hue with th…
Making Duval Hip-Hop One for the History Books — Mal Jones
If you’ve ever been downtown to Art Walk and seen artists/emcees freestyling in the streets, Mal Jones is probably the guy you spotted displaying his t…
Know Your Rights — Boytoy Singer/Guitarist Glenn Van Dyke
Jax-native and garage rocker wants to make Florida Winterland again. “Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversat…
First Concert Experiences
For many of us, the first real concert we ever attended holds a special place in our memory. It is a rite of passage. Music itself is a powerful force …
Somebody Has To — An open letter to the First Coast music scene
It’s no secret the First Coast’s music scene took a hit after venues like Freebird Live at the Beaches, Underbelly and Burro Bar downtown and The Birdh…
Recap: The Big Ticket 2017
Last Friday, December 1, X106.5 presented the Big Ticket at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The bands included The Lumineers, Walk the Moon, …
Music Machines — Catching Up with Jacksonville’s Record Pressing Plant
In a small building toward the back of a large, industrial property covered in heavy machinery and large trucks, Walter Hill and Jonathan Berlin are qu…
Welcome to Rockville 2018 Preview
The World's Loudest Month festival series kicks off its 2018 run in Jacksonville with the eighth annual Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville festival. A…
October 2017 Album Spotlights
We've got another round-up of local albums from October 2017. Check back next month for even more local tunes and support our music scene. Gov Clu…
Local Lookout: South Point
South Point is the musical duo formed by cousins and multi-instrumentalists Christian Pittman (guitar, drums, vocals) and Ian Poland (strings, keys, gu…