Local Music Spotlight: St. Augustine math-rockers deliver potent riffage
In the greater field of the North Florida music scene, Giraffrica surely prowls wild territory. The St. Augustine trio is skilled purveyors at what co…
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Muzak Mondays: Modern Sounds of Northeast Florida
We know there are naysayers out there. What with their “Remember the good ol’ days of music?”, their “Kids would rather play video games than play mus…
“The God MC” puts a feminist focus on hip-hop
Ebony Payne-English’s journey into sound began when she was just a young girl. She was born on the base at Camp Lejeune in July 1984, and her Marine C…
Bubbly Buzz: Sprite plugs Love Culture!
Sprite's kinda got it going on. Not only do the folks behind the lemon-lime-ish carbonated bevvie excel at getting some of the most famous humans on t…
Muzak Mondays: New tunes from LANNDS, The Young Step; Faze Wave goes into the void.
We know there are naysayers out there. What with their “Remember the good ol’ days of music?”, their “Kids would rather play video games than play mus…
Song Premiere: The Young Step get fun and “Physical”
In late November, with the release of the synth-y, stylized single "Ghost Town" St. Augustine's sonic chameleons, The Young Step, teased a relatively …
Local Music Spotlight: Debut six-songer from deadkaren is quite nice
Friends of melodic/post-emo-ish punk (and enemies to all title-case-font spellcheckers) deadkaren have released their debut six-songer and it’s pretty…
Listen: The numbers add up on LANNDS’ “2093”
Both within each track and collectively across her many releases, Rania Woodard's distinctive brand of mellow, often brooding electronic-pop seems ever…
Faze Wave goes Into the Void
There's an obvious, unmistakably youthful energy to local indie rockers Faze Wave. It could be partly due to the band member's cherubic countenances (t…
Muzak Mondays: DeGreaser, LANNDS, DL is OK, Mr. Al Pete
We know there are naysayers out there. What with their “Remember the good ol’ days of music?”, their “Kids would rather play video games than play musi…
Watch: Slide into DeGreaser’s “Carpe D.M.”
In the digital age, how does rock n' roll--an antique, but not yet antiquated genre--hold the attention of a spastic, perpetually distracted populace? …
Go: 1904 Turns 7
Jacksonville's downtown is in the midst of a revival; or, I should say, has been, for at least a half-decade. And while that progress has been subject …
Muzak Mondays: New Rickolus, 9E, Timothy Eerie, L.O.V.E. Culture
We know there are naysayers out there. What with their “Remember the good ol’ days of music?”, their “Kids would rather play video games than play musi…
Watch: We love Florida psych-rockers Timothy Eerie, and so can you
Though they're now based in Austin, Orlando-bred psych rockers Timothy Eerie are never too cool for their beloved Sunshine State--they've even made Nor…
The Amp: Beloved St. Augustine venue rebrands
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is no more. Don't worry, though. The 4,700-capacity venue is not going away. The beloved North Florida concert and commu…
Go: Uprooted at Mojo’s BBQ Kitchen
Michael Glabicki of the classic ’90’s jam band Rusted Root, is bringing his new side project, Uprooted, to Mojo’s BBQ Kitchen in Jax Beach on March 2nd…
Local Music Spotlight: The lyrical bite of Denver Hall’s ‘Winter’
The latest from hip hop artist Denver Hall is an evolution of his skillful combining of whip-tight music and lyrical bite. The four-song collection, Wi…
Watch: Indie-Emo Quintet Modern Violence in the Audio Attic
Still somewhat fresh to the scene, Jax Indie-Emo quintet Modern Violence is already making a lot of noise. Comprised of a stellar lineup of local music…
Darkhorse Saloon Rattles Void’s Walls
When North Florida heavies, Darkhorse Saloon dropped by the Void offices to lay down some tracks, we were certain that a tastefully belligerent set of …
Go: Emo Prom on Valentines Day at Jackrabbits!
I have to admit, I had to laugh when I first saw that Jackrabbits was hosting an Emo Prom on Valentines Day. The thought of a pile of swoop-haired, tig…
Ain’t No Party like a Void Party: How we learned to throw down
As much surfjaxpier.com—the local surf report site that predated the mag—was both a formative experience and an instrumental tool in building a dedicat…
Local Music Spotlight: We Love, Love L.O.V.E Culture
Local hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture is wasting no time in spreading their heady music with a lot of heart and skill. Last year the band released …
Winterland Returns with Two Days of Cool Music and DIY Vibes
Florida is a state of perpetual transience, departure, and arrival. While we couldn’t imagine any worse PR—to wit: violence, pill mills, serial killers…
Local Music Spotlight: Sea Cycles new single “Quota”
For a lot of listeners, it’s a reflex to make sense of music by putting new sounds into familiar boxes. It’s easy to draw connections between existing …
Location Announcement: Winterland II to bring Hip hop, garage, blues & psych to 5 Points
After a wildly successful inaugural festival in 2018, the garage-rock-leaning Winterland is back for more; this year with a more eclectic, but equally …