Watch: DL is OK not Wasting his time at Void HQ
Artists who continue to chase the muse into their late-twenties or even early thirties can often be made to feel superfluous. As those surround them r…
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Pour-Files: Meet Michael George, Bar Manager at River & Post
At the corner of Riverside Avenue and Post Street, you'll find Michael George managing the bar at the aptly named, River & Post, a fairly new and …
Watch: Mr. Al Pete takes us back in time and #IntoTheVoid
Mr. Al Pete's "Ice Man" is surely one of the standout tracks on our second all-local compilation, Void on Vinyl (Vol. 2). Backed by a signature Al Pet…
Watch: Hurricane Party releases eponymous “Hurricane Party!!!”
The natural evolution of the “Yacht Rock” revival starts (and probably ends) with the self-described “Yacht Rap” of Hurricane Party. The supergroup co…
New dog-centric bars have folks trading the wing-man for the wing-pup
Mankind’s infatuation with canine companionship is nothing new. In fact, it was unabashed dog lover King Frederick of Prussia that first coined the ph…
Goodbye to Rockville: Music fest will move to Daytona
Barely two months after hosting the biggest Welcome to Rockville in history, our fair city is saying goodbye to the festival. Rockville, which in May …
Pour-Files: Meet Alex Rice, bartender at Prohibition Kitchen
Located deep in the heart of America's oldest city, Prohibition Kitchen is a vintage gastropub and lounge invoking the spirit of Bartolo, who on the e…
Liner Notes: Not every issue can be this fun!
We ask a lot of our small but mighty family of contributors. As they are tasked each month with running around the largest city in the contiguous Unit…
Pour-Files: Meet Candis Hustus, bartender at Mango’s 2.0
Just who are these majestic creatures—these spirited characters—opening their hearts, at times lending their ears, and, always dexterously, competentl…
Go: Sip, Slide, Rock at Adventure Landing
Nobody does Fourth of July like Northeast Florida. And nobody in Northeast Florida kicks off the Independence Day festivities quite like we do. On Wed…
Local Music Spotlight: Hunter Hileman invites us into the “Groove Inn”
Local musician Hunter Hileman sports a couple of creative hats. As a bassist, he plays with Faze Wave and Denver Hall’s live band; as well as being Ha…
Mourning the Loss of Surf Spots of Yore
“Surfing was a lot more magical back then,” award-winning photojournalist, surfer and consummate waterman Walter Coker reveals with a sly grin. “I’m l…
Watch: We interviewed very cool Athens band Deep State
There are a litany of band-interview faux pas; questions to be avoided at all costs because they are boring, possibly offensive, or, again, really bor…
Murray Hill: The coolest new old neighborhood in Jax
Nestled snugly between Riverside and the Westside, the burgeoning neighborhood of Murray Hill is like the hinterland of the urban core. The hundred-pl…
RECAP: Void on Vinyl Release Party at Nighthawks!
The weather outside was frightful (nearing 107 degrees with the heat index), but the fire brought by our eclectic group of performers--all artists fea…
Who Da Groms: These kids shred!
Maddie Franz Age: 15 Sponsors: Granada Surf Shop, Clever Surf Boards, Zinka Sunscreen, Imsy, Crush Eye wear, Puravida, Rawsurf Team rider …
#IntoTheVoid: DL is OK is more than OK
St. Augustine by way of New York City's DL is OK is as humble as they come. On recordings of tunes like "Good Complications" and 2019's "Wasting my Ti…
Swoop!: UNF Surf Squad takes 2nd at Nationals
While we were well aware that the UNF Surf Team was tops on the Right Coast (they've won five consecutive National Scholastic Surfing Association's Ea…
#1 in the 904: It’s Time to Vote!
You've got a voice. We're ready to listen. It's time for our annual #1 in the 904 reader's poll. Don't delay. What's the best Crossfit Gym in Nort…
Profile: rickoLus Chronicles Life Transitions with Latest Release
It is Friday afternoon in early May and Rick Colado is on the road again. Specifically he’s barreling towards Miami. For most of his life, Colado has …
Turntable Tues: Listen to Void on Vinyl tonight!
Have you listened to Electro Lounge? Sure you have. You may not know it... but you have. If you've had your radio tuned to 89.9 FM after 9 p.m., M…
Thrill of the Find: Scavenging for vinyl in Northeast FL
By now, I shouldn’t have to argue the virtues inherent in consuming music pressed on wax. The enhanced sound quality, the liner notes, the combined ph…
Some ACTUALLY fun things to do at the Town Center
What does your perfect Jacksonville Saturday look like? There are some obvious choices. An early morning setting up shop at the beaches might lead to …
Watch: Neighbors to the north, Deep State go #intothevoid
In these divisive times, saying you're a fan of the Deep State might earn you some enemies. So it's important to clarify. We here at Void Magazine…
“People Should Do This Before They Get Married”: We played the Escape Game Jax
Mobsters were chasing us, and we had about an hour before the hitmen caught up; at which point--one imagines--they’d enact a fury upon us only seen in…