Local Music Spotlight: Prog-Punkers RUFFIANS release “All of Your Lies”
Self-described Jacksonville “prog-punk” rockers RUFFIANS (no flabby lowercase letters here, Nippy!) originally showed up on the Jax music scene some se…
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New tunes from Darkhorse Saloon soundtrack Parker Coffin edit
There’s an interesting synergy between surfing and music. If we’re led to believe that one informs the other, we’d surely be confused at the manifestat…
Turn it Up: Our Fave Local Releases of 2018
2018 was a banner year for music in the 904. From Downtown to the Beaches to St. Augustine, in traditional and non-traditional venues, from bedrooms an…
Song Premiere: Modern Violence’s polished, unapologetically Emo debut
When a new band comes together, there’s typically a period of gestation required—months of practice; some stabs at recording; layering, stripping down,…
Rat Town’s Danny Knierieman and The School of Hardcore Knocks
Even though he’s been around the punk rock block and back, Danny Knieriemen seems more interested in current nihilism than coy nostalgia. Since the…
We Made a Record
In March, the team here at Void began inviting local acts into our office to play three song sets of original music. While far from a novel idea (NPR’s…
ART NEWS: Welcome to the Cultural Council Club, Joy Young
With the hiring of Joy Young as its new executive director, beginning this February the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville will have a new leader…
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 …
El Fonquéte: LPT live album release party
Back in the summer of 2016, Jax-based Afro-Cuban Salsa outfit LPT was holding down a residency in the back room of 5 Points's Rain Dogs. The band qui…
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…
The Void Guide to the Holidaze: Dealing with Music Madness
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Some may cherish the holidays, while others may cringe. Regardless of where you fall on the spectrum, we here…
Music: Wine & Trucks Lineup is Ridiculous!
This Saturday our partners at Edible Northeast Florida and Bold Brands are throwing a #pinkiesdown kinda wine party at the Seawalk Pavilion. With dozen…
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…
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…
LISTEN: We Got Two Turntable Tuesdays and Some Ginger Beer
You may have heard that we made a record. But if for some reason you have not yet purchased, much less listened to our first-of-its-kind local music co…
An Allman Brothers Tour of Jacksonville
Why does Jacksonville continue to keep one of our greatest musical exports off the map? Until there’s a large bronze statue of Duane Allman standing sm…
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…
Know Your Rights: Surfer-shaper-punk-military vet, Sean Piper
“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…
Melissa Ross: Vinyl Rules, Void Mag “Has Really Taken Off”
If you didn't know, WJCT host Melissa Ross is a gosh-darn, North Florida treasure. After more than a decade in existence, her morning drive-time progra…
Local Music Spotlight: Hop on Culture School’s synth-pop time machine
Local synth-poppers Culture School set ye olde Techno TARDIS for the ‘80s on this five-song, short-and-blipping set. The brainchild of Quinn Spencer, C…
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 …
The Turntables Wobble, but Don’t Fall Down: Mr. Al Pete Spins on Contemporary DJ Culture
The technicalities and the skills of a disc jockey, also known as a DJ, have undergone dramatic changes in the half-decade since the birth of Hip Hop. …
Liner Notes: Cranking up North Florida’s Arts & Music Scene
In April, in the midst of her historic headlining performance at Coachella—a production The New York Times called “A gobsmacking marvel of choreography…
Avant Brings its Curious Music (and Visuals) to MOSH
Over the course of seven shows in less than three years, local impresario Keith Marks’s Avant Music Series has brought in a distinctively eclectic mix …