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…
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Revelrous Local Rap Duo Drops Tracks Just in Time for Hurricane Season
The double-brained-child of RickoLus and Bleubird, Hurricane Party is a pop/rap (prap?) mashup project. On the sports-air-horn-and-rambling-rich episod…
Singer-Songwriter Corey Kilgannon Elbows up to the Bar, Finds Inspiration
“Going to the Casa Maria, sipping peach margaritas, passing the time.” Certainly this is an experience plenty of Jax Beach residents can relate to. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
The Man-child’s Christmas Wish List
Living the beach life creates a lot of man-children. Top psychologists today would agree that the number one sign you are dating a man-child is that “y…
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…
Fall for Some New Tunes: The Ultimate Autumnal Playlist
As we all know, it has been autumn for almost a week now. Northeast Florida has definitely caught the hint and has blessed us with brisk, 85 degree wea…
Local Lookout: Faze Wave
Faze Wave is an independent, Jacksonville-based band that has gained significant traction around the country. From their dreamy composition and intimat…
Folk is People Release New Video for “Crocodile”
Local group Folk is People have just released a new music video for their single, "Crocodile." The whimsical video was directed by Keagan Anfuso, who h…
Swimm Returning to the 904 with Floridian Tour
Swimm has been quite busy in recent years since they left their native state of Florida and moved to the West Coast. After recently releasing a few new…
Deaf Poets at Nighthawks 8/30
South Florida's very own alternative/garage rock duo Deaf Poets, made up of Sean Wouters (guitars/vocal) and Nico Espinosa (vocals/percussion), just wr…