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, …
Tag: rock
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…
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…
State of the Music Address 2016/17
While 2016 was a whirlwind of a year, most would agree that its music was a high point. Unlike most music lovers, however, I never compiled an "albums …
Anyway, Here’s Wonderwall — Thoughts on the new Oasis documentary
“Supersonic” is one of the most fitting songs for director Mat Whitecross to name the Oasis documentary after. Recorded and mixed in one night, it’s ab…
Life Lessons from The Doors (but mostly Jim Morrison)
The Doors have an alluring mysticism that’s easy to differentiate from other bands of the mid- to late-sixties. The terrible 1991 Oliver Stone biopic w…
Recap: Swimm at Freebird Live
Swimm and Dr. Dog performed at Freebird Live in Jacksonville Beach on Tuesday, September 28. …
Festival Preview: Southeast Beast Fest
After an excellent first year, Mike Ciero and Rory McCoid are bringing back Jacksonville’s underground metal and hardcore festival with more artists, a…
Preview: North Mississippi Osborne
Grammy award winning, blues/rock band, North Mississippi Allstars, is teaming up with singer/songwriter, and guitar player Anders Osborne. …
Hurry’s “Oh Whitney” Doubles as World Record Attempt for Most Fireworks Set Off on Guitar
Hurry is a three-piece, pop fuzz/alternative band out of Philadelphia. Earlier this month, they released a 10-song LP, titled, Everything/Nothing. …
Recap: Jack White at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
As I quickly found my seat upon arriving at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, the sold-out crowd was just getting settled. People were mi…
Album Review: The Black Keys – Turn Blue
The Black Keys’ newest album, Turn Blue, dropped on May 12, and it’s a decidedly different turn for one of modern rock’s most popular groups. Appar…
The War On Drugs – Lost in the Dream
The War on Drugs' new album, Lost in the Dream, hit the web this month and it all feels very old school. I’m not just talking about all the synths and …
Now Playing: Cloud Nothings – “Psychic Trauma”
It's songs like this that remind me good, unadulterated rock is still out there. Cloud Nothings' latest track, "Psychic Trauma," is an absolute blast. …
Album Review: Linkin Park – Recharged
Remixes are like squeezing an orange twice. They're usually an amalgamation of guest artists that were not included in the original, and they're spiked…