Local Spotlight

Featured image for “On the Sunny, Textured “Surrender,” Jax Band Ducats Resists and Combats Emotional and Artistic Stasis”
April 10, 2023

On the Sunny, Textured “Surrender,” Jax Band Ducats Resists and Combats Emotional and Artistic Stasis

Featured image for “With First New Single in 15 years, The Julius Airwave Returns to the Power-Pop Fore”
April 9, 2023

With First New Single in 15 years, The Julius Airwave Returns to the Power-Pop Fore

Featured image for “On Eureka Springs’ “Nothing Quite Like,” Jax Singer-Songwriter Cory Driscoll Balances the Light and Dark”
April 3, 2023

On Eureka Springs’ “Nothing Quite Like,” Jax Singer-Songwriter Cory Driscoll Balances the Light and Dark

Featured image for “On “King Kong,” Jax Duo Jawberry Unleashes a Monster Mashup of Indie, Grunge and Hip Hop”
March 28, 2023

On “King Kong,” Jax Duo Jawberry Unleashes a Monster Mashup of Indie, Grunge and Hip Hop

Featured image for “Jax Indie-Rock Band flipturn on the JME Soundstage”
March 28, 2023

Jax Indie-Rock Band flipturn on the JME Soundstage

Featured image for “Preview | Jax rock quartet Skyview tells its celestial stories at Underbelly”
March 23, 2023

Preview | Jax rock quartet Skyview tells its celestial stories at Underbelly

Featured image for “Jacksonville Saxophonist and Improvisational Musician Jamison Williams’ Peels Away the Brass on the 38-Minute “Mary Blair””
March 20, 2023

Jacksonville Saxophonist and Improvisational Musician Jamison Williams’ Peels Away the Brass on the 38-Minute “Mary Blair”

Featured image for “Jax Indie-Folk Faves Bobby Kid Return Just In Time with the Tearjerking “Ten Minutes Late””
March 20, 2023

Jax Indie-Folk Faves Bobby Kid Return Just In Time with the Tearjerking “Ten Minutes Late”

Featured image for “Electropop Duo LANNDS on the Creative Process Behind “Blueprint” from their Estimable Debut LP”
March 20, 2023

Electropop Duo LANNDS on the Creative Process Behind “Blueprint” from their Estimable Debut LP

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March 16, 2023

The St. Johns Meets the Seine on the Debut from Lonely Rose

Featured image for “On “Mistakes With The Bottle,” Singer-Producer Luci Lind Pours from His Deep Well of Melody and Empathy”
March 13, 2023

On “Mistakes With The Bottle,” Singer-Producer Luci Lind Pours from His Deep Well of Melody and Empathy

Featured image for “On “On Your Line,” Jax’s Rambler Kane Dispenses Honky-Tonk Allegory Over a Country-Rock Stomp”
March 13, 2023

On “On Your Line,” Jax’s Rambler Kane Dispenses Honky-Tonk Allegory Over a Country-Rock Stomp

Featured image for “With “La La,” Jax Progressive-Soul Duo Bright Purpel has Preemptively Bloomed the Local Song of the Summer”
March 8, 2023

With “La La,” Jax Progressive-Soul Duo Bright Purpel has Preemptively Bloomed the Local Song of the Summer

Featured image for “Artsy Jax Noise Duo golfer two’s ‘bl00db4th6000’ is Four Minutes of Enjoyable Unorthodoxy”
March 6, 2023

Artsy Jax Noise Duo golfer two’s ‘bl00db4th6000’ is Four Minutes of Enjoyable Unorthodoxy

Featured image for “Jax Hip-Hop Group L.O.V.E. Culture Shares New Video, Provides Update on East Coast Tour”
March 3, 2023

Jax Hip-Hop Group L.O.V.E. Culture Shares New Video, Provides Update on East Coast Tour

Featured image for “On ‘Endings That Are Beginnings’, UNF Grad and Emerging Jazz Star Kelly Green Finds Salvation in Music”
March 2, 2023

On ‘Endings That Are Beginnings’, UNF Grad and Emerging Jazz Star Kelly Green Finds Salvation in Music

Featured image for “Two Solo Debuts Shine Much-Needed Light on Lesser-Known Duval Experimental Musician Michael Kaiser”
February 28, 2023

Two Solo Debuts Shine Much-Needed Light on Lesser-Known Duval Experimental Musician Michael Kaiser

Featured image for “Jacksonville Jazz Artist Ulysses Owens Jr. Takes Home Third Grammy Win with the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra”
February 27, 2023
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Jacksonville Jazz Artist Ulysses Owens Jr. Takes Home Third Grammy Win with the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra

Featured image for “Jax Musician Jay Myztroh Remembers His Friend and Collaborator, the late Paten Locke”
February 14, 2023

Jax Musician Jay Myztroh Remembers His Friend and Collaborator, the late Paten Locke

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February 10, 2023

10 Jax Artists To Watch in 2023

Featured image for “Asamov, the Influential Jax Hip-Hop Group, Finally Gets its Due”
February 9, 2023

Asamov, the Influential Jax Hip-Hop Group, Finally Gets its Due

Featured image for “Four New Songs by Jacksonville Artists Out Now”
February 6, 2023

Four New Songs by Jacksonville Artists Out Now

Sammy María, Corey Kilgannon, Haxprocess and Limo Scene

Featured image for “‘Dispatches from DaNang’ is the Latest Batch of Beats from Itinerant Jax Artist Batsauce”
January 29, 2023

‘Dispatches from DaNang’ is the Latest Batch of Beats from Itinerant Jax Artist Batsauce

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January 20, 2023

Dust Fuss’s Gear Essentials

Featured image for “Local Spotlight | Three New Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now”
January 4, 2023

Local Spotlight | Three New Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now

Featured image for “Playlist | Jax Music ’22 Year in Review”
January 2, 2023

Playlist | Jax Music ’22 Year in Review

Featured image for “Watch Jax Multi-Instrumentalist & Songwriter Animal Clinic Perform at Blue Jay Listening Room”
December 21, 2022

Watch Jax Multi-Instrumentalist & Songwriter Animal Clinic Perform at Blue Jay Listening Room

Featured image for “Jax Singer-Songwriter rickoLus live from JME Studios”
December 19, 2022

Jax Singer-Songwriter rickoLus live from JME Studios

Featured image for “Yes, Local Artists are Still Making Music Videos. And They’re Worth Watching”
December 12, 2022

Yes, Local Artists are Still Making Music Videos. And They’re Worth Watching

Featured image for “Local Spotlight | 3 New Songs by Jax Artists Out Now”
December 12, 2022

Local Spotlight | 3 New Songs by Jax Artists Out Now

Majestic Mother, L.O.V.E. Culture and Lost Club

Featured image for “In Jacksonville, Synthesizers are Connecting Artists Across Mediums in a Flourishing Underground Community”
November 27, 2022

In Jacksonville, Synthesizers are Connecting Artists Across Mediums in a Flourishing Underground Community

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November 8, 2022

Local Spotlight | 4 New Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now

New music from LANNDS, Eddy Braveaux, Racewall Mosquitoes and The Dewars

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October 24, 2022

Watch | Bad Madonna on the JME Soundstage

October 13, 2022

Local Spotlight | New Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now

Animal Clinic, Visitation, Crescent and Jay Myztroh

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October 4, 2022

Local Spotlight | 4 New Songs by Jax Artists Out Now

Tai Boujie is "So Florida." And so are the rest of these Duval artists.

Featured image for “Watch | Howdy live in the Studio 4 at WJCT”
September 27, 2022

Watch | Howdy live in the Studio 4 at WJCT

Beaches-based singer-songwriter performs a couple Gulf-and-Western style ballads