Local Spotlight

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June 16, 2022

Here’s What You Need To Know About Saturday’s Record Store Day

An RSD bonus round comes to the 904

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June 7, 2022

Just Announced | DMAB Jazz Fest Returns to Woodstock Park in July

Free event in west Jacksonville turns up the heat with a diverse day of jazz to benefit area youths

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June 6, 2022

Local Spotlight | 3 Great Tracks by Jax Artists Out Now

New music from Flipturn, K.UTIE and Severed + Said

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May 12, 2022

Local Spotlight | 4 new tracks by Jax artists out now

New tracks by Duval's own Bebe Deluxe, Sunriver, Jesabel and Little Geronimo

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May 10, 2022

LPT’s ‘Se Quema El Mundo’ is a dance-floor-ready Fire Stoked with Social Commentary

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April 28, 2022

Here’s What to Expect from The Independent 89.9 HD4, Our New Music Discovery Station

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April 26, 2022

Two Stages, Projected Sets and Studio 54 | Stage director Gregory Keller on Jax Symphony’s performance of ‘La Bohème’

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April 25, 2022

Local Spotlight | 3 great tracks by Jax artists out now

New music from Lost Club, Cearrow Muri and Freddy Bricks

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April 13, 2022

Go | JME Showcase Series at Underbelly

Catch five emerging Jacksonville acts on one stage

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April 11, 2022

Local Spotlight | 3 new tracks by Jax artists out now

New music from L.O.V.E Culture and Ebony-Payne English feat. Ulysses Owens Jr, plus Jawberry’s debut

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April 6, 2022

On ‘Eureka Springs’ Cory Driscoll Chronicles a Physical and Emotional Journey

Jax singer-songwriter on how a road trip to America's heartland inspired his latest concept album

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April 5, 2022

Watch Jacksonville Artists’ Tiny Desk Contest Entries

Jax's got talent

March 28, 2022

Local Spotlight | 3 fresh tracks from Jacksonville artists

New music from Leo Sun, Ducats and Left on High

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March 21, 2022

With ‘Americancer,’ the Legend of the Late Paten Locke Grows

The auditory footprint of the late-and-eternally-great Duval hip-hop artist is still being measured

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March 20, 2022

Local Spotlight | 4 new tracks from Jax artists out now

Daddy’s infectious debut, Ashton Chase kicks off MVP Season, Cory Driscoll sets off for 'Eureka Springs' and Paten Locke offers oodles of posthumous style

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March 9, 2022

Watch JJ Grey Perform on First Coast Connect

Jax-native and Mofro frontman in the studio to promote the Blackwater Sol Revue

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March 8, 2022

Jax Guitar Heroes Discuss Their Fave Effects Pedals

March 6, 2022

New 2,000-Capacity Music Venue Coming to Jax’s Rail Yard District

National venue management group Marathon Live hopes to fill a void in the city's music scene

February 22, 2022

Local Spotlight | 3 Northeast Florida songwriters you need to hear right now

New tunes from CS Hickey, DL is Ok and Pineapple Peace

February 22, 2022

Jax’s Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks Join Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones to Rework a Crowd Favorite 

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February 14, 2022

Hip Hop, Hooray | Downtown Jax’s JWJ Hip Hop Festival celebrates a distinctive culture and a true American art form

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February 12, 2022

Ian McDonald, founding member of King Crimson and Foreigner, has died

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February 7, 2022

10 Jacksonville Artists to Watch in 2022

These Northeast Florida artists are poised for a breakthrough

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February 4, 2022

Local Spotlight | Listen to 3 new tracks from Jax artists out now

Fresh new tunes from locals John Aloszka, LRK Chronicle feat. Mr. Al Pete and BeBe Deluxe

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February 1, 2022

Just Announced | JME Showcase Series puts the spotlight on Jacksonville artists

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January 19, 2022

Local Spotlight | Hear 3 new songs from Jax artists out now

Brand new tracks from Bobby Kid, Bad Madonna and Dean Winter and the heat

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January 17, 2022

Go | This week’s live music picks

Reggae-rock fusion, Jedi vibes and a country crossover artist

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January 15, 2022

Local Spotlight | 4 great tracks by Jax artists out now

New tunes from Awkward Groove, Cory Driscoll, Strangerwolf and Severed + Said

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January 3, 2022

Local Spotlight | Three new tracks from Jax artists out now

Fresh tunes from three standout local artists

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December 14, 2021

Local Spotlight | ‘Homeless Theatre’ by DigDog

Jax trio DigDog walk the punk-prog walk on their latest

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December 14, 2021

Jax Artists rickoLus and Ángel García Team Up for a One-of-a-Kind Collab

Backed by The Ángel García Quartet and Good Pluck Trio, rickoLus will perform jazz standards, classic covers and new arrangements from his original song book

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December 8, 2021

Local Spotlight | “HITEM” by LANNDS

Jacksonville psych-pop duo sprouts an auditory oasis

December 7, 2021

Local Spotlight | ‘Lines of Flight’ by Georgio Valentino

Georgio Valentino’s new album is local music, recorded worldwide

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December 6, 2021

Local Spotlight | “Crying For Free” by Jahny Steel

A haunting and contemplative new tune from one of Duval’s most anomalous creatives

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November 22, 2021

Local Spotlight | ‘1827 N Pearl’ by L.O.V.E. Culture

Duval hip-hop collective seeks emotional and spiritual enlightenment on new full-length

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November 18, 2021

Local Spotlight | The best new music by Jax artists out right now

Jesabel's Infectious pop, top-notch hip-hop from IntricateTheAlmighty, Howdy says "aloha" to L.A., Lazuli Vane steeps a funk-laced brew and a Lynchian new video from Cory Driscoll