‘From Staircase to Stage’: Raekwon on growing up in N.Y. and the Wu-Tang Clan

Honored onscreen and in sound, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a messenger whose time is now

Go | These are the Jacksonville concerts you don’t want to miss this week
Classical, prog punk or salsa: Take your pick

The Wood Brothers let the improv dictate the terms on their most recent release
The Wood Brothers play the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on December 1

Fresh Rotation | Three juicy tunes handpicked by the JME team
New music from La Luz, Joy Orbison and Amyl & the Sniffers to add to your playlists

Dave Grohl retraces his life-affirming path from Nirvana to Foo Fighters

Adele asked Spotify to remove the default shuffle button for albums, and they obliged
Go | Underbelly stirs up reggae night with Central FL’s King Tappa and genre stalwarts Link&Chain
Newly reopened Underbelly hosts its inaugural reggae night

Go | These are the best shows in Jacksonville this week
We’re thankful for a jazz jam, one of the city’s best hip-hop acts and some alt-country

Local Spotlight | ‘1827 N Pearl’ by L.O.V.E. Culture
Duval hip-hop collective seeks emotional and spiritual enlightenment on new full-length

Giveaway | Want a copy of the Grateful Dead Live in St. Louis, 1971?

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

Go | Tiger Records celebrates two years in biz with new merch and much vinyl

Symphony in 60 | Courtney Lewis and the Jacksonville Symphony are bringing classical music to places its never been

Just Announced | Savannah Stopover brings indie heavy hitters to Georgia
The Savannah Stopover music festival looks lit

Just Announced | Iron & Wine @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
The professorially dressed singer-songwriter brings his artful lyrics (and guitar) to Northeast Florida

Go | This week’s best live music bets
Harvard educated viral video maker, Beethoven’s best and a Southern Hip-hop standout

Local Spotlight | “Every Excuse” by Jesabel
Ambitious pop from talented Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter

Local Spotlight | ‘The Elements’ by Madre Vaca
Members of Jacksonville’s jazz vanguard drop their 13th release as Madre Vaca.

The Tables Have Turned on Vinyl
Jacksonville musicians, labels and manufacturers embrace vinyl’s renewed popularity; if only they could get their records on press

Local Spotlight | “All Great Love” by Cory Driscoll
A colorful new song and Lynchian new video from the Jax-based singer-songwriter

Sound & Vision | Visual artist Tony Rodrigues curates a playlist for his new exhibit ‘Flex Deficit’
The Black Angels, Can, Woody Guthrie, Gil Scott-Heron, Fela Kuti, Run the Jewels and more fuel Tony Rodrigues' work

Instrumental Juggernaut Circles Around the Sun Bring their Singular Jam to Jacksonville
Eclectic L.A. jam quartet play the Bier Hall at Intuition
Watch | Official trailer for Peter Jackson’s Beatles doc ‘Get Back’
Fresh Rotation | Three new songs the JME team can’t stop listening to
Crucial Hip-hop from Tall Black Guy, Mylee Grace's melancholy love ballad, and confectionery indie pop from Le Pain

Astro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64

Go | Orlando EDM fest Electric Daisy Carnival Festival returns this weekend
Massive EDM festival returns to the Sunshine State this weekend

Go | What to see and hear in Jax this week
Jam band Circles Around the Sun, bluesman Robert Cray and hip-hop beat-maker Blockhead top a week that has a little something for everyone.

Local Spotlight | “Chamomile (Smoke Rings)” by Lazuli Vane
Beaches-based multi-instrumentalist steeps a funk-laced psychedelic brew

Surfer Blood drop back into Jacksonville with something old, something new
The West Palm Beach indie faves play the Bier Hall at Intuition Ale Works

Watch | The War On Drugs play Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Join NPR Music’s film screening of ‘Karen Dalton: In My Own Time’

Go | The best concerts in Jacksonville this week
Porchfest, Surfer Blood and a hip-hop showcase

Listen | November’s Fresh Squeeze playlist
A juicy playlist of tunes handpicked by the JME team

Hot Off the (Re)Press | Joni Mitchell at Carnegie and R.E.M. at their peak
Two great re-pressings from iconic artists

Jax Photographer Leighton Hoey’s Immersive View of the City’s Music Scene
Hoey's Jax Today photo essay offers a unique look at music in Northeast Florida