Time to Sing Out Loud
The month-long Sing Out Loud Festival kicks off in St. Johns County this week. With more than 100 performances scheduled in and around St. Augustine’s historic district, SOL is set to dominate the September calendars of JME Contributors. (You can read our staff picks for SOL here.)
It’s a busy month of music. Here’s what the JME team will be masking up for this week.
Indie Folk
Kevin Morby – Friday, September 10
St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage | | St. Augustine
Kevin Morby’s 2016 album Singing Saw, which included the jangly rocker “Dorothy” and the pensive, socially conscious ballad “Cut Me Down”, was a breakout for the artist. Subsequent collaborations with Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee, and a steady flow of follow up albums, have earned Morby full indie-rock-darling status. His latest, Sundowner, was released in October of 2020. Morby plays St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s backyard stage (for free!) as part of Sing Out Loud on Friday. Standout Jax-based singer-songwriter Kevin PM opens the show. Doors at 7 p.m.
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Indie Rock
Surfer Blood – Saturday, September 11
Jenna Alexander X Sunday backyard | St. Augustine
South Florida quartet Surfer Blood plays the shared backyard of two hip historic-district-adjacent businesses, Jenna Alexander Studios and Sunday, fresh from a summer tour of its fifth record, Carefree Theatre. Jax-based indie rock outfit Teal Peel kicks things off at 7 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m.
This is a Free Show
Jazz
Posting House Jazz Jam – Sunday, September 12
Posting House | San Marco
Sundays have the highest concentration of jazz jams in Jacksonville, with spots like Wildcrafters in Five Points and the Casbah Cafe in Avondale holding down some of the most popular and, in the case of the latter, the longest running. San Marco bar Posting House’s jazz jam is the earliest of the the post-brunch bunch (4 -7 p.m.) and features a rotating cast of local standouts. Past performers include Jonathan Baptiste, Patrick Campbell, Kyle Colina, Aaron Johnson, John Lumpkin, Jack Miller, Langston Oliver, Sacha Perry, Jonah Pierre and Janae Yates.
This is a Free Show
Nov. 19, 2024
New Flying Lotus, Yussef Dayes & Tom Misch, Plus Black Violin and Local Music from Dylan & Batsauce on The Neighborhood
Nov. 19, 2024
Jacksonville-Based Bonnethead Deliver Shoegaze Goodness on “Dive”
Nov. 19, 2024
‘High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul’ is a Comprehensive Accounting of the Hip-Hop Group’s Influence on Music and the Book’s Author
Nov. 14, 2024
New Music from Tinsley Ellis, Keb’ Mo’ & Heavy Doses of John Mayall, Stevie Ray Vaughan from Blues Horizon
Nov. 09, 2024
The Foreign Exchange, Stro Elliot, Tall Black Guy, Lupe Fiasco and More New Music from the Neighborhood
Nov. 06, 2024
The Loving Arms Race Roll Away the Stone with their Rollicking Debut Release
Nov. 05, 2024
Sunny War Returns to Jacksonville to Play Intuition in November
Nov. 05, 2024
Kale That Raps Drops New Album ‘It’s Personal’ Ahead of Porchfest Set
Nov. 03, 2024
UK Shoegazers Slowdive to Kick Off New Fall Tour at St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Oct. 29, 2024
Song of the Day | “NOID” by Tyler, The Creator
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