49 Winchester, Authority Zero, John Paul White, Air Supply and a free show downtown
There’s lots of great live music on this week’s concert calendar. Here’s a list of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week.
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Alt-country
49 Winchester – Tuesday, January 25
Jack Rabbits | San Marco
Much buzzed about Appalachia-based roots-rockers 49 Winchester bring their electric live show to San Marco’s Jack Rabbits on Tuesday. Local country cowboys Dean Winter and the Heat open the show. Doors at 7 p.m.
Punk
Authority Zero – Wednesday, January 26
Jack Rabbits | San Marco
Arizona-bred, reggae-curious punks Authority Zero have been making regular stops in Northeast Florida for seemingly as long as they’ve been making music––more than 25 years. The group returns to San Marco’s Jack Rabbits on Wednesday. Doors at 7 p.m.
Singer-songwriter
MJ Baker – Friday, January 28
Jessie Ball duPont Center | Downtown Jacksonville
Local singer-songwriter MJ Baker takes the stage outside the Jessie Ball dupont Center for the Moving the Margins Artist in Residency program’s first Platform Performance of the year. Show starts at 6 p.m.
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Singer-songwriter
John Paul White – Saturday, January 29
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall | Ponte Vedra
Before breaking out as a member of the GRAMMY-winning duo Civil Wars, John Paul White White was a highly sought-after songwriter. The charismatic vocalist and distinctive song-crafter has a new Nashville-tinged record, The Hurting Kind. He’ll perform at the PV Concert Hall on Saturday with support from local indie-Americana outfit Folk is People. Show starts at 8 p.m.
Soft Rock
Air Supply – Sunday, January 30
Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville
The softest rocking members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Australian hit-making duo Air Supply brings their catalog of tender tunes to the Florida Theatre on Sunday. Doors at 7 p.m.