Soccer Mommy, Liz Cooper, Afroman, Dashboard Confessional and more
This week starts with local synth-lords opening for fellow Sunshine State electronic acts at Root Down. Later, Afroman and Liz Cooper are sure to keep Jack Rabbits full on two separate nights. And early-2000s indie and alt-rock darlings Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional play The Amp.
Here’s the rundown of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week.
Electronic
Mother Juno – Tuesday, March 15
Root Down | Five Points
Orlando electronic outfit Mother Juno kickoff their tour at Root Down in Five Points with support from X Harlow and local synth-masters Animal Clinic and Severed + Said.
Tickets are sliding scale at the door | Map
Hip-Hop
Afroman – Wednesday, March 16
Jack Rabbits | San Marco
Rapper, multi-instrumentalist and comedian, Joseph Foreman, AKA Afroman, brings his highly entertaining stage show to Jack Rabbits on Wednesday.
Alternative Rock
Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional – Thursday, March 17
St. Augustine Amphitheatre | St. Augustine
Darlings of relatively soft early 2000’s indie-rock Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional have enjoyed enduring careers. Both acts bring new(-ish) works to The Amp on Thursday.
Alt-Country
Liz Cooper – Friday, March 18
Jack Rabbits | San Marco
Nashville-by-way-of-Vermont alt-country singer-songwriter Liz Cooper brings her Hot Sass Tour to San Marco’s Jack Rabbits on Thursday.
Indie-Rock
Soccer Mommy – Friday, March 18
Intuition Ale Works | Downtown Jacksonville
Twenty-four-year-old indie sensation, singer-songwriter Sophia Regina Allison, AKA Soccer Mommy, plays the Bier Hall inside Intuition Ale Works on Friday, performing cuts from her latest full-length, Color Theory.