Pop star Machine Gun Kelly, hip-hop standout Rod Wave, The Doors' Robby Krieger, jangle-pop icons The Connells
Each week, the JME team looks long and hard at the concert calendar to identify the best shows in Jacksonville. Our weekly Go recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org.
Here’s the rundown of what JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week.
Pop
Machine Gun Kelly – Tuesday, July 14
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Downtown Jacksonville
As Machine Gun Kelly, singer-songwriter Colson Baker’s blend of alternative hip-hop, electronic and rock has made him a megastar. He plays VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Tuesday.
Indie
Underwire Collective Showcase – Thursday, July 16
Sarbez | St. Augustine
Brooklyn-based post-punk synth pop group Cumgirl8 headlines a showcase put on by St. Augustine BIPOC- and LGBTQIA+-centering organization Underwire Collective, with support from Jax electropop artist Bebe Deluxe at Sarbez.
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Rock
Robby Krieger – Friday, July 17
Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville
While Jim Morrison was the de facto face of The Doors, guitarist Robby Krieger wrote or co-wrote the overwhelming majority of the influential band’s best-known tunes. Krieger recently added acclaimed memoirist to his resume, with the best-selling Set The Night on Fire. He plays the Florida Theatre on Thursday.
Jangle Pop
The Connells – Friday, July 17
Intuition Ale Works | Downtown Jacksonville
Darlings of the first-wave of college radio bands from the American Southeast, the brother-led The Connells brand of guitar-forward jangle-pop and introspective lyricism continues to resonate beyond the Raleigh, NC-scene from which they initially emerged. The band plays Intuition Ale Works on Friday.
Hip-Hop
Rod Wave – Saturday, July 18
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Downtown Jacksonville
St. Pete, FL Soul-trap trailblazer Rodarius Marcell Green, better known as Rod Wave plays VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday, with support from rappers Yo Gotti and Latto.
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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