Local Spotlight

Jacksonville Musician John Touchton, AKA Severed+Said, on ‘End Time Loop’ and a Decade of Ghosting the Machine

Jax R&B Artist Jordan Blackburn Reintroduces Himself on Self-Titled Second EP

“Floating” Finds Jax Beach’s Sun Child Comfortably Adrift in a Sea of Confident Indie Folk 

St. Augustine’s Sawpaw Preview a Resonant Debut with “Different Sound,” “Eileen”

On ‘Deconstruction,’ Duval Jazz Group Andre Gruber Trio Builds On, and Breaks Away, from Traditionalism

Jacksonville Band Ducats Taps the Vein of Lo-Fi Indie Rock on New Single, “Stent”

Jax Indie Singer-Songwriter Erica Reese Has “Breakfast for Dinner,” Introspection for Dessert on Dreamy New Single

Beaches Psych-Rockers Killer Larry Serve Up a Bona Fide Marsh Stomper with Latest Release, “Swamp Rascal”

Jacksonville Rockers Carmen Grab Onto Radio-Ready Hard Rock on New Single, “Tear My Arms Off”

Jacksonville Indie-Pop Singer Caitlin Mahoney Feels Free on New Single

Jax Singer-Songwriter Chris Rudasill’s Solo Effort is Full of Deep, Ruminative Melancholy

Jax Bands Souvineer & Light the Moon Long for Belonging on “Blank Page”

The Latest Collab from Dillon and Batsauce Serves Up High Quality Production with Kindred Spirit Kool Keith

Jax Post-Punk Trio Glass Chapel Let Love Consume Them on “Alive”

Jacksonville Garage Rockers Seagate Chew on Rabid Punk Rock on Snarling New Single “Dog Bite”

Jacksonville’s Coyboi Circumvents the Monotony on Groovy New Single, “Time Away”

Duval Singer Ebonique’s New Album ‘alterEBO’ is a Contemporary Spin on Millennium-Era R&B

Jax Musician Kennie Mason on ‘My Dog Ate My Patriotism,’ her noisy debut album as Siichaq

Jacksonville Band Ducats Offers Worthy Psych-Rock Delights on New Single, “Uggo Druggo”

Latest from Duval-to-NYC Musician Alexei Shishkin is a Quality Byrds-Style Flight Plan

Annie Dukes Have a Hankering for “Cherry” on Hot-Blooded New Single

Duval Indie-Pop Impresario HUAN Delivers an Anthemic Takedown with “Finer Things”

Erica Reese Spirals Through Shoegaze on Hooky New Single “Pretty”

Here’s How Jax Indie-Rockers Seagate Use Analog & Digital Gear to Achieve their Garage-y Sound

On New EP, Jacksonville Hip-Hop Artist Willie Evans Jr. Explores High-Level Concepts with Nuanced Cool

New Compilation from Moon Cheese Babies is a Glimpse into the Radiant Murk of the Local Music Underground

Duval Jazz Collective Madre Vaca Share a Surprising, Stellar Coltrane-Meets-King Arthur Concept Album

A New Six-Song EP from Duval Soul/Hip-Hop Collective L.O.V.E. Culture Maintains Their Vibrational Pull

How Singer Cortnie Frazier Wrote Coyboi’s Stunning Love Song, “Violets”

Cory Driscoll and Tianna DiSalvo Duet on Eureka Springs’ Upbeat Ode to Friendship 

The Latest from St. Augustine’s King Peach is a Tasty Throttling of Anthemic Postcore Rock

St. Augustine’s Kevin PM Shares Idyllic Debut Album ‘burning’

23 Local Songs We Loved in ‘23

JME contributors pick their favorite songs made by Jacksonville-area artists this year

Jax Indie Band Teal Peel Shares Debut Album Ahead of Vinyl Release Show on WJCT Soundstage 

How RickoLus Wrote His New Heartfelt, Cinematic Single, “New York”

‘Tapes Volume 1,’ New Release from Jax Indie-Rock Band Seagate, is a Fine and Furious Collection