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Four local bands lit up Melbourne, Florida at the Pineapples Moon Room. The lineup, presented by Red Eye Booking, included London on Fire, The Speed Spirits, and Dunies, all from in Melbourne, and special guest, Orlando band Better Than This.
After What I Did Last Night… (Goldview). Review by James Mann.
Geezër brought their old-school show all the way from their Miami rest home, and Julius C. Lacking thinks they were quite spry.
Doyle Bramhall II flat tore it up in Melbourne, and Michelle Wilson was there!
Howard Jones- The Songs, the Piano and the Stories. Michelle Wilson catches Hojo and comes away impressed!
The Tedeschi Trucks band blew Michelle Wilson away in Melbourne!
Lest Melbourne lag behind the trendsetters, Open Mike’s hosts a variety of swell weekly open-mic events. Rose Petralia sat in on a Jazz Jam, but she had beer, not wine.
The streets of downtown Eau Gallie thrummed to the strains of gypsy jazz, as inside the old Science Museum an expression of art titled Robot Love hummed on. Ian Koss reports on the happening
Having been there virtually from the start, David Lee Beowulf is eminently qualified to school you on Ink 19’s genesis and ten-year history… from his own, unique perspective.
David Lee Beowulf’s fond remembrance of ten years of Ink 19 history continues, with the early days just underway…
Nutrajet, with Symptom (The Hustler, Indialantic, FL, June 10, 2000). Concert review and photos by Ian Koss.
Despite two years of lineup changes, name changes, record label merry-go-round rides, lawsuits, and more, the Amazing Crowns have remained Royal to the loyal. Julio Diaz catches up with frontman Jason “King” Kendall to get the details.
Yes, it’s true – good shows do come to Melbourne, FL sometimes! Julio Diaz saw “Weird Al” Yankovic and stand-up comedian Flip Schultz at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts on May 19, 2000. Ian Koss got some great photos, too!
Event Review by Nirav Soni
Event Review by Nirav Soni
Event Review by David A Clark
Event Review by David A Clark
Event Review by David A Clark
A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.
High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.
Gerta O. Egy’s beautifully drawn fungi almost eclipse their fairyland habitats in her Mushroom Daydream Coloring Book.
One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.
The final two films in the bonkers Hong Kong action comedy series The Inspector Wears Skirts hit Blu-ray from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.