Music
Live Music in West Palm Beach
By David Rolland West Palm is South Florida’s quiet little music scene secret. While the city doesn’t get nearly as much musical clout as its much bigger neighbors to the …
Live Music in Delray Beach
Get Groovin’ Delray By David Rolland From the oceanside to downtown, you can always count on hearing someone jamming when wandering through Delray. Here’ s a run through of all …
Live Music in Jupiter
Get your Boogie on in Jupiter By David Rolland The town of Jupiter has a lot more than pretty beaches and well-manicured golf courses. It also has quite the offering …
Album Reviews: Joey Calderaio, Guavatron, and Artikal Sound System
Reviewed by other local musicians Guavatron Momentus Reviewed by Joey Calderaio “After nearly a decade of sharing their smooth jams with the southeast, Guavatron has released their debut album Momentous which dropped …
Shade Tree Studio
A Boynton Beach Giving Tree By Ava Bourbeau In high school Michael McCleary — of Girlfriend Material and Surfer Blood — had a makeshift recording studio in his bedroom. His …
Indigo Dreamers
Married to the Music By David Rolland Photos by Jakob Takos When married couple Jamie Craig and Pouya Pourtahmasbi tried to come up with a name for their quiet folk …
Northwood Art and Music
An eclectic venue for multimedia pursuits By David Rolland Like it did for so many of us, the pandemic forced Joe DeStephan to pivot. For close to a decade …
Girlfriend Material
Not your average cover band By Darien Davies Photos by Jakob Takos Two dudes, one goal: Fun. If you’ve ever seen Girlfriend Material play — most likely at a waterfront …
The Resolvers
Big Band Reggae, Big Band Love By Darien Davies Everyone knows you can’t pick your family, but you can pick your friends. If you’re lucky enough like the bandmates in …
Surfer Blood is Still Riding that Wave
West Palm Indie Faves, Surfer Blood, Paddle into their Second Decade By David Rolland Growing up in West Palm Beach, John Paul Pitts was writing songs as soon as he …
Uproot Hootenanny
15 Years of Good Pickin’ By Darien Davies If you’re one of the lucky ones, you’ll have spent your life living out your passion. If you’re one of the ultra-lucky …
Venue Review: Steel Tie Spirits
West Palm Beach Distillery Mixes Sounds with Drinks by David Rolland When Steel Tie Spirits first opened its doors in West Palm Beach, the focus of founders Ben Etheridge and …
BumbleFest Celebrates Sixth Edition
West Palm Music Fest Spotlights Indie Music By David Rolland The sixth annual Bumblefest will take over the 500 block of Clematis Street in West Palm Beach on Friday, Sept. …
Interview With Logan Rex of Artikal Sound System
Logan, how you been? Oh, I’ve been good. A little sleepy. We’ve been in this van now for just over a month. I can imagine. You guys are on tour …
JOEY CALDERAIO
PEACE, LOVE, AND SOUTH FLORIDA REGGAE by Nicole Danna Self-taught, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Joey Calderaio remembers the moment he fell in love with reggae. It was Guanabanas in 2012, where …
BRYCE ALLYN BAND
MUSIC VETERAN OF BOXELDER FAME GROWS UP by David Rolland Photos: Anthony Ceccarelli Bryce Allyn Rutkowski was living the rock star dream for more than a decade starting in the …
Live Music at Mathews Brewing Company
Mathews Brewing Company Plays Live Music, and That’s a Brewtiful Thing by Natalya Jones Photos: Hunter Hutchings Politics and religion. Plaid and stripes. TikTok and Gen X. Some things just …
The Funky Biscuit To Temporarily Close After Aug. 31
By David Rolland You only have one last weekend to enjoy The Funky Biscuit. The beloved Boca Raton concert venue and restaurant announced on its Facebook page that it …
How COVID-19 Shutdowns Changed the Local Music Industry
The New Music By David Rolland Featured in the Digital Edition Music to our ears They say hindsight is 2020, but from this side of the quarantine it seemed in …
Conquering COVID: The Funky Biscuit
The Funky Biscuit celebrates its ninth anniversary in quarantine. By David Rolland This was supposed to be a great weekend for Albert Poliak’s live music venue, The Funky Biscuit. …
Johnnie Brown’s In Delray Beach Reopens Post-Quarantine
Johnnie Brown’s Reopens: Music to Our Ears By Darien Davies After weeks of dealing with an abandoned downtown, Atlantic Avenue is finally reopening and shaking back to life. Everyone …
Pandemicpalooza: The State of Local Music
How We Won’t Let Coronavirus Stop the Music by David Rolland It has been over two months now since anyone’s been to anything resembling what we once called a …
Sierra Lane
Sierra Lane, Feet Grounded But Flying High by David Rolland Photos: Jakob Takos It was hard for singer/guitarist Sierra Lane to pick what was most surreal of playing in front …
Hell & Hollar
Hell & Hollar: Dirty and Loud Rock & Roll by David Rolland Photos: Jakob Takos Blake Burns wants to make sure people know the correct spelling of his rock band …
Hurricane Party
Hurricane Party, Freakin’ What They Feel by Darien Davies Photos by Roberto Badillo If you can understand and fully decipher their music, you’re missing the point. The lyrics just sort …
Rust & Wax
West Palm Beach Record Store Brings A Vinyl Revival By Sean Gordon Photos by Alexis Paige Founded in 2014 by vinyl enthusiasts, Jesse and Melanie Feldman, Rust & Wax is …
What’s on Brian Trew’s Playlist
Brian Trew began his love with the music world at age 11 when he first picked up the viola in his middle school orchestra. Instantly hooked, he and his friends …
Meet Musician Matt Brown
Prolific Multi-Instrumentalist Brings the Soul By David Rolland Photos by Alexis Paige When Matt Brown rattles off what he’s been up to lately, you wonder how the local soul, funk, and …
Jakob Takos
South Florida Sunshine Soul By Adam Sheetz Local musician, Jakob Takos, has been bringing good vibes across South Florida with his particular sound of sunshine soul. Bright and beachy, with …
