M. Alberto Rivera
Article Category: M. Alberto Rivera
Great Things From a Roach Motel By M. Alberto Rivera Years ago while listening to a cocksure young artist discuss success and her inevitable collision course with it, I interrupted her well-intentioned rant with some questions she could make neither head nor tail of. “How do you measure success?” I asked. “Monetarily? By fame or name recognition? By those standards alone, Paris Hilton is a success. What about an influential artist or individual who inspired others to create? Would... [Read more...]
Janelle Sadler Janelle Sadler was born loving music. Her Father, a public school teacher, and her mother, a bookstore owner, encouraged her as much as they could. Being the middle child of three siblings, Janelle was rather shy, but music brought out her stage-loving side Picking up the guitar in her teens, she soon started performing in churches, coffeehouses, high school choir concerts, and anywhere else that was available for a young singer. Her early influences were Joni Mitchell, Neil Young,... [Read more...]
The Legend of the Seagullmen Who are the Seagullmen? What is the Legend? I’m not quite sure myself, but I was lucky enough to witness its origins unfold nearly three years ago in Cocoa Beach’s Casablanca bar. It was a slow night, and apart from the bartender and a wraithlike figure skulking in the shadows near the door, I was the only other one there not applauding a truly terrible band called the High Voltages. Toward the end of their set, a bearded, piratical-looking character in sodden... [Read more...]
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones Nominated as Ireland’s Best Traditional Folk Group, touring over 180 concerts in 2010 throughout six different countries, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones are known throughout the world for their quality musical presentation of Irish patriotic songs and traditional music. Fronted by outstanding singer, stage personality, composer, and historian of music and song tradition, Derek Warfield is a legend wherever Irish roots have been put down.... [Read more...]
Tom Curren In his five-year rise to World Surfing Champion, Tom Curren led the way in cutting edge, perfectly tuned performance. Despite his youth, he was acknowledged as surfing’s first genius, and he single-handedly altered the anti-establishment mindset of hundreds of thousands of American surfers before turning pro. To surfers, Curren was bigger than the Beatles. Rolling Stone gave him headline space as a matter of course. Curren has played a variety of instruments since the age of fifteen.... [Read more...]
Bone Dogs Nominated for the 2009 Brevard Music Award’s Entertainer of the Year, in the Favorite Keyboardist and Guitarist categories, Bone Dogs have made a huge impression on the beachside music circuit since they formed. Also sponsored by Gwin Amplification and East Coast Music, the quartet is one of the hardest working, most sought after bands in the area. They got their start playing throughout the Palm Bay area, but have since come to the beaches to broaden their fan base. The lineup of... [Read more...]
Mike Abbate
Article Category: Pet of the Month
Louie By Mike Abbate On Febuary 2, 2011, I was on my lunch break and stopped in the 7-11 on A1A in Cocoa Beach for a caffeine fix. I came across a homeless couple who looked like they were in their mid-twenties. The homeless man was staring at me, and at first I thought he had a problem or needed money. But he approached me and starting talking about traveling and hitchhiking in Florida. I found out that he and his girlfriend were actually from North Canada, and were purposely hitchhiking and... [Read more...]
Capt. Jamie Glasner
Article Category: Inshore Fishing Report
Inshore Fishing Report: November 2011 Capt. Jamie Glasner It’s just about that time of year when we get to stuff our faces with endless amounts of food! With winter closing in on us, our lagoons should start clearing up. On a couple of my last trips the water clarity was getting fairly decent; not gin-clear, but clear enough to where I could see the bottom and see fish. Overall, the October fishing was excellent. The redfish bite was definitely on, both inshore and nearshore. My buddy, Capt.... [Read more...]
Capt. Scott Bussen
Article Category: Canaveral Fishing Report
Offshore Fishing Report: November 2011 Capt. Scott Bussen Well, it seemed as if it would never arrive and that the stifling heat would never end, but the fall weather has finally made its way into Central Florida! For some people, it’s just a welcome climatological change, but for us fishermen, it’s so much more… Sure, the change in temperature is an awesome bonus, but every fisherman has a favorite reason to await the fall weather pattern. For some, it’s the opportunity... [Read more...]
Tobin Bennison
Article Category: Local CD Review
Sound Traveler Self-released; 2011 On the surface, Sound Traveler appears to be just another garden-variety acoustic duo. But a few deft touches on their eponymous debut reveal them to be something much more. The husband-and-wife team of Bob and Patty Tatum have a strong affinity for Irish and Appalachian folk, but these influences inform rather than define Sound Traveler’s music. Incorporating elements of jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and country, Sound Traveler is full of interesting surprises,... [Read more...]
