Carl Lewis Carl Lewis is a true Texas tenor with a big sound that’s matched only by his big stature and big personality. Lewis, a Houston native, trained under the late, great Conrad O. Johnson and received musical training at Texas Southern University’s Summer Jazz Workshop and Florida State University. He later received his Master’s Degree from Florida A&M University, where he was a member of the world renowned Marching 100. At a young age, Lewis showed musical interest by... [Read more...]
Igor & Red Elvises If Igor and Red Elvises aren’t in the middle of a tour, they are getting ready for the next one — this is a group that is constantly in motion and consistently evolving. Singer, songwriter, guitarist and showman extraordinaire Igor Yuzov is perpetually globetrotting, and in the process he has found scores of wildly talented, entertaining musicians to bring into the fold of this increasingly international party band. Red Elvises started out in 1995 as a Russian... [Read more...]
Victor Wainwright & The Wildroots Victor Wainwright, singer, pianist, and self-described “hepcat” from Memphis, Tennessee (by way of Savannah, Georgia), is a raucous, high-octane performer and crowd pleaser with soul to spare. After earning what he calls a “double major in Boogie, a Ph.D. in Swing, and a Master’s in Rhythm,” the “Piana’ from Savannah” is making a name for himself in a big way. Wainwright, along with collaborator and bassist/producer... [Read more...]
AMBROSIA In 1970, four young musicians from the South Bay of Los Angeles came together to create a new, invigorating style of music. Exploring the possibilities of progressive classical and world influences, yet rooted with the soul of the blues and R&B, Joseph Puerta, Christopher North, David Pack, and Burleigh Drummond formed Ambrosia in pursuit of that goal. Originally labeled as America’s answer to the progressive invasion of such English acts as Yes and King Crimson, the group quickly... [Read more...]
Paddy Cassidy’s Irish Pub St. Patrick’s Day festivities and a great lineup of Irish music start here at Noon with musician Mike Dunn, the Myra Watters Irish Dancers, Men of the House, and a special performance by Zac O’Potatoes, led by Paddy’s favorite Zac Sullivan. Also scheduled to appear are the Molly Maguires, a four-piece from Chattanooga, TN, comprised of Marc Michael, Michael Walters, Julie Kunesh, and Sarah Wituki. With banjo, guitar, bodhran, mandolin, and fiddle,... [Read more...]
The Spring Breakdown Tour On March 15, Surfer’s Sports Pub will play host to five metal bands for the local stop on the Spring Breakdown Tour. Performing for the free heavy metal extravaganza are two Brevard bands: Shattering Silence, a local favorite influenced by groups like Slipknot, Born of Osiris, and Trivium, and Evryth, who specialize in melodic speed and death genres. Chicago’s Elysion Fields are one of the three touring bands, a quintet known for their commanding stage presence,... [Read more...]
The Nighthawks The Nighthawks had its genesis when lead singer/harmonica player extraordinaire Mark Wenner returned to his native Washington, D.C., after six years in New York City, lured back by the success of his friend Bobby Radcliff’s local acclaim with a blues band. Mark joined forces with a very young Jimmy Thackery and formed The Nighthawks in 1972. They spent a couple of years building The Nighthawks’ reputation with a revolving cast of characters until, in 1974, they decided... [Read more...]
Tobin Bennison
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Toots And The Maytals By Tobin Bennison Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are considered legends of ska and reggae music. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the leader of the group, was born in May Pen in the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He grew up singing gospel music in a church choir, but moved to Kingston in 1961 at sixteen. It was here that Hibbert met Henry “Raleigh”... [Read more...]
M.A. Rivera
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The Dull Blades Less Production, More Seduction Dull Records; 2012 Two-man bands have been fashionable as of late, and the Dull Blades are the most recent to crop up in Brevard. But the austerity you may see on stage doesn’t translate into a thin wash of music. Rather, Nik Talbot (guitars and vocals) and Anthony Fata (drums, percussion, and organ) create a churning sound that’s equal parts thick, muscular blues and amped-up garage rock. Throughout it all, the Melbourne-based duo play... [Read more...]
Tobin Bennison
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NOLAN’S IRISH PUB Nolan’s Irish Pub in Cocoa Beach have pulled out all the stops for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day with what may be their best entertainment roster yet. In addition to appearances from the Brevard Police & Fire Pipe and Drum Band, Irish group Aliann, and local musicians Men of the House, Nolan’s will also host the Myra Watters Irish Dancers, and direct from Ireland, singer/songwriter Brendan Shanahan. Shanahan’s uncomplicated style and... [Read more...]
