Linda Cole Jazz phenomenon Linda Cole began singing with her father and mother at the age of three throughout her hometown of Freeport, Illinois. In the following years, as the family added six more singing Cole children, Linda became instrumental in the formation of the “Singing Cole Family,” known throughout central United States during the early to mid 1960s. After 17 years singing gospel and pop with her family, Linda branched out into rhythm and blues while traveling from Manhattan... [Read more...]
Beach Bash By Kimberly Stone www.beachinmommies.com Starting in the late ’80s, a clutch of American bands have redefined reggae by blending it with rock, ska, dub, and hip-hip. A new wave of bands have now made that uncertain redefinition a wholesale transformation, further blurring the lines separating traditional genres with an improvisational, experimental and adaptive approach without losing the fundamental beat that drives pure reggae. On the national circuit, bands like Sublime and 311... [Read more...]
Big Dave Fiester’s Blues-A-Que On Saturday, August 21, E.A.R.T.H. Awareness, in cooperation with many friends, relatives, and former band mates of late local guitar legend Dave Fiester, will be presenting Big Dave Fiester’s Blues-A-Que at The Beach Shack in Cocoa Beach. The tribute event, held from noon to midnight, will feature four live bands, two hours of inspirational jamming, a beach bonfire, raffles and rare memorabilia, and barbeque prepared by Barrelhouse Barbecue of Brevard.... [Read more...]
Hank III Call it hard-twang, punkabilly, cowpunk, alternacountry, slacker swing or honky punk. It’s certainly not your grandfather’s country music — nor is it your father’s, unless your grandfather happens to be the legendary Hank Williams and your father Hank Williams, Jr. Like his famous forebears, Hank Williams III is a rebel to the country establishment, though you wouldn’t necessarily know it from his 1999 debut, Risin’ Outlaw, which takes the music two generations... [Read more...]
Passafire Calling Savannah, GA home, Passafire was formed in 2003 by students attending Savannah College of Art and Design. After performing on a stage outside Atlanta’s Hi Fi Buys Amphitheater in 2006 where hybrid rock band Pepper were opening for 311, a member of Passafire slipped Pepper a copy of the band’s self-titled debut. Pepper had just founded the independent LAW Records with plans to selectively recruit and nurture bands they discovered while on tour, and they were immediately... [Read more...]
The Hep Cat Boo Daddies Hep Cat Boo Daddy 1: a musician that employs the combined styles of rock, blues, rockabilly, psychobilly, surf and funk to create music comprised of fast, aggressive guitar, driving bass lines and hard hitting back beats; esp: Joel DaSilva (guitar and vocals), Sean “Evil” Gerovitz (bass) and Randy Blitz (drums) 2: a small dried banana husk commonly used in Antigua and the West Indies to treat the disagreeable effects that follow heavy consumption of alcohol. With... [Read more...]
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Gov’t Mule • By Kimberly Stone • www.beachinmommies.com Gov’t Mule is a multimillion selling Southern rock band with five Grammy nominations currently touring as far away as Tel Aviv and coming as close by as Cocoa. Founding member Warren Haynes, who is currently in three other bands (Phil Lesh & Friends, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Dead), is regarded as the 23rd Greatest Guitarist by Rolling Stone magazine. Along with co-founder and award-winning drummer Matt Abts, bassist... [Read more...]
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GBH • By Kimberly Stone • www.beachinmommies.com Formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England, GBH has given the world over 40 studio and live recordings, EPs, singles, box sets, DVDs and videos over the past 30 years. What started as an UK82 style band in the early ’80s has evolved into an undiluted form of punk rock that still carries a devoted and growing fan base today, one that continues to pour into small venues for the band’s many shows. Thriving on audience involvement and energy,... [Read more...]
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Shaun Rounds Kimberly Stone www.beachinmommies.com Shaun Rounds is no stranger to the Blues. When Rounds was just 14, his father began bringing him to jam sessions that lasted late into the night, and it was there that he immersed himself in his surroundings and developed a strong desire replicate the sounds he heard in his own way. Shaun’s impressive career has taken him on a path that allowed him to travel around the country to play with some of the biggest names in Blues. It also helped... [Read more...]
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BALLYHOO! • Kimberly Stone • www.beachinmommies.com There seem to be at least five different genres and numerous subgenres of reggae music spanning the spectrum from Roots to Dancehall. Roots artists like Burning Spear and Bob Marley and Dub artists like Bad Brains, The Clash, and The Specials have paved the way for the newest addition: Rock Reggae. Although the blending of genres is nothing new in the music world, more and more contemporary bands are fusing rock and reggae with other styles... [Read more...]
