Personnes - 'One Who Descends'
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So far these guys have only put up four demos total, but they're all great, sincere, lo-fi indie rock tuneage.
On the Road Again: Willie Nelson is Coming to Jacksonville in February
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One of the more storied country singers of all time will be gracing a Jacksonville stage with his presence in February. Willie Nelson is, unarguably, a country music legend. He first became prominent in 1973 and has managed to rise beyond mere music and become simply an entertainment legend. 1973 was the year that Nelson rose to prominence, but it he was well-known even before that.
Nelson began his musical career at the age of seven when he wrote his first song, and from that point proceeded to build a unique sound that blended blues, rock, jazz and traditional country. Nelson, essentially, invented his own sub-genre of country music. Not only is he renowned as a performer, he has written some of the most well-known and well-loved songs in all of modern music history, including Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” and Ray Price’s “Night Life”. He has also recorded albums with a number of other bona fide country music legends like Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard. He has seven Grammy Awards, recorded several dozen gold platinum and multi-platinum albums. Nelson is possibly the most widely accepted country music legend when it comes to being loved across generational and cultural lines. Read more about On the Road Again: Willie Nelson is Coming to Jacksonville in February
Fuel to be Performing at Brewster's Pit
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"The album that followed Something like Human was called Natural Selection and featured the the minor hit song Falls on Me."
Fuel will be performing at Brewster’ Pit in Jacksonville Beach on January 22nd.
The hard rock band was formed in 1989 first as Small Joy then had its name changed its name to Fuel in 1994. It consists of members Brett Scallions, Andy Andersson, Brad Stewart and Ken Schalk. Founding members Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie are no longer a part of the band’s line-up. They would sign with Sony’s Imprint label shortly after releasing their first EP.
The band’s first hit was a song called “Shimmer” from that first EP, which was titled, Porcelain. Shortly after signing with the Sony label they would release another EP called Hazleton. In 1998 they would sign with Epic and record their first full length album called Sunburn. The song Shimmer was also placed on the album and became the band’s first top 40 hit.
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Jacksonville's Shinedown Have a New Album on the Way
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Shinedown will be releasing their latest album, titled Amaryillis in March though it may be pre-ordered in January. Arguably the best known and most successful current, still-active band formed in Jacksonville, Shinedown came together in 2001. The band has released three albums to date, selling more than eight million copies in total.
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Superstars Associated with Jacksonville
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Ray Charles, soul legend, also passed through Jacksonville on his way to becoming a popular music icon. He was 15 years old in 1945 which was the year that his mother died. Charles (then Charles Ray Robinson) had been playing in various Tallahassee clubs before moving to Jacksonville. After his mother’s death he decided that he was not returning to school. He played in various Jacksonville locales like the Ritz Theatre. Eventually, he would leave Jacksonville for Orlando and Tampa. He would later change his name to Ray Charles so as to avoid being mistaken for boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.
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SUNBEARS! - 'They Think They're Soooo Philosophical'
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As their name suggests, Jacksonville's SUNBEARS! are loud, bombastic, and charmingly colorful. Track nine off their new record You Will Live Forever plays with some explosive textures as it lays down its fatalist--yet ultimately encouraging--conclusions. It's a free download, so grab it if you like it, or buy the whole record on CD.
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Jacksonville Rockstars: Limp Bizkit
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The band is arguably the most successful music act to emerge from Jacksonville and is comprised of Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto, DJ lethal. They helped to pioneer the hip-hop and nu-metal mix that bled over from the late 1990s into the early 2000s with their blaring guitars and Durst’s lead vocals. Guitarist Borland has left the band (and returned) several times since its formation.
Skrillex to Perform in Jacksonville in December
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Dubstep was played by British DJ John Peel as early as 2003, so while it is relatively new genre of music, it does have a few years under its belt and long with some knowledgeable fans. For those who have no idea what Dubstep is, the simplest explanation would be that it is a bass heavy variant of electronic dance music featuring such unique touches as the “wobble bass”. Wobble bass is an electronically distorted bass track. Beyond that, the closest this genre comes to possessing a true superstar is Sonny Moore who uses the stage name Skrillex. He is a 23 year-old Los Angeles native who has composed Dubstep’s most widely known piece, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, which is the title track to his first album. The piece was featured in a TV ad for the GoPro Camera and is probably the most widely known and accessible piece of music with which to introduce newcomers to Dubstep. Note: it helps to have a little familiarity with techno music; jumping into Dubstep with no prior knowledge may result in confusion and alarm.
Grownup Rock Music in November
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The rest of November is going to be pretty good for grownups who are into rock music. Bands who hit the peak of their popularity in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s are all going to be performing in the Jacksonville area.
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Those who are fond of the old Chess Records style of blues will be able to get a taste of that when Delaware’s George Thorogood and the Destroyers perform at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Starting in 1974 with songs that are still used to this day in TV shows and commercials, George Thorogood and the Destroyers made a name for themselves with songs such as 1982’s “Bad to the Bone”. Thorogood got his musical education from blues greats like the members of the Muddy Waters band. The band will be performing on November 28.
Queensryche
While this band has been around since 1981, they first rose to national fame in 1990 with the success of “Silent Lucidity” a power-ballad from their album Empire that peaked at #9 on the Billboard Top 100 charts. Queensryche will be performing at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on November 10.
Los Lonely Boys
This Chicano rock band from San Angelo, Texas got attention in Nashville in the 1990s. Then, after recording an album in 2003, they had a single from that album reach #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. That song was “Heaven” and it won the band a Grammy Award for Best song by a Duo or Group. Los Lonely Boys will be performing at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on November 10th.