If you look in the dictionary… wait, that’s too old-school. If you look on Wikipedia for the definition of the word ‘community,’ I’m pretty certain you will find this photograph taken at 6:30 at the Keepin’ D Funky benefit show at the Amsterdam in St. Petersburg on August 29th, either the one taken by Matt…
You’ve seen the movies, so you know the routine. You’ve got to kiss the ring of the Godfather. You don’t want we should should muss you up, right? This Saturday, there is no ring to kiss, but there is a man to hug. The Godfather of the jam scene in the Tampa Bay area, Darryl…
So what are YOU doing Fourth of July weekend? You don’t have a golden ticket to the Chicago festivities. You know you need to stay as far away from the insanity at the beach and the theme parks as possible. The annual PBS broadcast is a non-starter. There’s really only one sensible place to be:…
I was in the car, well, almost, all set to drive to St. Pete for the Rowdies’ game. Like an addicted fool, I checked the Facebook one more time, and there it was. The message. “Are you going to hear Matt and Trevor? They’re playing with Juanjamon.” BAM! Just like that, my plans turned on…
Perhaps this has happened to you: you receive a Facecrack invitation from a name you don’t recognize, likely through a friend of a friend. But the invitation sounds interesting, and you think: well, OK! In this case, the request came from ZenFest 2015, being held at All World Acres in Plant City (well, technically). The…
OK, Hometeam on three. One! Two! Three! HOMETEAM! The 3rd Hometeam New Year’s Rally is in the books. Great weather, great organization, great people, 27 musical performances (26 of which I liked). [Photos to follow.] I didn’t miss a note. I actually rolled in to the Maddox Ranch in Lakeland Christmas night and got a…