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Marquee for The Marías at Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia

The Marías: The Come Up

Anthony Grecco, Staff May 3, 2022

  The Marías were formed in Los Angeles, California. Maria Zaradoya, the frontman, is from Puerto Rico. She grew up in Atlanta before moving out west where she met her partner Josh Conway, drummer. Though...

Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival.

Virtual Sundance

Jason Turner, Staff Writer May 3, 2021

Like just about everything, film and music festivals have changed since the advent of COVID-19. Welcome to Rockville was canceled for the year. All Gasparilla events were first postponed and then canceled....

Maggie, Lulu and C.J. of GFM

Get to know Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh

Jason Turner, Staff Writer September 23, 2020

Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh, also known as GFM, are three sisters from Jacksonville who play rock and roll. C.J. plays guitar, Maggie plays bass and Lulu plays drums. They all sing, but C.J. and Maggie...

The Echo Within - Momentum

Catch the Momentum with The Echo Within

Jason Turner, Staff Writer September 21, 2020

After releasing a handful of singles, Norway’s The Echo Within has released its first e.p., titled “Momentum.” The e.p. contains a total of seven tracks. There are four original songs and acoustic...

Skillet will perform on March 3 at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City.

Bring your pans to the Strawberry Festival

Jason Turner, Staff February 28, 2020

It’s not often that you get a chance to see a band like Skillet at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City. This year, on March 3, however, you will. In the past, acts performing at the Strawberry Festival...

From Arabia to the world: A universal message in “Arabian Alien”

From Arabia to the world: A universal message in “Arabian Alien”

Darian Hernandez, Staff Writer February 18, 2020

“Arabian Alien,” a film written and directed by Meshal Aljaser, analyzes the lack of freedom in Muslim countries through the lens of homosexuality. Without risking an ethnocentric approach, the substantial...

Epicentro: Philosophy through the eyes of Cuban children

‘Epicentro’: Philosophy through the eyes of Cuban children

Liz Leyva and Darian Hernandez February 18, 2020

To Hubert Sauper, Academy Award nominee in 2004, his documentary “Epicentro” is about utopia, childhood, memory and cinema. The Austrian filmmaker spent three years, from 2016 to 2019, capturing the...

Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens, one of many bands set to perform at Welcome to Rockville 2020.

Rockville moves to Daytona

Jason Turner, Staff Writer February 12, 2020

This year marks significant changes for Welcome to Rockville. The tenth year of the festival brings a change that has surprised many, as Danny Wimmer Presents announced that the festival is moving from...

Magic Giant

Magic Giant is coming to Ybor City

Jason Turner, Staff Writer January 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based indie folk band Magic Giant is coming to Tampa. On January 25, they will be at the Orpheum in Ybor City as part of the Band of Brothers Roadshow along with American Authors. You...

Bask III album cover, artwork by Adam Burke courtesy of Season of Mist

Bask in the sun with III

Jason Turner, Staff November 26, 2019

On their website, Bask says they “are four musicians based in Asheville, North Carolina, who love making music." They have been described as having sludge rock blended with Americana, progressive rock...

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