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Editor ’s Corner
Publisher Malcolm Ballinger
While I’ve been an adult now for several months, I still like to hold on to the more rock ‘n’ roll days of my youth. For instance, earlier this year I celebrated opening my first IRA, something that my younger self would have thought was a mind-numbingly boring thing to celebrate. Then the next day I celebrated getting through a day at the office with a massive hangover (from celebrating the IRA, obviously). See, it is possible to remain lively and youthful while being a reasonably responsible member of society! In my younger years, I spent a lot of nights at local bars and venues taking in whatever live music I could.
These days, I still head to spots like Sluggo’s, Vinyl or occasionally the Handlebar to get my fill, but I’m a bit choosier about which shows. It also takes a lot more to get me out on a weeknight, since I now see those precious evening hours as prime book club reading time rather than PBR-chugging time. Downtown is brimming with live music, much more so than when I first learned the joys of distorted guitars, hairy bassists and scraggly drummers, so in this issue we’re focusing on some of the cool things Downtown has to offer in the music department. We talked to several musicians—some local, some touring—and we’ve even provided a useful flowchart to help you figure out which music event is right for you. You are welcome! Additionally, we’ve again included our Downtown bar and restaurant Specials Guide, back by popular demand from the person who told me she took it out and hung it on her fridge last year! I know adults like me have to watch our spending closely because those bi-monthly IRA payments are putting a real damper on our play money. To responsibly get the most from your paycheck and still party like a rockstar, just take a look at our guide and find out which Downtown spot will help you get the most bang for your buck. Again, you’re welcome! I hope this issue of DTC helps you to embrace your inner rocker, cling to your youth and/or save a few bucks on daiquiris. Whether those extra bucks go to a moderate yield savings account or to more daiquiris, party on, reader!
THE MUSIC ISSUE
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Emily Lullo, editor
6 Art · Music · Theatre 9 Dateline Downtown 11 Word on the Street 12 Bluegrass, Bourbon & Blues 13 Chatter Box 15 Business Profile 17 Specials Guide
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21 Musician Profiles 27 Musical Flowchart 28 Film 30 Historic District 33 Chow Downtown 35 Faces in the Crowd
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D o w n t o w n I mprovement Board
It’s a Glass Half Full Kind of Festival
Gabrielle Garrett Pensacola Wine Festival
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On Oct. 5, 2013 I’ll be able to make my first mark in Pensacola’s Downtown community. I never pictured my 21-year-old self managing the Downtown Improvement Board’s sixth annual WineFest but it comes with great enthusiasm that I’m able to create a worldly, unique experience with this event, not to mention help from a great organization, partners and community! Upon graduating high school in Huntsville, Ala. I ran as fast as I could to Pensacola. Moving to a place where you do not know a soul is the best way to find yourself and Pensacola has allowed me to do just that. I fell completely in love with the unique atmosphere here and dove into the Downtown productions as soon as possible. Pensacola Mardi Gras gave me my first taste of just how involved each Downtown business owner, employee and resident is with improving the community and
engaging citizens in the area. Almost everyone you encounter Downtown wants to encourage shopping, events and dining to stay local. And why wouldn’t you? From Gallery Night to festivals in Seville Square, not to mention two free concerts a week in Downtown Pensacola, there’s more to do than meets the eye. The Pensacola Wine Festival has been a part of the Downtown events scene for six years in various locations, street side and rooftop. This is the first time it will take place on Jefferson Street’s parking garage rooftop. The Downtown Improvement Board hopes to leave a lasting impression with the event as an upscale but fun way to spend your fall afternoon. Over 200 different wines will be available for tasting from 20 different vendors. Your favorite wine will be available for purchase after tasting by the bottle or the crate. After attendance, your party doesn’t have to end. We suggest hopping on one of the fun Downtown pedicabs and heading to your favorite restaurant. It is my personal belief that anyone who says “Pensacola is boring” has not picked up the Downtown Crowd, so pass this paper around and let’s get the word out! Please join me in celebrating all that is Pensacola at the Wine Festival from 3 to 6 pm on Oct. 5. Learn more at pensacolawinefestival.com or check us out on Facebook! If you would like to volunteer for this event or you have any questions, please e-mail Gabrielle@downtownpensacola.com.
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Ar t · Music · Theatre Evenings in Olde Seville Square Thursdays through August
This free event is one of the most popular summer concert series, bringing thousands to Downtown Pensacola over the course of the summer and showcasing a variety of local and regional musicians and groups. Grab a blanket and a picnic basket for the free summer concert series filled with memorable, musical evenings every Thursday from 7-9 pm in Seville Square. For more information visit eveningsinoldesevillesquare.com.
Landscapes By William Lee Golden at the PMA Through August 31
In celebration of the arts and in commemoration of Viva Florida 500, the Pensacola Museum of Art will unveil an exhibit of works by The Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden. The exhibit will be on display through Aug. 31 in the Kugelman Family and Mary Janice Henderson Thornton galleries. Along with landscapes of scenes from around the world, a new piece honoring the historic landscapes of Florida will be unveiled as a commemorative tribute to Viva Florida 500. The PMA will host a special reception on Aug. 22, and William Lee Golden will be in attendance. The reception is open to the public from 7 - 9 pm.
Quayside Gallery Presents Interpretations: Florida’s Forgotten Coast August 28-October 7 This distinguishing exhibit connects friends and Florida with feature artists Connie Boussom, Lynn Parker and Nikki Strahota. Working from photographs of old Florida by Lynn and Connie, each artist has interpreted representations. Connie has taken a new direction in oils, “interpreting with my own style!” Nikki uniquely creates collages from the photograph inspirations, “layering paper for a thick foundation of rich colors and textures.” The exhibit will be on display Aug. 28 through Oct. 7. Quayside Gallery is located at 15-17 E. Zarragosa.
PLT Presents The Wizard of Oz August 2-4; 8-11 Pensacola Little Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz, the greatest family musical of all time! This magical production is about a young girl, Dorothy, who is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. Tickets are $14-$30 and are available at pensacolalittletheatre.com, the PLT box office or by calling 432.2042. Bring the kids to a Munchkin Land party Aug. 4 following the Sunday matinee around 4:45 pm, and for adults, celebrate the season’s end with Over the Season, Over the Rainbow blowout featuring local drag performers on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 8 pm. 6 Aug 2013 www.downtowncrowd.com
First City Art Introduction to Pottery on the Wheel Workshops Tuesdays through September
First City Art Center is now accepting sign-ups for its upcoming Introduction to Pottery on the Wheel workshops. Workshops run each week through Sept. 10. This one-day workshop will be offered each Tuesday from 3-6 pm. Cost for the workshop is $30. Students will receive an introduction to materials, equipment and throwing techniques in this fun workshop. The instructor works individually with each student to develop finesse and consistency in throwing on the wheel. All workshops will be held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. For more information, or to sign up, call 429.1222 or visit firstcityart.org.
Ar t · Music · Theatre PSC Presents The Wedding Singer, the musical August 2-4 The 2013 Summer High School Onstage Workshop (S.H.O.W.) presents The Wedding Singer, the musical based on the hit movie about a jilted wedding singer in the 80s. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 pm; Sunday show is at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $16 each, and are available at pensacolastate.edu. Call 484-1847 for more information.
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Summer Listen Local Concert Series August 21, 28
The Community Maritime Park Amphitheater will host its new summer Listen Local series this month Aug. 21 and 28. The City of Pensacola Neighborhood Services Department is hosting this music series to shine a light on one of Pensacola’s most beautiful waterfront attractions, the Randall K and Martha A Hunter Amphitheater at the Maritime Park. These concerts will feature local musicians from the culture-rich Pensacola area. The free concert series will benefit a different nonprofit organization each time. Concerts are from 7 - 9 pm. For more information call 436.5670.
Marcus Luttrell’s Patriot Tour at the Saenger Theatre August 17 Throughout his life, Marcus Luttrell has been many things—a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a best-selling author, the subject of a forthcoming Hollywood blockbuster, and a brave Navy SEAL. Throughout it all, there’s been one constant: his love for and belief in his country. Marcus Luttrell is an American Patriot, and he’s bringing his amazingly true story of determination, valor, and survival to you, live on stage at the Saenger Theatre on Aug. 17 at 7 pm. Tickets are $48, $78, or $98 and are available at the Saenger Box Office or pensacolasaenger.com.
The artists of the Studios and Gallery at First City Art Center (FCAC) are proud to host the exhibition, Artifacts, a celebration to promote 500 years of Florida’s history–its people, places and cultural achievements–and this important milestone in American and Florida history. Artifacts features work from the resident artists of the FCAC Studios as well as the work of the FCAC Pottery and Glass Guilds and will run Aug. 9-Sept. 28 in the First City Art Center Studios and Gallery at 1060 N. Guillemard St. An opening reception will take place on Friday, Aug. 9, from 5-7 pm. This event is open to the public and is First City Art Center’s contribution to the statewide Viva Florida 500 program.
First City Art Center Commemorates Viva Florida 500 with Artifacts August 9-September 28
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Ar t · Music · Theatre Blue Morning Gallery Presents Visiting Artist Show August Ash Through August
The Blue Morning Gallery celebrates summer with the third Visiting Artist Show August Ash. For the month of August, the work of Larry Manning, well-known local potter and instructor, is the focus of the Gallery’s Spotlight on Art. August Ash is a study in woodfired pottery, specifically form, surface and firing techniques. Featured works are from the Managama, Anagama kilns in Navarre, designed from Japanese wood burning kilns, and from groundhog kilns. More popular lately, pots made for these kilns are looser and heavier and have organic forms more like those found in nature. The fly ash creates amazing surfaces as the fire continues to change the texture and color of the glaze. For the show, the Gallery offers Manning’s pottery in a variety of forms and surfaces, continuing its mission of providing art that is original, local and affordable. The Blue Morning Gallery is located at 21 Palafox Pl. For more information, call 429.9100 or check out the website at bluemorninggallery.com.
The Pensacola Children’s Museum Summer Arts Program August 8 The Pensacola Children’s Museum will host a free arts and crafts program for summer, held in Party Central at 11 and 2 on Aug. 8. The program is for individual children 4 years and older; no schools, summer camps, daycares or community groups. Regular admission applies if you wish to tour the museum after the program. The Aug. 8 program will be “Puppet Mania.” For more information visit historicpensacola.org.
Folk Art Workshop at First City Art Center August 5
Create unique Folk Art pieces at First City Art Center’s first Folk Art workshop, held at First City Art Center at 1060 N. Guillemard St. on Aug. 5 from 6-8 pm. The cost is $40 per person. Join Folk Artist Alan Moore and all the materials he has acquired over the years and make a unique recycled art sign, a soda can bouquet, an owl, fish, or whatever else you can come up with. Yard sticks, antique game pieces, vintage tools, old soda cans, buttons, and more are used to construct your one-of-a-kind creation. All materials are provided. All you need to bring is your imagination. You must be 16 or older to register (or 9 and older if accompanied by an adult). Reserve a spot online at firstcityart.org or call 429.1222
At Seville Quarter This Month
Seville Quarter hosts a variety of entertainment from a wide array of genres. For more information check out SevilleQuarter.com. Mondays: Monday Night Blues Every Tuesday: Kitt Lough Wednesday-Saturday: Dueling Piano Show August 4: Gabe Steeves August 9: Big Jim Brown August 11: Gabe Steeves August 15: Alverado Road Show August 16: The Modern Eldorados August 18: Gabe Steeves, Pensacola Paracon August 25: Gabe Steeves August 29: Schofield
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Fish House Deck Bar Weekly Music Schedule
The Deck Bar is closed on Sunday & Monday night Tuesday: Lucas Crutchfield from 6 - 10 pm Wednesday: Lucas Crutchfield 5 - 9 pm; At 9 pm a regional band will play until midnight. Regional bands are changed weekly Thursday: Lucas Crutchfield 6 - 10 pm Friday: Lucas Crutchfield 5 - 9 pm; Regional band begins at 9 pm Saturday: Regional bands begin at 9 pm.
At Vinyl Music Hall This Month
Vinyl Music Hall hosts a huge variety of musical acts featuring many musical styles. For more information check out VinylMusicHall.com. August 2-3: Headphone Disco August 9-10: Bustout Burlesque: The Biggest and Best Burlesque Revue in New Orleans August 17: Betsy Badwater CD Release Show with Denton Hatcher & The Soapbox Blues August 23: Local Showcase ft. Isle, Pioneers O! Pioneers, Jonni Greth, JPegasus August 24: Cedric Burnside August 25: Fitz & the Tantrums August 27: Big Country August 28: Cherie Currie of the Runaways August 30-31: The Mad Violinist & the Symphony Crack Orchestra
Dateline Downtown Hill-Kelly Drive-In Movie August 2
The City of Pensacola, the Neighborhood Services Department and the Community Maritime Park will be hosting the Hill-Kelly DriveIn Movie Series Presented by Cox Communications on Friday, Aug. 2. The movie shown will be Epic. Show time is at 8 pm, but guests must arrive at least an hour before show time to park on the grass. There will be grass seating available and additional parking. Chairs, blankets, and coolers are okay. No glass or pets allowed. This event is free to the public.
Fifth Annual Fur Ball August 17 Calling all pet lovers! Tickets are now on sale for the fifth annual Fur Ball! The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 17, from 7 to 10:30 pm at the Sanders Beach Resource Center. Sponsored by the Jury-Duty Spay & Neuter, a nonprofit organization, the event will raise money to fund spay and neuter services for homeless animals in the Pensacola area. Dance to live music by Malpractice and enjoy a live auction, a silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. For more information about the 2013 Fur Ball please call Gregory or Cynthia Farrar, 438.FIXX.
2013 Home & Product Expo at Pensacola Bay Center August 23-25 Visit the 2013 Home & Product Expo to make your home a place where you love to live. A much anticipated event for area homeowners and homebuyers, the 2013 Home & Product Expo is set for Aug. 23-25 at the Pensacola Bay Center. With nearly 100 exhibitor spaces and dozens of ways to learn something new, the Home Expo is THE place to simplify your home building, remodeling or landscaping plans! Tickets are $5 for attendees 18 and over, free for under 18, and entry is free on Sunday from 3-5 pm only. Tickets are available at the Pensacola Bay Center Box Office.
Speed Date Night at Play August 29
Come enjoy a unique Speed Dating event at Play on Thursday, Aug. 29 starting at 7 pm. Participants should come 30 minutes early to fill out a welcome packet. Admission is free, but guests are asked to purchase one cocktail. Each guest will receive a scorecard and a topic card to help spark conversations and spend seven minutes with each guest, with time in-between to mark scores. Play will provide fun interruptions with complimentary drinks. At the end of the event, guests will turn in scorecards and Play will contact participants to let them know who’s interested in a second date to avoid awkward instances of rejection. Register at iplaypensacola.com.
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Dateline Downtown Atlas Beverage Classes at the Fish House Deck August 1 Atlas Oyster House is proud to present the next installment of Atlas Beverage Classes (A.B.C.). This semester will feature handcrafted beers and two featured spirit brands, each paired with small plates. The classes will be held on the Deck Bar, the first Thursday of the month (August through November)
Saenger Theater Summer Classic Movie Series Saturdays
The Saenger’s Summer Classic Movie Series is back this summer with hits from yesteryear lighting up the silver screen in the historic theater. A survey was conducted allowing people to vote for favorite classic films to be shown. Movies will be shown on Saturdays at 7 pm, and admission is $5. A movie 10-pack, which can be used in any combination, is available for $40. Seating is general admission. August 3: A Streetcar Named Desire August 10: North by Northwest August 17: West Side Story August 24: Rear Window August 31: African Queen
Cooking Demonstrations & Wine Pairings with Chef Irv Miller August 21
Enjoy a Cooking Demonstration and Wine Pairing with Jackson’s Chef Irv Miller. For the Aug. 21 demonstration Chef Irv will present “Taste of the Middle East.” This demonstration will include flavors of the Middle East including cinnamon, cloves, cumin, coriander and garlic. Lamb is a favorite meat, and eggplant is often fried in slices and dressed in yogurt and garlic, or roasted over an open fire, then pulped and dressed with tahini lemon juice, garlic, and cumin in a dish known as baba ghanoush. Chef Irv will select many of his favorite dishes and prepare a Middle East tasting. Tickets are $45 and there will be two seatings at 5 - 6:30 pm and 7:30 - 9 pm. For reservations call 217.2347.
Living History Exhibits in Historic Pensacola Village Fridays & Saturdays
Learn early 19th century cooking techniques and trade-skills from costumed Living History interpreters every Friday and Saturday in Historic Pensacola Village. Cooking takes place in an authentically recreated detached kitchen house using actual 18th and 19th century recipes. Trades demonstrated include broom making, sewing, basket weaving, and wood working. Demonstration schedules vary and are included with the Village admission, which is $6 adults, $5 AAA, Senior Citizen 65+ and Active Military, $3 children between 4-16. Visit the Historic Pensacola Village at 205 East Zaragoza St. or call 595.5993 for more information. 10 Aug 2013 www.downtowncrowd.com
and will feature a presenter for four tastings. Classes begin at 6 pm and cost is $20 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Each class will also feature “pop quizzes,” for fun prizes. The Aug. 1 class will feature Kona Brewery with Kevin Schumacher. Reservations are required. Call 516.2324 to reserve a seat.
Ghost Hunt at the Pensacola Lighthouse August 2, 3, 16, 17, 24, 30, 31
Is the Pensacola Lighthouse haunted? The Travel Channel and SciFi’s Ghost Hunters think so! Join the lighthouse for a ghost hunt in the historic 1869 Keeper’s Quarters and see if the ghosts are willing to meet you. Bring your own ghost-hunting equipment or share the lighthouse’s (some items available for purchase in the Gift Shop before tours commence). Tours are two hours. This tour includes a trip to the top of the Lighthouse, weather permitting, and is recommended for children 12 and over. Make reservations at pensacolalighthouse.org.
Toast at the Top Sunset Tour Pensacola Lighthouse August 2, 7, 10, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 30
Make date night special and treat yourselves to the most romantic view on the Gulf Coast from the Pensacola Lighthouse! Each reservation is for two and includes ambient music, sparkling non-alcoholic wine served in keepsake champagne flutes, and light hors d’oeuvres. Space is extremely limited, so make your reservations now at pensacolalighthouse.org.
Spa Yoga at Stay the Clinical Spa Wednesdays & Saturdays
Treat yourself to a rejuvenating yoga session at Stay the Clinical Spa, located at 1010 N. 12th Avenue, suite 128 in the Historic Sacred Heart Building at 11 am. Only $15 or just $20 for you and a friend for personalized classes with exceptional guidance in your yoga practice from Bevin Murphy. Call 438.3580 with any questions.
Word on the Street Chopshop Skateshop
Chopshop Skateshop has recently made the move from Gulf Breeze to Downtown Pensacola. Now located at 200 E. Garden St. Suite 5, Chopshop offers boards, apparel and much more. Come by today to see the store and see what’s new!
Hopjacks Unveils Dessert Duck Fries
The legendary duck fat fries from Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom have gone sweet on us. Hopjacks recently unveiled a new dessert version of the pub staple, along with other new menu items.. The new fries will still be twice cooked in rendered duck fat and will be tossed in a cinnamon-sugar blend and served with an East-Hill-Honey Infused Cream-Cheese Dipping Sauce. Let the Sweet vs. Savory Duck Fry Debate begin!
New Restaurants Galore!
Downtown’s bar scene is ever-expanding, with new offerings like Old Hickory Whiskey Bar and O’Riley’s Irish Pub, but spots to grab a pre-cocktail dinner are also on the rise. Check out Norma’s and Type (501 N. 9th Ave.) coming to Duh where Norma Murray’s classic lunch options will be available by day and dinner time will bring the modern and adventurous creations of Chef Blake Rushing. Elsewhere Downtown you can find Joe Abston’s latest venture Pot Roast & Pinot (321 E. Cervantes St.) serving up an upscale take on classic American comfort food, with an eclectic iPad wine list.
Pensacola ParaCon: A SciFi, Anime, Gaming & Costuming, Horror & Paranormal Convention August 17-18
Pensacola Paracon is a convention for fans of science fiction, horror, fantasy, gaming, anime, costuming, fan and indie films, artists, celebrities, comics, renaissance, cosplay, steampunk, theater, performing, literature, publishing, arts, mystery, crafts, collecting, model construction, film making, paranormal, and more! Pensacola ParaCon will be held at Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, and offer celebrity meet and greets, discussion panels, workshops, screenings, demonstrations, events, and competitions. Guests of Honor will include Ari Lehman, Cindy Morgan, Michael Berryman, Jason Faunt, Gil Gerard and many more! Seville Quarter will host a Zombies, Geeks and Freaks Masquerade Ball. Attend investigations at the Pensacola Victorian Inn and Gray House. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Making Strides with Breast Cancer. Admission is $10 and children 12 and under are free. For more information visit pensacolaparacon.com.
Cuts For a Cause at Vivid Artistic Hair Design August 18 Are you in need of a trim? How about a new back-to-school cut? Come to Cuts For a Cause on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 10 am - 7 pm at Vivid Artistic Hair Design. The event will benefit the organization Food for Thought, which is dedicated to feeding children in our community. In Escambia County over 15,000 children struggle with hunger daily. Food For Thought is a backpack program working to
end childhood hunger in our community by connecting kids with the nutritious food they need. Vivid will have music, food, drawings for goods and services, face painting, bouncy house, and hair cuts for a $15 minimum donation from everyone from Vivid and stylists from other local salons. All proceeds will go to Food for Thought. For more information visit foodforthoughtinc.org.
New SpotOn App Makes Loyalty Effortless!
SpotOn makes loyalty rewards easy for businesses and their customers. Download the app on iPhone or Android to start earning rewards in your neighborhood. Look for the symbol on ads for participating businesses in this publication! One Card, Endless Perks. Get started today at SpotOn.com. Contact clawson@spoton.com or call 619-788-2080.
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Bluegrass, Bourbon & Blues by Ellie Grabski
Lately it seems like we’re all trying to get back to the beginnings of things. We’re buying local, thinking about self-sufficiency and trying to find ways to make our complicated lives a little slower and sweeter. This event celebrates that process. Besides being just a downright awesome combination, bluegrass, distilleries, and microbreweries actually have a lot in common. All three seek the authentic and work constantly to get at the truest forms of their respective methods. It seems that in slowing down and thinking about where something takes root results in much higher quality products and experiences. With over 20 different samplings of both brews and bourbons, celebrating America’s roots has never been so easy. Microbreweries and bourbons featured at the event include (but are not limited to): Pensacola Bay Brewery, Blue Point Brewery, Goose Island Brewery, Woodchuck Ciders, Victory Brewing Company, Jim Beam, Devils Cut, Knob Creek Single Barrel, Basil Hayden’s, Baker’s Bourbon, Old Crow Reserve, Old Grand Dad 114, Maker’s Mark, and Red Stag Black Cherry. What better to accompany your sipping and swilling than three critically acclaimed bluegrass bands? The Grascals are Grammy nominated for Best Bluegrass Album for three of their releases. They are also the winner of SPBGMA’s Bluegrass Band of the Year in 2010 and its Instrumental Group of the Year for the last three years in a row. Originally out of Nashville, the group mixes bluegrass with country music and is comprised of Terry Eldredge, Jamie Johnson and Terry Smith on vocals and Danny Roberts on mandolin, Jeremy Abshire on fiddle, and Kristin Scott Benson on the banjo. Blue Dogs is based out of Charleston, SC and was established in 1987. Playing true Americana music, Blue Dogs has toured for 25 years and have released nine CDs and two DVDs and developed a large national and international fan base. The band is comprised of lead singer/guitarist Bobby Houck, bassist Hank Futch, drummer Greg Walker and guitarist David Stewart.
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The Honeycutters are a new up and coming band in the world of Bluegrass. The band’s second release, “When Bitter Met Sweet,” debuted June 5, 2012. The band’s members include singer/songwriter Amanda Anne Platt, producer Peter James on lead guitar, Ted Taylor on mandolin, Ian Harrod on bass, and Jon Ashley on drums. They have a third album in the making that they hope will release in 2014. “Bluegrass, Bourbon and Brews presented by Jim Beam is being organized and promoted by Pensacola Bay Center/SMG,” says SMG marketing and sales coordinator Eric Schleicher. “SMG is the management company for the county-owned Pensacola Bay Center. We are the largest management company in the world for arenas, stadiums, theatres, performing arts centers and a variety of other venues.” Tickets are on sale now! $40 gets you tasting and event admission and $20 tickets are available for non-tasting admission to the event as well. “We do offer a military discount of half off the $40 tasting ticket. This discount is available at Pensacola Bay Center Box Office with a military I.D. but limited quantity is available,” says Schleicher. Tickets may also be purchased at PensacolaBayCenter.com and by calling Ticketmaster outlets at (800) 7453000. Bring your lawn chair at 5:30 pm to the 9th Avenue parking lot where tastings will run from 6 to 9 pm and music will play until 11 pm. Specialty food items will also be available for purchase. In the case of inclement weather, all main aspects of the event will be brought inside the Pensacola Bay Center. So sit back, relax and toast to the American sound on the stage with the American sip in your cup.
Chatter Box Rick Binkard
What’s your favorite place to see live music Downtown? Vinyl because they have a lot of metal shows. Have you seen any great concerts this summer? I really wanted to go see Animals as Leaders last night, but I missed it. The last show I went to was Dave Matthews Band at the Wharf. If you were in a band, what would your position be and what kind of band? I already play guitar, so guitar. It would be death metal of course.
Marké Anderson
What’s your favorite place to see live music Downtown? The Saenger. Have you seen any great concerts this summer? I went to see Seether last. If you were in a band, what would your position be and what kind of band? If I was in a band, it would be a rock band and I’d be a groupie.
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Old Hickory Whiskey Bar by Emily Lullo
For Katie Garrett, a good night out a bit about the distillery behind it. is all about the stories, and her newly “Bourbon to me is like wine,” she opened business the Old Hickory says. “You never start off with the Whiskey Bar is already packed with heavy stuff first, you have to ease them. Whether it’s the history behind your way into it. It’s the same thing the namesake, the building itself or with whiskey. So that’s our goal, to the story of one of the distilleries get people going into it.” behind the more than 150 different Old Hickory will also feature a bottles of whiskey on the shelves, seasonal craft cocktail menu. Ease there’s plenty to discuss—over a into whiskey fandom via some house glass, of course. Garrett and business infused bourbons like a blueberry partner James Jackson open the bourbon in the “Union Blue” cocktail, doors to Old Hickory early this month. or sip the mint-infused spirit in the A Pace native, Garrett says she “Bourbonito,” a twist on the summery wanted to become a part of the classic. There are also non-whiskey burgeoning area along Palafox and beverages, like a spicy chipotlethroughout Downtown and she infused tequila margarita with muddled decided to do that through her favorite raspberries. Everything is made fresh spirit. in house without “I worked “You never stop learning pre-made mixers. at West As for the name, about whiskey,” Garrett “Old Florida Historic Hickory” Preservation says. “Every bottle is was a nickname so I was very of the seventh different.” involved in trying U.S. president to be a part of Andrew Jackson, the restoration of Pensacola. I and Garrett chose to make the knew I wanted to have a business in homage because he’s a figure that a historic district and I like the social particularly interested her throughout atmosphere of a bar,” she says. “I’ve her academic career, during which always been the party planner of my she received a masters in historic family, so I felt that this would be preservation. a way I can always plan a party for “His ties to Pensacola are so rich, everybody, every night.” and unfortunately most people don’t Located at 123 S. Palafox Place, even know he was here at all. He was Old Hickory is a cozy, whiskey-centric the first territorial governor here,” she cocktail lounge where even the walls says. “That’s why I chose Andrew tell tales of decades gone by. The Jackson. I just always thought he was building was built in 1881 and the a great historical figure for Pensacola, original fleur de lis patterned tin tile and this is really where it all began on the walls and barfront that was with him.” uncovered and restored from under Old Hickory Whiskey Bar ties layers of paint is distressed in places together the layered history of both where a 1931 fire damaged the the city and the spirit with an Old building. World comfort, then adds a decidedly Obviously on this bar whiskey modern twist. Whether you’re looking takes center stage and Garrett says to meet friends for a drink on the that any and every guest will find town or to expand your knowledge of something they like on the wall of whiskey, Old Hickory is the perfect whiskeys. From sweet and inviting to spot to come back to again and again, pleasantly throat-burning, the spirit though even if you do, there will can run the gamut in flavor profiles. always be more to discover. The well trained bartenders at Old “You never stop learning about Hickory are happy to direct guests to whiskey,” Garrett says. “Every bottle a bottle they might enjoy and tell them is different.”
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Your Guide to Downtown’s Happiest Hours & Sweetest Deals compiled by Emily Lullo & Ellie Grabski
As you may or may not know, the economy is still tough. You want to party like a rock star, but you’re on a garage band budget. Here at DTC, we feel your pain, and we want to help you get the most out of your Downtown experience, which is why we’ve listed all the ongoing drink and food specials and happy hours you’ll need to maintain your lavish lifestyle. Check with your favorite spots for daily deals and featured items and peruse this guide or keep it on your fridge for easy reference any day of the week, because we’ve got proof of just how special Downtown is right here. A few humble suggestions for your frugal frivolity: always tip your bartender or server, and play it safe after taking advantage of the many liquid specials on this list; enlist a cab, a pedicab or a designated driver to take you home. Cheers!
ALL WEEK LONG 5½
Happy Hour 5:30 – 7:30 pm with discounts on certain cocktails, beer and wine. Bartender’s drink of the day also offered as a special.
850 Open Water
Daily Harbor Hour 3 – 6 pm; plus 12 – 2 am Fridays and Saturdays. Half off all frozen daiquiris, “Jump Starters,” all martinis; $1 off all glasses of wine; $1.50 domestic bottled beers.
Adonna’s Bakery
Always a 10% discount for military and for students.
Cabaret
Happy Hour 3 – 8 pm. All liquor top shelf and down is discounted.
Cavu Bar in Crowne Plaza Hotel
Locals get $3 house wines, $3 wells and $3.25 domestic and import bottles all the time.
Happy Pig Cafe
Happy Hour: 4 – 7 pm Monday – Friday.
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom
Hoppy Hour Monday – Saturday 4:20 – 6:20 pm. $1 off ALL 100+ taps; $1 off ALL glasses of wine; half off martinis; and half off any appetizer.
Hub Stacey’s
O’Riley’s Irish Pub
Happy Hour 2 - 7 pm. Buy one get one select wines, domestic beer and well drinks.
Seville Quarter
Happy Hour Monday – Friday from 4 – 9 pm with $2 daily drink specials.
Sluggo’s
Ladies always drink ½ off unless there is an event/ show. Men’s Happy Hour 4 – 7 pm, 50 cents off all domestics and wells.
Happy Hour Monday – Saturday 4 pm – 7 pm. $1 PBR, $2.50 wells and a special happy hour vegetarian hotdog menu.
Intermission
Check every day for varying daily lunch specials.
Happy Hour Tuesday – Friday $1 off liquor and $.50 off beer from 4 – 7 pm. Sailor Jerry spiced rum for $4 and Three Olives Vodka including all the flavors for $4 all day everyday.
Sumo Sushi
The Tin Cow
Happy Hour Monday – Saturday 3 – 7 pm. All domestic canned beer $2; $1 off well drinks, wines by the glass, and sangria; and half off starters.
Wine Bar
Jen’s Creoles
Emerald City
Daily $6.99 lunch specials as well as daily dinner specials.
Happy Hour 11 am – 6 pm. 2 for 1 drafts and glasses of wine.
The Fish House
New York Nick’s
After 10 pm every night old school $2 PBR and Rolling Rock Tallboys.
Nick’s Boat House
Happy Hour: Weekdays 3 – 7 pm. $1 off all drafts.
Happy Hour 3 – 8 pm. Check out the chalkboard on the Fish House Deck for featured wines and charcuterie board specials available every night.
Happy Hour 10 am – 7 pm: 50 cents off everything from the bar. $1 off specialty drinks Monday – Friday.
Wisteria Tavern World Of Beer
MONDAY Atlas Oyster House
Oyster Night: 25 cents per oyster for the first dozen and $2 draft Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra.
Big Easy Tavern & Cajun Cafe $2 screwdrivers.
BLEND Lounge
Sin Night: ½ off Crown & Down for all service industry employees (hospitality, military, police,
firefighters, EMT, nurses, Maritime Park employees). 9 pm – close.
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom
Handlebar
Mega Mondays: Half off any 16 inch pizza starting at 4:20 pm. S.I.N. NIGHT: 7 pm – 3 am: $2 well drinks; $4 Mojitos; and $3 Vodka Infusions.
Helen Back
$2 wells & domestics starting at 7 pm.
Dharma Blue
$2 off all sushi rolls on Monday nights. All you can drink PBR for $7 from 10 pm – 12 am. Military Monday: Active & Retired with ID get free pizza & $5.50 domestic draft pitchers from 7–close.
Hub Stacey’s
The Leisure Club Bar & Restaurant
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McGuire’s Irish Pub
Margarita Madness: $2 Margaritas starting at 6 pm.
New York Nick’s
$7 Pitchers of Yuengling & Bud Light 7 pm – close.
O’Riley’s Irish Pub $4 Import Pints.
Pensacola Bay Brewery
Growler Mondays: 30 percent off bottle and growler refills.
Play
The Tin Cow
Trivia Night starts at 9 pm. If you are in the bar and restaurant industry drinks are $3. Bring the most coworkers or colleagues and win a flip tab. (Coin is flipped to see if you win a free bar tab for the night).
Endless Topping & Milkshake Monday: Endless burger topping for no extra charge (excludes Super Toppers); and $1.50 off all milkshakes all day.
Seville Quarter
Long neck Monday: All long necks $1 off.
Monday Night Blues $2.25 Budweiser & Bud Light bottles at Lili Marlene’s. Bar Bingo at 7 pm in Apple Annie’s: free to play and $2.25 Miller Lite Bottle Beer.
Wisteria Tavern
World of Beer
Trivia Night: 7 pm, ½ off select drafts. Service Industry Night: ½ off all drafts 9 pm – close. (WOB Service Industry card required, ask your server for details).
TUESDAY 850 Open Water
Helen Back
Harbor Hour specials all day.
Guys Night: $10 sausage pies for men 8 pm – close.
Atlas Oyster House
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom
Half price sushi and $2 domestic draft beer – 10 pm.
Big Easy Tavern & Cajun Cafe Half off Ladies Day.
BLEND Lounge
$3 Holla’. $3 for almost any drink.
Hub Stacey’s $4 premiums.
Jackson’s Steakhouse
Show Me Your Text Tuesday: All text message subscribers receive 25% off everything, open to close. To join the list, text BLEND2 to 84700.
Prime time Tuesdays: Slow roasted herb & spice rubbed 16 oz. President’s cut of boneless prime rib of beef with Steakhouse baked potato and seasonal vegetables for $19.95.
Cabaret
The Leisure Club Coffee Bar & Restaurant
Martini Night $3 of martinis.
Handlebar
2 for 1 house wines, domestic beers, and ice cream scoops 5 – 10 pm.
Happy Pig Café
Tuesdays: $3 Martinis all day and night.
$2 PBR tallboys. VIP Martini Tuesday: $5 martinis 4 pm – close.
McGuire’s Irish Pub New York Nick’s
2-fer Tuesdays 7 pm – close: 2 for 1 shooters.
O’Riley’s Irish Pub $4 Bomber Night.
Pensacola Bay Brewery
Pint Night: $3 pints from 4 pm till close.
Play
Karaoke Night: $2.50 drinks and free play Skee Ball. B.A.R.E. (Bar And Restaurant Employees) Night: $3 drinks all night for BAREs.
The Tin Cow
Can Crusher Tuesday: 25 percent off all cans 7 pm – 3 am.
Wisteria Tavern
Old School Tuesday: All 16 oz. Tallboys are $2.
World of Beer
Loyalty Night: 25 percent off all bottles, open to close for all loyalty members (WOB Loyalty Card required. Ask your server for details).
WEDNESDAY Big Easy Tavern & Cajun Café $2 well whiskies.
BLEND Lounge
$3 Crown and Down: $3 Crown Royal. 9 pm – close.
Cabaret
Trivia sponsored by Smirnoff Vodka. $2 off any Smirnoff drink.
Emerald City
Drink & Drown $10 cover, two shows at 11:30 pm and 1 am, FREE wells & draft from 9 pm – 1 am, discounts on everything else. Regular prices after 1 am, dance till 3 am.
Fish House Deck Bar
Ladies Night: $2 drinks for ladies 5 pm – close.
Global Grill
Martini Night specials starting at 5 pm.
Happy Pig Café
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Helen Back
New York Nick’s
Ladies Night: $1 drinks at 7 pm. $5 All you can drink Crown and down 8 pm – 12 am.
Wellfare Wednesdays 7 pm – close: $2.50 well drinks.
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom
Nick’s Boathouse
Hub Stacey’s
$3.50 car bombs and $7.50 buckets of domestic beer.
Jackson’s Steakhouse
PBB Run Club: Runners meet at 6 pm and run at 6:30 pm. Beer specials available after the run.
American Craft Beer Night 7 pm – close. $1 off EVERY bottle of American craft beer; and $1 PBR Drafts. Happy Hour all night: 50 cents off wells and domestics. Wine Down Wednesdays: Any bottle of wine half off.
The Leisure Club Coffee Bar & Restaurant
Wine Down Wednesdays: half price any bottle of wine on the list 5 – 10 pm and Live Jazz most Wednesdays.
McGuire’s Irish Pub
Mug Club Night: $1.50 bar drinks; and $1 draft all night long for Mug Club Members.
Prime Rib special.
O’Riley’s Irish Pub
Pensacola Bay Brewery Seville Quarter
Nickel beer from 8 – 8:30 pm & quarter beer from 8:30 – 10 pm.
World of Beer
Tap it & Run: 6 pm Running Group gets ½ off all Shipyard & Seadog products. WOB University: College students and faculty get half off all drafts, 9 pm – close. (WOB U Card required. Ask your server for details). Last Call: Half off select drafts open to close.
THURSDAY Big Easy Tavern & Cajun Café $1 Lemon Drops.
BLEND Lounge
Ladies’ Night: $3 “You Call It” for all ladies. 9 pm – close.
End of the Line Café
Happy Pig Café
Thursday Nights: Men drink for half price.
Helen Back
Bike Night: Ride in on two wheels for free pizza 7 – 10 pm.
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom
O’Riley’s Irish Pub
Dollar night wells and domestic long necks.
Play
Ladies Night: Ladies drink for $2.50 for every drink, regardless of brand.
Seville Quarter
Thursday Night: Three course dinner with fresh, vegan ingredients including soup, salad, entrée, sides and dessert for $15 from 6 – 9 pm.
Adult Swim 9 pm – 3 am: $3 Sweetwater Brewery Taps; half off all martinis; and half off duck-fat Belgian fries.
College Night: $3 pitchers of beer until 11 pm and $5 pitchers of beer from 11 pm to close.
Emerald City
New York Nick’s
16 Hour Thursdays: Happy Hour specials all day.
Girls Night Out: $2 well drinks and domestic bottled beer.
Thirsty Thursdays 7 pm - close: $2.25 domestic beer (bottles).
Handlebar
All you can drink PBR for $7 from 10 pm – 12 am.
Big Easy Tavern & Cajun Café $5 Jaeger Bombs.
Emerald City
Hub Stacey’s
Everyone drinks ½ off from 5 – 7 pm.
McGuire’s Irish Pub
$3 vodka drinks from 6 pm - close.
Happy Pig Café
$2.25 Labatts Blue, Blue Light & Blue Light Lime 7 pm - close.
Big Easy Tavern & Cajun Café $10 margarita pitchers.
BLEND Lounge
Stoli Saturdays: $5 Stoli drinks all day/night.
Happy Pig Café
Saturday Nights: Ladies drink for half price; and all day specials on bloody marys, mimosas, screwdrivers and bottles of house champagne.
BLEND Lounge
World of Beer
Ladies’ Night: Ladies get ½ off all wines and select drafts, open to close.
FRIDAY
Shot Night: $3 shots all night of Goldschläger, Jäger, Rumple, Cuervo and Fireball. Special on 12 oz. Prime Rib and baked potato, vegetable & roll; 25 percent bottles of wine.
The Tin Cow
New York Nick’s
SATURDAY Hub Stacey’s
$2 wells and domestics from 4 pm on.
McGuire’s Irish Pub
Irishmen’s Night Out: Bushmill’s Irish Whiskey for only $2.
O’Riley’s Irish Pub
Mug Night: quarter beer and $2 wells from 7 - 10 pm.
Seville Quarter
Three Olive Flavor Flav Fridays: $3 Three Olives Flavor Vodka Drinks in every room. “Not Just Another Wine Tasting” from 5 – 7 pm in Wine & Gift Shop. No charge for tastings and wines will be available for purchase.
O’Riley’s Irish Pub
$5 for any flavor vodka martin.
Seville Quarter
Membership Night: Membership cardholders receive $3 Crown and down drinks.
New York Nick’s
$2.25 Labatts Blue, Blue Light & Blue Light Lime 7 pm – close.
SUNDAY Helen Back
O’Riley’s Irish Pub
Sultry Sundays: $3 Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s all day until 5 pm.
Sunday Service Industry Night: Bring in a paystub for specials.
$4 Irish coffees and bloody Marys and $3 mimosas.
Emerald City
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom
Sunday Brunch: Your first Mimosa is free!
Hub Stacey’s
Hangover Cure Sunday: $3 bloody Mary, sparking wine and mimosas; $1 bitters and soda.
Drink & Drown $10 cover, two shows at 11:30 pm and 1 am, FREE wells & draft from 9 pm – 1 am, discounts on everything else. Regular prices after 1 am, dance till 3 am.
End of the Line Café
Sunday Brunch: Three Course Brunch with fresh, vegan ingredients including soup, salad, entrée, sides & dessert for $15 from 11 am – 2 pm.
Sucker Free Sunday: Half off all draft beers and $3 mimosas all day. $4 premiums starting at 7 pm. The Leisure Club Coffee Bar & Restaurant Bubbles & Brunch: gourmet brunch trios for $12 and bottomless champagne & mimosas for $5.
McGuire’s Irish Pub
Fish House/Atlas Oyster Bar
Emory Chenoweth Night: $3 Emory Chenoweths.
Handlebar
$7 Pitchers of Yuengling & Bud Light 7 pm - close.
Sunday Brunch: Fish House & Atlas 11 am – 2 pm. All you can drink PBR for $7 from 10 pm – 12 am.
New York Nick’s
Nick’s Boat House Prime Rib Special.
Polonza Bistro The Tin Cow
Seville Quarter
Sunday Brunch: 11 am – 4 pm. Fully stocked Bloody Mary Bar and bottomless glasses of champagne, mimosas and screwdrivers. B.A.R.E. Night (Bar and Restaurant Employee) BARE price drinks all night long for BARE card holders at the End O’ the Alley Bar. www.downtowncrowd.com Aug 2013 19
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by Josh Newby
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS With a funky combination of soul and indie pop, and enough talent on both sides of the microphone to make any band jealous, Fitz and The Tantrums burst onto the music scene in 2008. Now, after touring around the nation and world, the group behind such infectious singles as “MoneyGrabber” and “Don’t Gotta Work It Out” are returning to Pensacola for the first time since 2012’s Deluna Fest. What began as a cathartic method of coping with a breakup, Fitz and The Tantrums was founded by front-man Michael Fitzpatrick after he purchased an old electronic organ and wrote “Breakin’ the Chains of Love” the same night. He gathered together a talented array of musicians from a variety of genres to record the group’s first EP, Songs From A Breakup, Vol. 1. A longtime studio engineer, Fitzpatrick saw the group’s potential and invested his life savings in the project of beginning a band. What began slowly as a sequence of LA-based gigs quickly became a national phenomenon, as audiences and media moguls took quick notice of the band’s burgeoning talent and high-energy enthusiasm. “In the beginning, we didn’t have any expectations about what we might be or what we might become,” said James King, the charismatic, saxophone- and flute-playing Tantrum. “Every milestone, from playing in a hotel to opening for Flogging Molly at the Greek Theatre, seemed like an apex. We were unknown to the universe, but people listened and then eventually actually wanted to hear us.” Their first full-length album, Pickin’ Up the Pieces, was released in 2010 and gained them critical recognition as a “band to watch” by Rolling Stone
and “hardest working band” by Vogue Daily. While the first album was heavily influenced by the sounds of Motown, their sophomore effort, More Than Just a Dream, has a noticeably more contemporary vibe. “It’s hard to pigeon-hole us and we really take pride in that,” said King. “Each of the Tantrums comes from so many different influences that to narrow down our sound would be to exclude the styles we originated from. I’m perfectly happy to straddle a lot of different styles.” While that style may be confusing and alienating to some, it has served to widen the band’s target audience to include middle-aged audience members who appreciate the soulful, funky vibe, and younger people, who take delight in the high-energy and fast-paced rhythm of many of the tracks. In 2012, Fitz and The Tantrums performed at Deluna Fest to a hugely receptive audience, and King stated that he is excited to return to the City of Five Flags. “When we first performed, I was so easily distracted by the ocean and the crashing waves, but I definitely remember the city and the all the wonderful people who supported us,” said King. “The band’s awareness has grown in such an organic way, and it’s because people will tell their friends, and they’ll tell their friends. Michael always makes it a point to connect with and thank the audience, because the audience is what it’s all about.” Fitz and The Tantrums will perform at the Vinyl Music Hall on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 7 pm. Tickets are $25.
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by Emily Lullo
BROOKS HUBBERT Gulfport, Miss. native Brooks Hubbert has been a staple of the local and regional music scene for several years, playing on local stages ranging from Vinyl Music Hall to McGuire’s and many in between. While he sometimes plays with a combo group or just a drummer, he’s well known as a talented and engaging one-man band that can own a room with his able use of looping and overlapping sounds and guitar riffs. Hubbert isn’t one to be boxed into a certain music style or genre, borrowing from psychedelic rock, bluegrass and blues and others for his original work, as well as stylized covers. He learned guitar by playing music from the 60s and jazz and enjoyed the technical challenge the latter offered. “All styles have their own particular challenges that make them interesting, but definitely bluegrass and jazz are the ones that inspired me to really become proficient at my instrument and that kind of sensibility informs all the other different styles of music I play,” he says. Hubbert also plays in four piece electric band Sirius Face, but he has found unique ways to create a full sound while playing solo by utilizing equipment that allows him to record his guitar or vocals and loop the track to then play over and along with himself. The audio coordination required is a feat in itself, but Hubbert even designed a piece of equipment called the Sonic Clamp to help expand his in-the-moment musical options and it’s now on the market to musicians worldwide. The Sonic Clamp is a clip for mounting an iPhone securely to a guitar so
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that the touch pad can be utilized without interrupting the music, allowing for two different positions that make the phone an extension of the guitar. “Your phone is basically a computer and so what this does is put the touch pad in the most ergonomic position for you to use it either as an instrument or as an effects control surface on the fly while you’re playing,” he says. The Sonic Clamp is available at sonicclamp.com as well as local retailer Blues Angel Music. Besides being a musician and designer, Hubbert is also an artist, recently performing music during an exhibit of his work at Studio 11 in Downtown. His photography of magnetic sculptures uses light and color to create complex geometric patterns that draw in the viewer with their strong 3D effect. The simple but absorbing prints came about from a casual hobby of building increasingly complex sculptures from small magnets and snapping photos of his creations with his iPhone. Hubbert’s onstage charisma may catch the initial attention of listeners but it’s his creative approach to both music and art that have allowed him to build his audience of fans throughout the Southeast, and there’s yet more on the horizon for him on all fronts. This month you can catch Hubbert playing at the Ticket Sports Bar on Gregory Street on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. For more information, visit ourapp.at/bhm.
by Emily Lullo
WILLIAM LEE GOLDEN OF THE OAK RIDGE BOYS William Lee Golden has been in the music business decades longer than I’ve been alive, but this talented singer of Oak Ridge Boys fame is now establishing himself as a double threat as a painter in addition to his rigorous continuing touring schedule. The Oak Ridge Boys are a country and gospel vocal quartet known worldwide for such popular hits as “Elvira,” “Bobby Sue,” and “American Made.” As the group’s baritone since the early 70s, except for a short stint away from the group from 1987-1995, Golden and the current lineup have been going strong for 40 years, and the group is celebrating their 40 years together with a summer/fall tour and a 2014 cruise where they’ll headline. Golden recently came to Pensacola for the unveiling of an exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of Art featuring his landscape paintings. The famed singer now resides in Tennessee, but growing up just south of Brewton, he says Pensacola was a place he visited often as a child for trips to the beach, shopping and for concerts in the Bayfront Auditorium. “To me, this is what I consider my home,” he says of the area. “When I’m far away these are the memories that I carry with me.” Golden’s painting career got its kickstart in 2001, when he received painting supplies as a Christmas gift from his wife Brenda and infant son Solomon. Though the singer took photographs of landscapes he saw that he would’ve liked to paint, often while touring, he never purchased supplies. “I never went out and bought supplies for myself to try and paint.
It was something I kept putting off,” he says. “At Solomon’s first Christmas, they had this big box with all the painting supplies, easels and canvas, some books and several photographs that I’d stopped and taken in an envelope with a card: ‘Merry Christmas, now paint us a picture, daddy.’” One early painting depicts lavender azaleas along a Pensacola lane, and many others show similarly Southern landscapes featuring Spanish moss-covered trees and smatterings of colorful flowers, along with paintings inspired by Monet’s water lilies and other Impressionist painters. The crowning addition to the current show is a painting of Escambia Bay that was created to commemorate the year-long Viva Florida 500 celebration. Golden relishes the opportunity to continue to work to improve on both his musicianship as well as his painting, both of which he still considers to be daily learning experiences. “It’s been a learning experience, but it’s been a rewarding and fulfilling experience of being able to walk into Pensacola Museum of Art and to see my journey as an artist,” he says. “As I look back on it, I kind of see how far I’ve come in ten or 11 years and it makes me want to keep pursuing it, keep learning, keep growing.” The PMA will host a special reception on Aug. 22, and William Lee Golden will be in attendance. The reception is open to the public from 7 9 pm. www.downtowncrowd.com Aug 2013 23
by Emily Lullo
TANYA GALLAGHER Many in Pensacola likely remember Tanya Gallagher as one half of Baylen, the duo that included her brother-in-law Jonathon Britnell. In the years since her musical partner moved to Texas, Gallagher has been playing solo and with various other musical acts in Pensacola while finishing a bachelor’s and then master’s degrees in environmental science at UWF. She recently completed her latest album Oh My Love, an effort composed of songs written over the last few years that she recently recorded in Vancouver. Gallagher met Canadian musician and producer Leathan Milne through her roommate, and the pair emailed about music for several months before he came to visit Pensacola. Late last year Gallagher flew to Vancouver to record with Milne and the resulting album is a laidback and wistful brand of folk, powered by Gallagher’s emotive vocals with splashes of bluegrass banjo and fiddle. Each of the ten songs is short and sweet. Upbeat offerings like “Say Goodbye,” with its harmonies and lilting violin, make a bittersweet narrative an occasion for clapping or foot-tapping along with the melody. The title track is a simple and charming closer for Oh My Love, leaving the listener wishing for another spin or two through the dreamy album. Gallagher says the trip to Canada afforded her the opportunity to meet and connect with many talented musicians, though she wasn’t planning on returning before she took a chance to check out the 24 Aug 2013 www.downtowncrowd.com
doctorate programs at a nearby university. “I set up an interview there and I almost blew it off because it was my last day of recording and I just wanted to hang out in the studio and have fun, but I went and it was so great,” she says. “I thought I’d apply and just see what happens.” Gallagher was accepted and offered a four year fellowship to the program, and now she’s hoping the connections made while recording will turn into shows and musical collaborations to last throughout her schooling. She says the move is bittersweet for her, and that very feeling is captured in the ninth track on the album, “Washed Up (in the City)” which despite its title is more an ode than a grievance. “It’s kind of a song about how I always thought that I would go away, but I never really wanted to,” Gallagher says. “I’m really happy with the fact that I stuck around here for school and that I stayed as long as I have. I’m actually really sad to leave.” Before she heads north, she’ll have one last hurrah in her hometown to celebrate the release of Oh My Love. The release show will be Thursday, Aug. 1 at the Pensacola Cultural Center starting at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $10 and special guests James Adkins and Matt Mills will perform as well as Gallagher. Come say goodbye, pick up the album and enjoy an intimate concert to celebrate the CD and send off the artist.
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Observing the action and nodding along.
You’re at a party. What are you doing?
Being the center of attention - duh!
Hitting the dance floor
Why do you hate fun?
I had a bad experience with fun once.
Do you have money to spend? Nope.
I just prefer to be with my family.
Are you a frugal family or a penniless partier?
Penniless partier.
It’s a facade for my crippling insecurity.
Of course, I’m a big baller.
How else do you survive in such a cruel world?
How do you feel about copious amounts of alcohol?
Frugal family. FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS Pack a picnic and enjoy a sunset and some tunes. Great for the very old, very young, and those people’s caretakers. At Evenings in Olde Seville Square, relax under the oaks while music wafts from the pavilion each Thursday night from 7-9 pm. Or head to the amphitheatre at the Maritime Park for the brand new Listen Local series on Aug. 21 and 28 starting at 6 pm.
Why are you so full of yourself?
My history in my high school/ college theatre program has inflated my ego.
Eh, I’ll pass. HEADPHONE DISCO
Vinyl Music Hall is hosting two bouts of Headphone Disco this month on Aug. 2 and 3. The premise is simple: a set of headphones, two DJs, two channels, a silent room of dancing people. OK, it’s not that simple. Attendees get headphones that can switch between two DJs that are each blasting their own mix of songs. To the headphone-less onlooker, it’s like a confusing display of shared psychosis. To the listeners, awesomeness.
KARAOKE
Whether you’re the star of the show or an innocent bystander, karaoke is always a fun way to hear your favorite songs be amazingly performed or destroyed beyond recognition. Here are some of the hottest Downtown karaoke spots and the nights you can go to grab the mic. Cabaret: Thursday Hub Stacey’s: Saturday Play: Tuesday Seville Quarter: Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday 850 Open Water: Friday & Saturday Hopjacks: Wednesday
MUSICAL MADNESS If your glory days were singing and dancing onstage, it’s probably best you sit back and leave it to the professionals now. This month you can see one of the all time best musicals West Side Story at the Saenger on Aug. 10. For some live action, sing along with The Wizard of Oz this month at PLT, and there are two flamboyant themed parties, one for adults and one for the kids.
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Film by Josh Newby
In which we unfairly judge upcoming attractions based solely on their trailers.
2 Guns
What I’ll be spending my $8 on: Elysium
In theaters: August 9 Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, William Fichtner What I got from the preview: This tale of a harshly depressing future in which wealth inequality has led to two separate worlds, where the poor live on Earth and the wealthy live on the paradisiacal man-made Elysium, thrusts Matt Damon into the role of the everyman hero and Jodie Foster into that of the rich villain who looks like Nell from the movie Nell. Futuristic warfare and political undertones frame this story of mankind’s search for equality and affordable space travel. Most notable for: The director of 2009’s phenomenal District 9 returns with a gritty allegory on the merits of capitalism and a bald Matt Damon. Unqualified critical observation: Matt Damon has become something of an activist recently, using his films to send a message (Promised Land, in which the message was that any movie about fracking is bound to be boring), and this movie continues that trend. He rarely makes a bad movie, a characteristic of Jodie Foster as well. Needless to say, I have high hopes for this smart combination of summer action and societal commentary.
In theaters: August 2 Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg What I got from the preview: Two of my favorite actors team up to represent two of my favorite governmental agencies: the DEA and Naval Intelligence. The two characters seem to oscillate between working together and investigating each other, until they ultimately learn that they have been set up by the mob. A couple of wisecracks and gun-fights later and they’re best chums, shooting nameless cronies with impossible precision while money rains down on them. Most notable for: Apparently this movie was based on a graphic novel, which might explain some of its cartoonish violence and tongue-in-cheek humor. Unqualified critical observation: Two of the biggest names in Hollywood drive this action-comedy vehicle that is probably secretly just a ploy by Wahlberg to help us forget about Max Payne. Sometimes movies like this, with gratuitous violence punctuated by morbid humor, are entertaining, but they’re usually directed by people with the last name Tarantino.
We’re the Millers
In theaters: August 7 Starring: Jason Sudekeis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms What I got from the preview: A drug-runner puts together a mismatched bunch of people defined by a singular characteristic (stripper, runaway, virgin) to act as his fake family so that he can successfully(?) move a large shipment of marijuana from Mexico to the US, in what is undoubtedly a very clever parody of our country’s border and import laws. Most notable for: A raunchy comedy full of otherwise somewhat chaste actors, this movie marks Sudekeis’s first role as leading man. Unqualified critical observation: Destined for a fixture on FX’s Saturday night movie line-up and the $5 bin at Wal-Mart, this movie will likely feature a couple good laughs and sight-gags, but will almost assuredly be easily forgotten…even by those who aren’t inhaling its signature drug.
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Kick-Ass 2
In theaters: August 16 Starring: Chloe Grace-Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey What I got from the preview: A high number of threename actors—and Jim Carrey—star in this sequel to 2010’s surprising and sweetly meta superhero satire. Following his take down of a ruthless criminal in the first film, the costumed high school hero KickAss inspires more normal citizens to join his ranks, and take armed vigilantism to levels unseen since George Zimmerman, to fight Red Mist, who has sworn vengeance on those responsible for his father’s death. Most notable for: A larger cast of characters, prerelease gun rights controversy, Turk from Scrubs: this movie has it all. Unqualified critical observation: This sequel seems to promise more of the same exciting action, surprising violence and dark humor as its predecessor, but in an age of countless superhero movies and demigods who save the world again and again, maybe that’s okay.
The World’s End
In theaters: August 23 Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike What I got from the preview: Starting with a very British Three Musketeers joke, this trailer features narration, car radio squabbles, pubs, twin killer robots, and the end of the world, as five friends whose sole desire is a nice cold pint suddenly become Earth’s last hope for survival. Most notable for: The team behind Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead are back to spoof the end of the world movie, a feat already accomplished by their American counterparts in this year’s This Is the End. Unqualified critical observation: British humor isn’t my thing. I preferred the American The Office and have never laughed at a single Monty Python joke; nevertheless, this movie actually looks quite good. Whether you enjoy humor from the other side of the pond or not, this movie should be a ceaselessly entertaining and high-energy mix of satire, silliness and survival.
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Downtown Pensacola’s Historic District is the perfect place to squeeze the last drops of fun from the summer vacation, or prepare for back to school with some shopping for new clothes and gifts to prepare you for the year. It’s still blazing hot, so cool off with an iced coffee, a nutritious smoothie, some decadent gelato or a cold pint of locally brewed beer. This month is the last chance this summer to enjoy some live local tunes in the heart of the Historic District at Evenings in Olde Seville Square on Thursday nights starting at 7 pm. August will feature Dr. Breeze, the Swingin’ Dick Tracys, Superfunk Fantasy
and a special guest! Bring a picnic or stop at one of the many restaurants in the area, and be sure to take a stroll around to see what’s new! This month is a also great time to prepare for back to school with the many museums and educational tours available in the District. The Historic District isn’t only for special events, though. It’s the perfect place for a jog along the waterfront or the picturesque historic streets, or just a leisurely day of walking and window shopping with a friend. Meet your everyday needs with all kinds of businesses that call this beautiful segment of Downtown home.
To place an ad here, contact Sharyon Miller,
(850) 433-1166, ext. 28
1. La Bona International Boutique 507 Adams St., 850-857-1211 2. Ballet Pensacola 400 S. Jefferson St., 850-432-9546 3. Tanner Realty of Northwest Florida 421 E. Zarragossa St., 850-435-9007 4. The Mole Hole Unique Gifts 425 E. Zarragossa St., 850-434-7329 5. Olde Seville Chiropractic: Dr. Lindey Jeudevine 208 S. Alcaniz St., 850-607-2105 6. Historic Pensacola Village 205 E. Zarragossa St., 850-595-5993 7. Pensacola Historic Lighthouse 2081 Radford Blvd., 850-393-1561 8. Pensacola Little Theatre 400 S. Jefferson St., 850-434-0257
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La Brisa
Chow Downtown
by Josh Newby Across the Three Mile Bridge in Gulf Breeze, before the official welcome sign and well before the sandy white beaches, a restaurant resides along the coast, serving up southern-style coastal cuisine and treating patrons to one of the most spectacular ocean-side views along the Gulf. La Brisa is a casual dining experience located where the famous Bon Appetit Waterfront Café once delighted visitors and Breezers alike. Now, with Pensacola-native chef John Huggins at the helm, La Brisa promises to continue a tradition of dishes with signature southern flair and authentic coastal tastes while establishing an independent identity as Gulf Breeze’s latest food customers to see, but not fully experience, the destination. ocean-side real estate. Now, La Brisa features Huggins first began his cooking career in 1990. indoor dining with an intimate atmosphere and After various stints at several restaurants in the lighting, as well as an outdoor enclosed and open Richmond, Va. area, he enrolled at a local culinary seating area, for those wishing to smell the saltarts institution, then brought his knowledge and infused breeze and hear experience of crafting the waves crash along “Southern food is comfort food. It’s about the perfect menu back the shore as they enjoy to his hometown of family, it’s a generational story that we their sautéed shrimp and Pensacola. His work hope to help tell through our menu.” creamy corn or panat McGuire’s and The seared salmon. Fish House inspired With these local tastes and influences also him to pursue management of his very own comes a commitment to local establishment, one that would emulate and pay vendors and businesses, homage to the influences and lessons of his past, as many dishes’ ingredients but would also help him craft his own unique taste. are grown, harvested and Finally in February of 2013, Huggins had his purchased from area locations. very own restaurant, one where the dishes were Pensacola Bay Brewery is his own and the view was spectacular. And while also on tap at La Brisa and managing the business and administration of the restaurant will continue to a restaurant has at times proved challenging, rotate new inventory from the Huggins said that the locals are responding and brewery. visitors are delighted. “We want to be a place with “For years, my focus was the kitchen,” said local influences that supports Huggins. “But I quickly discovered there’s so much local businesses,” said more to a restaurant than that. I’ve learned to Huggins. “We have a vision, follow my gut and the importance of multi-tasking.” and part of that vision is to These tasks include everything from overseeing spearhead our own movement the kitchen to planned expansions of the of local business support by restaurant. Prior to Huggins’ ownership, the procuring seafood, ingredients restaurant’s dining room was inside, which allowed
and produce from the markets, suppliers and farms in the region.” Huggins said that he borrows a great deal from his past and has picked up a variety of tricks for creating the perfect combination of ingredients for the ideal dish. “Creating a menu is like putting together a puzzle,” said Huggins. “You want to emulate them without copying them.” That puzzle reflects an admirable adherence to the tastes of the south and the tastes of the coast, and Huggins has worked hard to ensure the environment of the restaurant caters to the area culture’s specific interpretations of family and community. “Our region produced these ingredients, and our food reflects our culture,” said Huggins. “Southern food is comfort food. It’s about family, it’s a generational story that we hope to help tell through our menu.” La Brisa is located at 51 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., to the right after the Three Mile Bridge when heading into Gulf Breeze. Their phone number is 932-8638. Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 10:30 am, lunch is 10:30 am to 4:30 pm, dinner is 4:30 to 9:30 pm, and Sunday brunch is 11 am to 2 pm.
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At DTC’s Gallery Night Free Thinkers...
Faces in the Crowd At the Running of the Bulls...
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DTC quiz Q: What is the name of William Lee Golden’s wife? Prize: Pair of tickets to the Saenger’s Summer Classic Movie Series Deadline to enter is August 15. Answers may be emailed, faxed or mailed (no telephone entries.) On the 15th of the month, the winner will be selected at random. The Rules: Employees and family members of Ballinger Publishing and the Downtown Improvement Board are ineligible for prizes. Ballinger Publishing is not responsible for restrictions of each prize. Winners are chosen at random from a pool of eligible respondents. Daytime phone number MUST be provided with submissions. Winners will be contacted by phone. Winners are ineligible to win again for a 6-month period. IMPORTANT: All entries MUST be sent by E-MAIL (emily@ballingerpublishing.com), FAX 435-9174, or MAIL (PO Box 12665, Pensacola, FL 32591). Entries must be in by the 15th by noon. NO TELEPHONE ENTRIES.
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