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ONE OF THE BIGGEST APPLAUSE LINES DURING a debate in which the partisan crowd hung on his every word, candidate for sheriff Ken Jefferson took a moment to respond to a prior assertion from Sheriff Rutherford that people still dial 911 when they need help. Jefferson countered that contention matter-of-factly, saying, “We’re the only agency in town.” Again, a partisan crowd. But, if you’ve been following local or national news of late, in response to the ever-growing trust disparity between the public and their corresponding law enforcement agencies, Jefferson’s zinger couldn’t have been more pointed or well-timed if it’d been penned by a Daily Show staffer. Though both candidates for sheriff went on to say they are open to the idea, it would be a stretch to say that, while on the campaign trail, either was an advocate for police body cameras. Two police-involved shootings last week in two different Northeast Florida counties should be a call to action for whichever man takes the reins as JSO’s top cop. In each case, police officers were called upon for help. In each case, a 28-year-old male lay dead from gunshot wounds. According to reports, both men were said to have threatened the officers enough to warrant a response of deadly force. In each case, the public is skeptical of the accounts issued by police. On Tuesday, May 12, JSO officers were serving an eviction notice at the Planters Walk Apartments on Jacksonville’s Westside. While clearing the apartment (which was already empty), the officers, both veterans with more than 40 years experience between them, approached a man on the adjacent balcony whom they said looked suspicious. The details get murky from there, but the officers shot and killed a father of three, named D’Angelo Stallworth, as he fled the apartment complex. In relaying the events that led to the shooting, JSO director David Hackney relied on the accounts of the officers and two maintenance workers who were assisting in the eviction. Hackney told reporters that, according to the officers’ accounts, the 5-foot-9-inch Stallworth — who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and placed on disability — brandished a firearm, was disarmed by the officers, fled down a flight of stairs before turning toward the officers, at which point, six shots were fired, fatally wounding the suspect. Stallworth’s family and his lawyer say there were other witnesses interviewed by police whose versions of events contradicts the narrative Hackney is championing. Why was Stallworth acting suspiciously? Hackney told reporters that police found 125 grams (about a few dozen bong rips) of marijuana Stallworth either planned on selling, using or both. Reefer Madness comparisons not withstanding, Stallworth, who is black, had only one prior arrest. Yet his lack of faith that the legal justice system would treat his relatively minor drug offense as such most likely led him to take an uncooperative posture as a default for interactions with law enforcement.
In interviews with local news organizations, the skepticism displayed by Stallworth’s family, friends and neighbors reflects a deeply ingrained distrust of law enforcement. Hackney’s hastily concocted press briefing did nothing but exacerbate that mistrust as he drew broad conclusions, including insinuating the victim’s marijuana use played a role in the incident, telling the Times Union’s Jim Schoettler, “Guns, drugs and violence all seem to go together.” Stallworth is the sixth person to be shot by the JSO in 2015. Stallworth’s family made arrangements for an independent autopsy which, according to their lawyer, shows tha of the six shots the officers fired, more than one of the bullets that hit Stallworth entered through his back. Furthermore, shots that hit Stallworth are said to have entered at such an angle as to indicate Stallworth was on the ground when the bullets hit him. The family’s attorney Eric Block says the autopsy disproves the officers’ claim that Stallworth turned toward them. “If the autopsy is correct, we know of no other way that those shots in the back could have been at an upward angle, unless he was lying on the ground, facing away from the officers,” says Block. A day prior, and 30 miles south of the Planters Walk Apartments, the St. Johns County Sheriff ’s Office received a late afternoon distress call from the girlfriend of a man who was said to be suicidal. After an 11-minute phone conversation in which the girlfriend informed dispatch that the man had a “sword,” but would never hurt her, two officers arrived at the apartment complex within World Golf Village. The details of the altercation that followed are even murkier than those of the Stallworth shooting, but both officers reportedly discharged their weapons, killing the man — later identified as Justin Edward Way — after he threatened them with a long hunting knife. Unlike the police-involved killings of Baltimore’s Freddie Gray, or Staten Island’s Eric Garner, or North Charleston’s Walter Scott, there were no citizen documentarians taking video of the incidents surrounding the deaths of D’Angelo Stallworth or Justin Way. As is too often the case, in these two instances, the officers — who have a monopoly on the use of force — rendered themselves judge, jury, and executioner. And in the aftermath, they also got to write the narrative. As cities across the country are finding out, body cameras may not be the panacea for all the problems plaguing police departments — indeed, they have opened up their own cans of worms for cash-strapped, pension-burdened cities. But for the families of Way or Stallworth, who have questions that no thorough internal police investigation will be able to answer, the technology certainly represents a step in the right direction. But, as the only agencies in their respective towns, JSO and SJSO can do whatever they want. Matthew B. Shaw mshaw@folioweekly.com twitter/matthew_b_shaw
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THE SPRAWL THE LANDING 2.0
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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE when you grow up? A common question posed to young urban waterfront properties about to embark on their bar mitzvah journey from meager mall-on-the-river to handsome, attractive civic manhood. The Landing is about to become a man, a member of the community, a visual symbol of Jacksonville’s waterfront to which Northeast Floridians can point with pride. At least, that’s the Downtown Investment Authority’s plan. With so many ins and outs to The Landing 2.0, let’s get down to brass tacks. Sleiman Enterprises (currently presiding over a robust kingdom of strip mall hellscapes) has a lease with the city for 99 years on the prime, cityowned waterfront real estate. It would like the city’s help in tearing down the current structure, as well as assistance in the rebuild. The initial plan, submitted nearly a year ago, was deemed underwhelming at best, forcing the DIA to seek a collaborative design team to find the vision best suited to the role The Landing is believed to play in creating a vibrant Downtown. “It is a central location that has almost cosmic significance for the people of Jacksonville. It is the intersection of the river and one of our most important streets right next to the Main Street Bridge. If we were in olden times, this is where you’d find all the trading trinkets buried in the ground,” says Doris Goldstein, chair of The Landing Project for the DIA. “This is the center of Jacksonville and people feel a sense of ownership and pride in this location that they don’t necessarily feel in other sites being redeveloped. There seems to be a weight to this property that we don’t see anywhere else in the city; whatever we do here has to be done right because of its central importance.” After a formal city procurement process, the DIA selected a joint design team including Atlanta-based (with an office in Ponte Vedra) Wakefield, Beasley & Associates and Pittsburgh-based Urban Design Associates. The team, in collaboration with Sleiman Enterprises and the DIA, will lay out the initial vision/master plan for what The Landing could be. Everything — from placement of buildings and open spaces, programming, pedestrian and bike access, interaction between river and Downtown, finances, and an overall 30,000foot approach to how The Landing goes from that boyish croak in its throat to captain of the football squad — will be considered.
“These are bigger questions than just design,” says Goldstein. “We needed the winning proposal [to have] the ability to not only draw pretty pictures, but also to how this place should function, survive economically, and what it needed to offer to the city as a place.” Goldstein says these are questions many cities with waterfront properties are addressing. “After returning from a conference on urban waterfront in November, I learned that every waterfront project is unique and there is no one-size-fits-all solution AND don’t build for tourists; build for people who live there. The only way this is going to work is to get Sleiman and the DIA on the same page. We’re excited about the design team we picked.” The strategy for the plan is that it will be completed by the end of summer. But this is only phase one of the process. After that, it’s up to Sleiman Enterprises. It will be hiring the architects and the engineers and, ultimately, executing the plan. Keith Marks mail@folioweekly.com
A MATTER OF PIER-CEPTION
FOR NEARLY EIGHT DECADES, the iconic Jacksonville Beach Pier has served the Beaches community as an economic generator and recreational hot spot. The pier, as it stands today, is the third incarnation. The first — seen in black-andwhite photographs among Ferris wheels and crowds in the hundreds — was destroyed in 1964 after Hurricane Dora’s winds blew the wooden masterpiece to shambles. The life of the second pier came to an end in 2003, after another encounter with a tropical weather pattern. Today’s structure — located at 503 N. First St. — is owned by the city of Jacksonville. Over the last few weeks, the pier’s physical appearance has been publicly scrutinized. Just a few months after its 10-year anniversary, advocates for the pier say the structure is deteriorating. Jacksonville Councilman Bill Gulliford, who represents the Beaches area as part of his District 13, blames the city of Jacksonville. “The pier is owned by the city. The city is responsible to make sure the pier is up to standards,” affirms Gulliford. Gulliford says he is troubled by the decline of the pier’s physical appearance, comparing the current entrance to the pier to that of a jail yard.
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Gulliford estimates that $800,000 will be needed to restore the pier to a desirable state. “The city needs to be proactive when a problem like this arises,” he argued. The lack of upkeep has kick-started a petition with a goal to hire a local group to manage the day-to-day operations of the pier. The petition, which can be found on change.org, has more than 250 signatures so far. Dania Pier Management Corp., a business headquartered outside of Jacksonville, currently manages the pier. Vera Bryant, pier manager, lives in Jacksonville and has worked for Dania for four years. “I’m a native of Jacksonville. The success of the pier is important to me. We work hard to make sure everything is operated efficiently,” Bryant explained. According to Bryant, the problems are simple wear-and-tear, “normal” for an outside structure. “There is no real structural problem with the pier. Due to natural elements, it’s normal for a pier to need this kind of work,” Bryant stated. She went on to confirm the pier is safe for visitors and has been deemed so by the Fire Marshal. Kathryn Schoettler mail@folioweekly.com
THE GREAT GOOSE MASSACRE OF YULEE, PART II: JUST STOP
FOR THE SECOND YEAR, NASSAU COUNTY has dispatched a shotgun-toting marksman to take out a flock of Canada geese colonizing the grounds of the Robert M. Foster Judicial Center in Yulee. The geese are drawn to the wide expanse of lawn and the pond, a perfect spot to graze on new grass shoots while keeping a lookout for possible predators.
“Basically, this is home,” explains Nassau County facilities operator Bill Howard. Last year, James Harrington of Wild Things Nuisance Animal Removal shot 14 geese at the courthouse, as reported by Derek Kinner in Folio Weekly (“The Great Goose Massacre Yulee,” Aug. 27, 2014). But the problem continues. This year, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued a permit in February to the county, giving permission to kill 20 birds. The city awarded a contract to Harrington at $55 a bird or $1,100. But turning the grounds of the courthouse into a shooting gallery is not just inhumane — it only clears prime real estate until a new flock takes over. From May through August, the geese are in mating and molting season. They’re tending nests, caring for goslings that haven’t grown their flight feathers or molting themselves. The geese lose their flight feathers after mating season. They are literally sitting ducks, biologically incapable of flying from predators or shotgun fire. No less august and level-headed an animal welfare organization than the Humane Society of the United States calls killing geese at this time of year “inhumane.” The geese are nuisances. That’s not up for debate. They try to scare people off by flapping their wings, squawking and charging (though they don’t actually attack). They land on cars and scratch up the paint. They poop everywhere. Geese Peace, a national nonprofit, recommends a population reduction program that is “economical, humane and without controversy.” Geese Peace’s population control program is
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THE SPRAWL
News + Notes from across Northeast Florida
<<< FROM PREVIOUS multipronged, including everything from birth control and planting tall grasses on pond shorelines to employing a herding dog on land and in water by kayak to create predator threat. So why the rush to death? Nassau County’s Howard says that they’ve resorted to killing because nothing else works. On the courthouse, the county installed ultrasonic devices meant to scare off the birds. Then they called in Harrington because the geese didn’t leave. But the Humane Society says ultrasonic devices don’t work because geese adapt to the sound. These are not the migrating Canada geese whose flight across the sky in a V-formation heralds the changing seasons. When migrating geese were hunted to nearextinction in the 1960s, repopulation efforts created burgeoning flocks of non-migratory resident birds. Canada geese return to Canada to build nests where they were hatched, but geese hatched at the Nassau
County courthouse will return there. Geese Peace says in three years — when the last of the hatchlings born this year return to nests — the population can be reduced to a manageable number. Susan Cooper Eastman sceastman@folioweekly.com
BRICKBATS & BOUQUETS BOUQUETS TO MATT “RASTA” GRAY MEMORIAL Held in honor of beaches’ resident Matt Gray – who, in 2007 was struck by a car and killed at the age of 21 – the eighth annual Memorial surf and skate contest raised $5,000 for a scholarship fund in honor of its namesake. To date, proceeds from the event have helped lighten the financial burden of more than 15 college-bound Fletcher High School students. BRICKBATS TO WABC-TV IN NEW YORK CITY for describing George Zimmerman as “Florida’s Bad Boy.” Because we can throw a brickbat that far. In a May 11 report on Zimmerman’s latest violent confrontation, an anchor with the ABC affiliate described the former Lake Mary resident in language usually reserved for macho excess of the drunken frat boy kind. Zimmerman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in 2012. He was involved in a road rage incident on May 11. Trayvon Martin is still dead. And violence keeps finding George Zimmerman. BOUQUETS TO OFFICER THOMAS E. SLATTERY of the JSO for thwarting a carjacking while off-duty in St. Augustine. Slattery witnessed a man pulling a woman out of her car, so he ran to the scene. Slattery pulled his firearm and identified himself as an off-duty police officer. When the suspect approached, he put his gun away and wrestled the suspect to the ground, handcuffed him, and waited for St. Johns County deputies to arrive. Most remarkably, Slattery did it all without shooting anyone. BRICKBATS TO GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT It could be argued that each week, the governor – and least-serious leader in a state that, as a punch line, has become more played out than anything punctuating a joke on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour – does something deserving of a proverbial brickbat. Last week, though, Scott has given national political commentators plenty of new material to lampoon the state’s dysfunctional government. Just days after the Republican-led Florida house prematurely adjourned without making a decision on whether or not to accept a Medicaid expansion that would cover an estimated 850,000 uninsured Floridians, the former health insurance CEO flew to D.C. to tell Washington they can keep their Obamacare dollars, and asked if he could – pretty, please – have $2.2 billion? The Florida Hospital Association has sent a letter objecting to a sharing proposal in which Scott urges hospitals to be more like Major League Baseball.
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CORRECTIONS IN OUR DRINK ISSUE (MAY 13), we misstated West Inn Cantina’s hours; it’s open 11 a.m.-2 a.m. every day. The story “Drinking Among Saints (& Sinners)” was written by our editor, Matthew B. Shaw. 8 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MAY 20-26, 2015
Intuition Ale Works is not open on Monday; it employs beertenders, not brewers; there’s no live music and there’s one TV, not several. And The Roadhouse is a long-established Orange Park rock & roll place for locals, with local and regional rock bands on Thur.-Sat. We regret the errors.
FIGHTIN’ WORDS
CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE BALTIMORE is a wake-up call, for more reasons than one
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ooking at the recent riots in Baltimore in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody, it’s not hard to imagine similar riots taking place in Jacksonville. There are, of course, the obvious similarities. A large underclass population that deals with an overmatched, stressed police force that’s tasked with enforcing 20th-century laws. Less obvious, but still relevant: the feeling among law enforcement that politicians are playing political football with their pensions. The situation in Baltimore would not have happened outside the context of an ongoing battle between the mayor and law enforcement. We see a similar battle locally, though the terms have not been laid out as explicitly as they have been in Baltimore, where this month the mayor has called for a DOJ investigation of the police department. “I have systematically put in place reforms for this department and it’s clear that more needs to be done. I will make sure that whatever they find we need to do to repair the relationship with the community and have a department that our citizens deserve. I’m determined to get that done,” Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said on May 6. And all of that sounds good. But consider it against the backdrop of what has been the central public policy debate in Baltimore for a quarter-century: the pension reform debate. Policymakers kicked the can down the road, and the result has been a situation in which the police and the mayor’s office are at odds. Could it happen here? It doesn’t seem imminent yet, but consider the dialogue in the just-concluded campaign, which often appeared to be a shouting match between Alvin Brown and John Rutherford over the JSO budget, with both speaking different languages. The mayor’s office said, correctly, that the sheriff ’s budget had been raised by $48M to $400M, so he should figure out the best way to spend that money (read: cut administrative staff making six figure salaries and put those bodies on the beat). The sheriff countered, also correctly, that the vast majority of those budget increases got eaten up in unfunded liability issues from the pension, along with worker’s compensation. I write this before the election, due to the production schedule, but the single biggest issue in Jacksonville right now has been the toxic relationship between the mayor and the sheriff. It has reared its ugly head on issue after issue. No matter who won the election last night (taking place while this magazine
In 2015, Baltimore police sport riot gear for protection.
was being printed), the fact is that we have at least one different player in the mix. And with that said, there’s an opportunity for the necessarily improved dialogue. The problem will be “getting to yes,” or at least to “maybe,” in time to avoid severe social unrest. What we are seeing this year in Duval County is a convergence of some ugly trends. An overstretched police department, starved of manpower, which is making some critical errors. A recent one, the shooting of 28-yearold D’Angelo Stallworth. He was shot six times; his sister is telling local media that it was cold-blooded murder. Would this kind of thing happen as often if cops weren’t hurrying from one case to another, without time to regroup? Why is that happening? Simply put, there just isn’t the money to pay them. The vast majority of the JSO budget is pre-set, with a small amount of discretionary spending for operations, such as the resumption of Operation Ceasefire or an extended juvenile curfew currently being considered. These ideas sound great. Who the hell will pay for them? Jacksonville is hamstrung by prisonoccupancy contracts and atavistic laws — especially related to marijuana, which was the proximate cause for Stallworth’s being gunned down. We are hamstrung by a lack of real dialogue on the issues related to the effective disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of people in this city. That is the reality that city government needs to face. We heard on the campaign trail about Jacksonville becoming a “21st century city.” Yet we wrestle with the lingering effects of the old Jim Crow system and of the failed War on Drugs, and until leaders start learning from governments elsewhere that are finding ways to move on from toxic, old paradigms, we will have blocs of politicians playing the blame game and the losers will be those of us caught in the crossfire, rhetorical and otherwise. AG Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com twitter/AGGancarski MAY 20-26, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 9
Local promoter, musician, and all-around Renaissance man
JASON LEWIS takes the long run approach to making a scene
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PUTTING TOGETHER A MULTI-DAY EVENT is kind of like running a marathon. It takes months to prepare and there are a lot of moving parts: location, vendors, musicians, publicity, funding, diplomacy and a tremendous amount of digging deep for last-minute scrambles. So it’s a good thing that local promoter, musician and all-around Renaissance man Jason Lewis has a few long-distance runs under his belt, literally and figuratively. Over the past decade, Lewis has had his hand in multiple events around Northeast Florida including Vans Warped Tour, Welcome to Rockville and The Big Ticket. He was a partner in the recent Collective Con and has promoted dozens of shows at smaller venues like Jack Rabbits. This week, Lewis heads up Jazz Fest After Dark, an extension of sorts of Jacksonville Jazz Festival, featuring dozens of bands stretched over nine venues from Downtown to Riverside. “I love creating and seeing things to fruition and just coming up with little things like Jazz Fest After Dark,” Lewis says, sitting at the dining room table in his historic, two-story home in Springfield. “Like, ‘Let’s make this event happen and how do we make it happen?’” In 2012, Lewis’ band Tropic of Cancer, an improvisational instrumental group with an ever-changing lineup, played a gig at Jazz Fest. After their performance, the members went to Chomp Chomp on Adams Street for dinner. “We were sitting there and I could see the back of the main stage when it used to be in the Burrito Gallery parking lot,” he remembers.
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“I knew that there were between 10,000 and 25,000 people in the audience right then, but we were less than a block away and there was nobody walking around on the street.” The proverbial light bulb went on inside Lewis’ head. Thousands of revelers came to Downtown for the long-running festival (established in 1981), but when the performances ended in the early evening, attendees rather unceremoniously jumped into their cars to drive home. With all the bars and live music spaces downtown, Lewis — whose personal appetite for sonic pleasure knows no bounds — saw an opportunity to harness the crowd, getting them into local bars and restaurants for more music. “I’ve known Jason personally for about five years now, but I knew him by name before that through his band Tropic of Cancer,” says Katherine Hardwick, marketing director of Downtown Vision Inc., who has worked with Lewis on Jazz Fest After Dark for the past three years.
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“He’s done a lot for the community. He’s done a lot for musicians. He’s always been much more than you think you’re getting from him. He’s complex with a great heart and more.” — COLIN WESTCOTT FORMER MEMBER, TROPIC OF CANCER
<<< FROM PREVIOUS She continues, “It’s easy for me to see how much talent Jacksonville has. Jason has this amazing power to make the rest of Jacksonville see it, too. He’s such a champion of our local music scene and he’s spent countless hours creating beautiful things for our city.”
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BORN JASON HUCKLEBERRY LEWIS on April 19, 1970 at San Francisco’s General Hospital and moving with his family to Hawaii shortly after, Lewis had an interesting childhood that undoubtedly helped shape him into the unconventional person he is today. “They were hippies,” he says of his mom and step-dad. “It was pretty much what you would expect. It wasn’t vegan at the time because this was the ’70s and vegan really wasn’t a thing yet, but it was a vegetarian sort of commune boarding house, like, a mile away from the University of Hawaii.” The boarding house, says Lewis, quartered a unique string of characters including college kids, professors and even, if his memory serves him correctly, “a couple of strippers.” “As a kid, I didn’t listen to the radio. We didn’t have a TV in our house. I would watch TV when I went to other people’s houses, but I was more interested in being outside, playing outside and running around,” says Lewis. “Hawaii was like a big playground.” When he was 10 years old, the Lewis family returned to California for a few years
and then settled in South Florida — right across the street from his grandma and uncles. The next few years proved formative in spawning a deep appreciation and affection for music from diverse and varying genres. “Once I started listening to music, it was a good, neat time to listen to music because it was breakdancing music or hip hop or whatever you want to call it, rap,” he says. “And punk rock and MTV and all of these things were happening and different people were exposing me to different things.” Lewis’ uncles were into classic rock and took him to arena concerts including The Police’s Synchronicity Tour and Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. Tour. His older stepbrother exposed him to punk rock bands like Dead Kennedys. And Lewis and his friends were buying 45s of groups like The Sugarhill Gang. After graduating from Booker High School of Visual & Performing Arts in Sarasota in the late 1980s, Lewis headed north to attend Jacksonville University, earning a degree in history (he intended to be a history teacher). He also started playing music around this time. “I tried to play music when I was younger — when I was a teenager,” Lewis says. “But it wasn’t like instantly I could do something. So
I said, ‘Oh, this must not be for me.’ I realized later on that the guitar sucked and that the action was really bad. That if I had just had a decent guitar to try on, that maybe it would have been different.” Better late than never. At age 20, Lewis bought a friend’s hand-me-down bass and eventually picked up guitar, too. But it would be 10 years before he’d join a band or really play any music in public.
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AFTER GRADUATING FROM JU, Lewis remained in Northeast Florida, living Downtown and working as a manager at the now-defunct Milk Bar, a popular music club located underground in a huge, department storesized basement (currently, De Real Ting Café occupies the space). “Working at the Milk Bar was a great experience. I learned so much about the music business, how to stage events and so much else,” he says. “I also, stupidly, worked about 50 to 70 hours a week and was probably making about five dollars an hour, but I was doing something I loved.” This was throughout much of the 1990s and it gave Lewis the opportunity to
book other venues like Moto Lounge and Voodoo Ultra Lounge. He also formed close ties with groups like Inspection 12, Limp Bizkit, Yellowcard, Matt Butler Quartet and “thousands of other bands;” many of these bonds have outlived the groups themselves. “I met so many people — so many that I still have a relationship with,” says Lewis. “The experience really was too encompassing for me to narrow it down into a phrase or a few sentences.” In 1999, Milk Bar moved down the street and combined with another club called Paradome. Shortly after, The Milk Bar at Paradome changed its name to 618 and then changed again to DV8. Lewis was let go during this final transition. Around the same time he left the nightclub scene, Lewis started a new chapter of his life, called Tropic of Cancer. Longtime friend and former bandmate Colin Westcott remembers it like this: “I’d hang out at the club with him on the weekends,” he says. “Weekend after weekend, Jason would play me these melodies with potential and finally I said, ‘We have to record this.’” So the guys headed over to friend Brian Hicks’ studio, Anvil Audio, located in Riverside. On a return trip, they asked Hicks to add a wind instrument like saxophone or flute. “It was like, ‘This is cool. We have three different instruments on here. It’s almost like it’s a band,’” remembers Lewis.
also a newlywed. He and his wife of one year, Katrina, met in 2010 when they both joined a running group. The couple married last April and they’ve been in their Springfield home since September 2013. “She was married when I first met her and I was very weary,” admits Lewis, who had previously been married for a brief period in his early thirties. “But we did hit it off very quickly when things started to happen.”
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LEWIS HAS BEEN A RUNNER SINCE HIGH school and recently completed two marathons, including the Philadelphia Marathon in late 2014 and the 26.2 With Donna in February 2015, placing second out of local participants. It’s a skill of endurance that has helped him with his long-term music promotion
ambition, especially this week’s Jazz Fest After Dark, now in its third year. It’s held May 22 through May 24 at nine venues including Underbelly, 1904, The Volstead, The Hourglass Pub and Rain Dogs — all free events. There’s also a block party ($5-$10) called The Armada CW17 Watch Party in the courtyard of the Laura Street Trio. “What we’re trying to do, and our budget is so small, is we’re just trying to get good local bands,” says Lewis. “They’re not all local, but a lot of them are. I would say 90 or 80 percent and some of our headliners are local like Inspection 12 and Grandpa’s Cough Medicine and Whole Wheat Bread.” Working with Lewis at First Wednesday Art Walk and other local events like One Spark and Welcome to Rockville, Hardwick sees the impact that he’s had on the First Coast.
“Jacksonville is only as good as its people,” she says. “You can sit back and be a part of Anywhere, USA, or you can foster an idea, put in a little elbow grease and make something unique and special for the community. Jason’s done that.” Hardwick continues, “The thing about Jason, though, is that he’s such a gentle, behind-thescenes kind of guy, you wouldn’t necessarily know he’s such a driving force just talking to him. He’s one to spread the credit around.” “You get to see people happy and you’re like, ‘Oh, look. I was a part of this,’” Lewis says about his myriad ventures. “It’s very stressful and you get figuratively punched in the gut many times. But there’s definitely something fulfilling about making that happen, seeing that happen and being a part of it.” Kara Pound mail@folioweekly.com
“I tried to play music when I was younger — when I was a teenager, but it wasn’t like instantly I could do something. so I said, ‘Oh, this must not be for me.’” A few months later, fellow music promoter Tim Hall mentioned he needed an opener for California Guitar Trio at Jack Rabbits. The guys got Jay Peele (guitar/Moog/percussion) on board and, all of the sudden, they had a four-piece. Currently, Tropic of Cancer boasts nearly a dozen of the area’s most venerable musicians, including Sean Hendrix on vibraphone, drummer (and Folio Weekly columnist) John Citrone, saxophonist Eric Riehm, Chris Jackson (guitar/percussion), and sometimes-phantommember (and FW A&E editor) Daniel A. Brown on bass. The lineup is constantly changing, with approximately five members playing each gig. “Jason and I have been very good friends for 20 years,” says Westcott, who left the band in 2013 for work reasons. “He’s done a lot for the community. He’s done a lot for musicians. He’s always been much more than you think you’re getting from him. He’s complex with a great heart and more.” Over the years, music promotion has proved a sink-or-swim occupation for Lewis. “There came a time when I tentatively couldn’t make a living off of it or at least not in the way that I was doing it, so I got a part-time job at Blue Buddha [Exotic Foods],” Lewis says of the upscale grocery purveyor. “It turned into a full-time job and I’ve been there for six years now.” Working during the day and promoting at night means that Lewis is a very busy man. He’s MAY 20-26, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 13
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Break out those artisanal-crafted berets! The 34th annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival presents four stages with more than 30 international and local acts playing traditional and contemporary jazz, including Fantasia, Regina Carter (pictured), Peabo Bryson with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Attack featuring Richard Elliot, Euge Groove, and Peter White, Maceo Parker, Michael Franks and many others. Check out our full listing on pgs. 22 & 24. When the festival winds down, stick around Downtown for Jazz Fest After Dark, where local bands kick out the jams until closing time (pg. 25). May 22-24 in Downtown Jacksonville, jaxjazzfest.com, facebook.com/ JazzFestAfterDark.
CYCLE CELEBRATION RIDING INTO HISTORY This weekend, get your motor runnin’ and cruise on down to the 16th annual Riding Into History. This motorcycle-geared festival features a Motorcycle Concours d’Elegance, with 250 to 300 vintage and classic motorcycles, a Grand Marshal’s Historic Lunch Ride, exhibitors, vendors, and live entertainment. Proceeds benefit K9s for Warriors programs, providing service canines to military members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury as a result of post-9/11 military conflicts, on May 22 and 23 at World Golf Village, St. Augustine, ridingintohistory.org.
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MELT-BANANA Since 1992, Tokyo-born noise-assassins Melt-Banana have been blasting out music that borders on indescribable. One part grindcore and one part extreme electronica, the band’s 11 full-length albums collectively sound like the chimerical lovechild of The Boredoms, The Stretchheads, and John Zorn’s Naked City. In concert, the band is a ballistic force and is always a welcome arrival to Northeast Florida. 8 p.m. May 27, with openers Dredger and Electric Water, Jack Rabbits, San Marco, $12, jaxlive.com.
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For many of us, Memorial Day Weekend is both a time to honor our military and, well, eat crabs. The 27th annual Blue Crab Festival features food vendors (crab will be available!), a parade and memorial ceremonies, arts-andcraftspersons offering everything from toys to stained glass, and live music by a dozen bands. May 22-25, 210 St. Johns Ave., Palatka, for a full schedule of events and performances, go to bluecrabfestival.com. 14 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MAY 20-26, 2015
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unintentionally revealing a gift “from down under.” As expected, this eye-opener gets the Bellas in trouble, and banned from college competitions. To be reinstated, they have to win the world championships. Complicating matters is Bella leader Beca’s (Anna Kendrick) internship at a music studio; he bad girls of a cappella are back in Pitch the boss (Keegan Michael-Key) thinks she Perfect 2, the sequel to the surprise 2012 hit has potential, so her loyalty becomes divided. that grossed $65 million on a $17 million Beca is still with boyfriend Jesse (Skylar Astin); budget. Forget about collegiate national titles Chloe (Brittany Snow) has — by the start of the film, the flunked three times so she can Barden Bellas have won three of PITCH PERFECT 2 stay in the group; Fat Amy has those in a row. This time, they’re a blossoming relationship with off to the world championships ***@ Bumper (Adam DeVine); Cynthia in Copenhagen, where a vaunted Rated PG-13 Rose (Ester Dean) is still looking German team reigns as the favorite. for love; Stacie (Alexis Knapp) is Of course, it’s a bumpy road as promiscuous as ever and, still, no one can getting there. The opening performance hear anything Lilly (Hana Mae Lee) says. New number has Australian Fat Amy (Rebel to the Bellas are Flo (Chrissie Fit), a Latina who Wilson) hanging inverted from a silk cloth embodies a variety of Hispanic stereotypes, and in mid-air and, due to a rip in the material,
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HOMICIDAL HOLLYWOOD WINNER OF THIS YEAR’S EDGAR AWARD for Best Fact Crime book, William J. Mann’s Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood deals with the still-unsolved 1922 murder of noted director William Desmond Taylor. Like its subtitle suggests, Mann’s book is juicy stuff, detailing the underside of the Hollywood Dream Factory in the City of Angels. Always on the lookout for a good story, the movies themselves have already drawn on the Desmond case for inspiration, most notably William Castle’s Hollywood Story in 1951, an interesting but now ignored B-movie. (Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard also includes a nod or two to the notorious scandal.) Here’s hoping the success of Mann’s book will finally prompt the kind of film the fascinating subject deserves. Reading Tinseltown led me to revisit some fairly recent films that also dealt with real-life Hollywood crimes, still unresolved like Desmond’s murder. One of the very best is Hollywoodland (2006), which focuses on the suspicious death (murder or suicide?) of George Reeves, TV’s first Superman. Ben Affleck, rebounding from a series of duds starting with the major stinker Gigli three years prior, gives a terrific performance as Reeves, the doomed typecast actor who was unable to put the cape and tights behind him. Whether Reeves shot himself or was murdered as a result of his affair with Toni Mannix, the wife (Diane Lane) of influential Hollywood producer Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins) is the puzzle for a nosey reporter (Adrien Brody) with several problems of his own. Complex and intelligent with a multilayered screenplay and solid production values, Hollywoodland should’ve been (but wasn’t) among the 2006 Oscar contenders in any number of categories. The same sorry fate attended the 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | MAY 20-26, 2015
excellent 1981 film True Confessions, starring Robert Duvall and Robert De Niro as brothers (a cop and a priest) caught up in a brutal murder, loosely based on the infamous Black Dahlia case of 1947. The real-life Black Dahlia was Elizabeth Short, a young woman whose horribly mutilated body was found “posed” on a vacant Los Angeles lot. Her personal connections with the movies were mostly, if not entirely, in terms of her hope to be a star, but the sordid details of her death made the poor woman tabloid and movie fodder. In fact, the name “Black Dahlia” was reportedly attached to her by a reporter because of a contemporary noir thriller called The Blue Dahlia, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. In 2006, Brian De Palma’s Black Dahlia, based on a novel by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential), made the story of Short’s death its central focus, but the
Emily (Hailee Steinfeld), a legacy with a gift for writing her own songs. The laughs are plentiful and often, particularly anytime Wilson is on screen. Her comedic timing is (forgive me) pitch-perfect, and whether it’s a look she gives, a rude gesture she makes or a joke she cracks, Wilson is endlessly amusing. The highlight comes when she solos Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together,” and I’m glad they didn’t go for the easy and obvious joke that they could have when she does it. As for the songs, they range from hip-hop to country to Christmas (sung by Snoop Dogg!) to “songs about butts.” Most bring a smile to your face as you hear them reimagined, and many are parts of mash-ups of a number of songs together. The song choices are both expected and inspired; expected because they’re familiar pop tunes and that’s part of the fun for the audience, and inspired because they’re sung well and accompanied by funky choreography. As an aside, the filmmakers optioned the rights to a whopping 58(!) songs to use in Pitch Perfect 2. There’s one thing about the film that people may find objectionable: Commentators John (John Michael Higgins) and Gail (Elizabeth Banks, who also directed the film) are hilariously offensive as they skewer women, homosexuals, Germans, and numerous minorities. The jokes stand out for their shock value and humor, but the content will no doubt rub some people the wrong way. To those people I say: Lighten up, it’s just a joke! Words only harm you if you let them. Laugh with it and move on. Pitch Perfect 2 isn’t better than its predecessor, and it doesn’t have to be. All it has to do is satisfy the throngs of fans who loved the original and are eagerly coming back for more of the same. On that note, it delivers. Dan Hudak mail@folioweekly.com
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highly, even wildly fictionalized version has little veracity. Nonetheless, De Palma’s film does link the tragedy of Short to the nightmare fantasies of Tinseltown, not unlike True Confessions. If one views the film as De Palma conceived it – an extravagant, stylized, and outlandish noir thriller as much about the movie world as the crime itself – Black Dahlia makes more sense. The most recent reappearance of the Black Dahlia was in the “Spooky Little Girl” episode in Season 1 of American Horror Story with Mena Suvari (American Beauty) as Elizabeth Short’s ghost. Doomed in life but immortal in pop culture, the poor woman is to going to be haunting us for some time. According to an article in TIME earlier this year, the list of suspects is still substantial. Meanwhile, the cameras continue to whir. Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com
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SCREENINGS AROUND TOWN FREE LAUREL & HARDY FILMS The “Leave ’em Laughing Tent,” local chapter of International Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society, screens several L&H shorts 7-8:45 p.m. May 27 at Beaches Branch Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach, free; free bottled water available; 314-5801, leaveemlaughing.moviefever.com. FREE MOONLIGHT MOVIES Inconceivable! The Princess Bride, starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn and Robin Wright, screens 9 p.m. May 22 at SeaWalk Pavilion, First Street North, Jax Beach, priproductions.com. Free admission; bring blankets or lawnchairs; concessions available. SUN-RAY CINEMA Mad Max: Fury Road and The Avengers: Age of Ultron screen at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. Tomorrowland starts May 22. THE CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Mr. Turner and Revenge of the Creature from the Black Lagoon screen at Corazon Cinema, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared starts its run on May 22. WGHF IMAX THEATER The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Galapagos 3D and Humpback Whales 3D screen at World Golf Village Hall of Fame IMAX Theater, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com. Tomorrowland The IMAX Experience starts its run on May 22.
NOW SHOWING THE 100-YEAR-OLD-MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED Not Rated It’s OK if you can’t read this title without thinking of the scene in Ghost World where Enid walks into the video store and one of its monitors is advertising a little gem called The Flower That Drank the Moon: Some indie titles practically hit themselves over the head with unintentional self-parody. (One day, they’ll all be part of a film festival with Patton Oswalt/Neill Cumpston’s Thinkin’ ‘Bout Feelin’ Sad and Zoe Gets a Latte.) To its credit, 100 gives us just what we’d expect: A senior citizen who takes it on the lam from a retirement home, encountering new adventures while recounting the fabulous occurrences of his past. Plus, it’s Swedish, so it has to be good! — Steve Schneider
A&E // FILM LISTINGS THE AGE OF ADALINE Rated PG-13 Blake Lively plays a woman who develops a condition that allows her to go through the 20th Century without getting any older, affording her the kinds of adventures only perpetual youth can bestow. The cast includes Harrison Ford, Michiel Huisman, Ellen Burstyn and Kathy Baker. — S.S. AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON ***@ Rated PG-13 Tony Stark’s villainy is externalized in Ultron, an AI creation he’s been working on for years that he can finally bring to fruition now that the Avengers have reacquired Loki’s wondrous scepter from what’s left of Hydra (as told in the opening sequence); something to do with the extra computing power the scepter offers. Ultron (the voice of James Spader) has some of Tony’s (Robert Downey Jr.) attitudes, but a glitch in its “birth” makes it go a bit cyber-insane; it extrapolates Tony’s notion of world peace to mean “a planet without humans.” Now it’s gotten loose and must be stopped, natch. It’s not so much the twisting of Tony’s attitude that’s the near-villainy here but that Tony was keeping more secrets – and Ultron is a huge one – from those who are supposed to be saving the planet. The other Avengers learn of this after it tries to kill them all. This literally ruins the Avengers’ party. The Hulk, aka Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), goes on a rampage of massive destruction in downtown Johannesburg, stopped only when Iron Man – in Hulk-scaled power armor – steps in. Costars Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner and Paul Bettany. Whew! — MaryAnn Johanson BOMBAY VELVET Not Rated The crime/drama/thriller costars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar. In Hindi. DIOR AND I Not Rated Director Frédéric Tchenga gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the fashion house of designer Christian Dior during the creation of new artistic director Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection. EX MACHINA ***@ Rated R It’s cerebral sci-fi, superbly executed by first-time director Alex Garland. Set in the near future, it expounds on the premise of the possibility of falling in love with artificial intelligence, by providing a voice, face, and partial body to the android, and the results are fascinating. Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) is an ambitious, nerdy computer programmer at a search engine
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tech company. He’s thrilled when he “wins” the chance to join the owner of the company, Nathan (Oscar Isaac), for a week at Nathan’s research facility/home. Caleb is ostensibly there because Nathan has created a robot he named Ava (Alicia Vikander). Nathan believes Ava is capable of emotions, and Nathan needs Caleb to test her/it. — Dan Hudak FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Rated PG-13 Remember that bit at the end of This is Spinal Tap in which Derek St. Hubbins says he’s listening to an audiocassette series of great books read by celebrities with the same last name as the author? Well, director Thomas Vinterberg missed his chance to do something even more awesome when he declined to cast Tom Hardy in this latest adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd. How he let that one go I’ll never know, but instead we have to settle for Carey Mulligan as the central romantic fixation in Hardy’s tale of love and courtship on a sheep farm. — S.S. FURIOUS 7 ***@ Rated PG-13 This is 137 minutes of pure, unbridled adrenaline. Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) breaks into federal agent Hobbs’ (Dwayne Johnson) office to get info on Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). He learns Dom’s “family” is just fine: Brian (Paul Walker) and wife Mia (Jordana Brewster) are settling down with their son, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is still trying to get her memory back, and Tej (Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) are still clowning around. The story would be simple if it was just about Deckard tracking them down, but this F&F franchise doesn’t do simple. Costars Nathalie Emmanuel, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell and the late Paul Walker’s two real-life brothers, Caleb and Cody, who are body doubles and stand-ins for their brother. — D.H. HOME Rated PG HBO’s The Normal Heart showed that Jim Parsons can handle a lot more than The Big Bang Theory. So what has he chosen for his all-important transition to mainstream cinema? Lilo and Sheldon! You don’t have to strain too hard to hear a whole mess of Dr. Cooper in his voicing of Oh, an alien who strikes up a friendship with a human girl. A few more play-it-safe moves like this, and I’m going to claim a violation of our Roommate Agreement. — S.S.
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HOT PURSUIT **G@ Rated PG-13 The jokes are occasionally funny and occasionally forced, the story is predictable, and the action is at best moderately exciting. As expected, Sofia Vergara plays a version of her screen persona, while the far more talented Reese Witherspoon takes top billing but plays second fiddle to Vergara’s loony Latina. Witherspoon plays Cooper, a by-the-book San Antonio cop who’s so intense she scares off her dates before dinner is over. Her boss, Captain Emmett (John Carroll Lynch), asks her to assist Detective Jackson (Richard T. Jones), a federal marshal, in escorting wanted criminal Felipe (Vincent Laresca) and his wife Daniella (Vergara) to Dallas to testify in the trial of a drug lord (Joaquin Cosio). Soon the marshal and husband are dead, and Cooper and Daniella are framed for the murders, so they go on the run. Chasing them are crooked cops, thugs, and the entire state of Texas. The buddy comedy format is rich with opportunities for laughs, so it’s a bit disappointing that David Feeney and John Quaintance’s script repeatedly resorts to Daniella’s desire to break free from Cooper. — D.H. LITTLE BOY Rated PG-13 Roma Downey and Mark Burnett are executive producers of this faith-based homily about a California tyke who becomes convinced performing acts of charity will move God to end World War II and bring his dad home. — S.S. THE LONGEST RIDE Rated PG-13 Nicholas Sparks’ big-screen adaptation details a romantic relationship between bull rider Luke (Scott Eastwood, who looks a lot like his daddy Clint, hubba hubba), and Sophia (Britt Robertson), a college student poised to make waves on the NYC art scene. Costars Oona Chaplin, Lolita Davidovich and Melissa Benoist. — S.S. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD ***@ Rated R Mad Max: Fury Road is 120 minutes of noise, action, and more noise. It’s an unrelenting assault on the eyes and ears that almost feels invasive, as if director George Miller wants us to experience every bone-crushing moment rather than simply watch it. The entire movie is one long chase, with small breaks to map out strategy before the next fight starts. It’s episodic, and almost feels like a video game. The barbaric savages who
A&E// FILM LISTINGS inhabit the post-apocalyptic hellhole in which the movie is set will stop at nothing to kill one another and claim the few precious valuables (like water and ammunition) left on the planet. Our morality aligns more with former cop Max (Tom Hardy) and renegade Furiosa (Charlize Theron) because they’re escorting a group of innocent girls away from villain Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), who looks like Predator if Predator had to make his own outfit. Joe has convinced his followers, called “War Boys,” that he’s returned from the dead, so they’re willing to die for him because they believe they will live again, too. Miller, who made the original Mad Max trilogy (1979-’85) and is also credited as a co-writer (with Brendan McCarthy and Nick Lathouris) here, storyboarded the entire film before he had a screenplay, so he knew all along the emphasis would be on visuals rather than narrative. As a result, the action scenes are elaborate and spectacular, particularly one in a sandstorm and the numerous ventures through a canyon. Best of all, the choreography and execution of the sequences is clear and suspenseful – they aren’t overedited to the point of incongruity. — D.H.
have worked their way up to Christopher Nolan movies. Filmmaker Brad Bird takes yet another giant leap away from Pixar, while his co-writer and producer Damon Lindelof really, really wants you to forget what he did to LOST and Alien. Hey, in Tomorrowland none of that might have even happened! (I hear they’re getting that swing music there any day now.) — S.S. TRUE STORY Rated R What the Venture Brothers once called “a deadly game of cat and also cat,” this reality-based thriller brings a newspaper reporter (Jonah Hill) into the orbit of a murder suspect (James Franco) who stole his identity. Robert Durst has really raised the bar for this sort of thing: We won’t be satisfied unless a true-crime tale ends with the accused making a heart-stopping confession and committing harakiri with a ballpoint pen right there before our eyes. But look closely at that cast: You just know the big reveal here is gonna be that they’re both Seth Rogen. — S.S.
UNFRIENDED Rated R Cyberhorror for millennials – young people in a chat room are the focus of a supernatural entity who logs on as a friend of theirs who is, coincidentally, dead. THE WATER DIVINER Rated R For his first foray behind the camera, Russell Crowe directs his favorite actor – himself! – in a historical drama about an Australian widower/dad determined to retrieve the bodies of his sons, who have perished in the Battle of Gallipoli. See, if he had just listened to Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, he could’ve prayed real hard, and World War I would have ended the minute it started, with the Allies dropping the Big One on the guy who shot Archduke Ferdinand. Sixteen million lives saved, Crowe settles into perpetual paternal bliss, and years later, there’s one less hotel clerk with a phone-shaped dent in his noggin. Epic win all around. — S.S.
WHERE HOPE GROWS Rated PG-13 A promising young pro ballplayer suffers personal conflicts and his career falters. A young man with Down syndrome befriends him and introduces him to a whole new world – and a new way to look at it. Costars Danica McKellar, Kristoffer Polaha and David DeSanctis. WOMAN IN GOLD Rated PG-13 Before they discovered the therapeutic hobby of fl ying passenger planes into mountain ranges, some Germans were actually kinda dicks. For instance, did you know they stole other people’s paintings? Honest to God! They just up and swiped family portraits that weren’t even their property, forcing people like Helen Mirren to spend six decades trying to get the damn things back. All of which leads me to wonder what we’re going to be trying to retrieve from ISIS in 2075: Selfies from a trip to Dave & Buster’s? — S.S.
MONKEY KINGDOM ***@ Rated G People care about characters, and the more like humans those characters seem, the better. Disneynature label offers a charming, educational and occasionally exasperating story, narrated by Tina Fey, about a troop of toque macaque monkeys living in the forests of Sri Lanka. There’s Maya, the plucky heroine at the bottom of the macaque social hierarchy, dominated by alpha male Raja and a trio of females, the Three Sisters. There’s roguish young male Kumar, who sweeps Maya off her monkey feet before being chased off by Raja. Soon, there’s baby Kip, Maya’s adorable offspring who becomes the focus of her survival instincts. Directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield have a talent for getting shots that are even more impressive when you see the behind-the-scenes footage during the credits. By the time Maya gets her almost-happy ending, it’s tempting to roll your eyes at the Disney-ness of it all – but maybe it’s that Disney-ness that kept you watching. — Scott Renshaw PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 Rated PG Paul Blart (Kevin James) is on a Vegas vacation. But we all know, eagle-eyed Paul never relaxes, so he’s compelled to keep the streets of Las Vegas safe. Hilarity ensues. Costars Raini Rodriguez, Eduardo Verástegui and Ana Gasteyer. PIKU Not Rated Parent/child conflict is a worldwide condition. The comedy costars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan. In Hindi. PITCH PERFECT 2 ***@ Rated PG-13 Reviewed in this issue. POLTERGEIST Rated PG-13 Every now and then, I get really P.O.ed at the thought of somebody befouling Steven Spielberg’s classic Poltergeist — one of the greatest haunted-house movies ever made — but then I remember that Spielberg himself fucked up Robert Wise’s The Haunting beyond all recognition, and suddenly my whole life seems back in balance. (Yes, I know Tobe Hooper technically directed the ’82 Poltergeist and Jan de Bont has his name on the ’99 Haunting, but I’m going with the longstanding industry scuttlebutt that Spielberg had ultimate sway over both.) And honestly, the new P-geist has some impressive credits, including a starring role for the always-fascinating Sam Rockwell, direction by Gil Kenan of Monster House and a screenplay by Pulitzer-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole, Shrek the Musical). So maybe this thing does have a reason to exist beyond reinterpreting classic material for a generation that can’t figure out what those fuzzy lines on the TV screen were supposed to be. Still, I do kind of miss the days when you could just come right out and say that the woman telling you to go into the light was a midget. — S.S. THE SALT OF THE EARTH Rated PG-13 The documentary features the renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado and his worldwide travels captured on film. TOMORROWLAND Rated PG Disney’s parks division just doesn’t know what to do with Tomorrowland. They finally ditched its original look and concept about 18 months before the Shag-led cocktailart revolution would have made the place the height of retro-futurism. Perhaps in an attempt to avoid that sort of bad timing, the movie world’s Tomorrowland is an alternate dimension that exists totally beyond the realm of traditional time and space. No Imagineers! No furious shaking of the Magic 8-ball! No Stitch! Just a good old metaphysical mystery for families with kids too young to
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A&E // ARTS & EVENTS PERFORMANCE
MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY Players by the Sea presents Anne Washburn’s imaginative dark comedy, about a future dystopia where citizens create a community by re-creating episodes of The Simpsons, at 8 p.m. on May 21, 22 and 23 at 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 249-0289, $23; $20 for seniors, military and students; playersbythesea.org. THE PRODUCERS Amelia Musical Playhouse presents a stage adaptation of Mel Brooks’ 1968 musical comedy, about the scheme of a conniving producer and a timid accountant to produce a Broadway flop, at 7:30 p.m. May 21, 22 and 23 and 28-30, and 2:30 p.m. May 24 at 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina Beach, $20; $15 for students, 277-3455, ameliamusicalplayhouse.com. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE The musical comedy, about teens competing in the spelling championship of a lifetime, is staged through June 14. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menu is featured; at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, $35-$55, alhambrajax.com. VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Fernandina Little Theatre stages Christopher Durang’s Tonywinning comedy, about two middle-aged siblings who deal with their celebrity sister and her boyfriend, at 7:30 p.m. May 23, 26, 28-30 and at 4:30 p.m. May 24 at 1014 Beech St., Fernandina Beach, 277-2202, $17, ameliaflt.org. THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre stages the Southern-style comedy, about two daffy Catholic sisters locked in an ongoing war of words with a local evangelist, at 8 p.m. May 22, 23 and 24 and 2 p.m. May 24 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7177, $20, abettheatre.com.
CLASSICAL, CHOIR & JAZZ
LET FREEDOM RING The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of spirited American favorites at 7 p.m. May 21 at First Baptist
Church, 1600 S. Eighth St., Fernandina Beach, 261-3617, $20, jaxsymphony.org. JACKSONVILLE JAZZ PIANO COMPETITION Five finalists compete for a monetary prize (and the chance to perform on the jazz festival’s Swingin’ Stage) at 7 p.m. May 21 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $13.50, jaxjazzfest.com. OFF JAZZ CONCERT: FANTASIA, JOY DENNIS Grammy Award-winning vocalist Fantasia and soul singer Dennis perform at 7 p.m. May 22 at The Florida Theatre, 355-2787, $42, floridatheatre.com. EXPERIMENTAL JAZZ AT THE KARPELES Steve Swell, Jamison Williams, Thomas Milovac, and Jeff Abbott perform at 9 p.m. May 22. Steve Swell, Jamison Williams, Thomas Milovac, Jeff Abbott, Dan Kozak, Lenni Bukowski, Dayna Osan, and Elizabeth Baker perform at 9 p.m. May 23; both concerts at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992. SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH A jazz brunch, featuring live music by the John Lumpkin Trio, is held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 24 at Omni Jacksonville Hotel, 245 Water St., Downtown, 791-4826, $35; cash bar, jaxjazzfest.com. CONCERT ON THE GREEN The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs at this family-geared event, featuring food trucks, prize-winning contests, local bands, fireworks, and activities, 4 p.m. (symphony concert at 8 p.m.) May 24 at St. Johns Country Day School, 3100 Doctors Lake Dr., Orange Park, $15; $5 students ages 6-17, concertonthegreen.com. TAYLOR ROBERTS & BILLY THORNTON Jazz After Dark presents this concert by local jazz greats Roberts (guitar) and Thornton (bass) at 10 p.m. May 24 at The Volstead, 115 W. Adams St., Downtown, 414-3171.
JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL STAGES
SWINGIN’ STAGE (Bay and Marsh streets) Linda Cole & the Joshua Bowlus Quartet 5:30 p.m., Regina Carter 7:30 p.m., Peabo Bryson with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra 9:30 p.m. on May 22; Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition Winner
Inspired by the legacy of African Americans who fled from slavery, the multimedia installation, Whitfield Lovell: Deep River (pictured, Deep River, 56 wood discs, found objects, soil, video projections, and sand) is on display May 21-Sept. 13 at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.
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DRAG CITY
Irreverent, raucous BIANCA DEL RIO brings her “Rolodex of Hate” to Northeast Florida
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nown for brash, acerbic insults and lightning-quick wit, drag queen Bianca Del Rio (real name: Roy Haylock) makes her way to Jacksonville this week for a stop Downtown along her one-woman comedy tour, “Rolodex Of Hate.” Crowned the winner of the sixth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race on the Logo Channel, Del Rio got her start in theater as a costume designer. Today, she is one of the most recognizable men in drag. Other TV appearances for the Louisiana native run the gamut from The Craig Kilborn Show to the segments of Travel Channel, and Del Rio currently has a film in the works. Folio Weekly caught up with the entertainer in Detroit as she prepared for a show, to talk about strange inquiries, the art of drag queen hair and makeup, and how everything is fair game for her salacious wit.
drag queen. I finally put it all together. It’s a trade that I’ve had for very many years and I also did costume work for many years. I had a full-time job in New York doing costumes for Broadway and then performing at night. That was my life for a long time until I started traveling [as a drag queen] quite a bit and then I wasn’t even home enough to work a full-time job anymore. Do you still do your own makeup and wigs? Oh, totally. My life on the road is not that glamorous; like, right now I have to be ready in two hours. It’s a tight process and it’s easier for me to do it myself than have someone else do it.
Folio Weekly: Tell me a bit about the format of the show. I watched a YouTube video of you Tell me about the film Hurricane Bianca that doing a question-and-answer segment with your friend Matt Kugelman is doing. the audience. Is that always involved? We initially started a funding right before I did Drag Race, which I did a while ago and then I Bianca Del Rio: Yes, that’s always involved did this show. And then it was just a question because it’s interesting to hear what people of when I’d have the have to say and I like time to do it [the movie] to kind of fly off-theBIANCA DEL RIO between traveling, cuff, so I never know 8 p.m. May 21 at Times-Union Center making appearances what’s going to happen for the Performing Arts’ Terry Theater, and my show. We finally and I enjoy that. It’s Downtown, $37.50-$53.50; $94.05 figured out a time when interesting. People who VIP meet-and-greet, mature content, we can do it, which is this wouldn’t normally ask ticketmaster.com me something face-tosummer, in July, to film face will write them the movie then. Matt’s down. So that’s always an interesting portion been a part of my world for years now and I’m of the show. really excited to make it happen. It’s basically a film about a serious topic — something people What’s the most bizarre thing you’ve ever don’t realize — in 29 states, it’s legal for you to been asked? be fired for being gay. It’s a story about a teacher Someone recently asked me, “Who killed that gets outted in a small town and returns to Tupac?” [Laughs.] Which I thought was wreak havoc on them. It’s a serious topic done in funny and didn’t really have an answer for. It a funny way, which I prefer. threw me off. Well, I said that I had no idea, but it really was quite funny. I couldn’t stop Is there anything that you won’t make fun of? laughing because I thought that was the most Anything that you think goes too far? insane question I’d ever had. No. It’s all fair game. It has to be. I’m a man in a wig, that’s the biggest joke there is. I’m not What’s the rest of the show? curing cancer. I’m just doing a show. But it is Basically, it’s a look into how I became who I am interesting to see how people react. If it’s not — not that that’s exciting or much. But people their cup of tea, it’s not their cup of tea. often ask me, “Where does all of the negativity or hate or wittiness come from?” It’s just from RuPaul is arguably the most well-known drag things that have gotten me to this point and have queen. How did he influence you before your kind of followed me through life. So it’s about appearance on “Drag Race”? my outlook on things in life and myself. It’s not He’s had an amazing career for quite some time so much going after celebrities or other people. and paved the way for a lot of people. He was It’s basically about my journey. already on television on VH1 and had his own talk show, so I knew him for a long time. He’s The aesthetics associated with being a drag been really influential and a reason why the queen are rather intense. Did you know how show’s [“Drag Queen”] been so successful. He’s to do wigs and makeup before deciding to well-known and well-respected and has always become a drag queen? been a part of my life. Of course, his career is I started in theater and I always did wigs and different from mine. I’m not the pretty queen. makeup for ballet and opera when I was very Kara Pound young and all roads just kind of led to becoming a mail@folioweekly.com
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A&E // ARTS & EVENTS 2:30 p.m., Ignacio Berroa Quartet 3:30 p.m., Kellylee Evans 5:30 p.m., Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Spyro Gyra 9:30 p.m. on May 23; Lisa McClendon 2:30 p.m., Andy Snitzer 4:30 p.m., The Soul Rebels 6:30 p.m., Jazz Attack with Richard Elliot, Euge Groove, and Peter White, 8:30 p.m. May 24. GROOVIN’ STAGE (Bay at Newnan streets) UNF Jazz Ensemble 5 p.m., Felix Peikli & the Royal Flush Quintet 7 p.m., Elisha Atlas Parris 9 p.m. on May 22; Youth Talent Showcase (First Round) 2 p.m., Youth Talent Showcase (Finals) 3:45 p.m., JU Jazz Combo I 5:30 p.m., Maceo Parker 7 p.m., Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox 8:30 p.m. on May 23; Mica Bethea Big Band 2 p.m., Roman Street 4 p.m., Michael Franks 6 p.m. on May 24. BREEZIN’ STAGE (The Jacksonville Landing) Mama Blue 5 p.m., Ryan Montaño 7 p.m., Jazz Jam with Lisa Kelly 9 p.m. on May 22; Dmitry Baevesky Trio 2 p.m., BIVA Jazz 4 p.m., Larry Wilson & Truth Serum 6 p.m. May 23; Melvin Smith Organ Trio 2 p.m., Eric Carter & Company 4 p.m., Noel Friedline Quartet, 6 p.m. on May 24.
COMEDY
BIANCA DEL RIO Drag queen comedian Del Rio performs at 8 p.m. May 21 at Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Terry Theater, 300 W. Water St., Downtown, 633-6100, $37.50-$53.50; $94.05 VIP meet-and-greet, mature content, ticketmaster.com.
ABET ADULT ACTING WORKSHOPS Dave Alan Thomas teaches acting techniques May 20, 26, 27 and 28 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $30 per session. For details, email floridatheacherthomas@gmail.com. JAX CHILDREN’S CHORUS AUDITIONS May 20, 26 and 27 at 225 E. Duval St., Downtown. For more info, go to jaxchildrenschorus.org/auditions. AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM SEEKS WWII ITEMS The Museum of History seeks WWII historical items, particularly pieces with some association to Florida, to borrow for its upcoming exhibit Florida in World War II. Items will be on display for three to four months. 261-7378, ext. 102 or email gray@ameliamuseum.org. MUSICIANS NEEDED Amelia Musical Playhouse seeks musicians for its upcoming productions of Songs for a New World and Gypsy. For more info, contact Jill Dillingham at 277-3455 or dilljill@msn.com. HOMESCHOOL THEATER CLASSES Players by the Sea’s Performing Arts Studio holds classes for home-schoolers. Elementary school classes are 1-2 p.m. every Tue. through May 26; middle school 1-2 p.m. every Wed.; high school 1-2 p.m. every Thur. through May 28; $50. For details and to register, call 249-0289 or email gary@ playersbythsea.org.
NYC-based free jazz trombonist STEVE SWELL (pictured) performs with various players, including local improv heavyweights JAMISON WILLIAMS and DAN KOZAK, May 22 and 23 at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum.
CARLOS MENCIA Funnyman Mencia, who starred in the popular TV show Mind of Mencia, performs at 8 p.m. May 21, 8 and 10 p.m. May 22 and 23 and 7:30 p.m. May 24 at the Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $25-$30, 292-4242, comedyzone.com. TOM SIMMONS Simmons, who’s appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at the Gotham and BET’s Comic View, appears at 8:04 and 10:10 p.m. May 22 and 23 at Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., $8-$25, 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com. VINCE TAYLOR Taylor, who’s been on BET’s Black College Tour, appears at 7:30 and 10 p.m. May 22 and at 7 and 10 p.m. May 23 at Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, $15, 365-5555, latitude360.com.
CALLS & WORKSHOPS
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SUMMER CAMP AUDITIONS Limelight Theatre auditions kids in grades 6-12 for the summer camp production of High School Musical, 2-5 p.m. June 15 (first day of camp) at the theater, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, limelight-theatre.org. Call for session fess and details. JAZZ WORKSHOP Clarinetist Felix Peikli leads a jazz workshop 1-3 p.m. May 22 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, 699-8186; attendees bring their instruments, jaxjazzfest.com. PLANT CLINIC Bring lawn and garden questions, as well as soil samples for free pH testing, 10 a.m.-noon May 23 at Bartram Trail Branch Library, 60 Davis Pond Rd., Fruit Cove, 287-9464, sjcpls.org. PGLAG SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS PFLAG accepts applications for $2,000 scholarships from out lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students who live in Duval, Nassau, Clay, St. Johns and Clay counties. Deadline June 1. Applications at pflagjax.org/scholarship.
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ART WALKS & MARKETS
NORTH BEACHES ART WALK Galleries of Atlantic and Neptune beaches are open 5-9 p.m. May 21 and every third Thur., from Sailfish Drive in Atlantic Beach to Neptune Beach and Town Center, 753-9594, nbaw.org. COMMUNITY FARMERS & ARTS MARKET Baked goods, preserves, crafts, art, hand-crafted jewelry, 4-7 p.m. every Wed., 4300 St. Johns Ave., Riverside, 607-9935. DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts & crafts, local produce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Fri. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, a free yoga session 9-10 a.m., local music – Cougar Barrel, Mark Williams & Blue Horse, and Donna Frost starting 10:30 a.m. May 23 – food artists and a farmers’ row, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.
MUSEUMS
AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. Portraits of American Beach is on display. AMERICAN BEACH MUSEUM American Beach Community Center, 1600 Julia St., Fernandina, 277-7960, nassaucountyfl.com/facilities. The Sands of Time: An American Beach Story, celebrating MaVynee Betsch, “The Beach Lady,” is on display. BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. The exhibit Mora: 25 Years on the First Coast runs through June 30. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. Whitfield Lovell: Deep River is on display May 21-Sept. 13. Dolf James’ public art installation Equal Point is on display through June 1. Reflections: Artful Perspectives on the St. Johns River is on display through Oct.
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JAZZ AROUND THE CLOCK
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9:47 a.m. WAKE UP TO LOUD-ASS FREE JAZZ
“Why not greet the sun” by blasting the melodious sounds of Sun Ra Arkestra’s It’s After the End of the World? Recorded at two German jazz festivals in 1970, this set features Sun Ra and band in peak form, especially on the 15-minute cut, “Strange Worlds/Black Myth/It’s After the End of the World,” where the ensemble takes the listener on a journey through a truly bizarre and intense jazz wormhole. If you aren’t energized by the sound of horn players Pat Patrick and John Gilmore reducing their instruments to molten brass, just go back to sleep.
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12:15 p.m. EAT LUNCH AND DEVELOP A CRIPPLING HEROIN ADDICTION
If you wanna play “like Bird,” you might as well start shooting dope like Bird. Look, far be it for Folio Weekly to condone drug abuse. We’re so healthy that we subsist on merely organic ice cubes and gluten-free hummingbird nectar. But dabbling in drugs, getting completely strung out, and repeatedly pawning your euphonium to pay off your dealer is still a musical path that’s “in the tradition” for some players. Granted, that daily dose of methadone from the clinic can get pricy, but if nothing else, now you’ve really explored the blues. Oh, yeah … don’t overdose.
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3:15 p.m. JOIN A CULT OR OBSCURE EASTERN RELIGION
Scientology is to jazz like lozenges are to yodeling. Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Darius Brubeck, Al DiMeola, Mark Isham, and Tony Morales are jazzbos who follow the questionable doctrine laid out by Scientology-founder/completely-menacing-psycho L. Ron Hubbard. Outside the “Jazz-Dianetics Bubble,” The late Alice Coltrane was an adherent to Vedanta and John McLaughlin still follows that Brahman-fueled path. Wayne Shorter and
Herbie Hancock are Buddhists. To make sure you don’t wind up in some gated compound where you’re forced to listen to recordings of Tom Cruise admonishing us to not be glib, why not emulate those four Eastern-religion-leaning players?
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5:45 p.m. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
“Hey, man, what key is this in?” “I don’t believe in keys. My music is about colors.” Fair enough. But if you want to sit in with most able jazz groups, you’d better practice your ass off. While much jazz is based on playing “changes,” or a standard set of chord progressions, an equal amount of tunes are based on wholly unconventional structures. And since the music is geared toward total improvisation, you don’t want to be the one person on the bandstand completely baffled by what’s happening around you, suddenly reduced to no longer playing your instrument, as you rock back and forth and needlessly urge the audience to, “Just clap your hands! C’mon now!” Miles wept.
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11:58 p.m. QUESTION YOUR VERY EXISTENCE
Lookit – you’ve played the Moers Festival with Sunny Murray, won several awards in Belgium, and scored the soundtrack to an acclaimed documentary. But that dude who owns the bar you’re playing in still won’t feed the band. There’s no justice! So there are inevitable moments of soul-deflating angst and wondering if you made the right career choice. But you didn’t start playing jazz for the money. When you’re on break, go outside, take a deep breath, and during the second set, tear into Coltrane’s “Impressions,” and you’ll quickly be reminded why you spend your life as a jazz musician.
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A&E // ARTS & EVENTS 18. All Together: The Sculpture of Chaim Gross is on display through Oct. 4. British Watercolors exhibits through Nov. 29. Public garden tours are held at 11 a.m. every Tue. and Thur. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992. The Art of Springfield exhibit is on display through June 27. The Adams Family: Part Two is on exhibit through Aug. 26. LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874, lightnermuseum.org. Curator-led monthly tours are featured at 10 a.m. every first Wed. MANDARIN MUSEUM, WALTER JONES PARK 11964 Mandarin Rd., 268-0784, mandarinmuseum.net. Permanent exhibits include the Civil War steamship Maple Leaf artifacts, Harriet Beecher Stowe items and Mandarin historical pieces. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville. com. Southern Exposure: Portraits of a Changing Landscape, is on display through Aug. 30. The exhibit In Time We Shall Know Ourselves: the Photographs of Raymond Smith, is on display through Aug. 30. The Art Aviators Exhibition is on display through Aug. 16. Project Atrium: Angela Glajcar is on display through June 28. Phil Parker’s Assemblage/Collage is on display in the UNF Gallery through Aug. 30. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. Skies Over Jacksonville, a live star show, is held 2 p.m. daily in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium.
GALLERIES
ADELE GRAGE CULTURAL CENTER 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828. Works by Jessica Williams and Lana Fisher are on display through May. THE ARCHWAY GALLERY & THE ATTIC 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-2222. Artwork by Fletcher Middle School students is on display through May 29. THE ART CENTER II 229 N. Hogan St., Downtown, 355-1757. The exhibit Under the Sea and Beneath the River is on display. BREW FIVE POINTS 1024 Park St., Riverside, 374-5789, brewfivepoints. Recent works by collage artist Eric Gillyard are on display through May. BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY 137 King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577. An exhibit of works by the late multimedia artist Katherine Parker is displayed through June 2. CoRK ARTS DISTRICT 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside. The opening reception for the exhibit Secrets, featuring works by Margete Griffin, Jeff Luque, and Suzi West, is held 7-11 p.m. May 23. CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. The Juried Alumni Exhibition is on display through June 19. FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. The 13th Annual Sea Turtle Show is on display May 27-July 6. Recent works by Ginifer Brinkley are on display through May 25. FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Southside. 535-7252. Caitlin Hurd’s exhibit, Daydreams from Brooklyn, is on display through June. PLAYERS BY THE SEA 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach, 2490289, playersbythesea.org. Abstracting the Difference, New Works by Liz Gibson is on display through May 22. RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com. Through Our Eyes 2015: Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey (An Artistic Revolution), works of 20 local African-American artists, is on display through July 28. ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 471-9980. St. Augustine Camera Club’s Annual Photography Show is on display through July 23. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, 824-2310, staaa.org. The exhibit Iconic St. Augustine is on display through May. ST. AUGUSTINE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER 10 W. Castillo Dr., 825-1053, staugustine-450/tapestry. The exhibit Tapestry: The Cultural Threads of First America, which explores intertwining cultures of Hispanics, Africans and Native Americans and how they helped form the foundation of American culture, is on display through Oct. 4. STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 A1A N., Ste. 13, 273-6065, stellersgallery.com. Recent works by Laura Lacambra Shubert and Dennis Campay are on display. THRASHER-HORNE GALLERIES Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, thcenter. org. Works by Sarah Crooks Flaire and Charlie Brown are on display through May 28.
EVENTS
LUNCH HOUR WITH DR. OZ The wellness expert brings his tour, The Good Life, at 11:30 a.m. May 21 to Center Stage, Avenues Mall, 10300 Southside Blvd., Southside, wjxt.com. KAREN WHITE New York Times bestselling author White sign copies of her new book, The Sound of Glass, 7 p.m. May 21 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach, 241-9026, bookmarkbeach.com. RIDING INTO HISTORY The 16th annual Riding into History festival features a Motorcycle Concours d’Elegance, featuring
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250-300 vintage and classic motorcycles, a Grand Marshal’s Historic Lunch Ride, exhibitors, vendors and entertainment, on May 22 and 23 at World Golf Village, 500 S. Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, 677-9452, proceeds benefit K9s for Warriors programs that provide service canines to military members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury as a result of post-9/11 military conflicts, ridingintohistory.org. PALATKA BLUE CRAB FESTIVAL The 27th annual Blue Crab Festival features food vendors, a parade and memorial ceremonies, arts and crafts vendors selling everything from toys to stained glass, and live music by a dozen acts, May 22-26, 210 St. Johns Ave., Palatka; for a full schedule of events and performances and events, go to bluecrabfestival.com. DINOSAURS UNEARTHED The immersive exhibit, showcasing more than a dozen animatronic dinosaurs and fossils from the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods, opens to the public 10 a.m. May 23 at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Southbank, 396-6674, themosh.org. The exhibit runs through Sept. 7. VW BUGGIES ON THE BEACH An all-Volkswagen automobile show and swap features food trucks, trophies, and 50/50 raffles, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 22-24 at Main Beach Park, 30 N. Fletcher Ave., Fernandina Beach, no registration required, facebook.com/ events/300610906799520. HISPANIC BUSINESS WORKSHOPS The Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida (HBIF) offers workshops to assist Hispanic business owners, 5-7 p.m. May 20 and 21 at U.S. Small Business Administration, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Ste. 100B, Southside, 443-1900, hbiffl.com. JAX BEACH LIFEGUARD BEACHFEST This fundraiser for Jacksonville Beach lifeguards, featuring competitive events including a 5K and 10K run, a run-swim-run contest, tower pulls, tug-o-war, and kids’ events, kicks off at 9 a.m. May 23 at the Jax Beach Lifeguard Station, 2 Oceanfront N., facebook.com/jblgcompteam. DR. OZ AT THE AVENUES MALL Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Emmy Award-winning host of The Dr. Oz Show, makes an appearance at 11:30 a.m. May 21 at The Avenues Mall, 10300 Southside Blvd., Southside, 363-3054. WILD WONDERS’ ANIMAL ADVENTURES FOR KIDS This kid-geared nature event features fun, informative stories and hands-on time with 17 mammals and reptiles at 11 a.m. May 23 at Dutton Island Preserve Pavilion, 2001 Dutton Drive, Atlantic Beach, 247-5828, coab.us/events. JACKSONVILLE SUNS The Suns kick off a homestand against the Mississippi Braves at 7:05 p.m. May 21 (Thursday Night Throwdown, College ID Discount), 7:05 p.m. May 22 (Fireworks, Wine, Women & Baseball Night, Bloodmobile, Family Faith Night), 7:05 p.m. May 23 (Bark in the Park, Bloodmobile, Ghostriders), 7:05 p.m. May 24 (Military Appreciation Night, Ghostriders, Fireworks) and 1:05 p.m. May 25 (Kids Run the Bases, Ghostriders, Military Appreciation Day). All the action is at Bragan Field, Baseball Grounds, 301 Randolph Blvd., Downtown. Tickets $7.50$25.50; 358-2846, jaxsuns.com. AMELIA RIVER CRUISES Adult Twilight BYOB Cruises are held every Thur., Fri. and Sat., featuring live music – Dan Voll May 21, Larry LeMier May 22, Yancy Clegg May 23 – from Amelia River Cruises, 1 N. Front St., Fernandina Beach, 261-9972; for fees and details, go to ameliarivercruises.com. McCOYS CREEK CLEANUP North Florida Land Trust holds a cleanup 10 a.m. May 24 at Powers Park, 3153 Green St., Murray Hill, 285-7020, northfloridalandtrust.org. ULTIMATE FRISBEE The Jacksonville Cannons, a new professional ultimate Frisbee team, tosses the disc against the Raleigh Flyers at 6 p.m. May 30 at Trinity Christian Academy, 800 Hammond Blvd., Northside; single game tickets are $10, jaxcannons.com. DAILY EVENTS AT HEMMING PARK Hemming Park offers free yoga, group fitness and live music, across from City Hall, 117 W. Duval St., Downtown; for schedule, go to hemmingpark.org/hemming-park-events. UNF SUMMER CAMPS The University of North Florida’s Department of Campus Recreation offers two summer camps for kids ages 5-14. Youth Sports & Fitness Camp runs June 8-Aug. 7; EcoCamp runs June 8-July 31. For more info, go to unf.edu/recreation/camps. TWIN LAKES ACADEMY CAMP TIMBERWOLF 2015 Twin Lakes Academy Middle School summer camp is held 7 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Mon.-Fri., June 15-Aug. 7 at 8050 Point Meadows Dr., Baymeadows. A field trip every day, outdoor activities, swimming, water parks, bowling, movies, arts & crafts, sports and more. The cost for a single child is $1,200 for all eight weeks ($150 a week) or $1,150 per child for parents with more than one kid. New this year is Half Camp (four weeks) at $600 per child. Call Ronald Soud, 864-2409 or email soudr@duvalschools.org or Jesse Schuster at schusterj@duvalschools.org for more information. SUMMER ART CAMPS IN ST. AUGUSTINE The St. Augustine Art Association offers five sessions starting in June for grades 1-6 and ages 12 and older. For more info, go to staaa.org. JR. WATERMAN’S SUMMER CAMP Black Creek Guides holds sessions July 6-10, 27-31, Aug. 3-7, 10-14 and 17-21, featuring SUP lessons, paddle and watersports knowledge, safety and techniques, for ages 7-15. For fees, details and descriptions, go to blackcreekguides.com.
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they’re busy practicing, writing tunes and hat do you get when you put a bunch of playing shows. improvisational musicians together in a “Northeast Florida has become a pretty cool beach house? You get Lucky Costello, a spot for musicians as of late,” says Begley. “I four-piece band that blends funk, trance, hip think that Jax Beach bands have started to get hop, jazz, and most any other musical genre. more into the electronic side of music over the “We have not only been playing in a band past few years. There’s been a lot more jamming for four years, but we’ve all been living in the and improvisation than before, too.” same house together since before that,” says The musicians are now finishing up their Billy Begley, the band’s keyboardist. “We’re all debut studio album, which is being recorded at best friends here and have been since the start.” A1A Audio Productions in Jax Beach and slated Lucky Costello formed back on New to drop this summer. Year’s Eve 2011 when Begley, guitarist Gerry Raimondo, bassist Jeff Raimondo, and “We’ve been working on it relentlessly and drummer Ryan Tinney got together to play a have had a really fun, productive time getting house party by the beach. They’ve been thick as everything together,” Begley says. “It’s been an thieves ever since. interesting learning process that we think has After throwing around several band names made us stronger musicians. We already have a including The Parsecs, Scum & Villainy, Telluric ton of new ideas for our next album.” Current and Dr. Pepperjack, the foursome Though influences range from Tchaikovsky settled on Lucky Costello. to Aphex Twin, in the end, it’s the experimental “Gerry came up with the name,” says Begley. and creative work of musicians like Umphrey’s “He was watching a lot McGee and The New of Gang Wars on TV at Deal that have the LUCKY COSTELLO, GREENHOUSE the time and we were strongest effect. LOUNGE, SQUEEDLEPUSS, SIR all big fans of the old “We really have an CHARLES, DIALECTABLE BEATS 1920s gangsters. He put ear for improvisation and MATTHEW CONNOR together two famous and I think that’s what 8 p.m. May 22 at 1904 Music Hall, mobsters, Lucky Luciano really made us bond Downtown, 1904musichall.com and Frank Costello, the together and start same way Pink Floyd playing music that was got their name from two thought up on the fly,” different blues artists by digging through a Begley explains. “The Disco Biscuits have been record crate.” a huge influence on us as well, and are currently my favorite band for sure.” Armed with a proper band name and living at the Jacksonville Beach house (they Like any partnership, musical or personal, call it the Lucky Compound), Lucky Costello there are going to be good days and bad days. was ready to hit the stage. “There are always rocky parts to any relationship, but the best way to get over it is to be open and “We like playing festivals a lot because the not hold any resentment toward anyone in the people who have ventured out to camp in the band,” Begley admits. “As far as musically, if you woods and rock out to music are the best fans don’t fit well in a band, you can instantly feel it. in the world,” Begley explains of playing Aura And we’ve never thought once for a second that Music & Arts Festival, Purple Hatters Ball, and Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival among others. someone shouldn’t be in the band.” The next few months are looking quite busy Just don’t ask them to choose between for Lucky Costello. There’s the album release, playing a festival and playing for the and touring. The guys are aiming to work their homegrown crowd. “Venue gigs, however, give you so much more way to the top of the festival circuit and expand their fanbase outside Florida. attention because you’re the only band that’s “Five years ago, I never could have guessed playing,” he says. “When we play venues like where I would have been with Lucky Costello 1904 or Beacharang in Jacksonville, that might and it’s been an incredible journey,” says Begley. even be more exciting than a giant festival gig; “One that we hope doesn’t ever stop.” seeing all of your friends’ faces in the crowd.” By day, the Lucky Costello members work Kara Pound in construction and insurance. At night, mail@folioweekly.com MAY 20-26, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 27
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life and also having the band that could do it. teve Earle has come full circle, back to You know, the standard is probably really high the beginning. In the past three decades, for me because I’m from Texas. I know Jimmie the Grammy Award-winning singerVaughn, I knew Stevie [Ray Vaughn], I knew songwriter has issued consistently strong Johnny Winter, I know Charlie Musslewhite, recordings, published a critically acclaimed you know? And I’m going to run into these novel and short story collection, and even guys. [Laughs.] So it’s a little intimidating. tried his hand at acting. And that’s just a short list of his myriad achievements. Along Growing up in Texas, did you first become the way, Earle’s found recovery from a drug aware of the blues through ’60s rock bands or addiction that nearly destroyed him and staked did you get it right from the source? out his place in the frontlines of contemporary It was both, really. Because of my age, I backtrack political activism. While he’s been labeled to Sun Records. I was a big Elvis fan when I was a everything from folk to alt-country to little kid. The first things I can remember hearing Americana, Earle has thrown a curveball were those RCA Elvis records. They weren’t directly into those categories with his 16th current, but I heard “Return to Sender” and stuff release, the blues-driven Terraplane. like that. But I heard the Sun stuff backtracking In the 11-song collection, Earle and his from Creedence Clearwater Revival. And I heard longtime band The Dukes tear through a set a lot of Chuck Berry and The Beatles. You know, of tunes that run the gamut from the fingerI heard “Roll Over Beethoven” by The Beatles picked-stroll of “Ain’t Nobody’s Daddy Now” before I heard it by Chuck to the roadhouse-groove of “Acquainted with the Wind.” STEVE EARLE & the DUKES, Berry. But in Texas, I was in a blues band before I met Even in the context of Earle’s THE MASTERSONS Townes Van Zandt and saw estimable body of work, 7 p.m. May 21 at Ponte Vedra Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin’ Terraplane is a strong album Concert Hall, $49.50-$59.50, Hopkins in the same room, and in some ways is a vehicle pvconcerthall.com just because I’d been to the for the now-60-year-old to Southside of San Antonio from the Northside. honor his roots as a teenaged Texas blues fan The Northside kids were into The Beatles and and musician in San Antonio. Unsurprisingly, The Rolling Stones. But by the time I was in the Earle’s skills at songcrafting take what could be eighth grade, I’d moved to the Southside and viewed as a predictable, halted form — the blues listened to Hendrix and Cream. And I’d heard a — and give it new legs. lot of country music. I knew that some of it was In the last few years, Earle has experienced better than others and was even interested in a few personal hardships. His son John Henry some of it. I even wore cowboy boots. [Laughs.] was diagnosed with autism and his marriage to But when I moved to the Southside, my hair was Allison Moorer folded (Earle asked that we not longer than everybody else’s since they were kind talk about the divorce; I readily complied.) But there’ve also been some creative wins: Upon of stuck in the ’50s there. But it was one of those its release, Terraplane hit No. 1 on Billboard’s things; it was just a throwback, ’50s, middle class Blues Albums chart and, this year, Earle plans neighborhood. But I found this one group of kids to complete his long-awaited memoir, I Can’t that weren’t listening to country music, this little Remember If We Said Goodbye. group of nerds [laughs] that had started a blues Folio Weekly spoke to Earle at a tour stop in band. There was this kid Danny Cowan who was Houston, where he talked about his personal a year older than me and was a really good blues history with the blues, the art of vulnerability, guitarist. We were all 13 or 14; the oldest kid was and hitting a milestone in his recovery. almost 15. It was a weird little group, but we were trying to play some pretty real stuff. I think a lot What compelled you to make this straight-up, of who I am comes from having been involved in gut-bucket blues album? that. I owe those guys a lot. Part of it is what was going on in my life and So when was this? part of it is that it’s something I’ve wanted This was 1968, so we were listening to Paul to do for a long time. Part of the reason for it Butterfield Blues Band, The Electric Flag, happening now is from what’s going on in my
Here Comes Shuggie Otis, and the first Johnny Winter album. And we were backtracking all of this stuff from white blues artists. And rock albums, too, like that first Led Zeppelin album. That, to us, seemed like a blues record and it kind of was, albeit a really loud one. [Laughs.] The song “You’re the Best Lover that I Ever Had” has a Mance Lipscomb feel and you have that Freddie King-shuffle on “The Usual Time.” When you wrote those tunes, were you mindful of a specific artist? Not in the sense of aping them, but rather as a way to pay direct tribute? Well, look, the one conscious decision was that I did try to backtrack. I learned about John Lee Hooker from Canned Heat. Man, I love Canned Heat — two great harp players. Plus Al Wilson, in addition to being a great harp player, was a great bottleneck slide player. On this new record, some of the guitar tones almost touch on Texas psychedelic rock bands like The Moving Sidewalks and the 13th Floor Elevators. There is that kind of psychedelic element on the record. When I was a kid, I saw The Moving Sidewalks and the 13th Floor Elevators. I saw Billy Gibbons [Moving Sidewalks and ZZ Top founding member] at this David Byrne tribute at Carnegie Hall we did recently, and we were talking and I asked him something I’ve been meaning to ask him for years but it never came up. But because of this new record, I finally did. For years, there’d been a rumor that the Elevators and The Moving Sidewalks all lived in the same house — and he told me that was true. He confirmed that. So that explains a lot [laughs] about the music I listened to when I was growing up. The new tune, “Better Off Alone,” is a pretty unflinching song. The mood is just relentless. Even though you’ve been writing for decades, is it still hard to create from that type of vulnerability? You know, it’s really not. It’s evidently easier for me than for some people. It’s not easy. But I can do it. I’m capable of doing it and trained myself to do it a long time ago. I do it and it does work. If you get to that point with it and are that open about it, people will relate to it. Because they don’t give a fuck about what I feel and what I think. They give a fuck about what they have in common with me and how I think. This job’s about empathy and letting people know that they’re not alone. And if you’re willing to give it up a little bit as an artist, whether it’s the way you sing, or write, or paint, the easier it’s going to be to find an audience. You’re quite open about your life as a recovering addict and, last year, you picked up 20 years clean. Congratulations. That’s a pretty big deal. Thanks. Yeah, it’s a pretty big deal for me. What do you think has been crucial to your staying clean and in recovery for this long? Going to meetings, talking to my sponsor, and sponsoring other people. I’ve probably had the hardest time in recovery in the last couple of years. Quite honestly, since I did the stuff that was suggested to me, it was pretty easy to stay clean for the first 17 years. But in the last few years, I was going through this divorce, my son was diagnosed with autism … you know, a lot of stuff happened. So I really needed the program. But the good news is that it works and what really helped was my sponsees. If I’m sponsoring people, then I have to keep working steps and that’s how it works. That’s how it started: with two guys trying to help one other guy. Daniel A. Brown dbrown@folioweekly.com
Electronic rockers AWOLNATION (pictured) perform with PANIC! AT THE DISCO, ROBERT DELONG, VINYL THEATRE, PALM TREES AND POWER LINES, and EVERSAY at Rock on the River Festival at The Jacksonville Landing on May 25.
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK SPADE McQUADE 6 p.m. May 20 at Fionn MacCool’s Irish
Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, Downtown, 374-1247. NEIL DIXON 7 p.m. May 20 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877. DENNY BLUE 6 p.m. May 20 at Paula’s Beachside Grill, 6896 A1A S., Crescent Beach, 471-3463. MELODIME, J.D. EICHER & the GOOD NIGHTS, GOV CLUB, THE CROWKEEPERS 8 p.m. May 20 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown. BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE 8 p.m. May 20 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, 353-6067, $5. DEVON ALLMAN 9 p.m. May 20 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 247-6636, $15. DENNY BLUE 3 p.m. May 21 at Beaches at Vilano, 245 Vilano Road, St. Augustine, 829-0589. STEVE EARLE & the DUKES, THE MASTERSONS 7 p.m. May 21 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 2090399, $49.50-$59.50. THE DRUIDS 7 p.m. May 21 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877. PARMALEE, JACKIE LEE 7:30 p.m. May 21 at Morocco Shrine Auditorium, 3800 St. Johns Bluff Road S., Southside, 642-5200. CHRIS THOMAS KING 10 p.m. May 21, Mojo Kitchen, $15. Florida Folk Festival Kickoff: DEL SUGGS 7:30 p.m. May 21 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., San Marco, 352-7008, $10. BE EASY 7:30 p.m. May 21 at Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555. TOOTS LORRAINE, JONAH PIERRE 9 p.m. May 21 at The Parlour (behind Grape & Grain Exchange), 2000 San Marco Blvd., 396-4455. Palatka Blue Crab Festival: 1984 (Van Halen tribute), KISS AMERICA (Kiss tribute), BLISTUR, FAT CACTUS, RED RIVER BAND, AMY D. & the EXPERIENCE, BIG ENGINE, STB, TYLER MAC, HERD of WATTS, The U.S. STONES (Rolling Stones tribute), THOSE GUYS May 22-25, 210 St. Johns Ave., Palatka, for a full schedule of performances and events, go to bluecrabfestival.com. FANTASIA, JOY DENNIS 7 p.m. May 22 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $42. TODD RUNDGREN 7 p.m. May 22 and 6:30 p.m. May 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, $44.50-$56.50. MARK WILLIAMS 7:30 p.m. May 22 at Lillie’s Coffee Bar, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922. FAZE WAVE 8 p.m. May 22 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 246-2473, $8. BLONDE AMBITION 8 p.m. May 22 and 8:30 p.m. May 23, Latitude 360. Jazz Fest After Dark (JFAD): GREENHOUSE LOUNGE, SQUEEDLEPUSS, LUCKY COSTELLO, SIR CHARLES, DIALECTABLE BEATS, MATTHEW CONNOR 8 p.m. May 22 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown. FENIMORE TRIO 9 p.m. May 22, The Parlour. (JFAD): JEREMY ROGERS, JOEST, BEAU CRUM, DARKHORSE SALOON, DREDGER 9:30 p.m. May 22, Burro Bar. (JFAD): LANCE HOWELL, BONNIE BLUE, CANARY in the COAL MINE, GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE 9 p.m. May 22, Underbelly. (JFAD): THIS FRONTIER NEEDS HEROES 10 p.m. May 22 at The Volstead, 115 W. Adams St., Downtown, 414-3171. (JFAD): FRACTAL, GUY & the YEHUDAS, TAMBOR 10 p.m. May 22 at rain dogs, 1045 Park St., Riverside, 379-4969. (JFAD): TOM BENNET BAND, SWINGIN’ BONES of DIXIE
9 p.m. May 22 at The Hourglass Pub, 345 E. Bay St., Downtown, 469-1719. BOOGIE FREAKS 10 p.m. May 22 & 23, Ragtime Tavern. CUPID’S ALLEY 10 p.m. May 22 & 23 at The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611. THE DRUIDS 10 p.m. May 22 & 23 at Flying Iguana, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. Riverside Arts Market: COUGAR BARREL, MARK WILLIAMS & BLUE HORSE, DONNA FROST 10:30 a.m. May 23 at 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449. DENNY BLUE 5 p.m. May 23 at Milltop Tavern, 19 St. George St., St. Augustine, 829-2329. FALL to JUNE, MINDSLIP, BLEEDING in STEREO, SOULSWITCH, GET OUT DRIVER, STONE BONE 6:30 p.m. May 23 at Beach Blvd Concert Hall, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, $8-$20, gobigentertainment.net. HOFFMAN’S VOODOO 7 p.m. May 23, Ragtime Tavern. CHASE MADDOX 7:30 p.m. May 23, Lillie’s Coffee Bar. WILLIAM CONTROL, REQUIEM, JUSTIN SYMBOL 8 p.m. May 23, Freebird Live, $10. (JFAD): HERD of WATTS, PARKER URBAN BAND, JACKSONVEGAS, DR. SIRBROTHER 8 p.m. May 23, 1904 Music Hall. CONSPIRACY EFFECT, NO MORTAL BEFORE, ASKMEIFICARE, WRETCH 8 p.m. May 23 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $5. Jazz Fest After Dark Armada CW17 Watch Party: The DOG APOLLO, FJORD EXPLORER, BIG BUCK$ CREW 7 p.m. May 23 at The Laura Trio, corner of Laura Street and Adams, Downtown, $5 advance until May 21; $10 at the gate, jazzfestafterdark.com. AL MANISCALO, FELIX PEIKLI 9 p.m. May 23, The Parlour. (JFAD): TOMMY HARRISON GROUP, FLAG on FIRE, INSPECTION 12 10 p.m. May 23, Underbelly. (JFAD): SWINGIN’ BONES of DIXIE, JACKIE STRANGER, EAST CHINA SEA 10 p.m. May 23, Burro Bar. (JFAD): JOEL WITGEN, CHRISTINA WAGNER, STRANGERWOLF 9 p.m. May 23, The Hourglass Pub. (JFAD): GOLIATH FLORES 10 p.m. May 23, The Volstead. (JFAD): HAIL CASSIUS NEPTUNE, JOSHUA WORDEN, GRAMMAR TREE 10:30 p.m. May 23, rain dogs. Acoustic Night MIKE SHACKELFORD 6 p.m. May 24 at Bull Park, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828. BOSTON 6:30 p.m. May 24 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., 209-0367, $39.50-$125. JOE BACHMAN & the TAILGATERS 7 p.m. May 24 at Colonial Quarter, 33 St. George St., St. Augustine, 888-991-0933, $5. (JFAD): MASTER RADICAL, KUDOS the KID, CHIEFORIA 8 p.m. May 24, 1904 Music Hall. (JFAD): CRESCENDO AMELIA BIG BAND, 77D’S, SPICE & the PO BOYS 8 p.m. May 24, Underbelly. CODY NIX 8:30 p.m. May 24, Flying Iguana. SMILER, VIRGIN FLOWER 9 p.m. May 24 at Shantytown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Springfield, 798-8222. (JFAD): DILLON MAURER, WILLIE EVANS JR. 9 p.m. May 24, rain dogs. (JFAD): TOUGH JUNKIE, FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL, WHOLE WHEAT BREAD 10 p.m. May 24, Burro Bar. Rock on the River: AWOLNATION, PANIC! at the DISCO, ROBERT DELONG, VINYL THEATRE, PALM TREES & POWER LINES, EVERSAY 2 p.m. May 25 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188. FRANKIE BALLARD 7 p.m. May 27, Jacksonville Landing. MELT BANANA, DREDGER, ELECTRIC WATER 8 p.m. May 27, Jack Rabbits, $12.
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PAT ROSE May 27, Ragtime Tavern FRICTION FARM, CHARLIE ROBERTSON May 28, Mudville Music Room VEIL of MAYA, REVOCATION, OCEANO, GIFT GIVER, ENTHEOS May 28, Underbelly TURBO SUITE, HERD of WATTS, SIR CHARLES, DEAD WINTER CARPENTERS May 29, Mojo Kitchen LITTLE MIKE & the TORNADOES May 29, Ragtime Tavern BLACK CAT BONES May 29, Flying Iguana DIXIE RODEO May 29, Lillie’s Coffee Bar BROTHER HAWK, BIG JESUS May 29, 1904 Music Hall MIKE SHACKELFORD May 29, Mudville Music Room LAUREL LEE & the ESCAPEES, BARNYARD STOMPERS May 30, Planet Sarbez! CLOUD 9 May 30, Ragtime Tavern UNIQUE SOUND BAND May 30, Lillie’s Coffee Bar PSYCHEDELIC FURS May 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRIT FLOYD (Pink Floyd tribute) June 2, The Florida Theatre GBH, TOTAL CHAOS, FFN June 3, Jack Rabbits RUSTY SHINE June 6, The Roadhouse KIM WATERS June 6, Ritz Theatre THE BUSINESS June 6, Burro Bar THIRD EYE BLIND, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL June 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ALLEN STONE, BRYNN ELLIOT June 7, Colonial Quarter ANCIENT RIVER June 10, Burro Bar The GIPSY KINGS, NICOLAS REYES, TONINO BALIARDO June 11, The Florida Theatre SETH WALKER June 11, Mudville Music Room TYCHO June 11, Freebird Live BOOGIE FREAKS June 12 & 13, The Roadhouse SUPERHEAVEN, DIAMOND YOUTH, ROZWELL KID June 12, Burro Bar HYSTERIA (Def Leppard tribute) June 12, Freebird Live SWAMP RADIO June 12, The Florida Theatre DAVID CROSBY June 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Florida Country Superfest: ZAC BROWN BAND, KEITH URBAN, BRANTLEY GILBERT, COLE SWINDELL, TYLER FARR, DAVID NAIL, COLT FORD, DANIELLE BRADBERY, SWON BROTHERS June 13 & 14, EverBank Field CHARLI XCX June 15, Freebird Live Happy Together Tour: The TURTLES, FLO & EDDIE, The ASSOCIATION, MARK LINDSAY, The GRASSROOTS, The COWSILLS, The BUCKINGHAMS June 16, The Florida Theatre BRONCHO, LE ORCHID June 17, Jack Rabbits LUKE WARD, BABY BEE, The STATES June 20, Jack Rabbits Elvis 80th Birthday Celebration: BILL CHERRY, CODY SLAUGHTER June 20, Times-Union Center The DREAMING, DIE SO FLUID, DANCING with GHOSTS, KILO KAHN, INNER DEMONS June 21, 1904 Music Hall SURFER BLOOD June 25, Jack Rabbits OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA June 26, P.V. Concert Hall PIERCE PETTIS June 26, Mudville Music Room NATURAL INSTINCTS June 26 & 27, The Roadhouse STYX June 26, The Florida Theatre FOR KING & COUNTRY June 27, Christ Church Southside MICHAEL RENO HARRELL June 27, Mudville Music Room JULIANNE HOUGH & DEREK HOUGH June 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BRYAN ADAMS June 28, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night June 28, Bull Park, A.B. SAY ANYTHING, MODERN BASEBALL, CYMBALS EAT GUITARS, HARD GIRLS July 1, Underbelly
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North Carolina country group PARMALEE (pictured) performs with JACKIE LEE at the Morocco Shrine Auditorium on May 21. DON McLEAN July 2, The Florida Theatre CHILLY RHINO July 3 & 4, The Roadhouse Warped Tour: ALIVE LIKE ME, AS IT IS, BABY BABY, ARGENT, BEAUTIFUL BODIES, BEING as an OCEAN, BLACK BOOTS, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, BLESSTHEFALL, BORN CAGES, KOO KOO KANGA ROO, BOYMEETSWORLD, CANDY HEARTS, ESCAPE the FATE, FAMILY FORCE 5, FIT for a KING, HANDGUNS, HANDS LIKE HOUSES, I KILLED the PROM QUEEN, KOSHA DILLZ, LE CASTLE VANIA, LEE COREY OSWALD, M4SONIC, MATCHBOOK ROMANCE, NECK DEEP, NIGHT NIGHT RIOTS, PALISADES, SPLITBREED, The RELAPSE SYMPHONY, TRANSIT, The WONDER YEARS, TROPHY EYES, WHILE SHE SLEEPS, YOUTH in REVOLT July 6, Morocco Shrine Auditorium R5: SOME TIME LAST NIGHT, JACOB WHITESIDES, RYLAND July 7, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts JAHMEN, SIGNAL FIRE July 8, Freebird Live STEVE FORBERT TRIO July 10, Mudville Music Room BARENAKED LADIES, VIOLENT FEMMES, COLIN HAY July 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BETWEEN The BURIED & ME, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, The CONTORTIONISTS July 11, Freebird Live
SHANIA TWAIN July 15, Veterans Memorial Arena AMERICAN IDOL LIVE July 15, The Florida Theatre CHROME HEART July 17 & 18, The Roadhouse ROBERT EARL KEEN & HIS BAND July19, P.V. Concert Hall SLIGHTLY STOOPID, DIRTY HEADS, STICK FIGURE July 23, St. Augustine Amphitheatre PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE, FIREFALL, ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION July 25, The Florida Theatre UNKNOWN HINSON July 25, Jack Rabbits ROB THOMAS, PLAIN WHITE T’s July 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night July 26, Bull Park, A.B. JAKE MILLER, JASMINE, ALEX ANGELO July 26, Freebird Live FIFTH HARMONY, DEBBY RYAN & the NEVER ENDING, NATALIE LA ROSE, BEA MILLER July 28, The Florida Theatre WHITESNAKE July 31, The Florida Theatre MY MORNING JACKET, MINI MANSIONS Aug. 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre COUNTING CROWS, CITIZEN COPE, HOLLIS BROWN Aug. 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BHAGAVAN DAS Aug. 7-9, Karpeles Museum SINBAD Aug. 7, The Florida Elvis Anniversary Bash: MIKE ALBERT, SCOT BRUCE & the BIG E BAND Aug. 8, The Florida Theatre CHRISTINA PERRI, COLBIE CAILLAT, RACHEL PLATTEN Aug. 11, The Florida Theatre HippieFest 2015: The FAMILY STONE, RICK DERRINGER, MITCH RYDER & the DETROIT WHEELS, BADFINGER & JOEY MOLLAND Aug. 13, The Florida Theatre The ROCKY HORROR SHOW Aug. 14 & 15, 21 & 22, 1904 Music Hall DARYL HANCE, EUGENE SNOWDEN & FRIENDS Aug. 14, Underbelly SUBLIME WITH ROME, REBELUTION, PEPPER, MICKEY AVALON Aug. 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC Aug. 16, The Florida Theatre LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND Aug. 20, Thrasher-Horne Center TIM McGRAW, BILLY CURRINGTON, CHASE BRYANT Aug. 20, Veterans Memorial Arena DONOVAN FRANKENREITER Aug. 25, Freebird Live The OUTLAWS, BLACKHAWK Aug. 28, The Florida Theatre TRIBAL SEEDS, The EXPANDERS, ARISE ROOTS Aug. 28, Mavericks at The Landing MIKE SHACKELFORD Acoustic Night Aug. 30, Bull Park, A.B. RICK SPRINGFIELD, LOVERBOY, The ROMANTICS Aug. 30, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ALICE COOPER Sept. 1, The Florida Theatre NICKELBACK Sept. 1, Veterans Memorial Arena REO SPEEDWAGON Sept. 24, The Florida Theatre
DELBERT McCLINTON Sept. 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRITTANY SHANE Sept. 25, Mudville Music Room AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FEST Oct. 8-15, Fernandina Beach ANI DIFRANCO Oct. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall The VIBRATORS Oct. 11, Jack Rabbits The WINERY DOGS Oct. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall NOAH GUNDERSON Oct. 14, Colonial Quarter CHRIS TOMLIN, REND COLLECTIVE Oct. 16, Vets Mem. Arena SUZANNE VEGA Oct. 16, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall DEF LEPPARD, FOREIGNER, NIGHT RANGER Oct. 17, Veterans Memorial Arena LITTLE BIG TOWN Oct. 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Oct. 22, The Florida Theatre TAB BENOIT Oct. 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall MARK KNOPFLER Oct. 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre ADRIAN LEGG, DAVID LINDLEY Nov. 12, P.V. Concert Hall AMERICA Nov. 13, Thrasher-Horne Center STRAIGHT NO CHASER Nov. 17, The Florida Theatre RONNIE MILSAP Nov. 29, The Florida Theatre BRIAN REGAN Dec. 13, The Florida Theatre A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS Dec. 15, The Florida Theatre
LIVE MUSIC CLUBS
AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH
DAVID’S Restaurant & Lounge, 802 Ash St., 310-6049 John Springer every Tue.-Wed. Aaron Bing 6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Buck Smith Thur. Yancy Clegg every Sun. Vinyl Record Nite every Tue. SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Live music every Wed.-Sun. SURF RESTAURANT, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Live music every Fri. & Sat.
ARLINGTON
SCOREBOARD SPORTS BAR, 6051 Merrill Rd., 744-6199 Rory Joseph & Blues Factor Band May 23 & 24
AVONDALE, ORTEGA
CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores 9 p.m. every Wed. Live jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free 9 p.m. every Tue. & Thur. Indie dance 9 p.m. every Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance at 9 p.m. every Fri.
THE BEACHES
(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)
BILLY’S BOATHOUSE, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Billy Bowers May 24. Live music every Wed.-Sun. BRASS ANCHOR PUB, 2292 Mayport Rd., Ste. 35, Atlantic Beach, 249-0301 Joe Oliff May 20 & 27 CASA MARINA HOTEL, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 Ryan Crary, Johnny Flood May 21 CULHANE’S, 967 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 249-9595 Jax Pipe & Drums 6 p.m., Cloud 9 at 8 p.m. May 22. Jax Pipe & Drums 6 p.m., Karaoke 9 p.m. May 23. JK 6:30 p.m. May 24. DJ Hal every Sat. ESPETO Brazilian Steakhouse, 1396 Beach Blvd., 388-4884 Steve & Carlos 6 p.m. May 21 FLASK & CANNON, 528 First St. N. De Lions of Jah every Wed. FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 The Druids 10 p.m. May 22 & 23. Cody Nix 8:30 p.m. May 24. Red Beard & Stinky E every Thur. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Horizon Eyes, Faze Wave 8 p.m. May 22. William Control & the Neuromantic Boys, Requiem, Justin Symbol 8 p.m. May 23 HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. Dan Evans, Spade McQuade 6 p.m. every Sun. Back From the Brink 9 p.m. every Mon. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., N.B., 249-2922 Mark Williams 7:30 p.m. May 22. Chase Maddox 7:30 p.m. May 23 LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Kash’d Out & Sowflow 10 p.m. May 22 & 23. Dirty Pete Wed. Split Tone Thur. Ryan Crary, Johnny Flood Sun. Be Easy Mon. Ryan Campbell Tue. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., 246-1500 Herd of Watts May 21. Live music every Wed.-Sat. MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., N.B., 249-5573 Neil Dixon every Tue. Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford & Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Devon Allman 9 p.m. May 20. Chris Thomas King 10 p.m. May 21 NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 372-4105 Katie Fair 7 p.m. May 21. Dan Coady May 22 OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., A.B., 247-0060 Taylor Roberts 7 p.m. May 20 & 21 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-7877 Neil Dixon May 20. The Druids 7 p.m. May 21. Boogie Freaks 10 p.m. May 22 & 23. Hoffman’s Voodoo 7 p.m. May 24 ROYAL PALM VILLAGE WINE & TAPAS, 296 Royal Palm Dr., A.B., 372-0052 This Frontier Needs Heroes 7 p.m. May 21 SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILLE, 218 First St., N.B., 246-0881 Live music 6 p.m. every Thur., 6:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. WIPEOUTS GRILL, 1589 Atlantic Blvd., N.B., 247-4508 Amy Vickery 7 p.m. May 21. Crazy Daysies 9:30 p.m. May 22 WORLD OF BEER, 311 N. Third St., 372-9698 Practically Einstein 8 p.m. May 21. Red Beard & Stinky E 9 p.m. May 22. Oceanstone 9 p.m. May 23. Live music every Fri. & Sat. ZETA BREWING COMPANY, 131 First Ave. N., 372-0727 Live music every Wed.-Sun.
DOWNTOWN
1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. Sami Scott, Eli the Poet May 20. Lucky Costello, Greenhouse Lounge, Squeedlepuss,
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Sir Charles, Dialectable Beats, Matthew Connor 8 p.m. May 22. Herd of Watts, Parker Urban Band, JacksonVegas, Dr. Sirbrother May 23. Maser Radical, Kudos the Kid, Chieforia May 24 BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St. Melodime, JD Eicher & the Good Nights, Gov Club, The Crowkeepers 8 p.m. May 20. Jeremy Rogers, Joest, Beau Crum, Darkhorse Saloon, Dredger May 22. Swingin’ Bones of Dixie, Jackie Stranger, East China Sea May 23. Tough Junkie, Firewater Tent Revival, Whole Wheat Bread May 24 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 BlackJack every Wed. DJ Brandon every Thur. DJs spin dance music every Fri. DJ NickFresh Sat. DJ Randall 9 p.m. Mon. DJ Hollywood Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6-9 p.m. May 20 & 27. Chuck Nash 8 p.m.-mid. May 22. Ace Winn 8 p.m.-mid. May 23. Live music every Wed.-Sun. HOURGLASS PUB, 345 E. Bay St., 469-1719 Tom Bennet Band, Swingin’ Bones of Dixie May 22. Joel Witgen, Christina Wagner, Strangerwolf May 23 JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Country Concert Series: Craig Wayne Boyd 7 p.m. May 20. Jazz Festival Breezin’ Stage Mama Blue 5 p.m., Ryan Montano 7 p.m., Jazz Jam with Lisa Kelly 9 p.m. May 22. Jax Jazz Fest Breezin’ Stage Dmitry Baevsky Trio 2 p.m., BIVA Jazz 4 p.m., Larry Wilson & Truth Serum 6 p.m. May 23. Melvin Smith Organ Trio 2 p.m., Eric Carter & Company 4 p.m., Noel Friedline Quintet 6 p.m. May 24. 7th Street Band 8 p.m. May 23. Holliday Fingers 8 p.m. May 24. Rock on the River: Awolnation, Panic! at the Disco, Robert Delong, Vinyl Theatre, Palm Trees & Power Lines, Eversay May 25 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay, 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis every Wed. DJ Vinn every Thur. DJ 007 every Fri. Bay Street every Sat. MAVERICKS, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Pierce Fulton 7 p.m. May 20. Magic Mike Male Revue May 23. John Dahlb May 24. Josh Gracin 6 p.m. May 30. Joe Buck, DJ Justin every Thur.-Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 699-8186 Bob Dylan Tribute 8 p.m. May 20. Lance Howell, Bonnie Blue, Canary in the Coalmine, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine May 22. Tommy Harrison Group, Flag on Fire, Inspection 12 May 23. Crescendo Amelia Big Band, 77D’s, Spice & the Po’ Boys May 24. Veil of Maya, Revocation, Oceano, Gift Giver, Entheos May 28 THE VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams St., 414-3171 This Frontier Needs Heroes May 22. Goliath Flores May 23 THE ZODIAC, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Chaquis Maliq, Katz Downstairs 8 p.m. May 22
FLEMING ISLAND
MERCURY MOON, 2015 Doctors Inlet Rd., 215-8999 Live music most weekends PARK AVENUE BISTRO, 3535 U.S. 17, 375-8154 Robbie Trice May 22. Lorna Greenwood 6 p.m. May 30 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ Throwback 8 p.m. every Thur. Deck music every Fri., Sat. & Sun.
INTRACOASTAL WEST
CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Jaxx or Better 8 p.m. May 20. Live music every Fri. & Sat. JERRY’S Sports Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Spectra May 22. Retro Kats May 23 YOUR PLACE, 13245 Atlantic, 221-9994 RadioLove May 21
MANDARIN, JULINGTON
DAVE’S MUSIC BAR & GRILL, 9965 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 48, 575-4935 Scott Verville 6 p.m., Blues Jam 9 p.m. May 22. Jacob Creel May 23. Bonnie & Clyde every Tue. Open jam every Wed. House Band every Thur. HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 8803040 Open jam Blues Monday 7 p.m. every Mon. MONKEY’S UNCLE, 10503 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 15, 260-1349 The Remains 10 p.m. May 21
ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG
CLUB RETRO, 1241 Blanding Blvd., 579-4731 ’70s & ’80s dance 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. DJ Capone every Wed. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells, 272-5959 John Michael plays
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piano every Tue.-Sat. PREVATT’S SPORTS BAR, 2620 Blanding Blvd., 282-1564 Live music every Sat. DJ Tammy 9 p.m. every Wed. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Cupid’s Alley 10 p.m. May 22 & 23. Live rock music 10 p.m. every Wed. DJ Big Mike 10 p.m. every Thur. Live rock every Fri. & Sat.
Local hip-hop great TOUGH JUNKIE (pictured) performs with FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL and WHOLE WHEAT BREAD at Burro Bar on May 24.
PONTE VEDRA
PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Live music every Fri. & Sat. TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 Deron Baker May 20. Gary Starling May 21. Robbie Litt May 22. Cody Nix May 23. Banks & Smith May 27
RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE
ACROSS THE STREET, 948 Edgewood Ave. S., 683-4182 Backwater Bible Salesmen open mic 8 p.m. every Mon. DJ Rafiki every Tue. MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807 Jenni Reid, Austin Taylor, Ashleigh Davis 8 p.m. May 22. Megan McCloud, Kristeen Nicole Gillooly 8 p.m. May 23 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St. 379-4969 Fractal, Guy & the Yehudas, Tambor 10 p.m. May 22. Hail Cassius Neptune, Joshua Worden, Grammar Tree May 23. Dillon Maurer, Willie Evans Jr. May 24 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Cougar Barrel, Mark Williams & Blue Horse, Donna Frost starting 10:30 a.m. May 23 TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 X-Hale 8 p.m. May 22
ST. AUGUSTINE
BARLEY REPUBLIC, 48 Spanish St., 547-2023 Live local music every Thur.-Sun. BEACHES AT VILANO, 254 Vilano Rd., 829-0589 Denny Blue 3 p.m. May 21 THE CELLAR UPSTAIRS, 157 King St., 826-1594 Brady Reich 2 p.m., Oh No 7 p.m. May 22. Buffalo Rose 2 p.m., The Committee 7 p.m. May 23. Vinny Jacobs 2 p.m. May 24 THE CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ, 36 Granada St., 679-5736 St. Augustine Rug Cutters 8 p.m. May 26 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 Jazz every Sun. HARRY’S, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Billy Bowers 6 p.m. May 20. John Dickey May 21. Dustin Humbert May 22. Jim Asselta May 23. Andrea Marquis May 24. Stu Weaver May 25. Katherine Archer May 26. Ivan Smith May 27. Local live music nightly MILL TOP TAVERN, 19 St. George St., 829-2329 Aaron Esposito May 21. 9 p.m. May 22. Denny Blue 5 p.m., True Blue 9 p.m. May 23. Katherine Archer 1 p.m. May 24 PAULA’S BEACHSIDE GRILL, 6896 A1A S., Crescent Beach, 471-3463 Denny Blue holds open mic jam 6-9 p.m. May 20 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Cotton Mouth May 22 & 23. Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat.
MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Florida Folk Festival Kickoff: Del Suggs 7:30 p.m. May 21. Friction Farm, Charlie Robertson 7:30 p.m. May 28. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer May 29 THE PARLOUR, 2000 San Marco Blvd., 396-4455 Toots Lorraine, Jonah Pierre 9 p.m. May 21. Fenimore Trio 9 p.m. May 22. Al Maniscalo, Felix Peikli 9 p.m. May 23. Live music every Thur.-Sat.
SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS
BAHAMA BREEZE, 10205 River Coast Dr., 646-1031 Tropico Steel Drums May 25 & 27 CORNER BISTRO, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., 619-1931 Matt Hall every Wed.-Sat. Steve Wheeler every Fri. LATITUDE 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 X-Hale 7 p.m. May 20. Be Easy 7:30 p.m. May 21. Blonde Ambition 8 p.m. May 22, 8:30 p.m. May 23. MY PLACE BAR & GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Rd., 737-5299
SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK
INDOCHINE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 503-7013 Dance Radio Underground, Sugar & Cream, Black Hoodie, Bass Therapy Sessions, Allan GIz-Roc Oteyza, TrapNasty, Cry Havoc, every Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Conspiracy Effect, No Mortal Before, Askmeificare, Wretch 8 p.m. May 23. Kingsland Road 8 p.m. May 24. Melt Banana, Dredger, Electric Water 8 p.m. May 27
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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC Fat Cactus every Mon. Live music 9 p.m. every night WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 Cassidy Lee May 20. Melissa Smith May 21. Cocktail Jazz May 22. X-Hale 10 p.m. May 23. Mama Blue May 24. Denton Elkins Band May 27. Live music every Wed.-Sun. WILD WING CAFÉ, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Chris Brinkley May 20. Open mic May 21. Rusted Diamond May 22. The Confluent May 23. Live music every Fri. & Sat. WORLD OF BEER, 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 551-5929 Chilly Rhino 9 p.m. May 23. Live music every Fri. & Sat.
SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE
SANDOLLAR, 9716 Heckscher Dr., 251-2449 Robert Brown & the Confluent 6 p.m. May 22 SHANTYTOWN, 22 W. Sixth St., 798-8222 One Eight Seven, Southern Alabama Pie Cookoff, Status Faux May 22. Smiler, Virgin Flower 9 p.m. May 24 THREE LAYERS COFFEEHOUSE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 RadioLove at 5 p.m. May 22. Verbal Essence May 25. Open mic held every Thur.
THE WIND CRIES FOUL I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD WHEN I PLACED MY FIRST VINYL RECORD on my parents’ Panasonic turntable. It was 1972. The album: Band of Gypsys. This was, of course, the legendary recording of Jimi Hendrix’s eponymous late-career trio comprising his old buddies Billy Cox and Buddy Miles. I was immediately smitten on many levels. First, of course, by the music, which was the heaviest thing I’d ever heard. “Machine Gun” alone tore me up. Then, there was the imagery. The rainbow-colored Hendrix on the cover. The fiery trio shot on the back. My mind was officially blown, and I’ve been a die-hard Hendrix fan ever since. So it was with great trepidation that I considered viewing Jimi: All Is By My Side, the biopic penned and directed by John Ridley, starring André “3000” Benjamin. My curiosity was tweaked by the trailer, which features jump-cuts of Benjamin and his various paramours interspersed with “live” footage. My curiosity was piqued by a recent Facebook debate over the film’s merits (or lack thereof). So I watched it … And the regret is palatable. The film, upon its 2014 release, met with mixed reviews, tilting slightly toward favorable. I’m not sure if it enjoyed wide release in the States, having debuted at the Toronto film festival and finding subsequent release in the UK. I streamed it on Netflix, and I used the pause button liberally, if just to allow a moment or two to shout at the screen. So what’s wrong with All Is By My Side? So very much. First, and most glaring, is the muchtalked-about absence of any original Hendrix music. The Hendrix family estate refused to license the guitarist’s music to the film, ensuring its immediate relegation to second-tier status. It was a wise move, as it put Ridley in an awkward position, which he remedied by setting the movie in Hendrix’s just-before-fame London years. Ridley (who adapted and directed the phenomenal 12 Years a Slave) crafted a screenplay that focused on Hendrix’s relationships with women (Linda Keith, Kathy Etchingham and Ida), managers (namely Chas Chandler of The Animals) and the pressure Hendrix received from black activist groups to be more, well, “black.” All noble pursuits, as this brief slice of time is what shaped Hendrix’s future, but the shoddy, questionable narrative, the abundant inaccuracies, and the complete absence of authentic music drags the film into nearly unwatchable territory. Etchingham herself has come out in protest of a scene in which the fictionalized Hendrix beats her face in with a telephone. She says it never happened, and that Hendrix was an eventempered gentleman with whom she spent the best years of her life. Why did Ridley write that scene in? Frankly, because the movie is so pitifully boring without it. Slow sequence follows slow sequence, dragging the film’s momentum to that of a lava lamp. Even the live music shots, which should have captured Hendrix’s unbounded creative energy and sonic bombast, fall flat due to the fake Hendrixian music (written and performed by Waddy Watchel),
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which is overproduced and almost too precise, and Benjamin’s quirky gesticulations. He does an admirable job impersonating the icon, but much of his performance comes off as mere caricature. I was taken aback by deeper specifics, too. I found it giggle-worthy that the headstock of Hendrix’s “Stratocaster” was shaped differently from an actual Stratocaster headstock. Did Fender put the kibosh on licensing the headstock shape and logo as well? This may seem like a minor quibble, but Hendrix and his Strat have been inseparable images since the beginning of his career. Guitarists, to whom this movie will certainly appeal, will notice this immediately. Oh, and the film version of Hendrix is ripped, too. Check out those washboard abs! Now, it’s clear Benjamin is no De Niro, who went soft and plump for several roles. And of course Hendrix was a lanky fellow, but far from muscular. But for Ridley to play up Jimi’s sweet abs in two scenes seems a ploy to turn up the romantic heat. It is, instead, utterly laughable. Two scenes that will resonate with Hendrix historians is the time Jimi brazenly asks to jam with Cream, leading Eric Clapton to ask Chas Chandler, “Is he really THAT good?” The other is the incident when Jimi was forced to remove his antique military jacket on a London avenue by British bobbies. Though legendary to the point of myth, watching the anecdotes roll out in movie form make it seem a little more real. This can’t be said for the majority of the film, which is built on a whole lotta talking and a whole little performance, information or insight. A longer conversation could be had about the obligation of biopics to provide accurate historical information, as was recently at issue with the film Selma, in which Lyndon Johnson is wrongly depicted in a largely negative light. Many came to the defense of the filmmaker claiming artistic license; others claimed lies in the name of reshaping history through art were inexcusable. I tend to agree with the latter position. As a longtime consumer of Hendrix lore, I was shocked to see a man behaving violently who was, by all accounts in the biographies I’ve read and exhaustive documentary films I’ve viewed, a nonviolent gentleman. Yes, he screwed around on his women and, yes, he sometimes treated them poorly, but there is not one legitimate account of him beating anyone, much less his girlfriends with telephones. Andre 3000 should have refused to do the scene. But then, a paycheck’s a paycheck.
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Eve Markowicz, general manager at Kitchen on San Marco, puts the finishing touches on the San Marco Spritzer, made with Hendrick’s gin and Rekorderlig pear cider. Photo by Dennis Ho
DINING DIRECTORY AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH
29 SOUTH EATS, 29 S. Third St., 277-7919, 29south restaurant.com. F In historic downtown, Chef Scotty Schwartz serves traditional regional cuisine with a modern twist. $$ L Tue.-Sat.; D Mon.-Sat.; R Sun. BARBERITOS, 1519 Sadler Rd., 277-2505. 463867 S.R. 200, Ste. 5, Yulee, 321-2240, barberitos.com. F Southwestern fare; burritos, tacos, quesadillas, salsa. $$ BW K TO L D Daily BRETT’S Waterway Café, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F Southern hospitality, upscale waterfront spot; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB K L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F Family-owned spot in historic building. Veggie burgers, seafood, made-from-scratch desserts. Dine in or on oak-shaded patio. Karibrew Pub next door. $$ FB K TO R, Sun.; L D Daily CHEZ LEZAN Bakery Co., 1014 Atlantic Ave., 491-4663, chezlezanbakery.com. Fresh European-style breads, pastries: croissants, muffins, cakes, pies. $ TO B R L Daily CIAO Italian Bistro, 302 Centre St., 206-4311, ciao bistro-luca.com. Owners Luka and Kim Misciasci offer fine dining: veal piccata, rigatoni Bolognese, antipasto. Specialties: chicken Ciao, homemade meat lasagna. $ L Fri., Sat.; D Nightly DAVID’S Restaurant & Lounge, 802 Ash St., 310-6049, ameliaislanddavids.com. Fine dining in historic district. Fresh seafood, prime aged meats, rack of lamb. $$$$ FB D Wed.-Mon. DICK’S Wings & Grill, 474313 E. S.R. 200, 491-3469. 450077 S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0993. BOJ. SEE PONTE VEDRA. ELIZABETH POINTE Lodge, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. F BOJ winner. Award-winning B&B. Seaside dining, inside or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily. Homestyle soups, sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW B L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackanddianes cafe.com. F In renovated 1887 shotgun house. Jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan/vegetarian items. Dine in or on porch. $$ FB K B L D Daily LULU’S at Thompson House, 11 S. 7th St., 432-8394, lulusamelia.com. F Po’boys, salads, local seafood, local shrimp. Reservations. $$$ BW K TO R Sun.; L D Tue.-Sat. MARCHÉ BURETTE, 6800 First Coast Hwy., 491-4834, omnihotels.com. Old-fashioned gourmet food market and deli, in the Spa & Shops, Omni Amelia Island Plantation. Continental breakfast; lunch features flatbreads. $$$ BW K TO L D Daily MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moon riverpizza.net. F BOJ winner. Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, by the pie or the slice. $ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 TJ Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juice, herbal tea. $$ TO B L Mon.-Sat. THE PECAN ROLL Bakery, 122 S. Eighth St., 491-9815, thepecanrollbakery.com. F The bakery, near the historic district, offers sweet and savory pastries, cookies, cakes, bagels and breads, all made from scratch. $ K TO B L Wed.-Sun. THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 450102 S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0101, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. PLAE, 80 Amelia Village Cir., 277-2132, plaefl.net. Bite
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Club. Bistro-style venue serves whole fried fish, duck breast. Outside. $$$ FB L Tue.-Sat.; D Nightly THE SALTY PELICAN Bar & Grill, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F BOJ winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS Seaside Grill, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F Oceanfront; handmade crab cakes, fresh seafood, fried pickles. Outdoor dining, open-air 2nd floor, balcony. $$ FB K L D Daily TASTY’S FRESH Burgers & Fries, 710 Centre St., 321-0409, tastysamelia.com. Historic district. Freshest meats, hand-cut fries, homemade sauces, hand-spun shakes. $ BW K L D Daily T-RAY’S Burger Station, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310. F BOJ winner. In an old gas station; blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L Mon.-Sat. THE VERANDAH, 6800 First Coast Hwy., 321-5050, omni hotels.com. Extensive menu of fresh local seafood and steaks; signature entrée is Fernandina shrimp. Many herbs and spices are from onsite garden. $$$ FB K D Nightly
ARLINGTON, REGENCY
DICK’S Wings, 9119 Merrill Rd., 745-9300. BOJ. SEE P.VEDRA. LARRY’S SUBS, 1301 Monument, 724-5802. F SEE O.PARK.
AVONDALE, ORTEGA
FLORIDA CREAMERY, 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386. Premium ice cream, waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes and Nathan’s grilled hot dogs, served in a Florida-centric décor. Low-fat and sugar-free choices. $ K TO L D Daily THE FOX Restaurant, 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669. F Owners Ian & Mary Chase offer fresh diner fare: burgers, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes, desserts. Breakfast all day. Local landmark for 50+ years. $$ BW K L D Daily HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned and operated for 20+ years, the American pub serves 1/2-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers. $$ FB K TO L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MOJO NO. 4 Urban BBQ & Whiskey Bar, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670. F BOJ. SEE BEACHES. PINEGROVE Market & Deli, 1511 Pine Grove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F BOJ. For 40+ years, burgers, Cuban sandwiches, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher cuts USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. $ BW TO B L D Mon.-Sat. RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurant orsay.com. BOJ winner. French/Southern bistro; emphasis To get your restaurant listed here, just call your account manager or Sam Taylor at 904.260.9770 ext. 111 or staylor@folioweekly.com.
DINING DIRECTORY KEY
Average Entrée Cost $ = Less than $8 $$ = $8-$14 $$$ = $15-$22 $$$$ = $23 & up BW = Beer/Wine FB = Full Bar K = Kids’ Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast R = Brunch L = Lunch D = Dinner Bite Club = Hosted free FW Bite Club tasting. fwbiteclub.com. 2014 Best of Jax winner F = FW distribution spot
on locally grown organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. Snail of Approval. $$$ FB K R, Sun.; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simply saras.net. F Down-home fare, from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Mon.-Sat., B Sat.
BAYMEADOWS
AKEL’S Delicatessen, 7825 Baymeadows Way, 733-4040. F SEE DOWNTOWN.
AL’S Pizza, 8060 Philips, Ste. 105, 731-4300. F SEE BEACHES. BROADWAY Ristorante & Pizzeria, 10920 Baymeadows Rd. E., 519-8000, broadwayfl.com. F Family-owned-&-operated. Wings, calzones, brick-oven-baked pizza, subs. $$ BW K TO L D Daily INDIA’S Restaurant, 9802 Baymeadows., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajax.com. F BOJ. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. A variety of curries, vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly LARRY’S, 3928 Baymeadows, 737-7740. 8616 Baymeadows, 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 11030 Baymeadows, 260-2791. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI Grille, 9551 Baymeadows, Ste. 1, 646-9506, ptgrille.com. Family-owned Thai place serves traditional fare, vegetarian, new-Thai; curries, seafood, noodles, soups. Lowsodium, gluten-free, too. $$$ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun. SAUSAGE PARADISE Deli & Bakery, 8602 Baymeadows, 571-9817, spjax.com. F This innovative new spot offers a variety of European sausages, homestyle European dinners, smoked barbecue, stuffed cheeseburgers. $$ TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE WELL Watering Hole, 3928 Baymeadows, Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. New bistro has local craft beers, wines by the glass or bottle, champagne cocktails. Meatloaf sandwiches, pulled Peruvian chicken, homestyle vegan black bean burgers. $$ BW K TO D Tue.-Sat. WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows, Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. New gastropub has craft beers, burgers, handhelds, tacos, whiskey. $$ FB L D Sat. & Sun.; D Daily. ZESTY INDIA, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 329-3676, zestyindia. com. Asian/European fare; tandoori lamb chops, rosemary tikka. Vegetarian cooked separately. $ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun.
BEACHES
(Locations are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)
AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002, alspizza.com. F New York-style, gourmet pizzas, baked dishes. All-day happy hour Mon.-Thur. $ FB K TO L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM, 204 Third Ave. S., 246-7823. F BOJ winner. Subs made with fresh ingredients for more than 25 years. One word: Peruvian. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. $ BW TO L D Daily BEACHSIDE Seafood Restaurant & Market, 120 Third St. S., 444-8862, beachsideseafood.info. Full fresh seafood market; baskets, fish tacos, daily fish specials, Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors. on second-floor open-air deck. $$ BW K TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN Coffee Roasters, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201. F BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BREEZY Coffee Shop Café, 235 Eighth Ave. S., 241-2211, breezycoffeeshopcafe.com. Casual, family-owned. Fresh
DINING DIRECTORY baked goods, espressos, locally roasted Costa Rican organic/ Breezy Bold coffees, vegan/gluten-free options. Sandwiches, local beer, wine, mimosas. $ BW K TO R L Daily BUDDHA THAI Bistro, 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444, buddha thaibistro.com. Proprietors are from Thailand; every authentic dish is made with fresh ingredients. $$ FB TO L D Daily CANTINA MAYA Sports Bar & Grille, 1021 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-3227. F Popular spot serves margaritas, Latin food, burgers. Sports on TVs. $$ FB K L D Tue.-Sun. CULHANE’S Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 249-9595, culhanesirishpub.com. F Bite Club. Upscale pub owned and run by County Limerick sisters. Shepherd’s pie, corned beef; gastropub fare. $$ FB K R Sat. & Sun.; L Fri.-Sun.; D Tue.-Sun. ESPETO Brazilian Steakhouse, 1396 Beach Blvd., 388-4884, espetosteakhouse.com. Just relocated, serving beef, pork, lamb, chicken, sausage; full menu, bar fare, craft cocktails, Brazilian beers. $$ FB D Daily EUROPEAN STREET Café, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001. F BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. FLYING IGUANA Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., N.B., 853-5680 F Latin American, Southwest tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana sandwiches. 100+ tequilas. $ FB L D Daily HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815, harmoniousmonks.net. F SEE MANDARIN. LARRY’S, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE ORANGE PARK. LILLIE’S Coffee Bar, 200 First St., N.B., 249-2922, lilliescoff eebar.com. F Locally roasted coffee, eggs, bagels, flatbreads, sandwiches, desserts. Dine inside or out, patio, courtyard. $$ BW TO B L D Daily THE LOVING CUP HASH HOUSE, 610 Third St. S., 422-0644. New place has locally sourced fare, locally roasted coffee, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, healthful dishes – no GMOs or hormones allowed. $ K TO B R L Tue.-Sun. MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600, mellowmushroom.com. F Bite Club. BOJ. Hoagies, gourmet pizzas: Mighty Meaty, vegetarian, Kosmic Karma. 35 tap beers. Nonstop happy hour. $ FB K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1534 Third St. N., 853-6817. F BOJ. SEE SAN MARCO.
MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., N.B., 249-5573, mezzarestaurantandbar.com. F Near-the-ocean spot, 20+ years. Casual bistro fare: gourmet wood-fired pizzas, nightly specials. Dine inside, on patio. $$$ FB K D Mon.-Sat. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ Pit, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636, mojobbq.com. F BOJ. Pulled pork, beef, chicken, Carolinastyle barbecue, Delta fried catfish, sides. $$ FB K TO L D Daily M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-2599, mshackburgers. com. F BOJ. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. $$ BW L D Daily NORTH BEACH Bistro, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, A.B., 372-4105, nbbistro.com. F Bite Club. Chef-driven kitchen; hand-cut steaks, fresh local seafood, tapas. Happy Hour. $$$ FB K R Sun.; L D Daily OCEAN 60 Wine Bar, Martini Room, 60 Ocean Blvd., A.B., 247-0060, ocean60.com. BOJ. Continental cuisine, fresh seafood, dinner specials, seasonal menu in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat. POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-7637. Gastropub, 50+ beers, gourmet hamburgers, ground in-house, cooked to order; hand-cut French fries, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ FB K L D Daily RAGTIME Tavern & Seafood Grill, 207 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F For 30+ years, iconic seafood place has served blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily happy hour. $$ FB L D Daily SALT LIFE Food Shack, 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456, saltlifefoodshack.com. BOJ. Specialty items: signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp, in modern open-air space. $$ FB K TO L D Daily SLIDERS Seafood Grille & Oyster Bar, 218 First St., N.B., 246-0881, slidersseafoodgrille.com. Popular beach-casual spot. Faves: Fresh fish tacos, gumbo. Key lime pie, ice cream sandwiches. $$ FB K L Sat. & Sun.; D Nightly SNEAKERS Sports Grille, 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000, sneakerssportsgrille.com. BOJ winner. 20+ beers on tap, TVs, cheerleaders. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. $ FB K L D Daily SURFWICHES Sandwich Shop, 1537 Penman Rd., 241-6996, surfwiches.com. Craft sandwich shop has steaks and hoagies made to order. $ BW TO K L D Daily TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA, 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-8226, tacolu.com. BOJ winner. Fresh, Baja-style fare: fish tacos, tequila (more than 135 kinds) and mezcal. Bangin’ shrimp, carne asada, carnitas, daily fresh fish selections. Made-freshdaily guacamole. $$ FB K R Sat. & Sun.; L D Tue.-Fri.
DOWNTOWN
AKEL’S Delicatessen, 21 W. Church St., 665-7324, akelsdeli.com. F New York-style deli offers freshly made subs (3 Wise Guys, Champ), burgers, gyros, breakfast bowls, ranchero wrap, vegetarian dishes. $ K TO B L Mon.-Fri. THE CANDY APPLE Café & Cocktails, 400 N. Hogan St., 353-9717. Sandwiches, entrées, salads. $$ FB K L, Mon.; L D Tue.-Sun. CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Chef Sam Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare for 35+ years: veal, seafood, gourmet pizza. The homemade salad dressing is a specialty. $ BW K L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. CHOMP CHOMP, 106 E. Adams St., 762-4667. F Chefinspired street food: panko-crusted chicken, burgers, chinois tacos, bahn mi and barbecue. $ L Tue.-Sat.; D Thur.-Sat. FIONN MacCOOL’S Irish Pub & Restaurant, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1547, fionnmacs.com. Casual dining with an uptown Irish atmosphere, serving fish and chips, Guinness lamb stew and black-and-tan brownies. $$ FB K L D Daily OLIO Market, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. F
From-scratch soups, sandwiches. Home to duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L Mon.-Fri. SWEET PETE’S, 1922 Pearl St., 376-7161. F All-natural sweet shop has candy made of all natural flavors, no artificial anything. Several kinds of honey. $ TO Daily ZODIAC Bar & Grill, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiac barandgrill.com. Mediterranean cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Daily lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. Happy hour Wed.-Sat. $ FB L Mon.-Fri.
FLEMING ISLAND
GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfish camp.com. F Real fish camp. Gator tail, freshwater catfish,
288-1100, wholefoodsmarket.com. F Expansive preparedfood department with 80+ items, full-service/self-service hot bar, salad bar, soup bar, dessert bar, pizza, sushi, sandwich stations. $$ BW TO L D Daily
ORANGE PARK
ARON’S PIZZA, 650 Park Ave., 269-1007, aronspizza.com. F Family-owned restaurant has eggplant dishes, manicotti, New York-style pizzas. $$ BW K TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS, 1540 Wells Rd., 269-2122. BOJ. SEE P.VEDRA. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com. Southern-style fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tue.-Sat. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs, 284-7789, larrys subs.com. F For 30-plus years, they’ve piled ’em high and served ’em fast. Hot/cold subs, soups. $ K TO B L D Daily
GRILL ME!
KEVIN DUVALL Derby on Park, 1068 Park St., 5 Points BIRTHPLACE: Orlando
YEARS IN THE BIZ: 19
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: The Tree Steakhouse in Mandarin BEST CUISINE STYLE: Southern Cajun GO-TO INGREDIENTS: Shallots, garlic, any cheese IDEAL MEAL: Dry-aged ribeye steak grilled medium-rare with garlic brandy butter, gorganzola whipped mash, bacon-braised Brussels sprouts and a nice glass of cab. WILL NOT CROSS MY LIPS: Foie gras INSIDER’S SECRET: Simply fresh and be grateful for your guests. CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Anthony Bourdain CULINARY TREAT: Sweet Frog with my beautiful daughters.
daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. Come by boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly YOUR PIE, 1545 C.R. 220, Ste. 125, 379-9771, yourpie.com. F Owner Mike Sims’ idea: Choose from 3 doughs, 9 sauces, 7 cheeses, 40+ toppings. 5 minutes in a brick oven and ta-da: It’s your pie. Subs, sandwiches, gelato. $$ BW K TO L D Daily
INTRACOASTAL WEST
AL’S Pizza, 14286 Beach, Ste. 31, 223-0991. F SEE BEACHES. APPLEBEE’S, 13201 Atlantic Blvd., 220-5823. SEE MANDARIN DICK’S, 14286 Beach Blvd., 223-0115. F BOJ. SEE PONTE VEDRA. LARRY’S, 10750 Atlantic, Ste. 14, 642-6980. F SEE O.PARK. OCEANA DINER, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 374-1915, oceanadiner.com. Traditional American diner fare served in a family atmosphere. $ K TO B L Daily TIME OUT Sports Grill, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999, timeoutsportsgrill.com. F Locally-owned-and-operated. Hand-tossed pizzas, wings, wraps. Daily drink specials, HDTVs, pool tables. Late-nite menu. $$ FB L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly
JULINGTON CREEK
DICK’S, 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 101, 825-4540. BOJ. SEE P.VEDRA. METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO.
MANDARIN, NW ST. JOHNS
AKEL’S Delicatessen, 12926 Gran Bay Pkwy. W., 880-2008. F SEE DOWNTOWN. AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F SEE BEACHES. APPLEBEE’S, 14560 St. Augustine Rd., 262-7605, apple bees.com. Completely remodeled in the area – new look, new appetizers (half-price after 10 p.m.) Most are open until midnight or later. $$ FB K TO L D Daily ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199. F Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant). Greek beers. $$ BW L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BROOKLYN PIZZA, 11406 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 288-9211. 13820 St. Augustine Rd., 880-0020. Brooklyn Special. Calzones, white pizza, homestyle lasagna. $$ BW TO L D Daily THE COFFEE BARD, 9735 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 13, 260-0810, thecoffeebard.com. New world coffeehouse has coffees, breakfast, drinks. $$ TO B L D Tue.-Sun. DICK’S WINGS, 10391 Old St. Augustine, 880-7087. F BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. GIGI’S RESTAURANT, 3130 Hartley Rd., 694-4300, jaxra mada.com. In Ramada. Prime rib, crab leg buffet Fri. & Sat., blue-jean brunch Sun., daily buffets. $$$ FB B R L D Daily HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30, 880-3040, harmoniousmonks.net. F American steakhouse: Angus steaks, burgers, ribs, wraps. $$ FB K L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S, 11365 San Jose Blvd., 674-2945. F SEE O.PARK. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. F Organic soups, sandwiches, wraps, baked goods, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie and coffee bar. All-natural, organic beers, wines. Indoor, outdoor dining. $ BW TO K B L D Daily THE PIG Bar-B-Q, 14985 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 108, 374-0393, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. WHOLE FOODS Market, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22,
THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 170, 213-9744, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. F For 35-plus years, the rock & roll bar for locals has been serving wings, sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas; 75-plus imported beers. A large craft beer selection is also available. $ FB L D Daily SNACSHACK, 179 College Dr., Ste. 19, 682-7622, snacshack.menu. F The new bakery and café offers bagels, muffins, breads, cookies, brownies and snack treats. $$ K BW TO B, L & D Daily
PONTE VEDRA
AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A N., 543-1494. F SEE BEACHES. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 100 Marketside Ave., 829-8134, dickswingsandgrill.com. F BOJ winner. NASCAR-themed; 365 kinds of wings, 1/2-lb. burgers, ribs. $ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S SUBS, 830 A1A N., 273-3993. F SEE ORANGE PARK. PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766, pussersusa.com. F BOJ winner. Bite Club. Caribbean cuisine, regional faves: Jamaican grilled pork ribs, Trinidad smoked duck, lobster macaroni & cheese dinner. Tropical drinks. $$ FB K TO L D Daily RESTAURANT MEDURE, 818 A1A N., 543-3797, restaurant medure.us. Chef David Medure offers global flavors. Small plates, creative drinks, happy hour. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat.
RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE
13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies. com. BOJ winner. Authentic Mediterranean peasant cuisine updated for American tastes; tapas, blackened octopus, risotto of the day, coconut mango curry chicken. $$ BW L D Tue.-Sat. AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 245 Riverside Ave., 791-3336. F SEE DOWNTOWN.
AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., 388-8384. F SEE BEACHES. APPLEBEE’S, 8635 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 201, 771-0000. 6251 103rd St., 772-9020. 843 Lane Ave. S., 378-5445. SEE MANDARIN.
BLACK SHEEP Restaurant, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, black sheep5points.com. New American with a Southern twist; locally sourced ingredients. Rooftop bar. $$$ FB R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily BOLD BEAN Coffee Roasters, 869 Stockton St., Stes. 1 & 2, 855-1181. BOJ winner. F Small-batch, artisanal coffee roasting. Organic, fair trade. $ BW TO B L Daily BREW FIVE POINTS, 1024 Park St., 714-3402, brewfive points.com. F Local craft beer, espresso, coffee and wine bar. Rotating drafts, 75+ canned craft beers; sodas, tea. Rotating seasonal menu of waffles, pastries, toasts, desserts to pair with specialty coffees, craft beers. $$ BW K B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412, cornertaco.com. Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free, vegetarian options. $ BW L D Daily. DERBY ON PARK, 1068 Park St., 379-3343. New American cuisine, upscale retro atmosphere in historic landmark building. Shrimp & grits, lobster bites, 10-oz. gourmet burger. Dine inside or out. $$ FB TO Weekend brunch. B, L D Tue.-Sun. DICK’S, 5972 San Juan Ave., 693-9258. BOJ. SEE P.VEDRA.
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DINING DIRECTORY EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. BOJ winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. NYC-style Reuben, sandwiches. Outside dining at some. $ BW K L D Daily GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. BOJ. F Juice bar; certified organic fruits, vegetables. 300+ craft/import beers, 50 wines, produce, humanely raised meats, deli, raw items, vegan, vitamins, herbs. Wraps, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS Asian Street Fare, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. BOJ winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls. $ BW TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S Deli & Grille, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. F Casual spot; sandwiches, classic salads, homefries. One word: Reuben. $ TO B L Daily KNEAD BAKESHOP, 1173 Edgewood Ave. S. Locally-owned, family-run; made-from-scratch pastries, artisan breads, pies, specialty sandwiches, soups. $ TO B L Tue.-Sun. LARRY’S, 1509 Margaret, 674-2794. 7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 8102 Blanding Blvd., 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MONROE’S Smokehouse Bar-B-Q, 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551, monroessmokehousebbq.com. Wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey, chicken, ribs. Sides: beans, baked beans, mac-n-cheese, collards. $$ K TO L Mon.-Sat.; D Fri. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F BOJ winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434, mossfire. com. F Southwestern fish tacos, enchiladas. Happy hour Mon.-Sat. upstairs lounge, all day Sun. $$ FB K L D Daily O’BROTHERS Irish Pub, 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300, obrothersirishpub.com. F Traditional shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese, fish-n-chips. Patio dining. $$ FB K TO L D Daily THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 5456 Normandy Blvd., 783-1606, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE. RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969. Bar food. $ D SILVER COW, 1506 King St., 379-6968, silvercowjax. com. Laid-back, cozy, subdued spot serves craft beers, wines. The full menu is ever-expanding. $$ BW L D Daily. SILVER COW ANNEX, 1508 King St., 379-6968, annexjax. com. Adjacent to Silver Cow; serves craft beers, wines. Bigscreen TVs, games. Chorizo tacos, burgers. $$ BW D Daily. SOUTHERN ROOTS Filling Station, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. Healthy, light vegan fare made fresh daily with local, organic ingredients. Specials, served on bread, local greens or rice, change daily. Coffees, teas. $ Tue.-Sun. SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside, Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejacksonville.com. F Sushi variety: Monster Roll, Jimmy Smith Roll; faves Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Indoor or patio. $$ BW L D Daily
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AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F SEE BEACHES. APPLEBEE’S, 225 S.R. 312, 825-4099. SEE MANDARIN. AVILES, 32 Avenida Menendez, 829-2277 F Inside Hilton Inn Bayfront. Progressive European menu; made-to-order pasta night, wine dinners, chophouse nights, breakfast buffet. Sun. champagne brunch, bottomless mimosas. $$$ FB K B L D Daily BARLEY REPUBLIC, 48 Spanish St., 547-2023, barley republicph.com. Old City’s only Irish gastropub in historic area has fish & chips, shepherd’s pie, lambburger, craft beers and spirits. $$ FB K TO L D Daily CANDLELIGHT SOUTH, 1 Anastasia Blvd., 819-0588. Casual spot offers fish tacos, sandwiches, wings, desserts, sangria, daily specials. $ BW K TO L D Daily THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655, thefloridian staug.com. Updated Southern fare, fresh ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free. Fried green tomatobruschetta, grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D Wed.-Mon. GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F Local mainstay for more than 25 years. The varied menu changes twice daily. Signature dish: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. Sun. brunch. $$ FB R Sun.; L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova, 342-5264. F BOJ. SEE BEACHES. SALT LIFE Food Shack, 321 A1A Beach Blvd., 217-3256, saltlifefoodshack.com. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Place, 547-0240. The Latin American fusion wine bar and restaurant offers traditional American fare with a Latin flair; sandwiches, too. $$ BW L D Tue.-Sun.
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APPLEBEE’S, 4507 Town Ctr. Pkwy., 645-3590. SEE MANDARIN. BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE, 4910 Big Island Dr., 807-9960. Upscale Northern Italian fare, wood-grilled and oven-roasted steaks, chops, seafood. Dine indoors or al fresco on the terrace. $$$ FB K TO R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000, mshack burgers.com. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730, ovinte. com. European-style dining influenced by Italy, Spain and the Mediterranean. Small plates, entrée-size portions, selections from the cheese a charcuterie menu. $$$ BW TO R D Daily
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basilthaijax.com. F Authentic Thai dishes include Pad Thai, a variety of curries, tempuras, vegetarian dishes, seafood, stir-fry and daily specials. $$ FB L D Mon.-Sat. BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox. com. F Mediterranean and French inspired cuisine includes steak frites, oak-fired pizza and a new raw bar with seasonal selections. $$$ FB TO L D Daily DICK’S, 1610 University Blvd. W., 448-2110. BOJ. SEE P.VEDRA. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500. BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. $ BW K L D Daily FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale sushi spot serves a variety of fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ K L D Daily THE GROTTO Wine & Tapas Bar, 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. F Artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschetta, cheesecake. 60+ wines by the glass. $$$ BW Tue.-Sun. HAMBURGER MARY’S Bar & Grille, 3333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, 551-2048, hamburgermarys.com. F Wings, sammies, nachos, entrées, specialty drinks, burgers. $$ K TO FB L D Daily KITCHEN ON San Marco, 1402 San Marco Blvd., 396-2344, kitchenonsanmarco.com. New gastropub has local and national craft beers, specialty cocktails and a seasonal menu focusing on fresh, locally sourced ingredients and cuisine. Now serving Sunday brunch. $$ FB L D Daily MEZZE Bar & Grill, 2016 Hendricks Ave., 683-0693, mezzejax.com. Classic cocktails, fresh basil martinis, 35 draft beers, local/craft brews, Mediterranean cuisine. Hookah patio. Happy hour. $$ FB D Daily MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922, matthews restaurant.com. Chef Matthew Medure’s flagship. Fine dining, artfully presented cuisine, small plates, martini/wine lists. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. Reservations. $$$$ FB D Mon.-Sat. METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodiner.com. F BOJ winner. Original upscale diner. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. $$ B R L Daily MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco Ave., 399-8815, pizzapalacejax.com. F Family-owned; homestyle faves: spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, lasagna. Outside dining. $$ BW K TO L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Ave., 398-3005, taverna sanmarco.com. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; local produce, meats. Craft beers, handcrafted cocktails. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily
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360° GRILLE, LATITUDE 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555, latitude360.com. F Popular place serves seafood, steaks, burgers, chicken, sandwiches, pizza. Patio, movie theater. $$ FB TO L D Daily AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 7077 Bonneval Rd., 332-8700. F SEE DOWNTOWN.
ALHAMBRA Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. USA’s longest-running dinner theater; Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tue.-Sun. APPLEBEE’S, 5055 JTB Blvd., 296-6895. SEE MANDARIN. BARBERITOS, 4320 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., Ste. 106, 807-9060. F SEE AMELIA ISLAND. DANCIN DRAGON, 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138D, 363-9888. BOGO lunches, Asian fusion menu. $$ FB K L D Daily DICK’S WINGS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 619-0954. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. THE DIM SUM ROOM, 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138D, 363-9888, thedimsumroom.com. Shrimp dumplings, beef tripe, sesame ball. Traditional Hong Kong noodles, barbecue. $ FB K L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK.
MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BAR B-Q, 10771 Beach Blvd., 996-7900, monroessmokehousebbq.com. SEE RIVERSIDE. THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 11925 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 619-0321, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. Popular fourth-generation barbecue place, family-owned for 60+ years. The signature item is mustard-based “pig sauce.” $ BW K TO B, L D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426, tavernayamas.com. F Bite Club. Char-broiled kabobs, seafood, wines, desserts. Belly dancing. $$ FB K L D Daily TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA, 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2, 565-1999, tbopizza.com. F New York-style thin crust, brick-oven-baked pizzas (gluten-free), calzones, sandwiches. Boylan’s soda. Curbside pick-up. $$ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE VISCONDE’S Argentinian Grill, 11925 Beach Blvd., Ste. 201, 379-3925. The area’s only Argentinian place. Traditional steaks, varieties of sausages, pasta, sandwiches, empañadas, wines. $$$ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun.
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HOLA Mexican Restaurant, 1001 N. Main St., 356-3100, holamexicanrestaurant.com. F Fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, daily specials. Happy hour; sangria. $ BW K TO L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. SEE O.PARK. THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 9760 Lem Turner Rd., 765-4336, thepigbarbq.com. Bite Club. SEE SOUTHSIDE.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE, TOO There’s hardly a more “generic” song in America than “Happy Birthday to You,” but to this day (until a judge renders a decision in a pending case), Warner/Chappel Music is still trying to make big bucks off the 16-word ditty (15 original words plus a user-supplied 16th). Its original copyright should have expired, at the latest, in 1921, but amendments to the law and technicalities in interpretation (e.g., did the copyright cover all public uses or just piano arrangements?) bring Warner at least $2 million a year in fees. A California federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the song is in fact uncopyrightably “generic” – 125 years after Mildred and Patty Hill composed it. RELAX DAMMIT “The ancient art of yoga is supposed to offer a path to inner peace,” wrote the Wall Street Journal in February in a report about how many yoga classes these days are so crowded, inner peace-seekers are more likely than ever either to seethe throughout their session, or to openly confront floor-hoggers. Explained one coach, “People who are practicing yoga want Zen; they don’t already have it.” TIMELY INFORMATION Joseph Forren, 21, with a .172 blood alcohol level, plowed into a pickup truck in April in Trumbull, Connecticut (though with no serious injuries). Police said Forren’s cellphone on the seat still displayed a current text message, “Don’t drink and drive ... Dad.” SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY According to police records released in April, Mila Dago (now 24 and awaiting trial for DUI manslaughter) was trading sarcastic texts with her ex-boyfriend that night in August 2013 while barhopping (later, registering .178 blood alcohol), and as she ran a red light, smashed into a pickup truck, injuring herself badly and her friend in the passenger seat fatally. According to the police report, her last text to the ex-boyfriend (three minutes earlier) was “Driving drunk woo ... I’ll be dead thanks to you.” READERS’ CHOICE The Indian Journal of Dermatology announced in April it was withdrawing a recent scientifi c paper by a dentist in Kerala state, “Development of a Guideline to Approach Plagiarism in Indian Scenarios,” because parts of the article had been plagiarized from a student dissertation. NICE GUYS NEVER FINISH In New York City, someone can be fired for being “too
nice.” Doorman Ralph Body, 41, was dismissed from his job at an upscale New York City apartment building because he did too many favors for tenants, according to an April New York Post report. Body said he “gave his life” to the residents at the “27 on 27th” tower in Queens, but “upper management” thought such extra kindnesses violated building policy and ordered his dismissal despite a tenant petition. 45, 46, WHATEVER IT TAKES When the chief auditor for Hartford, Connecticut, finally got around to checking the finances of the police shooting range recently, he found the range supervisor had bought 485,000 bullets per year, but was using only 180,000 – and had no paperwork on where the rest went. In one instance, the supervisor acknowledged having bought 94,500 rounds of .45-caliber ammo two years after the department stopped using .45s and switched to .40-caliber weapons. He said he needed .45-caliber bullets so he could trade them for .40s. PRIORITIES Millions of sports fans draft their own fantasy sports teams – and even the bass-fishing tournament circuit has its fantasy league, where fans select anglers good at exploiting choice spots on the lakes. In March, Alaska Dispatch News reported that, for the fourth year, there would be an Iditarod Fantasy League, with a “salary cap” of “$27,000” to pick seven mushers with the best chances to push their dogs to victory, with all-stars going for around $6,000 and rookies selling for much less. THANKS BUT NO THANKS Alfred Guercio, 54, was arrested in Burnsville, Minnesota, in March after forcibly entering the home of one of his neighbors and swiping a knife set he’d given the woman as a Christmas gift. He told the woman, and police, he was taking the gift back because he was upset that she didn’t appreciate it enough. CULTURAL DIVERSITY The March arranged-marriage ceremony in Kanpur, India, was about to start when cousins of the bride (whose name is Lovely) commandeered center stage and demanded that groom Ram Baran answer the question, “What is 15 plus 6?” Baran answered, “17” and, in short order, Lovely and her family began to drift out of the room, and the marriage was off. Eventually, according to a Times of India report, the families settled amicably, with all gifts returned. Chuck Shepherd weirdnews@earthlink.net
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ULYSSES, SECRECY, POPPING IN PEACH, WOLVERINES & WHISTLER
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the TV comedydrama Jane the Virgin, the character Rogelio de la Vega is a vain but lovable actor who performs in telenovelas. “I’m very easy to dress,” he tells the wardrobe supervisor of a new show he’ll be working on. “Everything looks good on me. Except for peach. I don’t pop in peach.” What he means is that his charisma doesn’t radiate vividly when he’s wearing peach-colored clothes. What don’t you pop in? I’m not saying just the color of clothes, but everything else, too. In the weeks ahead, it’s crucial to surround yourself with influences to make you pop. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you willing to entertain an outlandish possibility? Here’s my vision: You’ll soon be offered unexpected assistance, either through the machinations of a “guardian angel” or the messy blessings of a shapeshifting spirit. This divine intervention will make it possible to demolish a big, bad obstacle you’ve been trying to find a way around. Even if you have trouble believing in the literal factuality of my prophecy, here’s what I suspect: It will at least come true in a metaphorical sense – which is the truest kind of truth of all.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Glory” is the theme song from Selma, about African Americans’ ongoing equal rights struggle. I’ll borrow one of its lines for your use in the weeks ahead: “Freedom is like a religion to us.” Those will be good words for you to live by. Are you part of a group that suffers oppression and injustice? Are you mixed up in a situation that squashes your self-expression? Are you being squelched by conditioned habits of your unconscious mind? It’s high time to rebel. The quest for liberation should be your spiritual calling. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you’re planning on breaking a taboo, sneaking into a forbidden zone, or getting intimate with an edge-dweller, don’t tell boastful stories about what you’re doing. For now, secrecy is a smart way to keep you safe and effective. I like you to tell the whole truth. I like it when you reveal the nuanced depths of feelings. But now I favor a more cautious approach to communication. Until your explorations have progressed further, discuss them sparingly. As you put experiments in motion, share the details on a need-to-know basis. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are many ways to create and manage a close relationship. Here’s one of my favorite models: when two independent, self-responsible souls pledge to help each other activate the best versions of themselves. If you don’t have a partnership like this, the near future is a favorable time to find one. And if you already do have an intimate alliance in which the two of you synergize each other’s quest for individuation, the next few weeks could bring breathtaking breakthroughs. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s a challenge to drive a car through Canada’s far north. If you go from Dawson in the Yukon Territory to Inuvik in the Northwest Territory, take Dempster Highway. It’s gravel road all 417 miles, so the ride’s rough. Bring a spare tire and extra gas; there’s just one service station along the way. But the scenery is thrilling. The permafrost in the soil makes trees grow in odd shapes, and you can see caribou, wolverines, lynx, bears, and lots of birds. Right now, the sun’s up 20 hours a day. And the tundra? You’ve never seen anything like it. Even if you don’t take a trip like this, you soon go on a metaphorically similar trek. With the right attitude, you’ll grow more courageous. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author James Joyce wrote Ulysses, among the most celebrated, influential novels of the 20th century. The narrative is experimental and tightly structured. Its chaotic stream-of-consciousness passages are painstakingly crafted. Anyone who wonders how the sign of Aquarius can be jointly ruled by rebellious planet Uranus and disciplinarian planet Saturn need only examine this book. Joyce claimed he labored over it for 20,000 hours. That’s equal to devoting eight hours a day, 350 days a year, for seven-plus years. Will you ever work that hard and long on a project? If so, now’s a good time to start. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): English writer and caricaturist Max Beerbohm moved from his native land when he was 37 years old. He settled in Rapallo, Italy, where he lived for much of the rest of his life. Here’s the twist: When he died at 83, he had still not learned to speak Italian. For 40 years, he used his native tongue in his foreign home. This is a failing you can’t afford to have in the months ahead. The old proverb “When in Rome, do as the Romans,” has never been so important to observe. Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com
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40 words will be accepted. Please keep your message short & sweet. Thanks! UNFORGETTABLE I pay great attention to small things, I feel so blessed that you were in my presences. Did you come back just to see me? I hope so, ’cause I love seeing you. In any color white, blue, coral … When: May 11. Where: Parked. #1520-0520
LITTLE DRUMMER BOY You: Black, bald, beautiful. Me: Hungry and watching. I was behind you in line while you pretended to play drums like Lars Ulrich. Can I play with your drumstick? When: March 6. Where: Taco Bell @ Hodges. #1509-0311
VOTE FOR ME You: Widespread Panic shirt. You said you may actually vote Republican if Billary gets nomination. Wanted to speak more, but you had to get home to dogs and pet pigeon. Let’s get naughty in voting booth! ;). When: May 7. Where: McDonald’s. #1519-0513
FREEBIRD EXPENDABLES SHOW On 2/25. We talked at very end by merchant stand. Short convo; said you’re finishing teaching degree. You: Very cute brunette, awesome smile. Would like to see you again! When: Feb. 25. Where: Freebird Live. #1508-0304
VILANO PUBLIX; PULLED GROIN MUSCLE! Produce/dairy around 8 a.m. You live St. Augustine, injured groin surfing Puerto Rico. Left, came back; so flustered talking you forgot eggs. You: PT, work, fishing, watch fi ght. Me: to beach. Should’ve given my number! When: May 2. Where: Vilano Beach Publix. #1518-0506
GIRL WITH THE SCAR On face, eye to forehead. ISU at gay bar, long ago; wanted to know you. My heart skipped a beat. You were and still are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen; always cross my mind. When: April 2014. Where: The bar. #1507-0304
MR. MATRIX You: Dorky in a really sexy way. Me: Drew Barrymore look-alike. Stopped at your booth and heard you say you originally came up with the idea for “The Matrix.” You can give me your red or blue pill anytime, stud! When: April 10. Where: One Spark. #1517-0415 JUICE BAR BABE You: Incredibly cute girl working juice bar. Braided blonde hair, nose ring. Your favorite is Pineapple Julius. Me: Suave, long-haired Adonis, right arm tattoo, sees you from afar, often there. Let’s meet, talk about more you like. When: April 3. Where: Baymeadows Native Sun. #1516-0408 ENDLESS LOVE You: Handsome, buff, bald man, best smile, driving ivory Cadillac. Me: Short, long hair, blue-eyed girl who works your conversions; my heart melts when I see you. Let’s meet so I can convert you over to a real woman! When: March 4. Where: Baymeadows business. #1515-0408 SMILE’S FOREVER, HOWEVER Bumped into me, Underbelly’s bar, Art Walk. Dark hair, brilliant smile. Taking hygienist work home with you? Talked about smiles, other thing. I’ll make other thing last. You left with friends; didn’t get number. Let’s make smiles! When: April 1. Where: Underbelly. #1514-0408 BEAUTIFUL SOCCER HOOLIGAN You: Blonde, glasses, ripped rolled-up jeans, yellow sweater, Armada scarf, temp cheek tattoo. Me: Dark hair, glasses, full sleeves. You behind me, half-time refreshment line. We smiled in section 141 top. Let’s sit side-by-side. When: March 28. Where: EverBank Field. #1513-0401 HAITIAN GENTLEMAN IN PINK Mr. I make airplanes crank for a living. Ms. Blonde alone on corner reading Folio Weekly ISU impatiently waiting; meanwhile collecting the worst pick-up lines. White boy was smooth; you, however, have my attention. When: March 28. Where: Outside De Real Ting. #1512-0401 BEST ASS I’VE SEEN You: Sweaty, dark hair, petite, beautiful Asian lifting heavy (humping weights? Never seen that workout), engrossed in weights and convos with gym regulars. Sorry, couldn’t stop staring. Let’s train together. Whatever you’re doing is working. When: March 16. Where: LA Fitness Atlantic Beach. #1511-0325 0% IRISH, 100% DRUNK You: Orange sack pack and white sleeveless shirt. Me: White collared shirt and green tie. Didn’t expect to have a dance partner. Will you shake it off with me again? When: March 17. Where: Brix Taphouse. #1510-0325
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NICE TO MEET You: Tall, handsome, broken wrist. Me: Cute, athletic, long sandy hair. Helped me sign out paddleboard; said nice to meet. Maybe you caught my name; don’t know yours. Meet 11 a.m. Feb. 13 at the lake. When: Jan. 31. Where: UNF Lake Oneida. #1506-0211 I SAW U Connection Made!
ASIAN GODDESS SNAP FITNESS Me: Purposefully stretching longer, safe creeping distance. You: Gleaming from sweat, holding handstand a respectable amount of time! Took off shoes, socks; caught me watching. Kept gaze. You smiled, continued poses. Left before drool commenced. When: Jan. 20. Where: Snap Fitness. #1505-0204
HOTTIE IN HAMMOCK You: Tall, leggy, brunette, great skin, rocking in hammock at pool. Me: Scotch-loving bald guy who still loves a Fierce Polish Viking. Hoping you’ll rock me tonight like your body rocks in that hammock. When: Jan. 28. Where: Beside the pool. #1504-0128 HOT COFFEE MAN You: tall, dark hair, with Starbucks. Me: tall, yellow shirt. ISU at Starbucks 20 minutes before; again in garage stairs. Held door for me, I smiled, thanked you. Remember me? When: Jan. 22. Baptist Medical Ctr. Garage. #1503-0128
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BAYMEADOWS BUSINESS You: Bald white guy, sharp dresser, older white Saturn. Me: Slim white guy. Had my eye on you; said hi; you said Happy Holidays Christmas Eve. Let’s do lunch! When: Dec. 24. Where: Baymeadows mgmnt. co. #1502-0114 FILL ’ER UP You: Tall, handsome, blue shirt “Refill.” Me: Sexy, orange dress. Looking for headphones; made small talk. Wanted number; you tired from work. Let’s make beautiful music, Mr. Refill. When: Dec. 30. Where: Best Buy. #1501-0107 LOVER @ WALMART? Sunday, 10:45 a.m., S’s register. You: Tan jacket, glasses, nice-looking man, holiday spirit. Me: Blue jeans, jeans jacket, behind you. Should’ve talked more. I looked for you later. When: Dec. 21. Where: Normandy Walmart. #1500-0107 8-8-14; MEANING OF TIME? Easy answer. Time means nothing, absolutely nothing outside context of you. Hours seem like hours, days like days. Dice don’t match. Cards on my heart’s table come up different. Don’t fret; UNIverse loves us; it’s MASTER of time. When: Aug. 8. Where: Pagan Idol. #1436-1224
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