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Brevard Live June 2017- 1 2 - Brevard Live June 2017 Brevard Live June 2017- 3 4 - Brevard Live June 2017 Brevard Live June 2017- 5 6 - Brevard Live June 2017 Content June 2017 FEATURES A NIGHT OF ROMANCE Columns Brevard Music Group presents “A Night BUCKSHOT Of Romance” at the King Center with Charles Van Riper Throughout the decades Brevard’s music three headliners on one big stage: Am- 22 Political Satire taste has changed from mainly country, brosia, Firefall and Al Stewart are leg- “The Column” to blues, classic rock, top 40. Until four ends in the music industry. It will be a polished musicians came together to play lovely evening Calendars it again - country music. Page 15 25 Live Entertainment, Page 10 ORLANDO IN HEAVEN Concerts, Festivals & BAND OF BROTHERS Local Download COCOA VILLAGE’S BBQ & BLUES Two new full length records, releasing Cocoa Village will host fifty Pro teams within a month of each other, both for 33 by Andy Harrington for the Seventh Annual, FBA Sanctioned, worthy causes, featuring a grand cast Local Music Scene Historic Cocoa Village BBQ & Blues. of high level musical talent, were con- Besides fingerlicking BBQ this festival ceived, written, and produced by Brian In The Spotlight always serves a great music line-up. Tarquin in his Merritt Island studio.. 34 by Matt Bretz Page 13 Page 16 Flori-duh! JMC: ZACH DEPUTY PHONELESS IN PHOENIX, PART 3 36 by Charles Knight Zach Deputy is a multi-instrumentalist There he was, bumped from the airline and songwriter based in Savannah, GA into a rental car - all without his cell The Dope Doctor and best known for his live looping phone that he accidentially left at home. 40 Luis A. Delgado, CAP shows. He describes his style as “island- John Leach was asking for adventure, infused drum n’ bass gospel ninja soul.”. and he was getting his share. Florida Arts Page 13 Page 21 44 Kim Cruikshank Brevard Live June 2017- 7 8 - Brevard Live June 2017 BREVARD LIVE BREVARD LATELY The largest and most popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 25 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Heike Clarke ASSISTANT EDITOR John Leach ACCOUNT MANAGER Charlene Hemmle MUSIC WRITERS John Leach Charles Knight Matthew Bretz Andy Harrington PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Van Riper Charlene Hemmle COLUMNISTS Chuck Van Riper Charles Knight Spence Servoss Andy Harrington Luis A. Delgado Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live Magazine is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Phone: (321) 956-9207 [email protected] COMMENTS & LETTERS Brevard Live Magazine P.O. Box 1452, Melbourne, Fl 32902 Copyright © 2017 Brevard Live All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos or scripts sent to Brevard Live Magazine. Published photos and articles become property of this publication. We are not responsible for wrongful advertised or canceled venues. Download a pdf file The rainy season begins in June and that means wonderful mornings, afternoon thunderstorms and showers that break the heat, followed by humid evenings and BREVARD amazing sunsets. The heat slows down the pace and it feels a bit more “local” FLORIDA in Brevard County. It’s the time to go watch dolphins in Crane Creek and catch a couple of sunsets at the Cape. LIVE Photos By Chuck Van Riper at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live June 2017- 9 By Heike Clarke Three years ago, in 2014, Eric was part was enough money to get by, but the hen I first arrived in Brevard of The Last Chance Band that won the best part was that you never knew who WCounty over three decades ago, Brevard Live Music Awards in almost would walk through the door. It was the musical landscape was quite differ- every category including Brevard’s Fa- Nashville.” Indeed, Eric played when ent than anything I’d known. Coming vorite Cover Band, and Eric took home Vince Gill, Marty Stewart and others from a rising underground punk scene the title of Brevard’s Favorite Guitar- walked in at times and “They were all in Germany I remember some regu- ist. A closer look at Buckshot reveals my guitar heroes.” lar bar hits I’ve never heard before: that it actually includes the members Eric lived 70 miles outside of Nash- “Gimme, gimme, gimme a redneck of The Last Chance Band without front ville, he had family there, and he drove girl” was one that got everyone on the man Steve Cowden who performs in a the distance every day. For a while dance floor. Instead of spastic dance duo as Southern Thunder regularly. he tried for a day job as a mechanic moves of the early 80s, the dancers (“people thought I was mechanically would line up, disciplined and choreo- Brevard Live Magazine met with Eric inclined”) but got fired from every job. graphed. There was even a dress code Lee Webb who came to Brevard in Playing music came easy to him and with fancy cowboy boots, hats and 2004, directly from Nashville where kept him busy. “I was the fill-in guy embellished shirts among other well- he had performed for many years. “It for a while before I joined the Northern dressed attendants. The atmosphere wasn’t a career move to come here,” Drive Band that opened up and toured was courteous. Howdy, Brevard! said Eric. “My mom had a stroke and I with about every famous country artist. During the 90s the music changed came to help her.” After all, it was his For 14 years I was either on the road or drastically. Less country, more South- mother (together with his older sis- playing at a club in Nashville.” ern Rock and Blues. The Legendary ter) who had always encouraged him At the turn of the century every- Groove Monsters packed the places to pursue his dream of playing music. thing changed. Pop and Rap came to wherever they played: Dave Fiester’s She even got Eric his first gig at the Nashville and the pay started going and Austin Pettit’s soulful guitars, Ste- bar in Detroit where she worked as a down. But reality hit when MCA Re- phen Miller’s magical keyboard, Mark bartender. “There was always music cords told his band after they submitted Glisson’s walking bass and Bill Hoff- playing at our home,” remembered a great demo that they sounded too pol- man’s powerful drum beat drew large Eric who was drawn to the guitar. At ished and that they were more looking crowds while the country bars were age 11 he traded a pair of ice-skates for for a garage-band sound. “Half of my thinning out, some changed format or an old, beat-up guitar and started play- friends left Nashville at that time,” and slowly faded away. Just a few months ing. At age 13 he got his first decent Eric’s way led to Brevard County. Soon ago the County Line Saloon, once Bre- instrument and some guitar lessons. he met Rick Fincke at Guitar Haven in vard’s mainstay for country music, Compliments of Mom. She also talked Indian Harbour Beach. Rick who is was leveled to the ground. to touring managers of the performing one of Brevard’s most sought after gui- bands to let Eric sit in. Playing with the tar instructors was a game changer in So - was this the end of country mu- older and experienced country players Eric’s life. “I needed a break from per- sic in Brevard County? “No way,” said was the best practise he could wish forming every day and thanks to Rick’s Eric Lee Webb who fronts the country for - “They showed me how to play.” encouragement and connections, I band Buckshot. “I play almost every Eric’s first big chance came in 1993 started teaching at Guitar Haven.” He day, sometimes as a duo with Sam, when the guitar player of Downtown visited some local jams and open mics the band is busy every weekend.” And Hoedown became sick and Eric was but “I didn’t get a warm welcome. So while they share the local stages with asked to fill in. “This was my very first I decided to drive to Orlando to jam bands from different music genres, the gig in Nashville.” where I met other players and finally love for country music is alive with found an engagement with The Saddle growing demands, and Eric Webb is Eric decided to stay and perform at Band performing at the Lone Cabbage one of the ambassadors. different places, mostly for tips. “It Fish Camp. After a two year stint with 10 - Brevard Live June 2017 Brevard Live BUCKSHOT - that is Eric Lee Webb, Roger Holloway (missing on the cover photo), Sam DeBella, Gary “Bart” Carter. Photos by Chuck Van Riper The Last Chance Band, Eric started his years ago. His two favorite albums The last Chance Band and now The own group - Buckshot. “We never use are Dark Side of the Moon and Abbey Buckshot Band. Bart is also a BMA tracks, we take requests and remember Road. That says a lot. 2014 Winner of Favorite Bass Player. the words of the songs. We like true or- Gary Carter “Bart” – Bass Guitar Roger Holloway - Drums ganic music.” Bart started with piano lessons while Roger started his career at the age of he was in grade school and that started 10. He taught himself the drums dur- Now meet the rest of the band, and yes, his love of music. At 16 he picked up ing middle school while learning the they are well-polished: a used Montgomery Ward bass and trumpet.