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Brevard Live July 2015 - 1 2 - Brevard Live July 2015 Brevard Live July 2015 - 3 4 - Brevard Live July 2015 Brevard Live July 2015 - 5 6 - Brevard Live July 2015 Contents JULY 2015 FEATURES BONNAROO Columns BREVARD LIVE MUSIC AWARDS Four days, over a hundred of your fa- Charles Van Riper While the voting for Brevard’s favorite vorite artists and comedians, 90,000 of 22 Political Satire bands and musicians is still in full swing, your closest friends…let’s Bonnaroo. the producers of the actual award show BL contributor Matt Bretz and his broth- Calendars are busy with all the preparations it takes er Tim Bretz set out to capture the spirit Live Entertainment, to put on the 12th annual Brevard Live and conduct some interviews. 25 Concerts, Festivals Music Awards. Page 20 Page 12 Outta Space “KILLER BEE” PAUL CHAPMAN 30 by Jared Campbell JOHN HIATT Brevard Live met up with Paul Chap- He is truly one of the great unsung he- man, formerly with UFO, Lonestar and Local Download roes of rock & roll. In the industry Hiatt Gator Country, who has joined a Swed- by Andy Harrington is what’s known as a seminal artist - a 33 ish-Canadian hard rock band, Killer Local Music Scene figure strongly influencing later develop- Bee. They are hitting the road hard. ments. Page 35 Flori-duh! Page 15 36 by Charles Knight THE BABYS WHITESNAKE John Bisaha is walking in some mighty The Dope Doctor The legendary rock’n’roll band founded big shoes as the replacement for AOR 38 Luis Delgado, CAP and formed by Deep Purple singer David legend John Waite with the iconic clas- Coverdale are on their 2015 “The Purple sic rock band, The Babys. Brevard Knights After Night Tour” featuring their biggest hits and Live’s Charles Knight recently had the Hot spots, events, songs from the new tribute album. opportunity to interview him. 44 by Charles & Lissa Page 19 Page 43 Brevard Live July 2015 - 7 8 - Brevard Live July 2015 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most BREVARD LIVE MAGAZINE popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 24 years. PUBLISHER 12th Annual Brevard Live Music Awards EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Monday, August 3rd, 2015, 6-9pm, Gleason Performing Arts Center Heike Clarke he voting for who are your favorite and members of our music community in SALES MANAGER ASSISTANT EDITOR Tbands and musicians is in full swing. need. All proceeds will benefit this char- John Leach The ballots will close onling at the end of ity. (www.BrevardMusicAid.org) the day on July 10th. And that’s when the ACCOUNT MANAGER final preparations are being made to hon- Tickets for the show will be available Charlene Hemmle or and promote those talented performers at Marion Music in Palm Bay, Florida who know how to promote themselves Discount Music in Melbourne, and East MUSIC WRITERS John Leach and motivate their fan base. After all, the Coast Music Exchange/ Beach Pawn Charles Knight “favorites” aka “The ones with the most in Cape Canaveral, and an hour prior to Matt Bretz fans and followers” in all genre of music the show at the box office in the foyer of Andy Harrington are the ones who can present themselves the Gleason Center. Some of our produc- well. Presentation is a huge part of show ers - Joe Calautti, Pam Jacobs, Charles PHOTOGRAPHY biz, and in a time of social media the op- and Lissa - will also have tickets for sale Chuck Van Riper Lissa Knight portunites are unlimited. Promotion is an at their shows. It’s a $10 donation for art form all by itself, it creates images, Brevard Music Aid. COLUMNISTS personalities, admiration, all the way to Chuck Van Riper the pedestal that stands above the rest. There will be a red carpet area where ev- Charles & Lissa Knight The Brevard Live Music Awards eryone is encouraged to take their glam- Jared Campbell show is the most unique and glamorous our shots and post it on social media. For Reproduction of any portion of event of the year. This is the grand stage security reasons unauthorized photog- Brevard Live Magazine is strictly where Brevard’s talented performers come raphy inside the dark auditorium is pro- prohibited without the written together for an amazing evening of enter- hibited. Two Brevard Live photographers permission of the publisher. tainment along with a hilarious “toast and will cover the event and we will publish roast.” The show is produced by Brevard the winning moments in our September ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Live Magazine but is brought to life by issue and, prior to that, post images on our Phone: (321) 956-9207 a team of professionals in the entertain- website, www.BrevardLive.com. [email protected] ment business. Along the way, everyone COMMENTS & LETTERS gives their best, and we always have a lot “See and be seen” is the motto of every Brevard Live Magazine of fun. When entertainers bond together to Brevard Live Music Awards. Some dress- P.O. Box 1452, entertain their peers, the energy is intense. es and suits remain unforgettable. The au- Melbourne, Fl 32902 Read more about the BMAs on page 12. dience has always been a big part of the Copyright © 2015 Best of all, the Brevard Live Mu- show by putting on the ritz. So what are Brevard Live sic Awards show is the main fund raiser we wearing this year? Who’s going to be All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos for Brevard Music Aid Inc, a non-profit Entertainer of the Year 2015? Be there, or scripts sent to Brevard Live organization that helps local musicians and you’ll be the first to find out. Magazine. Published photos and articles become property of this publication. We are not responsible for wrongful Do you need a break from reality? Here’s July 16th, 8pm advertised or canceled venues. something different: The Incredible Hyp- Debauchery, notist Richard Barker will keep you on Melbourne the edge of your seat as you never know Download a pdf file Richard what his performers (straight from the BREVARD Barker audience) will do once they’ve fallen un- FLORIDA der his spell. He’s performed all over the world and his show is pure fun. You will LIVE be laughing so much it will induce tears. at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live July 2015 - 9 10 - Brevard Live July 2015 Brevard Lately Summertime in Brevard County - kite surfing and beautiful sunsets! Photos by Chuck Van Riper Brevard Live July 2015 - 11 Brevard Live BREVARD LIVE MUSIC AWARDS 2015 By Heike Clarke hen the curtain Let’s talk about the much more. John Leach is we are happy to have her opens on Mon- BMA-team (top photo): a true entertainer. He’s also back. day,W August 3rd, from 6 John Leach is hosting our very funny. Joe Calautti has been to 9 pm at the Gleason award show for the third Lisa Rocher Wagner our musical director for the Performing Arts Cen- time. He’s been a Brevard was initially hired as a cute longest time. Together with ter, a brilliant team of lo- Live associate since the 90s assistant but it didn’t take Tom Willett on bass, Sam cal musicians has spent writing CD reviews, con- long to find out that no-one Hill on drums, and Les- endless hours to prepare ducting celebrity interviews, can hold a good woman lie Mitchell on keyboard, the most glamorous and and whatever else needs to down or stop a wild fire. Lisa Joe fronts the BMAs house entertaining event of be done. John is a musician, has gathered many fans over band. He is the busiest and the year - the 12th an- voice-over artist (he’s even the past years with her band most professional musician nual Brevard Live Music recorded for the US Army), Rock Candy. Her southern in this county. Our music Awards. Master of Cere- works as a MC/DJ with his beauty Texan charm added a is in good hands. Joe and mony John Leach and his mobile event company and lot of spice to the show, and John will take the stage to- captivating co-hostess Lisa Rocher Wagner will return to the stage lead- ing the audience through a high energy show that reveals Brevard’s Favor- ite Bands and Musicians as nominated by readers of Brevard Live Magazine and music fans followed by a month-long online voting. The presenters are staples in our music community, and the live musical performers rep- resent our finest talent. Kristen Warren Dave Pastorius Darin Foxx 12 - Brevard Live July 2015 Brevard Live gether for another hymn to the sponsors. Both are im- THE PERFORMERS personating legends in their Kristen Warren is a jazz presentation. Last year John vocalist and recording artist was Johnny Cash and Joe who performs regularly in was Willie Nelson, and if Orlando. She and guitarist you want to know who they extraordinaire Al Brodeur will be this year, you have to will perform our National be in the audience. Anthem this year. Mark Brasel has been our sound director who gives David Pastorius is a well- us advice, knows literally known name in the jazz in- everyone, and tells us if our dustry and lately joined the General Eyes production ideas are realis- rapper Tech N9ne on an ex- tic. He owns The Zone Pro- tensive tour. He was invited duction, a premier recording after Tech N9ne heard Da- studio, and is a sought after vid’s bass version of one of sound man who has trav- his tunes online.