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Brevard Live May 2011 - 1 2 - Brevard Live May 2011 Brevard Live May 2011 - 3 4 - Brevard Live May 2011 Brevard Live May 2011 - 5 6 - Brevard Live May 2011 Content May 2011 FEATURES page 51 BREVARD LIVE MUSIC AWARDS JACKSON BROWNE Time is running out. You have up to the Jackson Browne has written and per- Columns 10th of May to nominate your favorite formed some of the most literate and Charles Van Riper local musicians and bands to compete in moving songs in popular music such as 22 Political Satire Brevard’s most entertaining popularity “Somebody’s Baby”, “These Days”, “The contest of the year, the 8th annual Brevard Pretender”, “Lawyers in Love” and “Run- Calendars Live Music Awards. ning On Empty”. Live Entertainment, Page 8 Page 17 25 Theatre, Concerts, JOSH MILLER Festivals, Arts Brevard County’s music scene has known UNDERGROUND JUICE Josh Miller since he was 17 years old and So where are the new and upcoming artists Brevard Scene worked in his Uncle Jerry’s music store. and musicians in the 21st century? Find 32 What’s hot in Now he’s all grown up, married and has a out what’s growing in the “Underground” Brevard son. And he’s known around the US and and get the “Juice” from Brevard’s next even in France as a very talented Blues generation. Pedicure musician. Page 30 Pamper Yourself Page 10 41 by Ana Kirby JOSÉ MARQUEZ RIVERFRONT MUSIC FEST He studied art on his own until he met with Life & The Beach Relationship Come hungry and stay all day. The a world famous artist who had long been 44 Sauce Boss Bill Wharton is back in town his inspiration, the great Frank Frazetta, Column & More cooking up his famous gumbo on stage who “further pushed” Marquez to enter by Matt Bretz while playing slide guitar. A must-see! the world of drawing and painting. Page 14 Page 42 Brevard Live May 2011 - 7 8 - Brevard Live May 2011 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most 8th Annual Brevard Live Music Awards popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 19 years. Nominate Your Favorites! PUBLISHER/EDITOR Heike Clarke hank you for the many ballots. Our fashion way, we will still run nomination ends May 10th. The post- our voting ballot in Brevard STAFF T ACCOUNT MANAGER mark is what counts and no last minute Live Magazine like in the years before. Charlene Hemmle drop-offs are admitted. So please make sure With this new procedure we hope to elimi- MUSIC WRITERS that you send in your ballot no later than the nate any abuse, save trees and give all read- Matt Bretz 10th. We need the time to present you with ers the opportunity to participate in our vot- Chris Long a valid voting sheet showing all the nomi- ing process to find Brevard County’s most Misti Blu Day OUT & ABOUT nated parties in each category. favorite entertainers. Ana Kirby The past years we’ve had requests to And don’t forget our sponsors who Charlene Hemmle do the voting online. We hesitated to use make this event happen and support the ART this procedure because we wanted to avoid Brevard Music Aid Inc. that helps local mu- Terry Cronin III someone hitting the button for an hour. We sicians in need. Take notice of the logos in PHOTOGRAPHY figured that at least if you have to pay for our ballots. These businesses support our Misti Blu Day Tim Bretz postage you might think about it twice. This efforts to create a caring music community. COLUMNISTS year our webmaster thinks he has a solution, Last not least we want to thank our Chuck Van Riper so we will try the additional online voting readers and all music fans who participate Matt Bretz for the first time starting in June. For further in this event every year. You are the main Scott Earwick instructions see our June issue. voice to determine Brevard’s most popular Misti Blu Day For people who prefer to vote the old- entertainers of the year 2011. Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live Magazine is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. Letter To The Editor ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Phone: (321) 956-9207 Congratulation on 20 Dear Anonymous, a young man with an opin- Fax: (321) 956-9228 years. I thoroughly enjoy I usually do not answer ion, and he does NOT mind [email protected] your magazine and wish anonymous letters but yours putting HIS name to it. NPR you continued success. is not the first one I received is affiliated with our media COMMENTS & LETTERS My only disappoint- to this subject, however, it is partner WFIT 89.5 FM radio Brevard Live Magazine ment is when you allow friendly and respectful. So it which made it a subject that P.O. Box 1452, ‘politics’ enter into an oth- deserves an answer. mattered to us. Matt threw Melbourne, Fl 32902 erwise worthwhile enter- You’re correct that BL out his opinion for discus- Copyright © 2011 tainment awareness media. is an entertainment maga- sion. I’m more than willing Brevard Live It is quite obvious that Matt zine and this is a conserva- to print anyone else’s take All rights reserved Bretz is some sort of high tive county. However, I feel on it as long as he/she will flying liberal; but your con- that entertainment and poli- put a name to it. We are not responsible for photos servative readership does tics are often going hand in While this magazine or scripts sent to Brevard Live not want to hear from him hand. Politicians are using informs about art, music Magazine. Published photos and articles become property of this in this venue. May I sug- entertainers to promote their and dining, it still contains publication. We are not gest that he become a guest political views during their opinions. Just like every responsible for wrongful speaker for NPR when he is campaigns, no matter if it’s lyric reflects an opinion and advertised or canceled venues. not writing entertainment left or right. Polit-shows on rock’n’roll is the music of Download a pdf file reviews for Brevard Live. all TV channels remind me the rise of the youth against I choose not to leave my often of entertaining talk the establishment. (Listen to BREVARD name; but I do hope you will shows rather than serious Jackson Browne.) FLORIDA consider dropping the poli- politics, and Donald Trump Let’s be open-minded, tics so we can all enjoy the is a rock star who takes this not intolerant. Teach, don’t LIVE information that you pro- statement to an even higher choke. If you disagree, join www.brevardfloridalive.com www.brevardlive.com vide us... level. Trust me, Matt Bretz the discussion. Respectfully, www.floridalive.org is no high-flying liberal but Heike Clarke, Editor Brevard Live May 2011 - 9 Smoking Blues With... June 10 & 11: Historic Cocoa Village’s Josh Miller BBQ & Blues by Heike Clarke ometimes they grow up to be great musi- he Historic Cocoa Village Association T(H.C.V.A.) represents the majority of the Scians! This is the story about Josh Miller merchants in Cocoa Village and their goal is to who started out playing local blues jams. Now bring attention and as many visitor as possible in his mid thirties he’s played many blues to the village. That’s why organizers decided to festivals in the United States and considers add another popular event to their repertoire - the first annual “Historic Cocoa Village’s BBQ & France to be his second home. Blues” which will feature - what else? - finger- licking good Bar-B-Que and a great line-up of Brevard County’s music scene knows Joshua Roques the finest blues musicians. Miller since he was 17 years old and started working in his uncles music store. Uncle Jerry Sale was the proprietor of East Coast Music & Pawn in Cape Canaveral, a classic hang- Let’s talk BBQ! The event has been sanctioned by out for local musicians. Here is where Josh met all the cool the Florida BBQ Association (FBA) and will bring pro- cats. “I had never picked up an instrument before but now I fessional BBQ teams from all over Florida. On Friday, wanted to play with them,” remembered Josh. Among his tu- June 10th, at 7 am, the big rigs are pulling in and setting tors were musician and guitar-teacher Papa Chuck Crawford up - just like in the competitions that you might have and drummer Steve Cowlan. “They would not let me come watched on the Food Network. After all, these are no to their jams until I was good enough.” Papa Chuck showed small potatoes but professional BBQ cooks that com- him the first chords and Josh practised every free minute he pete for big cash prizes with the Grand Champion win- had in the music store and all evening long. “I practised so ning $1,500. We’re talking serious business. Then there long into the night that I fell asleep over the guitar at my is a backyard competition for those local guys who want granny’s house,” he said. to get their feet wet in competitive cooking and think It took about a year of hard work until he was invited to they have the best BBQ and want to prove it. In this the jams. “Playing on stage with the other musicians made amateur race the Grand Champion prize is only $100.