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Brevard Live December 2013 - 1 2 - Brevard Live December 2013 Brevard Live December 2013 - 3 4 - Brevard Live December 2013 Brevard Live December 2013 - 5 6 - Brevard Live December 2013 Content December 2013 FEATURES page 51 ANDREW MARCUS REVISITED BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE Andrew Marcus has become somewhat of The Eddie Scott Going Home Jam pro- a local legend around here. Definitely for duced and hosted by soul man Billy Lee Columns John Leach. Longtime Brevard Live staff might have been the most impressive members know him from when he loaded show of the year 2013. The money raised up his van with magazine issues to distrib- paid for Eddie Scott’s funeral expenses. Charles Van Riper ute them all night. His original band Black Page 17 22 Political Satire Eyed Soul was Entertainer of the Year. John Leach visited Andrew in his new Calendars hometown, Knoxville, TN. GUTHRIE AND IRION 25 Live Entertainment, Page 10 Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion play Concerts, Festivals as acoustic duo in a special concert pre- sented by WFIT 89.5 FM at Open Mike’s PETER WHITE CHRISTMAS in Florida Discount Music. Book/CD Reviews This holiday concert will include Christ- 37 by John Leach mas classics as well as songs from each Page 19 artists’ past and present CDs. Celebrate the Steve Keller season in smooth jazz style! THIS WAS 2013 Local Lowdown Page 13 Charles & Lissa Knight take a retrospect 33 & Five Questions of the past year. They remember the festi- NATIONAL TOURING BLUES vals, events, the new bands rising, and the Knights After Night Keep your eyes on Earl’s Hideaway featur- loss of a few people who made a differ- Hot spots, events, ing national blues touring artists like Pat ence in our lives. Their conclusion is that 44 by Charles & Lissa Travers, Jimmie Van Zant and more every Brevard has become a major destination Sunday. for music and culture. We’ll toast to that! Page 15 Page 44 Brevard Live December 2013 - 7 8 - Brevard Live December 2013 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most popular free entertainment BREVARD LIVE MAGAZINE magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 22 years. 2013 - What A Year It Was! PUBLISHER/EDITOR Heike Clarke ime flies when you’re having fun! A by their fans and Brevard Live readers. STAFF Tnew study from psychological sci- In 2013 Brevard Live Magazine pro- ACCOUNT MANAGER ence suggests that the old saying might duced the 10th annual Brevard Live Mu- Charlene Hemmle really be true. Although we know the sec- sic Awards to benefit Brevard Music Aid onds on a clock always tick at the normal that helps musicians in need. The produc- MUSIC WRITERS John Leach pace, most of us have experienced the tion team was fronted by Ana Kirby with Steve Keller “fourth dimension.” Then you look at the the help of musical director Joe Calautti, Charles Knight calendar - What? It is already December? sound man Mark Brasel, show-host John Another year gone by? A look back on the Leach and his assistant rock-lady Bren- PHOTOGRAPHY previous 11 months confirm it. Indeed, a da. Everyone involved did a fantastic Cover Photo by lot has happened in 2013; wonderful ex- job, we sold out the venue and donated Chuck Van Riper Misti Blu Day periences and heart-felt moments; it was $3,500.00. Other contributors to the fund Lissa Knight a full life at Brevard Live. were The Sam Jam and Siggy’s All Star 2013 saw the rise of a rather unusual Jam. A huge thank you to everyone who COLUMNISTS band - The Brevard Busking Coalition or put out the effort to create a unique mu- Chuck Van Riper “Buskers” as they are called by their fans. sic community. Last not least, thank you Charles & Lissa Knight Street performance or “busking” is the to my Brevard Live team and associates. Misti Blu Day practice of performing in public places for They put the ‘Live’ in Brevard Live. Reproduction of any portion of gratuities and that’s how this band started We all came together for a final photo Brevard Live Magazine is strictly its journey. In January they won the final shoot in the year 2013 to wish you happy prohibited without the written Battle of the Bands in the Original Music holidays and a prosperous new year. En- permission of the publisher. Series. They then moved onto the ballots joy every second because time flies when of the Brevard Live Music Awards and you’re having fun. ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES took home the highest honor of all - the And always, thank you for reading Phone: (321) 956-9207 title of the Entertainer of the Year 2013. Brevard Live Magazine. [email protected] That’s why you see the “Buskers” on our Heike Clarke COMMENTS & LETTERS cover along with the band Panama that Publisher/Editor Brevard Live Magazine was voted Brevard’s Favorite Cover band P.O. Box 1452, Melbourne, Fl 32902 Copyright © 2013 Brevard Live GUESS & WIN! WHO’S READING BREVARD LIVE? All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos Guess who’s reading Brevard Live? or scripts sent to Brevard Live Email your answer to mail@bre- Magazine. Published photos and vardlive.com. The first correct an- articles become property of this swer will win a $25 gift certificate publication. We are not to a local restaurant. responsible for wrongful advertised or canceled venues. Last month’s “mystery” musi- cian was Jack Starr. Rick Morgan Download a pdf file from Sebastian was the lucky winner and received two tickets to the SC BREVARD Rock & Blues Festival. FLORIDA Thank you for your many, many emails which most of them were right LIVE on. Our favorite wrong answers were at www.brevardlive.co Check out our affiliate at Todd Rundgren, Jackson Brown and www.harborcitymusic.com Paul Chapman! Brevard Live December 2013 - 9 Andrew Marcus Is Alive, Well, And On The Air by John Leach n our September 2012 issue we bid farewell Ito local studio owner/songwriter/musician/AV guru Andrew Marcus. After 20 years as a central figure of the Brevard County music scene An- drew packed up the van one last time and took his act to Tennessee. Over the past few months we’ve been receiv- ing lots of cards and letters asking “What ever happened to Andrew Marcus?” - so we tracked him down at the JTV studios in Knoxville, TN, where he took the time to answer a few questions: Why Tennessee? Andrew: Y’know, I get asked that a lot. The thing about Tennessee is that there’s music in the air. Think about it. Memphis is the birthplace of rock & roll, Nashville is the home of country music and Knoxville, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a major bluegrass city. I first visited Tennessee in 2009 and I knew I had to live here. Driving around Tennessee – the cotton fields, the hills, the moun- tains, the music – it’s like driving around in a Lucinda Williams song! Plus – everywhere you go in this state smells like barbecue! Awesome! Have you been playing any music? Andrew: I’ve been here just over a year and I’ve written 36 songs. I feel like they’re some of my best songs ever. Since I’m not involved with a band, or playing out, I can write straight from the heart and not worry about things like “Will so & so like this tune? Can so & so handle this part? Can so & so play at this tempo?” I’m finally doing it all for myself and it feels good. Also, maybe even more importantly is, I’ve been able to spend a whole lot of time listening. The mountains have given me fresh ears. There’s great music around every corner here and I’m taking in as much as I can. There’s an impressive scene in Knoxville but I’ve also been spending time in Nashville and Memphis and learning 10 - Brevard Live December 2013 Brevard Live Life is good! from what’s going on in those cities. JTV brought Richard Simmons in to was presented and shot. I added music I’ve always been an Americana guy do some aerobics and pump up the em- beds, put in some flying shots, jazzed and the talent in this state is staggering. ployees. things up a bit. People noticed and after nine months I was promoted to prime Tell us about your new TV gig. How cool is that? time director, the number one slot for Andrew: I’m a director for Jewelry Andrew: Speaking of Richard Sim- my position. I recently directed the Television and it’s a great place to mons, he just started a show on our network’s first remote show from the work. JTV employs 2000 people on network that I’m directing. Titanic Museum in Gatlinburg to cel- this campus so it’s an important com- ebrate the 20th anniversary of JTV. It pany to the city of Knoxville. They’re You recently got a big promotion? was one of the highest rated shows in good corporate citizens and they treat Andrew: Well, I don’t know about big, JTV’s history. all their employees really well. There’s but I started here as the overnight di- disc golf baskets installed around the rector, basically the new kid, low man So what’s next? campus so I actually get to play golf on the totem pole position, and I was Andrew: Misty & I have decided it’s every day – I just got my first ace! My told I could expect to be there for ap- time to put a band back together and wife Misty works in the quality control proximately three years.